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That guy who argued about page 47 for 45 minutes
My book club read a thriller last month and one dude would not let go of page 47. He kept saying the author hid a secret code in the paragraph about the lamp. Like the lamp description was some big clue. He had a whole theory about it involving the neighbor and a dog. We were all just trying to talk about the actual plot twist. Another member finally asked him straight up if he was joking. He got quiet for the rest of the meeting. Has anyone else had someone go off on a weird detail that nobody else could see?
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robins8325d ago
Read a thing once about how some readers get hyperfocused on minor details as a coping mechanism.
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miles_hall25d ago
Page 47. Man, that specific number gives me flashbacks now. I used to be the annoying detail person in my old book club, the one who thought every minor description of a coat or a cup was some hidden message from the author. But then one time I spent a whole meeting trying to prove that the color of the main character's car said something about her childhood trauma. Nobody cared. Like, not even a little. It was a total wake up call for me, and now I just try to enjoy the story for what it is.
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That's wild how detailed you were @miles_hall - what made you FINALLY realize nobody cared about the car color thing? Was there a specific moment or just a slow burn?
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