Book Club Questions for Names I Call My Sisters
::: Q: Do these stories
capture what it is like to have a sister?
::: Q: Do you agree that we are cast in roles by our family,
like Dori and Susu? Or do we put ourselves in certain roles
such as the caretaker, the wild child, the peacemaker, etc.?
::: Q: What
are some of the power struggles that take place in the
four stories? Are they realistic? Do they make you think
about the power struggles you have in your family?
::: Q: There
is a saying that friends are God’s way of apologizing
for your family. (Cristy certainly felt that way!) Do you agree
with that?
::: Q: What
keeps families together and what drives them apart? Why
do we put up with negative, sometimes cruel behavior
from a blood relative and yet, would never take that kind of
guff from a stranger?
::: Q: When
you have such a dominant sibling like Michelle is to
Jen, how have you made an identity for yourself? Do you
still feel that you’re in the
shadows?
::: See
what readers
are saying about Names
I Call My Sister and Mary's novella, Till Death
Do Us Part.
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