Significant Objects cover

Significant Objects

by Joshua Glenn

The results of a literary experiment in which a best-selling or popular author wrote a short fictional prose story about an object on eBay, thus raising its value. Writers include William Gibson, Curtis Sittenfeld, Colson Whitehead, Nicholson Baker, Meg Cabot and more.

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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?