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Serious question, has anyone else had a book club meeting turn into a real argument?
Last week at my group's discussion of 'The Silent Patient', things got really heated. One member, Sarah, said the main character's actions were 'completely justified and realistic given her trauma.' Another, Mark, cut her off and called that view 'dangerous and a total misreading of the text.' It got so tense we had to take a five minute break. I've been in this club for two years and I've never seen it get that personal. It made me think we need clearer rules for debate, like no interrupting and sticking to the book's facts, not just our feelings. How do other clubs handle it when a friendly debate starts to feel like a fight?
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