CHARACTER LINE/PAGE REASON MOMENT THAT

WAS
INTERUPTED
JEN “Good God Jupiter, Shock - Seeing the Her reading her
is that the . . . camera for the first book.
thingy?” (12) time.
ANA “Rob- ” (16) Embarrassed – trying to Discussing the
keep things proper metaphorical
representation of
Moby Dick.
ANA “This is an Embarrassed – trying to The sexuality of
American classic, keep things proper characters in Moby
Lily.” (17) Dick.
ANA “Lily – Will is not Embarrassed – Lily Rob and Will
gay.” (18) mistakenly outing Will. celebrating their
friendship.
LILY “Oh Will, I’m Embarrassed – Rob and Will
sorry.” (19) Mistakenly outing Will. celebrating their
friendship.
ANA “Lily, Will was my Awkward – Being asked Group discussing the
first real kiss.” (20) about kissing past dating histories
ROB “We’ll see. . .” Shame/anger – Ana Group discussing the
(Ana, 22) being dismissive of him. next book to be read.
ANA, LILY, ROB, The whole room Embarrassed – Will’s Group coming back
WILL, JEN freezes. (23) comment about Lily together after the
mis-outing incident.
JEN “What?! I assumed, Fear/Shame – Not Jen sharing her story.
Ana, you would knowing the camera
have control of it.” footage could not be
(30) deleted.
JEN & ROB “Oh-my-God!!!” Fear/Shame – Sharing a kiss and
(35) Remembering the agreeing to pretend it
camera. never happened.
WILL, JEN, & ANA “Omigoodness. Shame – lack of Discussing what the
Please don’t tell me diversity in author next book should be.
we have only read selection
dead white men in
Book Club?” (Ana,
38)
ROB “Let’s do the right Pride – Making the right Fighting for his right
thing.” choice by agreeing to to select the next
empower Lily book.
Redemption – May still
be feeling a little guilt
 from the kiss. So this
could be his way of
showing he’s a good
guy.
ANA “Fabulous.” (39) Annoyance – Book The shock Lily want
Club seems to be to choose Twilight.
lowering its standards
ANA Lily and Jen do a Shame – Book Club is Team Edward vs
momentary mock becoming a joke Team Jacob debate.
vampire/werewolf
hiss. (50)
ALEX “That’s two to two.” Excitement – It’s like The members are
(57) the elimination round of voting to see if he
a reality show can join.
ALEX “On the lips?” (72) Excitement – Rob and Rob is confessing
Jen’s kiss is revealed about the kiss.
JEN “What is it with you Embarrassment – She Ana is having a fit
and married men!” feels herself being about the kiss.
(Ana, 72) publicly ridiculed again.
WILL, ROB, JEN, “You don’t even Concern/fear/excitement Ana’s world is
ALEX like the paper, you – Ana accosting Lily falling apart.
talented, little
freak.” (Ana, 73)
Timeline:
Book 1 – Moby Dick
2 weeks later
Book 2 – The Age of Innocence
2 weeks later (4 weeks total)
Book 3 - Twilight
2 weeks later (6 weeks total)
Book 4 – The Da Vinci Code
2 weeks later (8 weeks total)
Book 5 – The Return of Tarzan
2 weeks later (10 weeks total)
Book 6 – The Book Club
2 weeks later (12 weeks total)
Books Cited/Mentioned By Each Character:

The Members:
Ana: Moby Dick (14), Old Yeller (27), Black Like Me (38), Love in the Time of Cholera, The
Color Purple, Beloved, Devil in a Blue Dress (38)
Rob: Tarzan of the Apes (27), Return of Tarzan (39),
Will: Paradise Lost (20), Sounder (26), The Little House (28), Native Son (38), Ulysses (49)
Jen: The Age of Innocence (22), Wuthering Heights (28),
Lily: Twilight (39)
Alex: Fifty Shades of Grey, Hunger Games, Harry Potter (48), The Da Vinci Code (52), Lord of
the Flies (74)

The Pundits:
Elsa: None
Frank: A Farewell to Arms, The Old Man and the Sea, For Whom the Bell Tolls (40)
Sam: Chicken Soup Books, Lolita (59)
Carl: Presumed Innocent (67)