1. Did it take you long to get engaged with It
Ends With Us?
2. Lily Bloom gave an uncomplimentary eulogy
for her abusive father. Was Lily right to give the kind of eulogy she
did? What might you have done—what kind of eulogy might you have given
had you been in Lily's shoes? Or...perhaps you have been in her shoes.
3. Why is Lily hesitant at first to become involved with Ryle? Is it his
name: is it just too damn perfect to be true? Or is there something else
that makes her hold back initially?
4. Talk about Atlas and Lily's young relationship. What drew them
together? What happens when they reconnect in Boston?
5. Why does Lily agree to marry Ryle after having rediscovered
Atlas...and especially after witnessing Ryle's displays of anger? Is her
decision understandable? What would you have advised had she asked you?
6. No Spoiler here: In the end, does Lily make the right
decision? What did you want to have happened? What would you have done?
Or, again, if you have been in Lily's shoes (or know someone has), what
choices did you make?
7. How did learning about Hoover's own family history affect your
reading of her novel?
8. What message have you taken away from this book? Does Hoover overly
humanize Ryle, make him too attractive? Or does she give him voice and
depth so that we come to understand him?
9. What does the title mean?
10. Did the book make you think differently
about your life?
* Some questions from LitLovers.com