La Crescent Public Library discussion

Join us in person at the library on Monday, June 20th or discuss online here! What did you think of The Bone Clocks? Here are a few questions to get started.

1. David Mitchell’s The Bone Clocks begins in 1984 with sixteen-year-old Holly Sykes running away from home in a fit of rage over her mother’s refusal to let her move in with a man she loves and then finding that man in bed with her best friend. Did the opening of the book grip you? How did you feel about Holly?

2. While on the road Holly meets a very old woman who asks her if she will give her refuge if she needs it. She says yes and unknowingly makes herself a key player in a century’s old battle between the good Atemporals and the evil Anchorites. The Atemporals are immortal through their ability to transport their spirit into a human’s form without changing or damaging the human and the Anchorites do so by stealing the souls from young children. What did you make of these supernatural beings? How soon did you catch on to what was happening? Were there any standout clues as to their paranormal abilities?