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<\/a><\/p>\nWe had generally favorable things to say about the novel, and it received an aggregate 3.25 stars (out of 5) from those who had read and finished (all but two of the first wave!). Personally, I really enjoyed Gaiman\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s prose, which lent the story a cheeky and entertaining tone.<\/p>\n
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Following our discussions, several of us reconvened to visit the Luminarie. This was my first visit even though I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been here for two and a half years (I know, I know), so it was a pretty great experience despite the ridiculous line situation. Should you visit next year, definitely go during a weekday if you can.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The next book club will be held on January 31st, when we will discuss Slade House\u00c2\u00a0by David Mitchell. Like his other novel that we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve read, Cloud Atlas, it hops through both time and genre, weaving seemingly disparate threads into one tapestry of a narrative. Keep an eye on the Facebook event page https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1722463971318137\/<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0for further details on time and location!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Keep your eyes peeled for a small black iron door.<\/em><\/p>\n \u00c2\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Down the road from a working-class British pub, along the brick wall of a narrow alley, if the conditions are exactly right, you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll find the entrance to Slade House. A stranger will greet you by name and invite you inside. At first, you won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t want to leave. Later, you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll find that you can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t. Every nine years, the house\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s residents\u00e2\u20ac\u201dan odd brother and sister\u00e2\u20ac\u201dextend a unique invitation to someone who\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s different or lonely: a precocious teenager, a recently divorced policeman, a shy college student. But what really goes on inside Slade House? For those who find out, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s already too late. . . .<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Spanning five decades, from the last days of the 1970s to the present, leaping genres, and barreling toward an astonishing conclusion, this intricately woven novel will pull you into a reality-warping new vision of the haunted house story\u00e2\u20ac\u201das only David Mitchell could imagine it.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/a>