TIGER PIECES – Book Club Guide October 2014, edition 1.0 Thank you for choosing TIGER PIECES for your book club. As a token of appreciation, Use code AA47R9J9 for 20% off at www.wecoble.com I look forward to hearing from you. I can be reached at [email protected] or through the website at www.wecoble.com. Send me your questions and sign up for my mailing list. It is not shared. If you ever want to share your discussions, send them to me at [email protected]. I will read them. I will also want to post them on the website for everyone, unless you tell me otherwise. Let’s keep the conversation going. Happy Reading # Questions 1 2 3 Overall, did you enjoy the story? How does the title relate to the story? Do you like the characters? Who is your favorite? If you could pick one character to have dinner with, who would it be? Why Did the actions or motivations of the characters seem real? Were the characters believable? Yes/No/Why If this was made into a movie, who would play Vy or Gordon? Other characters? Did the story meet your expectations? Would you recommend the story? What did you think of the premise? Plot? Would you take a stranger with your family as Vy’s mother did? Would you have told Tim about the bathroom encounter? Would you have gone to the Reunion? Would you keep a picture of your ex displayed in your home? What scene from the story stood out to you? What did you think of the ending? Do you think Vy and Gordon will have their happy ending? What do you think is the great strength, or most noticeable weakness of the story? Buddhism is a driving force in Vy’s life. How is faith presented? Do you think the author had a message? What do you think that might be? Did you learn something new? What was it? Were there any themes (such as motherhood, self-discovery, faith, commitment, monogamy) expressed in the story? Does the times or places impact the story? Would you move for love? Yes/No/Why Would you stay for love? Yes/No/Why Does the story have a message? Yes/No/Why What did you think of the author’s style? If the author was present at your book club, what question would you ask? (P.S. – send the question to [email protected] or go to www.wecoble.com ) 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Sources consulted for inspiration • • • • http://www.canadianbookclubs.com/discuss.html http://classiclit.about.com/od/bookclubs/a/aa_bcquestions.htm San Francisco Public Library - http://sfpl.org/index.php?pg=2000005701 http://www.book-club-queen.com/book-club-questions.html Notes