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Dis mem ber

by Joyce Carol Oates

"Seven feverishly unsettling works about girls and women confronting the danger around them and the danger hidden inside their turbulent selves--some victimized, others provoked by deep emotional unrest to commit violence against others"--

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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?