The Book That Matters Most Book Club Kit

Book Club Kit for The Book that Matters Most by Ann Hood includes book club discussion questions and party menu.

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One of my favorite things about the Peanut Blossom Book Club for Recovering Readers is getting recommendations from all the different members on fun things to read outside of our official picks.

I love when a book that wasn’t even on my radar gets called out as something someone thinks would make an excellent choice.

April’s selection is just one of those books!

I hadn’t even heard of The Book That Matters Most by Ann Hood until someone who had just finished it recommended it to us.

I’m super excited about the discussion possibilities it will have!

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This book was our official April 2017 pick for the Peanut Blossom Book Club.

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What is The Book That Matters Most About?

“Ava’s twenty-five-year marriage has fallen apart, and her two grown children are pursuing their own lives outside of the country. Ava joins a book group, not only for her love of reading but also out of sheer desperation for companionship. The group’s goal throughout the year is for each member to present the book that matters most to them. Ava rediscovers a mysterious book from her childhood—one that helped her through the traumas of the untimely deaths of her sister and mother.

Alternating with Ava’s story is that of her troubled daughter Maggie, who, living in Paris, descends into a destructive relationship with an older man.

Ava’s mission to find that book and its enigmatic author takes her on a quest that unravels the secrets of her past and offers her and Maggie the chance to remake their lives.”

Go grab a copy of The Book That Matters Most here.

The Book That Matters Most Book Club Questions

I believe the best book club questions to spark a lively discussion in your group help readers make personal connections to the story.

You can read about how to write the best book club questions on your own here, but hopefully these will get you started!

Question 1:

What did you think of this month’s pick? Is it something you would have chosen for yourself?

See the online discussion here.

Question 2:

How many (if any!) of the books mentioned in The Book That Matters Most have you read? Would you count any of them as a book that really mattered to you?

See the online discussion here.

Question 3:

How is reading as a group different than reading alone? Do you prefer one to the other?

See the online discussion here.

Question 4:

Why do you think the author chose a book club to center the book?

See the online discussion here.

Question 5:

As a parent, I found Maggie’s plot line incredibly disturbing. Do you feel this added or detracted to the overall story?

See the online discussion here.

Question 6:

As a parent, I found Maggie’s plot line incredibly disturbing. Do you feel this added or detracted to the overall story?

See the online discussion here.

Question 7:

**SPOILER**

What In the World with Charlotte hiding out in Paris all these years?!

Even considering her book and the “why” of it all, can you imagine abandoning your living daughter to go live in France? Let’s chat about the ending and your thoughts about how the book ended.

See the online discussion here.

Question 8:

What is the book that matters most to you AND what is the lesson you took from it?

See the online discussion here.

Question 9:

“Because I think it’s like impossible to pick such a book. When you read a book, and who you are when you read it, makes it matter or not.”
– Kiki from The Book That Matters Most by Ann Hood

To all my favorite Recovering Readers: Thank you for joining my tribe! How I adore that we read what is RIGHT FOR US at this moment: light, fun, interesting books with no pressure to be overly brainy or serious. We’ve read everything from romance to YA to historical fiction and I love that you roll with the punches each and every month.

Which book from our club came at the right time for you?
Or do you have one you’d like to recommend we read in the future?

See the online discussion here.