Discussion Questions
Savannah is in a family of chronic multitaskers. How do you handle multitasking? Do you have a healthy or unhealthy mental way of handling all the tasks in your life?
Have you ever seen accomplishments as a bad thing? How, in the book, was hitting an accomplishment sometimes demonstrative of a bad thing? When, in the book, was hitting an accomplishment a good thing? What’s the difference?
When Savannah loses her longtime boyfriend to her sister, what do you think of her family’s reaction?
Point-of-view is a powerful thing. From Savannah’s perspective, losing her longtime boyfriend overnight to Olivia and “Cupid’s arrow” was devastating, but if the story had been told from Olivia’s point-of-view, it could have been viewed as dramatically romantic. How have you seen this work in your life, or perhaps when you listen to two very different stories from those in conflict?
Given how subjective each person’s point-of-view is to an experience, how should you react when other people relay different experiences from yours?
Savannah and William end up in one of those challenging, but understandable, work relationships where the boss and employee are attracted to one another. What is your opinion of such relationships and situations? Have you ever seen it be a bad or good thing?
Just before the final staff meeting, Savannah accepts the fact that she’s going to have to do a lot of work over several more years in order to continue pursuing her writing passion. She decides that she won’t let rejection get in her way. Have you ever had that moment? What were the consequences of such perseverance?
What would you do if you stumbled into a hidden ARC room? How would you decorate it? Would you tell people?
Which character’s weakness do you identify with most? Why?
Which character’s strength do you identify with most? Why?
What does Savannah learn about herself in the end that changes her? How?
Who was your favorite character, and why?