My Policeman discussion

1. Favorite character? Favorite scene/chapter?

2. Which character needs the most therapy?

3. What did you think of the formatting of the book? What did it bring to the characters and how you viewed them?

4. How did the narrator’s voice in the book affect your reading of it? 

5. What do you think would have changed if there were no time jumps?

6. Why do you think we were never given Tom’s perspective?

7. What did you think of Marion and Patrick’s dynamic? Seemingly, the had much more in common with each other than with Tom, as well as the ways they pursued and felt about Tom. Discuss.

8. Why do you think that after 40 years, Marion decided to reconnect with Patrick?

9. What do you think of the class dynamic between Patrick and Tom & Marion?

10. What role do you think the side characters, and couples in particular, play in shaping Marion’s perspective on relationships?

11. Although Julia doesn’t appear that much, she does seem to have an impactful role in the book overall. What do you think of Julia and her role in the novel? 

12. What surprised you the most when you were reading this book?

13. If you had to choose one lesson that the author was trying to teach us with this story, what would it be?

14. What gaps do you wish the author had filled in? If you could write one more chapter after the ending, what would you write?

15. Did you watch the movie? If so, what are your thoughts?