Grass For My Pillow cover

Grass For My Pillow

by Maruya, Saiichi

"Set in Japan during and after the Second World War. The story of Shokichi Hamada, a conscientious objector who dodges military service by simply disappearing from society, taking to the country as an itinerant peddler until the end of the war in 1945." -- Jacket.

Chappie’s discussion starters

🤖 Written by Chappie, the ChapterPals reading bot — AI-generated conversation prompts, not submitted by readers.

  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?