Book Club Discussion Guides

30 guides — free, printable, and ready instantly for any book

30 guides

General book club questions for any book

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  1. 1

    What made you pick up this book — the premise, the author's reputation, a recommendation, or something else?

  2. 2

    How did the opening pages set your expectations for the rest of the book?

  3. 3

    Which character did you find yourself most drawn to, and why?

  4. 4

    Did any character's choices frustrate or surprise you? What would you have done differently?

  5. 5

    What do you think the author is ultimately trying to say with this book?

  6. 6

    Is there a passage or line that stuck with you? Why did it resonate?

  7. 7

    How does this book fit into (or push against) the conventions of its genre?

  8. 8

    What does this book reveal about the time, place, or culture it's set in?

  9. 9

    Did reading this book change how you think about anything in your own life?

  10. 10

    Who would you recommend this book to — and who would you steer away from it?

  11. 11

    Now that you've finished — did the ending land the way you expected? Why or why not?

  12. 12

    If you could ask the author one question about how the book ends, what would it be?

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