Book Club Discussion Questions
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In a novel so suffused with guilt, how is Michael guilty? Does his narrative serve as a way of putting himself on trial? What verdict does he reach? Is he asking readers to examine the evidence he presents and to condemn him or exonerate him? Or has he already condemned himself?
Why does Hanna twice ask the judge, “what would you have done?” Is the judge sympathetic toward Hanna? What is she trying to communicate in the moment when she turns and looks directly at him? Did you ask this question of yourself when you were reading?
(These questions were taken and adapted from The Reading Group Center.)
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