As I went out of town (immediately after having family in town) I am assuming I will be the one furthest behind on our adventure through Paper Towns. As it is, I will open up some questions to start discussion and get things going!
The questions can be applied to the novel as a whole for those of you who are finished, or can be kept to each reader's current place and experience. We will do one more discussion with prompts and spoilers and all that good stuff on the last Sunday of the month to wrap up our first read!
Feet first...
1. How did you experience the book? Were you engaged right away, or did it take a while to get into it?
How did you feel reading it—amused, sad, disturbed, confused, bored...?
2. Let's talk main characters—personality traits, motivations, inner qualities.
• Why do our characters do what they do? (Margo, Radar, Ben, Q, Myrna Mountweasel)
• Are their actions justified?
• How has the past shaped their lives?
• Do you admire or disapprove of them?
• Do they remind you of people you know?
3. Can we talk about Q's view of Margo and how it changes? It's pretty drastic, as he has realizes that Margo was not an adventure but a girl.
Why did Q originally see Margo as solely an adventure?
4. What do Q's conception of Margo and Margo's conception of Q have in common?
Where do they differ?
5. Have you read other books by John Green? If you have, how did Paper Towns compare?
If you haven't, does this book inspire you to read others?
Keep in mind, these are things I've pondered and talk to myself about while reading. Please don't feel obligated to write essays on each question or stick to them at all!
These are just prompts in hopes to open up the floor for discussion, big or small.
Can't wait to hear from everyone!
