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 start a discussion for What Is Yours Is Not Yours...then take off on your own:
1. First, what is your favorite story within the collection and why? Which is the most puzzling? Which is your least favorite?
2. Consider the title of each story and its meaning within the context of the story. Is the title thematic...or ironic?
3. The overriding metaphors within the collection are locks and keys. Whats role do they play in each story, and what is their symbolic significance?
4. In what way is "Dornicka and the St. Martin's Day Goose" an inverted "Little Red Riding Hood"? Do any of the other stories play with fairy tale themes? Consider, for instance, the way "Is Your Blood as Red as This?" draws on "Pinocchio."
5. Trace the characters who appear in multiple stories. How do they, or their roles, change from one story to the other?
(We'll add specific questions if and when they're made available by the publisher.)
What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours (Oyeyemi) - Discussion Questions
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