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X-WR-CALNAME:👑⚔️ The Return of the King - Part 1: Book V [Book Club 
 Discussion] · Vancouver Curiosity Club
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SUMMARY:👑⚔️ The Return of the King - Part 1: Book V [Book Club Discu
 ssion]
DESCRIPTION:Book club discussion - read Book V only beforehand. The end of 
 The Lord of the Rings is too big to rush. So we’re splitting *The Return
  of the King* and giving its first half the room it deserves.\n\nRead Book
  V only.\n\nNot Book VI. Not the full novel. Book V is where the war comes
  forward: Minas Tirith\, Rohan\, Denethor\, Théoden\, Éowyn\, Merry\, Pi
 ppin\, Faramir\, Aragorn\, and the brutal pressure of people trying to act
  with courage before they know whether anything can still be saved. This i
 s a discussion about fear\, leadership\, despair\, sacrifice\, hidden cour
 age\, and what people become when history finally arrives at their door. P
 lease avoid Book VI spoilers. We’re keeping this discussion firmly insid
 e Book V.\n\nA few questions already sitting in my head\n\n• What kind o
 f courage does Book V respect most?\n• Is Aragorn becoming king because 
 he wants power\, or because the moment demands something from him?\n• Wh
 at does Denethor understand correctly\, and where does despair corrupt him
 ?\n• Why does Éowyn’s arc still hit so hard?\n• What do Merry and P
 ippin show us that the great warriors cannot?\n• Is hope in this section
  noble\, irrational\, necessary\, or all three?\n• What does Tolkien thi
 nk leadership costs?\n• Which character feels most human under pressure?
 \n\nHow the morning will go\n\nCome having read Book V before the meetup. 
 We’ll start with one question: “Who surprised you most in this section
 ?” Then we’ll stay close to Book V: the siege\, the riders\, the city\
 , the despair\, the acts of courage\, and the way Tolkien makes war feel b
 oth mythic and deeply personal. This is a book-club discussion. No screeni
 ng\, no movie-discussion detour\, and no trivia contest.\n\nReading\n\nJ.R
 .R. Tolkien - *The Return of the King* Read Book V only before the meetup.
  Any edition is fine. Please stop at the end of Book V. We’ll save Book 
 VI and the actual ending of the story for later.\n\nWhen and where\n\n🗓
 ️ Date: Sunday\, September 27th\, 2026 🕒 Time: 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM PDT
  📍 Location: Vancouver Central Library 350 West Georgia Street\, Vancou
 ver\, BC Meeting point: 9th floor\, left of the elevators when you exit. C
 ap: 12 This is the final Lord of the Rings book-club session in this calen
 dar\, so let’s make it a good one.\n\nWeekend RSVP policy\n\nOur weekend
  events regularly have waitlists of 20 or more people. If you can no longe
 r attend\, please update your RSVP by Thursday evening. This gives someone
  on the waitlist enough time to make plans and take the available spot. Me
 mbers who remain marked as attending and miss two events without cancellin
 g may be removed from the group. Emergencies happen\; if something unavoid
 able comes up\, please message the organizer. Keeping your RSVP accurate h
 elps limited seats go to people who can actually attend.
URL:https://vancouvercuriosityclub.com/events/the-return-of-the-king-part-1
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LOCATION:Vancouver Central Library — 350 West Georgia Street — 9th floo
 r
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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