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
- 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
- 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?
