Book Club Discussion Questions

for One Beautiful Year of Normal

  1. How did the book’s setting affect the story?
  2. If you could ask the author one question what would it be?
  3. What do you think the conflicting timelines for when Helen tracked August down means?
  4. Which character do you relate to most and why?
  5. August misinterpreted something she saw on her eighth birthday. If this had not been the case, what do you think she would have done differently in the years that followed?
  6. Did your feelings about any of the characters change as the story progressed?
  7. How did you feel about the ending?
  8. Did your feelings about the villain in the story change by the end. If so, why.
  9. What loose ends were left that you would have liked answered?
  10. Did this book remind you of any similar ones?
  11. Do you have a favorite quote from the book?
  12. What do you think the main theme or message of the story was?
  13. What character did you find the most complex or intriguing?
  14. What do you think happens to the protagonist after the story ends?
  15. How would you describe the book in one sentence?
  16. How does the book’s title relate to book’s content?