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- Were you immediately engaged with the book, or did it take you a
while?
- Does the book remind you of any other books or writers?
- Who is your favorite character?
- Describe the main characters personality traits:
- How has the past shaped their lives?
- Do you admire or disapprove of them?
- Do they remind you of people you know?
- Discuss the plot:
- Is the story interesting?
- Is the story plot driven?
- Is the book a "page turner" or does it unfold slowly?
- Discuss the book’s structure:
- Does the time line move forward chronologically?
- Is it a continuous story – or is it interlocking short
stories?
- Is there a single viewpoint or shifting viewpoints?
- Why did the author tell the story this way?
- What main ideas or themes does the author explore?
- If you were to guess at a formative experience in the author’s
life based on this book, what would you guess?
- If you were to sum up this book in one tweet, what would you say
in 140 characters?
- Is the ending satisfying? Has the book changed you? Have you
learned something?
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