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March 3, 2025 Columbus  Book Club
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1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Tryon Estates, Columbus, NC
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Horsewood, Sharon Smith
10:00 am – 11:00 am
Tryon Estates, Columbus, NC
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“Intimate, deeply human story about survival resonates with page-turning power.” Review of Time’s Up: A Climate Novel on Amazon

“Page Turners” Book Group

“ Thought-provoking with surprises along the way.”

“Many topics for discussion for book clubs.”

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Discussion Questions about Times’s Up: A Climate Novel for Book Clubs

 1.   Was the scientific information and the disaster scenario credible? Why or why not?

2.    What can we as individuals do to help slow climate change?

3.    Is there any place in the United States that might be a haven from the impacts of climate change?

4.    What was your initial reaction to the book’s title, cover, blurb?

5.    Did the book affect your perspective on climate change? If so, how?

6.    Were there any plot twists or surprises that caught you off guard? How did they change your understanding of the story?

7.    How did the book’s ending resonate with you? Were you satisfied or left wanting more?

8.    Has climate change already affected your life?

9.    Did any of the quotes or scenes stick with you after finishing the book?

10. The main characters experienced many life-challenging events. Do you believe they were all realistic?

11. What are some of the far-reaching ramifications of a major national and/or worldwide disaster?

12. Did the book’s resolution feel authentic and satisfying?

13. What was your reaction to the religious concepts presented by the rector?

14. Do you believe that large disasters bring people closer together? What can interfere with loving our neighbor?

15. What emotions did the book stir up in you as you were reading?

16. Can you think of any parallels between the road barricade in Tremont and the resistance in rural communities to more housing and commercial development?

17. Do you think that the book would translate well into a movie or TV series?

18. To whom in your life would you recommend this book and why?

19. Did the book leave you with any unanswered questions that you would like to see explored if a sequel were written?

20. Was there a character with whom you shared a personal connection? If so, who was it and why did you feel connected?