The List Of Suspicious Things: Book Club Questions

A Book Club is always a good way to bond with those people who share your love of books, but occasionally the group needs a little prompting on discussion topics to get the conversation flowing. Please find below a few ideas to get things started.

1. What were you expecting from the book to start with? Did the book meet your expectations? If not, what was different?
2. What did you think about the reasons that various people made it on to the list?
3. How did it feel to see these suspicious things through Miv’s eyes, as an adult?
4. How does the relationship between Miv and Sharon change throughout the book?
5. What was the biggest lesson that Miv learnt as the story progressed? Was it different for other characters?
6. Does this remind you of any other stories you have read? Which ones? Why?
7. What is the most important message that you took from this book?
8. If someone was going to write a child detective story about you, what would you have been investigating?
9. Who elses perspective do you think would have enhanced the book?
10. How do you think this would translate into a film?
11. Would you recommend this to any friends? Who? Why?