Reader's Block (American Literature (Dalkey Archive)) cover

Reader's Block (American Literature (Dalkey Archive))

by David Markson

An experimental novel consisting of musings on literature. The narrator ponders on the role of a protagonist in novels, concludes Moby-Dick was insincere, decides Toynbee was an anti-Semite, and who needs a plot anyway?

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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?