Had a thought about writing to share. This is about ideas for a book discussion group:

                                       

                                                   Items for a Book Discussion Group

The following is a set of guidelines for use during book discussions at a book club. It is a start for the users to build upon. Feel free to add or subtract as you feel the need. The following is based on a discussion by a number of writers and readers and parts of various articles. I wish I could credit all the participants but I don’t have names. But whoever you are, thanks for the contribution.

Discussion topics:

After you read the book, how did you feel?

Did you enjoy the book? Why or why not?

If you picked up one idea that is central to the book, what would you say it is?

What problems or issues are raised?

How realistic were the main characters?

Would you have made the same or similar decisions in their place?

Were there characters you identified with? If so, how?

Did you feel you were experiencing the time and place which the book was set?

Is the story’s time period critical to the story and why?

How would it have been different if placed in a different time and location?

Did the plot pull you in?

How did the story make you feel?

What emotions did the story evoke?

Did you learn anything from the story?

Did the book end the way you expected?

If you could change anything about the book, what would it be?

Describe what you liked and disliked about the author’s style.

Would you read another book by this author?