BOOK CLUB QUESTIONS

Discussion Questions for Any Book

 1. Would you recommend this book to someone? Why or why not (or with what caveats)? What kind of reader would most enjoy this book? 
 
 2. Did you find the author’s writing style easy to read or hard to read? Why? How long did it take you to get into the book? 
 
 3. Who was your favorite character? What character did you identify with the most? Were there any characters that you disliked? Why? 
 
 4. Did any part of this book strike a particular emotion in you? Which part and what emotion did the book make you feel? 
 
 5. How much did you know about this book before picking it up? What surprised you the most about the book? 
 
 6. Was there any part of the plot or aspects of the characters that frustrated or upset you? If so, why? 
 
 7. How thought-provoking did you find the book? Did the book change your opinion about anything, or did you learn anything new from it? If so, what? 
 
 8. Did you highlight or bookmark any passages from the book? Did you have a favorite quote or quotes? If so, share which and why? 
 
 9. From your point of view, what were the central themes of the book? How well do you think the author did at exploring them? 
 
 10. Compare this book to other books you have read by the same author, or other books you have read covering the same or similar themes. How are they the same or different? 
 
 11. How would you adapt this book into a movie? Who would you cast in the leading roles? 
 
 12. Rate this book on a scale of 1 to 10. Why did you give the book the rating you did? Did any part of this book club discussion change your rating from what it would have been directly after finishing the book?  
 

Switching tracks

1. Switching Tracks was inspired by my grandfather’s stories about train hopping during the Great Depression. What other parallels do you notice between the past, current times, and the fictional future in Switching Tracks?
 
2. Would you read the other books in the series? Why or why not?
 
3. Did you race to the end, or was it more of a slow burn?
 
4. How did your opinion of the book change as you read it?
 
5. Did this book remind you of any other books? If so, how?
 
6. If you had to predict what happens to the characters after the book’s official ending, what are those predictions?
 
7. Many dystopian books are bleak. What does the author do to create an underlying sense of hope that is unusual for this genre?
 
8. What genre would you say this book is? Why?
 

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