Hey guys! It's time for a new round of questions for this month's book, Death: The High Cost of Living. Set in a world of music, celebrity, and emotional strife, things are already pretty complicated when Death herself comes knocking. Read on for this month's discussion questions!
1) The personal lives of celebrities are put on display for the general public. Based on the story, what are your feelings about this practice?
2) Celebrity is shown to have a negative effect on Foxglove’s personality. Do you feel that her bad behavior stems from this or deeper problems?
3) The character Vito is also shown to lead a less than happy life of celebrity, having gone from a med student to a model in ads of questionable taste. What inferences about him can you make based on his life path?
4) By the end of the book, Foxglove, Hazel, and Alvie are a family again. What are your predictions on whether they will be able to rebuild their life together?
5) Death has been depicted in many ways throughout time, but mainly as being frightening, cold, apathetic, or otherwise menacing. What are your thoughts on Gaiman’s death personified?
6) In the conversation between Death and Hazel, they come to the conclusion that small savored moments are what make life worth living, but that these moments are highly personal and not easily shared. Do you share this sentiment?
7) The book is very reflective of the mid-90s culture that spawned it. What are some of the elements that contribute to that feeling?
8) Sacrifice is a major theme of the story. Do you think that the choice Death offered the family was fair?
9) Why do you think Boris did what he did?
10) Did reading a book from a larger collection of work make you want to further explore the world of the story?
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