Willmar Public Library Reads discussion

1. Which story was your favorite?
2. Which story was your least favorite?
3. In the description, the book is compared to Black Mirror and West World. If you have seen these shows, do you agree or disagree with this comparison? Were you reminded of any other stories, shows, films, etc.?
4. What did you think of the first story about the twins and transplants?
5. What are the potential consequences of their melding together?
6. Do you think he was really hearing his sister or do you think it was all in his head?
7. What did you think of the second story about the girl who was given robotic parts after being in a horrible car accident?
8. Do you think her revenge was justified?
9. What did you think of the third story about the Reverend Tad Tadd and his daughter?
10. What did you think of the fourth story about the dolphin boy?
11. Why do you think meeting Frances changed the way Alexios thought?
12. What did you think of the fifth story about the asteroid miners in Russia?
13. What do these last two stories seem to say about humanity and being human? At what point are you no longer human? Do you think some people deserve to have their humanity taken away (ex: Alexios for lacking empathy and Russian convicts)?
14. What did you think of the final story about the Protos?
15. How do you feel humanity would change once the Protos rebuilt it?
16. Did your perspective change from the first story to the last?
17. How far do you think medical science should go before it crosses the line?
18. What message do you think this book is trying to portray?
19. What do you think the author will have predicted correctly?
20. What do you think she will have gotten wrong?
21. What did you think of the book as a whole? Would you recommend it?