Who Do You Love Book Club Kit

What is Who Do You Love About?

“An unforgettable story about true love, real life, and second chances…

Rachel Blum and Andy Landis are just eight years old when they meet one night in an ER waiting room. Born with a congenital heart defect, Rachel is a veteran of hospitals, and she’s intrigued by the boy who shows up alone with a broken arm. He tells her his name. She tells him a story. After Andy’s taken back to a doctor and Rachel’s sent back to her bed, they think they’ll never see each other again.

Rachel grows up in an affluent Florida suburb, the popular and protected daughter of two doting parents. Andy grows up poor in Philadelphia with a single mom and a rare talent for running.

Yet, over the next three decades, Andy and Rachel will meet again and again—linked by chance, history, and the memory of the first time they met, a night that changed the course of both of their lives.

A sweeping, warmhearted, and intimate tale, Who Do You Love is an extraordinary novel about the passage of time, the way people change and change each other, and how the measure of a life is who you love.”

Go grab a copy of Who Do You Love? here.

Question 1:

What did you think of our pick this month?? Is this something you would have picked on your own?

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Question 2:

How did you feel about the passage of time in Who Do You Love?

Our characters meet at age 8 and then we see them in snapshots for the next 30+ years.

Did this add to the story or did you find it difficult to pick back up with each time shift?

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Question 3:

One of the things I love most about the books I’ve read from Jennifer Weiner is her ability to create such broken but relatable characters.

Both Rachel and Andy are deeply flawed.

Did you relate better to one or the other? Neither?

Was there a different character you preferred?

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Question 4:

Of all the snapshots of Rachel and Andy’s love story we got to see, which time period was your favorite to read and why?

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Question 5:

Once Andy discovers running, he has his dreams and goals mapped out and he goes for it with extreme dedication.

Have you had a dream in your life you’ve pursued? How do your dreams from age 12 compare to your dreams now?

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Question 6:

Rachel’s job in social work ends up having a significant impact on the plot. Were you surprised she chose that field? Why or why not?

Would the story have played out differently if she was in a different job?

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Question 7:

The book was filled with several interesting supporting characters: Mr. Sills, Nana, Rachel’s mom, Maisie, Amy, and Brenda.

Who did you enjoy the most and who did you dislike?

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Question 8:

When Andy competes in Athens, he flies out his mom and Mr. Sills to Greece.

If you were facing important recognition, who would you want to be in the audience?

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Question 9:

At Mr. Mills funeral we learn that he spent his life “fixing what was broken” after the mistakes he made with his own son.

Are the families in your area as community-minded or do they tend to focus more on just their own children?

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Question 10:

When Rachel encounters Bethie at their high school reunion, she is forced to reckon with her younger self.

Did you have a “Bethie” in your high school landscape?

Have you attended any of your reunions? How did that go?

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Question 11:

Rachel is seriously cheated on twice in the book.

Knowing that, how did you feel about her reaction in the final scene?

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Question 12:

Are Rachel and Andy truly meant to be together? Where do you imagine their story goes from here?

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