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Book Club Questions
- Mary Lee Broadmoor interacts with her daughter exactly the opposite of Mae Rose. Do you think Mary Lee has any regrets about the way she has treated her daughter, Allie?
- Mary Lee finally writes a screenplay that wins an Oscar. How to you think she felt when she learned that the screenplay was based on a true story told by her muse, Mae Rose?
- When Art Jr sees Allie, he falls in love with her right away. What do you think told him that Allie was his soul mate?
- After Art’s sons learn he cheated on his wife, both react differently. How does this secret change the relationships in the family, especially between Art and his sons?
- DBR features a web of intertwining characters. Who is your favorite character and why?
- How would you describe Eugene Gregory? How would you describe him after he meets Gertie?
- Mae Rose dies on the toilet and causes a lot of embarrassment in her afterlife. Can you consider Mae Rose dying in any other embarrassing ways?
- Which character carries the greatest amount of guilt? What character deserves a ‘do over’ the most?
- Mae Rose and Mary Lee end up sharing a body after Mae Rose is ‘vanished’ from Heaven and put into Mary Lee’s body. What do you think they learned from each other during that experience?
- What do you think Nita Winslow took form her experience covering Mary Lee’s Story? How do you think Nita’s experience compares to her assistant Cheryl’s experience with the story?
- Do you believe in life after death as described in ‘Death by Roses’?
- Do you believe in reincarnation?