Book Club Discussion Questions and Answers

Book Club Discussion Questions and Answers What has drawn you into the book at the beginning? How did the author accomplish that "grab"? Discuss Talk about a scene, line, or character that intrigues, amuses, disturbs, alienates, irritates, or frightens you. Discuss Which characters do you particularly admire or dislike? What are their primary characteristics? Discuss Which characters grow or change during the course of the novel? If so, in what way? Discuss Who in the book would you most like to meet for coffee? What would you ask or say? Discuss If you could insert yourself as a character in the book, what role would you play and why? Discuss Consider the ending. Did you expect it or were you surprised? Was it manipulative or forced? Was it neatly wrapped up—maybe too neatly? Or was the story unresolved, ending on an ambiguous note? Discuss Does the book remind you of your own life? An event? A person—like a friend, family member, boss, co-worker? Discuss If you were to talk with the author, what would you want to know? What would you ask them about the characters, the plot, the ending, or about their writing process? Discuss Did the text raise your awareness about a new issue? Have you gained a new perspective—or did the book affirm your prior views? Discuss Does the book offer a central idea or premise? What are the problems or issues raised? Are they personal, spiritual, societal, global, political, economic, medical, scientific? Discuss Is the setting symbolic? If it is, what does it symbolize? How does the author describe the setting? Discuss Are there any particularly striking visual symbols in the book? What do you think they represent? Discuss If you were making this book into a movie, who would you cast in the lead roles? Why? Discuss You are dropped into the world of this book for the day. How would you fair/manage? Discuss Do you think the protagonist is a hero or a villain? Something else entirely? Discuss Are there political or other implications asserted by the author's portrayal of the antagonist? Discuss After reading, if this story had a sequel, what would happen next? Discuss After reading, what is your review of this text? Would you recommend it to others? Why or why not? Discuss Why do you think the author chose this title for the book? How does the title relate to the story or message? Discuss Would you read another work by this author? Why or why not? Discuss