Readers United decided to read Reunion at Red Paint Bay by George Harrar over spring break. Here are some of our thoughts when we discussed after we came back to school:
March 27, 2017
Summary: Overall, we did not enjoy Reunion at Red Paint Bay as much as we had hoped to. Still, it was an interesting read and led to a great discussion! We’re looking forward to picking our next thing to read!
Discussion points:
- The story did not go the way many expected or the way in which many thrillers do—it felt like there were many moments it could have become more exciting.
- Many aspects of the story seemed cliché.
- People did not like the ending at all—was there a resolution? Did the narrator commit suicide? It was left ambiguous.
- Were the characters developed enough?
- Does the author pull off this particular point of view?
- Unreliable narrator—we discussed the function and execution of unreliable narrators in general, but agreed that in this case it was not done super well.
- What function did the narrator’s wife play in the story—was she a voice of reason?
- Did this book border too closely on giving justifications for rape? On one hand—we understood the point of view was supposed to be distorted but on the other hand it was very much like he was trying to convince us it was all okay.
- Does the author pull off this particular point of view?
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