PBC Review
In The Distance by Hernan Diaz
Meeting Date
Tuesday, 9th July 2019
Book and Cover Scores
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Review
- When and where is this book set?
- The author has never been to the places he describes – does it show? Does it matter?
- Is this a typical Western? Do you like Westerns?
- What do you think are the main themes?
- What role does language play in this book?
- What does this book tell us about being “foreign”
- The author has said this book is “hugely autobiographical”. How can this be?
- Hakan persistently experiences bad luck. How does the author treat his character?
- What would you consider the climax of the book?
- What did you make of the repeated sections?
- The book references many modern scientific interventions – evolution, surgical procedures – how convincing was this?
- The book plays with the idea of legend. How does the legend of The Hawk evolve?
