You Bring the Distant Near Reading Guide & Discussion Questions

Book Club Discussion Questions

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For supplemental discussion material see our Beyond the Book article, The Intricacies of Interwoven Cultural Identities and our BookBrowse Review of You Bring the Distant Near.

Please be aware that this discussion guide will contain spoilers!

1. What is the significance of Rabindranath Tagore's quote that appears before the novel begins?
2. How do attitudes toward gender differ between the various characters and between the generations?
3. What does Tara mean when she says: "She tells me I use the screen the way she uses reading and writing, but she's wrong. For her, that's escape. For me, it's research" (page 36)?

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