Click here to return to the book page. For a downloadable/printable version of this Reading Group Guide, please click here. 1. In Theasa Tuohy’s novel, Flying Jenny, the main characters exhibit contradictory personality traits, each suffering from insecurities while also achieving groundbreaking recognition for their accomplishments. How is this true for Laura? For Jenny? 2. […]
Click here to return to the book page. For a downloadable/printable version of this Reading Group Guide, please click here. 1. Why is Rick having a hard time finishing his dissertation? How do his relationships with Mrs. W— and Fiona complicate his understanding of history? 2. Rick thinks about his family often, but never visits […]
Click here to return to the book page. To download a printable copy of this Discussion Guide, please click here. 1. Kate comes from a well-connected political family. How do you think her connections shape her professional identity? How much do our family’s successes or struggles define our own lives? 2. Kate self-investigates the murders, […]
Click here to return to the book page. To download a printable copy of this Discussion Guide, please click here. 1. Aboard Matilda, different peoples occupy different wings and decks, with few opportunities for interaction between them. In what ways does this organization mirror places in the real world and in what ways does it […]
1. In many ways The Painted Gun adheres to the strict formula of classic detective novels from the 1950s although it is set in the late 1990s. How well does the book color inside the lines of the genre, and it what ways does it push against them? 2. How have the technological innovations since […]
1. Courage, tenacity, follow-through, the ability to bounce back in face of adversity, striving for excellence—these are all elements of resilience and grit. To what extent do Kara and Alex demonstrate resilience and grit? Do other characters demonstrate grit? Who and how so? 2. There are many stories in the papers and perhaps in your […]
Have you ever found yourself in a situation like Jessica with a new group of friends who have a different set of values than yours? Did you extract yourself, like Jessica, or try to find common ground? Should Jessica have told her husband that her new friends cheated on their spouses? Is there any truth […]
Trying to be normal Review of South Haven for the Times Literary Supplement by Lucy Popescu When his mother dies in a car accident, ten-year-old Siddharth Arora is wrenched from his easy childhood. His father, Mohan Lal, a college lecturer, sinks into depression and Siddharth struggles to make new friends. One of his school companions […]