Anne Tyler
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Discussion Questions
1. What was your initial reaction to the book? Did it hook you immediately, or take some time to get into?
2. Do you think the story was plot-based or character driven?
3. What was your favorite quote/passage?
4. What made the setting unique or important? Could the story have taken place anywhere?
5. Did you pick out any themes throughout the book?
6. Do you think that Micah is on the autism spectrum? Or is he just "quirky"?
7. How did the characters change throughout the story? How did your opinion of them change?
8. Which character did you relate to the most, and what was it about them that you connected with?
9. How did you feel about the ending? What did you like, what did you not like, and what do you wish had been different?
10. If the book were being adapted into a movie, who would you want to see play what parts?
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Redhead by the Side of the Road by ISBN: 9780385694858Publication Date: 2020-04-01Micah Mortimer is a creature of habit. A self-employed tech expert, superintendent of his Baltimore apartment building, cautious to a fault behind the steering wheel, he seems content leading a steady, circumscribed life. But one day his routines are blown apart when his woman friend (he refuses to call anyone in her late thirties a "girlfriend") tells him she's facing eviction, and a teenager shows up at Micah's door claiming to be his son. These surprises, and the ways they throw Micah's meticulously organized life off-kilter, risk changing him forever.
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Possible Side Effects by ISBN: 9780312315962Publication Date: 2006-05-02This book is approved for consumption by those seeking pleasure, escape, amusement, enlightenment, or general distraction.This book has been shown to be especially helpful to those with parents, grandparents, life partners, and incontinent dogs.
The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry by ISBN: 9781616203214Publication Date: 2014-04-01A. J. Fikry, the irascible owner of Island Books, has recently endured some tough years: his wife has died, his bookstore is experiencing the worst sales in its history, and his prized possession--a rare edition of Poe poems--has been stolen. Over time, he has given up on people, and even the books in his store, instead of offering solace, are yet another reminder of a world that is changing too rapidly. Until a most unexpected occurrence gives him the chance to make his life over and see things anew.
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by ISBN: 9780812983456Publication Date: 2013-03-26Meet Harold Fry, recently retired. He lives in a small English village with his wife, Maureen, who seems irritated by almost everything he does. Little differentiates one day from the next. Then one morning a letter arrives, addressed to Harold in a shaky scrawl, from a woman he hasn't heard from in twenty years. Queenie Hennessy is in hospice and is writing to say goodbye. But before Harold mails off a quick reply, a chance encounter convinces him that he absolutely must deliver his message to Queenie in person. In his yachting shoes and light coat, Harold Fry embarks on an urgent quest. Determined to walk six hundred miles to the hospice, Harold believes that as long as he walks, Queenie will live.
