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The Meaning of Life

by Terry Eagleton

We have all wondered about the meaning of life. But is there an answer? And do we even really know what we're asking? Eagleton suggests that the problem of the meaning of life arose with modernity. He looks at the cultural and philosophical reasons for this.

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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?