Jazz center Ekpe Udoh sat in a Zions Bank Basketball Center chair a little too small for his 6-foot-10 frame. Because he had just finished a yoga session, he was a little physically fatigued. But his mind was sharp, his oversized hands engulfing a copy of “Little Fires Everywhere”, the second novel by Celeste Ng.
That was the scene at Udoh’s book club, the final discussion of a novel featuring as many twists and turns as the title suggests. On a recent Thursday night, 18 members of the club attended and joined in on a lively discussion. The 90-minute session ran the gamut of the book’s issues — race, socialism, societal hangups and custody battles.