The following conversation points will be used as basic prompts for discussion, food for thought, etc.
- What is the central idea discussed in the book? What issues or ideas does the author explore? Are they personal, sociological, global, political, economic, spiritual, medical, or scientific?
- Do the issues affect your life? How so—directly,on a daily basis, or more generally? Now or sometime in the future?
- What are the implications for the future? Are there long- or short-term consequences to the issues raised in the book? Are they positive or negative...affirming or frightening?
- How controversial are the issues raised in the book? Who is aligned on which sides of the issues? Where do you fall in that line-up?
- Talk about specific passages that struck you as significant—or interesting, profound, amusing, illuminating, disturbing, sad...? What was memorable?
Adapted from Generic Nonfiction Questions https://www.litlovers.com/run-a-book-club/questions-for-nonfiction