If you'd like to have a successful book club [1], you're going to need some discussion about the book to go along with the wine consumed. Or maybe that's just my book club [2]. For the serious (or the not-so-serious) book clubbers, here is a handy list of questions to get things going.
- Did you decide right away if you liked or disliked the book?
- What drew you in or turned you off?
- Who was your favorite character and why?
- Who was your least favorite character and why?
- Could you relate to any of the characters? If so, who?
- Did you have a favorite line or chapter?
- Did any part of the book elicit a strong emotional reaction?
- What was your favorite part of the book?
- What was your least favorite part of the book?
- How did you like the writer's style?
- If you could change something about the book, what would it be?
- Did the book change your opinions about something?
- Were there any themes that stood out to you?
- What was the saddest part of the book?
- What was the funniest part of the book?
- Did you find the plot predictable?
- If you could ask the author a question, what would it be?
- Would you recommend this book to someone?
- Did the book meet your expectations?
- If you didn't like the book, how do you think it could be improved?
- If you could meet one of the characters, who would it be and why?
- Did anything surprise you about the book?
- Did you learn anything from the book? If so, what?
- How did you feel about the ending?
- Who could you see playing the characters in a movie?
- On a scale of 1 to 10, how would you rate it?
