Discuss The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff

Apr. 23, 2024
by taking.mytime

Farah approaches Geeta for help in doing away with Samir. What would you have done if placed in Geeta's position?

Apr. 23, 2024
by taking.mytime

Karem tells Geeta "Sometimes to do the right thing, you have to do the wrong one first." What do you think he means?

Apr. 23, 2024
by taking.mytime

Karem tells Geeta that love isn't a feeling, it's a "choice you renew every day." Do you agree with him?

Apr. 23, 2024
by taking.mytime

One of the things that makes the strong female characters in the novel so relatable is that they are flawed. Which flaws made the characters feel more relatable to you?

Apr. 23, 2024
by taking.mytime

Overall, what do you think of The Bandit Queens? (no spoilers)

Apr. 25, 2024
by RachStan

Saloni believes that as middle-aged housewives they're invisible. Do you think this is the same or different in your own culture?

Apr. 23, 2024
by taking.mytime

The "would-be widows" are equating being widowed with being free. Would you equate these two things in the same way?

Apr. 23, 2024
by taking.mytime

The author explores a number of serious topics in the novel. Did reading the novel cause you to look at any social institutions in a new way?

Apr. 23, 2024
by taking.mytime

The culture portrayed in the book is rife with injustices. Is there an effective way pursue justice?

Apr. 23, 2024
by taking.mytime

Were you familiar with India's Bandit Queen before reading the novel?

Apr. 23, 2024
by taking.mytime

What did you think of Geeta's journey as a character?

Apr. 23, 2024
by taking.mytime

What did you think of Saloni's solution to Geeta's problem and of Priya and Preity joining the fray?

Apr. 20, 2024
by BuffaloGirl

What did you think of the "small-town" politics at play and how they affected Geeta's life in the five years before the novel opens?

Apr. 23, 2024
by taking.mytime

What did you think of the author's choice to use humor to explore serious topics?

Apr. 23, 2024
by taking.mytime

What did you think of the lessons the women learned as they banded together to protect each other?

Apr. 23, 2024
by taking.mytime

What do you think the future has in store for Geeta and the book's other characters?

Apr. 23, 2024
by taking.mytime

What factors do you think contribute to why we perceive violence differently depending on who is committing the act?

Apr. 23, 2024
by taking.mytime

The Bandit Queens

Discuss The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff

Do you think violence can ever be justified?

Farah approaches Geeta for help in doing away with Samir. What would you have done if placed in Geeta's position?

Karem tells Geeta "Sometimes to do the right thing, you have to do the wrong one first." What do you think he means?

Karem tells Geeta that love isn't a feeling, it's a "choice you renew every day." Do you agree with him?

One of the things that makes the strong female characters in the novel so relatable is that they are flawed. Which flaws made the characters feel more relatable to you?

Overall, what do you think of The Bandit Queens? (no spoilers)

Saloni believes that as middle-aged housewives they're invisible. Do you think this is the same or different in your own culture?

The "would-be widows" are equating being widowed with being free. Would you equate these two things in the same way?

The author explores a number of serious topics in the novel. Did reading the novel cause you to look at any social institutions in a new way?

The culture portrayed in the book is rife with injustices. Is there an effective way pursue justice?

Were you familiar with India's Bandit Queen before reading the novel?

What did you think of Geeta's journey as a character?

What did you think of Saloni's solution to Geeta's problem and of Priya and Preity joining the fray?

What did you think of the "small-town" politics at play and how they affected Geeta's life in the five years before the novel opens?

What did you think of the author's choice to use humor to explore serious topics?

What did you think of the lessons the women learned as they banded together to protect each other?

What do you think the future has in store for Geeta and the book's other characters?

What factors do you think contribute to why we perceive violence differently depending on who is committing the act?

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Discuss The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff

Sorry, The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff is closed for new posts.Please go to bookbrowse.com/booktalk for a full list of conversations.

Sorry, The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff is closed for new posts.
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