6.13.2007

Discussion guide

Are you trying to come up with some discussion questions for your book club choice but there aren't any out there? These questions will help you create a generic list of questions for your book.

  • How did your feelings change as you read through the book?
  • Who did you care about?
  • What made you laugh?
  • Did the novel move you to tears or laughter
    • if so, how did it do so?
  • Who did you get angry with?
  • What frightened you?
  • Which relationship did you want to work out?
  • Was there any section you wish the author had spent more or less time on?
  • Did you get off to a slow start or were you straight in?
  • What did you think of the ending?
  • Was it what you expected?
  • Who was:
    • the most memorable character in the novel
    • your favourite character
    • the most horrible character
    • the character who made you cry
    • the character you’d most like to be on a desert island with and why?
  • Did you like some characters more than others?
  • Did you find some parts of the novel more readable than others?
  • Did you feel emotionally involved with the characters?
  • How did you feel when you finished the book?
  • Is this a book you would recommend to others, and if so, why?
  • Did you like the cover/look of the book? Would you have chosen to read it, and why (or why not)?
  • If you gave up on the book, can you explain why it didn’t appeal?
  • Were there any bits you would have written differently?
  • Were there things you wanted to know that the author didn’t tell you?
  • How should the book have ended?
Some additional questions for nonfiction books:
  • What did you find surprising about the facts introduced in this book?
  • How has reading this book changed your opinion of a certain person or topic?
  • Does the author present information in a way that is interesting and insightful, and if so, how does he or she achieve this?
  • If the author is writing on a debatable issue, does he or she give proper consideration to all sides the debate? Does he or she seem to have a bias?
  • How has the book increased your interest in the subject matter?


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