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Guardian readalong: chapters 19 & 20
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china_shopWelcome to this week’s installment of the Guardian novel readalong!
If you’re just joining us or need to catch up, here are last week’s chapters and you can find all previous chapter discussions on the schedule post or via the !readalong tag. If you'd like to host a post in this round, sign-ups are still open!
This week we’re looking at:
Chapter 19: An avalanche blocks the road, and the travellers have to spend the night in a little stone house on the mountain. Zhao Yunlan gives Shen Wei his coat.
Chapter 20: The valley below is full of hellfire, and skulls attack the house.
This corresponds with chapters 29 to 31 of the Chinese version on JJWXC and the fan translation.
Excerpts
( 1) Shen Wei can't stand waiting in the car )
( 2) Zhao Yunlan shares his coat; Shen Wei shares his feelings )
( 3) Wang Zheng rebukes Zhao Yunlan for his lack of reverence )
( 4) Shen Wei watches Zhao Yunlan sleep )
( 5) Guo Changcheng finds courage in his colleagues )
Questions
- List three things in Shen Wei's luggage, other than the tape he uses to cover the gaps in the house. Are his travel plans as inadequate as they seem?
- Should we be having more feels about the avalanche that may have wiped out some small villages?
- What else does Zhao Yunlan have hidden in his boots/trousers?
- What do you think of Zhao Yunlan's attitude to the supernatural?
- Would you like to camp out in the little stone house with the SID and Shen Wei and his students?
- Do you find Xiao Guo's confidence in his colleagues as relatable as his earlier anxiety?
These questions are just conversation starters. Feel free to talk about your reactions to the chapters generally and highlight whatever stood out to you.
If you’re just joining us or need to catch up, here are last week’s chapters and you can find all previous chapter discussions on the schedule post or via the !readalong tag. If you'd like to host a post in this round, sign-ups are still open!
This week we’re looking at:
Chapter 19: An avalanche blocks the road, and the travellers have to spend the night in a little stone house on the mountain. Zhao Yunlan gives Shen Wei his coat.
Chapter 20: The valley below is full of hellfire, and skulls attack the house.
This corresponds with chapters 29 to 31 of the Chinese version on JJWXC and the fan translation.
Excerpts
( 1) Shen Wei can't stand waiting in the car )
( 2) Zhao Yunlan shares his coat; Shen Wei shares his feelings )
( 3) Wang Zheng rebukes Zhao Yunlan for his lack of reverence )
( 4) Shen Wei watches Zhao Yunlan sleep )
( 5) Guo Changcheng finds courage in his colleagues )
Questions
- List three things in Shen Wei's luggage, other than the tape he uses to cover the gaps in the house. Are his travel plans as inadequate as they seem?
- Should we be having more feels about the avalanche that may have wiped out some small villages?
- What else does Zhao Yunlan have hidden in his boots/trousers?
- What do you think of Zhao Yunlan's attitude to the supernatural?
- Would you like to camp out in the little stone house with the SID and Shen Wei and his students?
- Do you find Xiao Guo's confidence in his colleagues as relatable as his earlier anxiety?
These questions are just conversation starters. Feel free to talk about your reactions to the chapters generally and highlight whatever stood out to you.
