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A great book club guide for The Cave by Amani Ballour. I can see our adult book clubs enjoying the discussion questions and the information to follow up discussion provided in the kit.

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This is a reasonable enough guide to The Cave, and no doubt useful for book group discussions, but there's little here that couldn't be found quickly and easily with a basic Google search. Also I personably found the inclusion of recipes inappropriate as the book itself is such an important and devastating one, that to imagine having a jolly get-together to talk about it with food and drink when the situation in Syria is still so appalling just felt wrong. Hence my low rating.

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Good guide. Loved the insightful questions, inspirational bookmarks, and the tie-in with the documentary. I also appreciated the content about making a difference. It's a good call to action.

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What a great resource. I loved so many things about this kit. The author interview was so interesting. I can see the discussion questions being so helpful. What a great idea to include bookmarks. There was a great collection of recipes. I liked how there was enough for a meal and yet also could be used to provide a dessert for the bookclub event. All of these ideas will make a bookclub special. This was such a teaser that I defintely will be seaking out the book.

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I thought this book club kit for THE CAVE by Amani Ballour/ Rania Abouzeid was very thorough and would be useful for book clubs. The questions were thought provoking and would help people in the group to voice their opinions. The recipes were a fun touch, and most likely, the majority of book club members in North America would appreciate the ideas. A couple of the ingredients may not be readily available, but with advance planning I'm sure they can be located online.

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I’m always happy to add another book club kit to my collection of bookish resources, especially when it comes to books like The Cave – if you read it, you most definitely are going to want to talk to others about it, to discuss it. This is another great resource to use if you are planning a meeting or discussion about this particular book.

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This Book Club Kit was well presented and was extremely interesting to read through. The interviews with Dr Ballour were fascinating and have definitely inspired me to read this book. I liked that suggestions for food and drink were given as it made the kit more interactive.

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