1. Consider all the stories; which did you find especially humorous—and what makes them funny? What does Novak take aim at, or critique, in his humor?
2. Do you recognize your own life situations in any of the stories? For instance, in "The Rematch," have you ever experienced something like the hare's depression after having failed to attain what should have been an easy victory?
3. Favorite story? Least favorite?
4. Other stories surpass humor to show us life's absurdity, and Novak, obviously, has an eye for the absurd. Which stories do you find especially zany...or that touch on something particularly ridiculous in our culture?
5. What are the three lines of "Romance, Chapter One" about?
2. Do you recognize your own life situations in any of the stories? For instance, in "The Rematch," have you ever experienced something like the hare's depression after having failed to attain what should have been an easy victory?
3. Favorite story? Least favorite?
4. Other stories surpass humor to show us life's absurdity, and Novak, obviously, has an eye for the absurd. Which stories do you find especially zany...or that touch on something particularly ridiculous in our culture?
5. What are the three lines of "Romance, Chapter One" about?