Oversharing

Before we talk about the book at all: what is the most harmless thing you have overshared with a stranger lately (cashier, dental hygienist, group chat)?

Where did you do most of your reading of this one, and did the voice feel like company while you read it?

The book lives in that itchy space between being known and being exposed. Which one did you feel more of while reading, and did it make you want to curl up or hide your phone?

Was there a moment where the narrator said something you have thought but never admitted out loud? How did it feel to see it in print?

Every family and friend group has stories that belong to more than one person. Reading this, did you think about a story of yours that someone else might say was theirs to tell?

The humor in this book does a lot of quiet emotional work. Was there a funny bit that landed softer or sadder than you expected, and did you like being caught off guard that way?

By the end you have been let very far into someone's head. Did that closeness make you more forgiving of her, or more tired of her, and what does your answer say about how you treat the oversharers in your own life?

Without giving anything away: think about where she is emotionally in the last stretch of the book. If you could sit her down with a mug of something warm, what would you want to tell her, and what would you want to ask?