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Something Fierce Book Club Questions

Since we were unable to find book club questions we created our own. Feel free to use them:

Something Fierce1. Is there anything that you believe in as strongly as Carmen’s belief in the resistance? In what area of your life do you resist the status quo?  (Liz)

2. How do you know when it is time to admit defeat, either personally or as an organization? (Liz)

3. Do you think it was right for Carmen’s mother to have chosen to take her and Ale with her on their revolutionary journey? Would it have been better for her to have shipped the girls off to a family of strangers in Cuba where they would have been safe but abandoned? (Pam)

4. On the Canada Reads blog, Carmen Aquirre talks about being afraid of the potential risks to those still working with the resistance if her story was published. She was told by a friend, “This isn’t your story to keep – it’s your story to tell.” Do  you think she made the right choice when it could affect so many other people? (Pam)

5. Throughout the book we learn of “gringos” like Bob that were revolutionaries in the resistance. Can you relate or understand what motivated their support of, and commitment to, the resistance? Do you think it was because of their generation or would it happen today? (Peggy)

6. Award winning rapper Shad represented and defended “Something Fierce” in the Canada Reads debate. He said what drew him to the book was the “refugee experience’ that is “quintessentially Canadian”. Do you agree, why or why not? (Peggy)

7. Allende’s words to the Chilean people were haunting before he took his life instead of resigning to Pinochet. If he had not committed suicide do you think he could have altered Chili’s history and aided the resistance movement? (Peggy)

8. What did you know about the Chilian revolution prior to reading this book? Did you learn anything new? Did anything you read change your opinion? (Kelly)

9. Has reading this book inspired you to do further research? (Kelly)

10. Compare ths book to others the group has read. Is it similar to any of them? Did you like it more or less than other books you’ve read? (Kelly)

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Our Book Club Reading List

We’ve read a little bit of everything over the years. Whether you’re a book club looking for some ideas about what to read or just want a good book to curl up in bed with this reading list should help!

  • 110. Women Talking | Miriam Toews | Cathy’s Pick
  • 109. Where the Crawdads Sing | Delia Owens | Alison’s Pick
  • 108. Everything I Never Told You | Celeste NG | Toddy’s Pick
  • 107. Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe | Fannie Flagg | Peggy’s Pick
  • 106. The Innocents | Michael Crummey | Kelly’s Picks
  • 105. The Alice Network | Kate Quinn | Kathy’s Pick
  • 104. Green Grass Running Water | Thomas King | Liz’s Pick
  • 103. Girl, Stop Apologizing | Rachel Hollis | Kelly’s Pick
  • 102. Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine | Gail Honeyman | Alison’s Pick
  • 101. The Next Thing On My List | Jill Smolinski | Toddy’s Pick
  • 100. River Thieves | Michael Crummey | Peggy’s Pick
  • 99. Before We Were Yours | Lisa Wingate | Kathy’s Pick
  • 98. Most Anything You Please | Trudy Morgan Cole | Cathy’s Pick
  • 97. Into the Water | Paula Hawkins | Toddy’s Pick
  • 96. Difficult Women | Grove Atlantic | Pam’s Pick
  • 95. Neuromancer | William Gibson | Andrea’s Pick
  • 94. Something Is Always On Fire | Measha Brueggergosman | Liz’s Pick
  • 93. Rock Paper Sex | Kerri Cull | Peggy’s Pick
  • 92. We’ll All Be Burnt In Our Beds Some Night | Joel Thomas Hynes | Kathy’s Pick
  • 91. Cutting for Stone | Abraham Verghese | Cathy’s Pick
  • 90. Bear Town | Fredrik Backman | Kelly’s Pick
  • 89. Caught | Lisa Moore | Alison’s Pick
  • 88. Let’s Pretend This Never Happened | Jenny Lawson | Andrea’s Pick
  • 87. Found Far and Wide | Kevin Major | Toddy’s Pick
  • 86. The Sparrow | Author Mary Doria Russell | Pam’s Pick
  • 85. Tomboy Survival Guide | Author Ivan Coyote | Liz’s Pick
  • 84. Rush Oh! | Author Shirley Barrett | Kathy’s Pick
  • 83. The Invention of Wings | Author Sue Monk Kidd | Toddy’s Pick
  • 82. No Longer Human | Author Osamu Dazai | Kelly’s Pick
  • 81. The Nest | Author Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney | Peggy’s Pick
  • 80. I’m Thinking of Ending Things | Author Iain Reid | Alison’s Pick

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