Our book club meeting at the old library branch got completely derailed by a single footnote

We were discussing a historical novel last month at the downtown branch, and someone brought up a footnote on page 47 about the author's source material. Instead of talking about the characters, we spent the full hour arguing if using that specific diary was fair or if it misled readers. It changed how I pick books now, because I never thought a tiny note could cause such a big fight. Has your group ever gotten stuck on a small detail like that?

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dakotawood27d ago

My friend's writing group spent 45 minutes debating a single comma placement in a short story last week.

andrew_gonzalez8827d ago

Honestly, that comma was doing the most work!

the_linda27d ago

Oh man, footnotes are a TRIP. My philosophy class in college had a whole week derailed by one asterisk about Plato's lunch habits.