Waiting on a Friend
Cut along the dashed lines and pass the cards around the table.
Curl up and think back: who is the friend you would happily wait ages for, and what makes them worth the wait?
Was there a page in this book that made you sigh, smile, or reach for someone you miss? Tell us about that moment.
The book sits in the space of waiting on a friend. When has waiting for someone felt cozy and hopeful for you, rather than anxious?
Adler writes so gently about the small gestures that hold a friendship together. Which little rituals with your own friends felt mirrored on the page?
What in this story felt most comforting to you, like a warm blanket, and did anything quietly ache in a way you welcomed?
The book lingers on closeness and distance between friends. Which passages made you feel most understood in how you love the people you are close to?
Without giving anything away, how did the book leave you feeling about the friendships you are carrying right now, and did it nudge you to reach out to anyone?
By the last pages, what did the idea of waiting come to mean for you personally, and did the book change how you hold patience with the people you love?