Discussion Questions
Use our LitLovers Book Club Resources; they can help with discussions for any book:
• How to Discuss a Book (helpful discussion tips)
• Generic Discussion Questions—Fiction and Nonfiction
• Read-Think-Talk (a guided reading chart)
Also consider these LitLovers talking points to help get a discussion started for Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less:
1. Which of the victims' scams did you find the funniest? The most clever? Were any of them believable...or is that beside the point?
2. In what way do the four men use Metcalf's own personal idiosyncrasies against him?
2. Was the ending satisfying? Were you surprised by the plot twist at the end, oo did you find it predictable? In hindsight were there any clues to prepare you for the end? Or is the ending sprung on you from left-field.
3. This is obviously a plot-driven novel, which means little concern about character development. Nonetheless, do you find any of the characters convincing or particularly memorable? Any favorites?
4. Ocassionally, authors make their villains likable. Do feel that way about Metcalf? If so, what makes him likable. If not, why?
(Questions by LitLovers. Please feel free to use them, online or off, with attribution. Thanks.)
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