The Accidental Time Machine
by Joe Haldeman
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NOW IN PAPERBACK-FROM THE AUTHOR OF MARSBOUNDGrad- school dropout Matt Fuller is toiling as a lowly research assistant at MIT when he inadvertently creates a time machine. With a dead-end job and a girlfriend who left him for another man, Matt has nothing to lose in taking a time-machine trip himself—or so he thinks.
Book Club Questions for The Accidental Time Machine (Fiction)
Suggested Book Club Questions for The Accidental Time Machine (Fiction)
The following book club questions provide a starting point for creating a reading group discussion on The Accidental Time Machine:
- Did Joe Haldeman emphasize any specific themes throughout The Accidental Time Machine? What do you think Joe Haldeman is trying to explain with this theme?
- What was unique about the setting of The Accidental Time Machine 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 The Accidental Time Machine? What events caused these changes? Have you or someone you know experienced the same thing?
- How does The Accidental Time Machine reveal Joe Haldeman's own perspectives about people and the world? For a lively discussion, describe why you think Joe Haldeman is liberal or conservative.
- Did certain parts of The Accidental Time Machine affect you emotionally? Why did it evoke those emotions?
- Did Joe Haldeman's point of view on things lend new perspective to your own view of the world?
Book Club Questions for The Accidental Time Machine (for Non-Fiction)
Suggested Book Club Questions for The Accidental Time Machine (Non-fiction)
The following book club questions provide a starting point for creating a reading group discussion on The Accidental Time Machine:
- Did Joe Haldeman make persuasive arguments in The Accidental Time Machine? Did The Accidental Time Machine change or reinforce your opinion on the subject?
- What did you learn from The Accidental Time Machine?
- How does Joe Haldeman present the information and did you enjoy it?
- How is Joe Haldeman biased within The Accidental Time Machine? Is there a political slant to what is being discussed and how does it impact the book?
- What, if anything, does The Accidental Time Machine make you want to read next? Why?
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