Kin
Cut along the dashed lines and pass the cards around the table.
Before we dive in, tell us about a friend who feels like kin to you. How did you first meet?
What was the first scene or moment in the book that made you sink into your chair and settle in?
Tayari Jones has a gift for writing tenderness between complicated people. Which relationship in the book felt the most comforting to spend time inside?
The book lingers on the small rituals that hold friendships together. What everyday ritual in your own life felt echoed on the page?
When the two friends' worlds converge again, which reunion moment moved you most, and did it stir up any memories of your own reconnections?
Jones writes about home and family with such warmth. What kitchen, porch, or gathering place in the book did you most want to step into?
Without giving anything away, was there a passage that quietly undid you? What do you think made it land so tenderly?
By the time you turned the last page, what did the book leave you feeling about the people you consider your own kin? Anyone you want to call this week?