Seventh Heaven
by Alice Hoffman
This is an Online Internet Book Club on Seventh Heaven by Alice Hoffman. Discuss this book, share your thoughts, make comments, ask questions, offer responses...
Description
In the late 1950s, when Nora Silk moves into Hemlock Street, the entire neighborhood sucks in its breath. A divorcée who wears Toreador pants and lets her kids eat sweets before school, Nora is a walking scandal. But when the block's husbands, wives, and children get to know her, they begin to see other things in Nora--and this Long Island town won't ever be the same...
Book Club Questions for Seventh Heaven (Fiction)
Suggested Book Club Questions for Seventh Heaven (Fiction)
The following book club questions provide a starting point for creating a reading group discussion on Seventh Heaven:
- Did Alice Hoffman emphasize any specific themes throughout Seventh Heaven? What do you think Alice Hoffman is trying to explain with this theme?
- What was unique about the setting of Seventh Heaven and how did it affect the storyline?
- Could you relate to any of the characters? If so, which ones and why?
- How do characters change or learn throughout Seventh Heaven? What events caused these changes? Have you or someone you know experienced the same thing?
- How does Seventh Heaven reveal Alice Hoffman's own perspectives about people and the world? For a lively discussion, describe why you think Alice Hoffman is liberal or conservative.
- Did certain parts of Seventh Heaven affect you emotionally? Why did it evoke those emotions?
- Did Alice Hoffman's point of view on things lend new perspective to your own view of the world?
Book Club Questions for Seventh Heaven (for Non-Fiction)
Suggested Book Club Questions for Seventh Heaven (Non-fiction)
The following book club questions provide a starting point for creating a reading group discussion on Seventh Heaven:
- Did Alice Hoffman make persuasive arguments in Seventh Heaven? Did Seventh Heaven change or reinforce your opinion on the subject?
- What did you learn from Seventh Heaven?
- How does Alice Hoffman present the information and did you enjoy it?
- How is Alice Hoffman biased within Seventh Heaven? Is there a political slant to what is being discussed and how does it impact the book?
- What, if anything, does Seventh Heaven make you want to read next? Why?
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