The Quality of Life Report Reading Guide & Discussion Questions

1. If Lucinda was allowed to report without the dictates of the Up Early staff, what are some of the Quality of Life segments you think she might have produced?
   


2. Space is a character in itself in the novel. Discuss the ways in which Daum uses space to illustrate Trout's journey.
   


3. Hayley Bopp, the self-exploitative Web diarist-turned-novelist, figures throughout the book. On some level she acts as its villain. Why is she such an important counterpoint to Lucinda?
   

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