Libri Labra Book Club discussion

Trying this once again. I think this time perhaps what we can do is start each post by mentioning how far we are in the book. That way anyway whoever hasn't read that far can stop and come back when they have.

Raise your hand if you've started the book. :raises hand:

I've looked at the first page, but that's it. It will likely be another week or so before I start it so the book can be fresher in my mind for discussion.

I am on page 145

Page 101 just now... a few spoileriffic thoughts...

(view spoiler)[Seems to me the Magpies (Zadie?) killed Amelia because she wanted to leave the group.

Sounds like a romantic relationship might be forming between Dylan and Amelia. (hide spoiler)]

I just finished... I was avoiding the thread b/c the title reads 'spoilers'.

I wasn't sure I wanted to read a book about a dead teenager (I have a child about that age who was bullied to the point of me having to pull him out of school), but it was really well written and not all tugging on the heart strings... I enjoyed the mystery aspect as well as the various relationships. I enjoy a book that rotates perspective, when done right.

Anyone else done?

I believe Desirai and I (of people who post here regularly) finished it. The hangout discussion of it was pretty good as I recall.

I have finished it as well.

When reading this book, I was reminded of Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult. Picoult goes in a different direction from McCreight, but there is a certain similarity between their starting points.

I think my biggest disappointment in Amelia was (view spoiler)[finding out that the teacher was writing the blog. The inclusion of gracefully was an imaginative idea that I was hoping had more tie-in to the story. (hide spoiler)] Or am I missing something?

I would agree with your spoiler. I was hoping it was someone else

Kelly wrote: "I would agree with your spoiler. I was hoping it was someone else"

It just seemed to give a lot of pages to (view spoiler)[someone only tangentially involved in the story. While it did cast some light on the teacher's character, she wasn't really in the novel other than 3 times?

Related question: when that teacher (Liv Button?) went on the roof for that cell phone call, was she talking to people who had accepted Amelia's essay agreeing they should just change the name on it? (hide spoiler)]

Tom maybe it was setting up for another book? Perhaps I can ask the author about it while avoiding who wrote it?

I was definitely curious about where the gRaCeFULLY blog story line was going but at the time can't say I'm disappointed. I was much more invested in finding out what happened to Amelia. The blog just seemed like additional commentary.

Miranda did you get a chance to check out the YouTube link I left you? I think I posted it as a comment on your Amelia review.

This is unrelated, but I'm so jealous of what you have going with your daughters in regards to reading. They're daughters right? That's what I assumed. I wish I could read the same books as my son and talk about them. I've been trying... but he makes it difficult. He's reading Eleanor & Park right now and complaining the whole way through. Although, he does make me laugh about it. I guess there's that. lol

I really enjoyed Reconstructing Amelia (it made me miss home). I think it was a really important topic to talk about. While our teens may not be starting secret rich kid clubs, they are definitely using social media to bully each other. It's a mean mean internet obsessed world we live in right now.