Wayfarer's Lamppost Book Club • Vol. 5 • 2023

Round 261 • January 8-January 14, 2023

COMMENTING PERIOD: Sunday, January 8 - Saturday, January 14, 2023 11:59 P.M. PDT

ROUND ADMINISTRATOR: AmericanBruja

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COMMENT TOPIC: Symbolism in writing involves use of a place, animal, person, or thing to convey complicated themes or ideas. Well known examples from literature include Shakespeare's use of Yorick's skull to represent life, death, and fate (reference site: http://writingexplained.org/grammar-dictionary/symbolism). Did the author use symbolism in the book and if so, how?  Min. length: 6 sentences. Please post in the last chapter of this week's assignment.

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META ANALYSIS (Each chapter, in-line comments, at least 5 per chapter):

👍 or THUMBS UP—Elaborate why you think so. (at least one time each chapter [1 MANDATORY per chapter])

☕ or NEEDS CAFFEINE—Elaborate why you think improvement is needed. (at least one time each chapter [1 MANDATORY per chapter])

💓 or HEART RACING (feeling excitement) [OPTIONAL]

😥 or TEARS (crying or feeling very emotional) [OPTIONAL]

❤ or HEART (love something, more than a thumbs up) [OPTIONAL]

😵 or CONFUSED (don't understand something) [OPTIONAL]

😂 or LAUGHING (made you laugh) [OPTIONAL]

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Member: Partner Partner's Book - Chapters

ENFORCER: AmericanBruja

RonASewell • JLAnderson0713 Of Blood and Honor - 13

JLAnderson0713 • RonASewell A Dish Served Cold - 40

RichardPDX • MGHicks_Reloaded Taken Among Us - 35, 36

MGHicks_Reloaded • RichardPDX Film Shot - 23, 24

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ENFORCER: MichaelHoliday

IanReeve216 • AuthorJMColes The Vigilante & The Dragon (Book 1) - 10.1, 10.2, 10.3

AuthorJMColes • IanReeve216 The CRES Code - 28, 29, 30

JaxonBlacc • Korra_99 Runic Domination - 7

Korra_99 • JaxonBlacc Moonshadow - 6

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ENFORCER: SapphireAlena

BETA READERS — Please review the Beta Reader Guidelines in the chapter in this book.

charlottemallory • Skylar-Black Ignite - continue posting your answers to the beta questions (1 at a time) in the last chapter of the book

Skylar-Black • charlottemallory Ryder - Chapters 41, 42, 43

(Note:  Please continue keeping notes on the questions your partner asked to be  answered. In the last assigned chapter for this week, please answer the  comment topic above.)

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AWAITING PARTNER:

CandyAtkins (meta) [hiatus]

dilenu (meta)

Pomalo (meta)

KathrynWild (beta)

RichardPDX (light edit)

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FIRST CHAPTERS INSTRUCTIONS:

First  chapters are extremely important. They need to set the tone and entice  the reader to read the rest of the book. Comment on the level of your  engagement throughout the chapter. Did you find yourself skimming at  times? Or were you hooked the entire way through? How was the author  able to keep you engaged and/or how did the author lose you? Min. length: 3 sentences each chapter. Please post each response in the corresponding chapter.

CLIMAX TOPIC INSTRUCTIONS:

Was  conflict clearly established, developed and resolved after a gripping  climax? These are the works we remember. Think about the tense  confrontation ending with these four words of Darth Vader to Luke  Skywalker, "No, I am your father." The climax was gripping and the  confrontation quite satisfying. Yet sometimes, the conflict is minimally  established and resolved, lacking development. Evaluate the story's  conflict and its resolution. Min. length: 6 sentences. Please post in the last chapter of this week's assignment.

CHARACTER ANALYSIS INSTRUCTIONS:

After  finishing reading a book, you will spend the following five weeks  analyzing the five major characters. (If the book does not have five  characters, please inform the moderator for the week.) Taking a  character each week (starting with the protagonist), analyze the  character and his or her arc. Identify the character's strengths and  flaws. Indicate how they have affected the outcome of the plot. Examine  the character's dialogue. Specify which chapter or chapters were the  best-written for the character. If something did not work, make sure to  point it out kindly and with at least one suggestion on how to correct  problem. Minimum length: 15 sentences. Please post the character analysis in the last chapter of the book.

PLOT ANALYSIS INSTRUCTIONS:

Analyze  the plot structure of the book. Identify which chapters include the  following plot locations: opening exposition, primary incident, rising  action, climax, and conclusion. Not every book has a conclusion. Some  end on the climax chapter. Identify how the tension and conflict led to  the climax. If there is room for improvement in certain areas, identify  them tactfully. If not, explain the techniques the author used to  execute the plot. Minimum length: 15 sentences. Please post the plot analysis in the last chapter of the book.

REVIEW INSTRUCTIONS:

Write a short advertisement, including why people should read this book. Min. length: 8 sentences. Please  post in the very first chapter of your partner's book. (If you feel so  led, send this advertisement as a broadcast message to your followers  through your conversation wall.)

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REMINDERS:

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