Which of the books in the reading list have you read? What did you think of them? If you haven't read any, were you inspired to try any of them?Ģ. While you're free to discuss the specifics of the plot of the book, here are a few great personal questions to help you get to know each other better based on The Reading List:ġ. I think the best book club questions help members to connect with one another on a personal level.

Slowly, the shared books create a connection between two lonely souls, as fiction helps them escape their grief and everyday troubles and find joy again.'ĭiscussion Questions for The Reading List When Mukesh arrives at the library, desperate to forge a connection with his bookworm granddaughter, Aleisha passes along the reading list…hoping that it will be a lifeline for him too. As each story gives up its magic, the books transport Aleisha from the painful realities she’s facing at home. Intrigued, and a little bored with her slow job at the checkout desk, she impulsively decides to read every book on the list, one after the other. He shops every Wednesday, goes to Temple, and worries about his granddaughter, Priya, who hides in her room reading while he spends his evenings watching nature documentaries.Īleisha is a bright but anxious teenager working at the local library for the summer when she discovers a crumpled-up piece of paper in the back of To Kill a Mockingbird. It’s a list of novels that she’s never heard of before.

Widower Mukesh lives a quiet life in Wembley, in West London after losing his beloved wife. ' An unforgettable and heartwarming debut about how a chance encounter with a list of library books helps forge an unlikely friendship between two very different people in a London suburb.

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The reading list by sara nisha adams