Actually, Nevermind
Cut along the dashed lines and pass the cards around the table.
Where did you do most of your reading for this one, and did you find yourself reading bits out loud to someone in the room?
Was there a line that made you laugh out loud in public and have to explain yourself? Tell us the scene.
Taylor writes about carrying a mother's absence into adulthood. What did it feel like to sit with that alongside the jokes, and did the humor make the tender parts easier or harder to take in?
She looks hard at the version of herself she used to be. When you thought about your own younger self while reading, were you gentle with her or tough on her?
What was the most comforting thing this book handed you, something you want to keep? It can be a whole idea or just a small reassurance.
A lot of these essays are about being honest out loud. Who in your life gets your unedited version, and what does it take for you to feel safe enough to be that honest?
The book circles the idea of reaching an age that once felt impossibly far away. Is there a birthday, anniversary, or milestone that quietly looms for you, and what do you think you will need when you get there?
By the time you finished, did you feel like you had been let in on something private? What would you want to say back to her if you could, just gently, friend to friend?