Welcome To The Afterlife
Cut along the dashed lines and pass the cards around the table.
Where were you when you read most of this one, and did you end up reading it in one cozy sitting or in small sips before bed?
Before you opened the book, what did the words 'welcome to the afterlife' make you picture? Did the book's version feel warmer or stranger than the one in your head?
The book treats the afterlife as a place you arrive at rather than vanish into. Which detail of that arrival made you feel oddly looked after?
Was there a moment where the writing made you laugh when you expected to be sad? What did that mix of humor and grief do for you as a reader?
The idea of unfinished business runs through this story. Without getting too heavy, what is one small loose end of your own you were reminded of while reading?
If this book is partly about being welcomed somewhere new and frightening, who in your real life has been that welcoming presence for you?
Did reading this shift anything about how you think of the people you have lost, even slightly? You can keep your answer as private or as small as you want.
By the last stretch of the book, did you feel released or did you feel ache? Try to describe the feeling you were left holding without saying what caused it.