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DISCUSSION GUIDES
Reading and writing may be solitary pursuits, but sharing thoughts about words is a joyful act of community.
Book Clubs and Writers Groups love to talk about what's hot, what's good, what's good, what's great.
Following are two Guides, one for Book Clubs and one for Writers Groups.
DISCUSSION GUIDE
for
BOOK CLUBS
1) Which story did you like the best? The least?
2) Who was your favourite character? Least favourite?
3) Which characrer seemed the most real and stayed in your mind?
4) Would you ever do some of the things that these characters do?
5) What is the significance of the names in the stories such as Anne Stiles, Hazen Forster, Norma, Leonard Vintner, Norman Burr, the Webbs?
Would you like to share your thoughts with the author?
Connect through the contact links on the website at http://gailetaylor.com
DISCUSSION GUIDE
for
WRITERS GROUPS
1) The story "Tornado" is told from many points of view, with one predominant voice. Why do you think the author made that choice?
2) What is the significance of the white horse in "The Turning?"
3) The paintings of great masters appear in Hazen Forster's imagination at different points in the story, "The Turning": Kandinsky, Riopelle, Edward Hopper, Toulouse Lautrec, among others. What is the significance of these images at meaningful points in the story?
4) What signals does the title give in the story, "A Good Belief is Hard to Find?"
5) Is Peter Gill in "Night Class" a sympathetic character? Does your opinion of him shift at the end?
6) In the short story, "Puzzles," do you think that Nell Webb sees a ghost? What is the significance of the chimera in the story?
7) How would you improve stories in terms of plot, character development, setting, voice. etc.
Would you like to share your thoughts with the author?
Connect through the contact links on the website at http://gailetaylor.com