Almost Life Reading Guide & Discussion Questions

Book Club Discussion Questions

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For supplemental discussion material see our Beyond the Book article, Claude Monet's Water Lilies Series and our BookBrowse Review of Almost Life.

Please be aware that this discussion guide will contain spoilers!

These are original discussion questions written by BookBrowse.

1. Did you find Laure or Erica more sympathetic? Did your opinion change at all throughout the book?
2. In what ways do you think Laure and Erica brought out the best in each other? Which elements of their relationship did you find the most compelling?
3. Why do you think Erica chooses to go back to England after her first summer in Paris, rather than staying with Laure and studying in France? Is it unrealistic to make a serious commitment to a person you've only known for a couple of months? Should Laure and Erica have taken a leap of faith at this point and tried to stay together, or was it too soon?

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