Valerie Solanas: The Defiant Life of the Woman Who Wrote SCUM (and Shot Andy Warhol) cover

Valerie Solanas: The Defiant Life of the Woman Who Wrote SCUM (and Shot Andy Warhol)

by Breanne Fahs

Presents the life and philosophies of Valerie Solanas, a feminist extremist who outlined in her "SCUM Manifesto" her vision for a radical gender dystopia and who shot Andy Warhol in 1968.

Chappie’s discussion starters

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?