Bring on the tough stuff - there’s not just one right answer.
- Why is the book separated into two spots, with nothing but a large black spot to denote the change? Why do you think the chapters start with 1 again at this point?
- What do you think Daisy and Edmond being cousins added to the novel? Would their relationship have the same intensity if they weren't related? Why do you think Rosoff went down that path?
- Many of the small elements we usually see in novels are notably absent here—last names, time frame, specifics about location, quotations, grammar, capitalization. Why do you think Rosoff leaves all these elements out? How would including them have changed the novel?
- Would you feel the same way about Daisy's trajectory and her relationship with her cousin if she were male and Edmond were female?
- Do you think the story as a whole would work in a setting other than the English countryside? Could it be set in the United States?
- Daisy's frenetic, sarcastic stream-of-consciousness contrasts sharply with the slow pace of novel. In many chapters, very little happens. How would you pair that contrast with music? What songs would you put on a soundtrack for the book?