Discuss North Woods by Daniel Mason

Novels often follow the same characters through different settings; North Woods follows the same setting through different characters. What was this reading experience like for you?

Nov. 29, 2023
by A.T.

Daniel Mason employs myriad points of view, writing styles, and genres. How did these shifting voices affect your reading of the narrative?

Nov. 29, 2023
by A.T.

What is the significance of the catamount?

Nov. 20, 2023
by sued

Who do you imagine the first residents of your home were? Who do you imagine will come after you?

Nov. 17, 2023
by tracyb

How did Harlan Kane's body ends up in a tree?

Nov. 17, 2023
by tracyb

Were you pleased to find that Lillian had changed her mind about her son Robert's lobotomy? Did your opinion of his condition change after his sister found the tapes?

Nov. 17, 2023
by tracyb

How does Mason bring the local flora and fauna into the novel?

Nov. 17, 2023
by tracyb

What role do the ghosts play throughout the novel? Do you believe in ghosts?

Nov. 17, 2023
by tracyb

Overall, what did you think of North Wood? (no spoilers)

Nov. 15, 2023
by bethd

Nora "comes to find that the only way to understand the world as something other than a tale of loss is to see it as a tale of change." What do you make of this statement?

Nov. 15, 2023
by taking.mytime

Did Alice do the right thing to stay with Mary? How would their lives have unfolded had Alice followed her heart?

Nov. 15, 2023
by taking.mytime

Have you read any of Daniel Mason's other works, and if so, how did this one compare?

Nov. 14, 2023
by taking.mytime

The best and worst of human behaviors and experiences are on display in North Woods. What did you make of this?

Nov. 14, 2023
by taking.mytime

Why do you suppose William Henry Teale feels the house is his locus amoenus, an idyllic location. What is your locus amoenus?

Nov. 14, 2023
by taking.mytime

Which of its residents would you have liked to spend more time with?

Nov. 14, 2023
by taking.mytime

Do you agree that "One believes the world is enchanted or one does not – it is no use trying to convince another person otherwise." What's your opinion and why do you feel this way?

Nov. 14, 2023
by taking.mytime

Which era of the yellow house would you most like to visit?

Nov. 14, 2023
by taking.mytime

Whose story did you find the most poignant? The most joyous?

Nov. 14, 2023
by taking.mytime

North Woods

Discuss North Woods by Daniel Mason

How do you feel the house and its remoteness affected its different residents?

Novels often follow the same characters through different settings; North Woods follows the same setting through different characters. What was this reading experience like for you?

Daniel Mason employs myriad points of view, writing styles, and genres. How did these shifting voices affect your reading of the narrative?

What is the significance of the catamount?

Who do you imagine the first residents of your home were? Who do you imagine will come after you?

How did Harlan Kane's body ends up in a tree?

Were you pleased to find that Lillian had changed her mind about her son Robert's lobotomy? Did your opinion of his condition change after his sister found the tapes?

How does Mason bring the local flora and fauna into the novel?

What role do the ghosts play throughout the novel? Do you believe in ghosts?

Overall, what did you think of North Wood? (no spoilers)

Nora "comes to find that the only way to understand the world as something other than a tale of loss is to see it as a tale of change." What do you make of this statement?

Did Alice do the right thing to stay with Mary? How would their lives have unfolded had Alice followed her heart?

Have you read any of Daniel Mason's other works, and if so, how did this one compare?

The best and worst of human behaviors and experiences are on display in North Woods. What did you make of this?

Why do you suppose William Henry Teale feels the house is his locus amoenus, an idyllic location. What is your locus amoenus?

Which of its residents would you have liked to spend more time with?

Do you agree that "One believes the world is enchanted or one does not – it is no use trying to convince another person otherwise." What's your opinion and why do you feel this way?

Which era of the yellow house would you most like to visit?

Whose story did you find the most poignant? The most joyous?

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