59 pages • 1 hour read
Gabrielle ZevinA modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Gather initial thoughts and broad opinions about the book.
1. Given their frequent tensions, which of the two lead characters did you find yourself siding with more: Sadie or Sam? How did the plot developments affect your assessments of each character?
2. What are some of the narrative elements that recur between this novel and Zevin’s earlier work, such as The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry (2014) or Young Jane Young (2017)? How do these inform your sense of the central preoccupations of Zevin’s work?
Encourage readers to connect the book’s themes and characters with their personal experiences.
1. Do you often play video games? Discuss the types of video games you like playing and explore what appeals to you in each of these games. How does the novel’s exploration of video game production inform your sense of intentionality in video game design? Do you feel closer to the game designers who made your favorite games, now that you’ve read the novel?
By Gabrielle Zevin
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