Ring Around the Sun cover

Ring Around the Sun

by Clifford D. Simak

The world would never be the same again. First there was the razor blade that never wore out, then the everlasting light bulb, then the car that never broke down. The world's biggest industries were rapidly being squeezed out, the planet heading for economic collapse. People began to disappear—families, whole towns, vanished without a trace. Then Jay Vickers spun a child's top and found himself, literally, on another world...

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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?