Prairie Wife Virtual Book Club: December 2024

Posted December 1, 2024 by Prairie Wife -

It’s time to announce our book for the Prairie Wife Virtual Book Club: December 2024

This monthly Virtual Book Club is all thanks to Wind City Books, an Indie Bookstore in Downtown Casper, Wyoming.

Miranda from Wind City Books can ship our book club book WHEREVER YOU LIVE, so please use the link provided below to purchase your Prairie Wife Book Club books. I strongly encourage buying your book from Wind City Books. You’ll be supporting a local Indie Bookstore, and they can quickly ship the book directly to your home. If you order now, you’ll receive it in plenty of time to finish it before book club.

So, how does The Prairie Wife Virtual Book Club Work?

It’s easy (I promise) and available to ANYONE who wants to join.

You don’t need social media because we’re doing it all with Zoom!

At our hour-long Virtual Book Club meeting, we will heavily discuss this month’s book using the questions given below the review as a guide.

HERE IS THE ZOOM LINK FOR THIS MONTHS VIRTUAL BOOK CLUB: Thursday,  December 19, 2024, 7 PM MST

Don’t forget to enter our GIVEAWAY at the end when you’re done learning about our book choice for the month.

The Dallergut Dream Department Store by Miye Lee (translated by Sandy Joosun Lee)

One of the things I like best about being in a Book Club is how it “forces” me to read books that I normally wouldn’t read on my own! This month’s book club pick is one of those books, and I can’t wait to read it and discuss it with our group. Here’s what the publisher had to say:

In a mysterious town hidden in our collective subconscious there’s a department store that sells dreams. Day and night, visitors both human and animal shuffle in to purchase their latest adventure. Each floor specializes in a specific type of dream: childhood memories, food dreams, ice skating, dreams of stardom. Flying dreams are almost always sold out. Some seek dreams of loved ones who have died.

For Penny, an enthusiastic new hire, working at Dallergut is the opportunity of a lifetime. As she uncovers the workings of this whimsical world, she bonds with a cast of unforgettable characters, including Dallergut, the flamboyant and wise owner, Babynap Rockabye, a famous dream designer, Maxim, a nightmare producer, and the many customers who dream to heal, dream to grow, and dream to flourish.

A captivating story that will leave a lingering magical feeling in readers’ minds, this is the first book in a bestselling duology for anyone exhausted from the reality of their daily life.

PREP QUESTIONS FOR OUR VIRTUAL BOOK CLUB MEETING

• What do you think of the book’s title?
  • How does it relate to the book’s contents?
  • What other title might you choose?
• Which character did you relate to, or empathize with, the most?
• What do you think happens to the characters after the book’s official ending?
• How did the setting impact the plot of the book?
• Did you race to the end, or was it more of a slow burn?
• What did you think of the writing?
  • Are there any standout sentences?
• Did this book remind you of any other books?
• Who do you most want to read this book?
• What question do you wish you could ask the author?

NOTE: Due to the holidays we decided to have our Virtual Book Club for December 2024 a bit earlier in the month than usual…we hope you can still join us!

Categories: Book Reviews, Reviews

Tags: , book club, Fiction, indie books, indie bookstore, korean authors, korean fiction, miye lee, the dallergut dream department store, virtual book club, wind city books