book. One member thought it was a deeply philosophical book. One member thought it was a fairy story and another member thought it was a fairy tale. Many members felt it was a parable or fable about finding your personal destiny with which the universe conspires to help. A few members thought it addressed metaphysical principles, New Age principles, and Western esotericism. One member thought the book had inspiring principles which would be better served by a younger reading audience. One member is still waiting to be inspired. One member felt that many other self-help books do a much better job addressing the principles covered in the book. One member, just didn’t get it. One member enjoyed the book, but was disappointed in the ending.(Spoiler Alert!) She waslot of time and that there were too many characters and the book was too long. The facilitator promised a shorter book for the 2019-2020 book club season.

Many members enjoyed the cozy British mystery compared to the contemporary mystery. Members found that the cozy British mystery reminded them of Agatha Christie and Sherlock Holmes novels. Members definitely would recommend this novel to people who enjoy cozy mysteries written in the vein of Christie. One member, who has read all of Christie’s books, thought Horowitz followed the pattern and pitch of Christie, but Magpie Murders was his own style—she found this very intriguing. One member felt the book in a way offered a tutorial on murder mysteries.

Overall, members who were able to read the novel in bigger chunks seemed