Many authors use big words to show off how smart they are
and lord it over everyone that they know how to write books. Think about some
of the big words in this book, and discuss how the author could have been
simpler and more direct if he wasn’t such an asshole.
Raise your hand if you actually finished reading this book.
Be honest, we’re all friends here.
Think about the various realities you are reading to escape.
Were any of these realities reflected by anything within this book? Why can’t
people just write nice books that people can enjoy?
If you haven’t finished reading the book, who the hell do
you think you are to come in here and pretend you have? What kind of person
lies to their friends about something so trivial?
A lot of time in this book is devoted to the main character.
Do you think this character would think I was cool?
Who here do you guys think is most likely to be lying about
having finished reading the entire book? What do you think we should do them
once their deception is revealed?
Is there anything you would change about this book to make
it reinforce your vision or understanding of reality?
Many authors use unreliable narrators to complicate their
plots. If you are lying about having finished reading this entire book, what was
your plan coming in here, knowing we’d be having an in-depth discussion about
the book?
Many books take years to complete, and writing them can be a
frustrating and solitary ordeal. Which characters in this book would you most
like to have sex with?
Once the people who are lying about having finished the book
are revealed and dealt with, who here swears not to testify against me?
Does this book have any themes? If there are themes, are
symbols used to explore these themes? Do those sound like questions that
someone who knows a lot about books might come up with?
Making fun of people who participate in book clubs is mean. Do
you think that people who make fun of book clubs are mocking them to mask
something they dislike about themselves?
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