Q. What do you hope to do in the future?
A. I hope to keep writing novels until the day I fall over dead.
QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION
1. Do you think Holly is a likable character and do you sympathize with her condition?
2. Why is Betty Jane in control of the Committee?
3. Siblings often play pivotal roles in our lives. Is Holly’s sister, Sarah, helping or hindering her in her quest to live a normal life?
4. Holly frequently finds herself in difficult predicaments. Is she a victim or does she have a hand in creating the problems she faces?
5. Why is Holly’s relationship with her mother so significant?
6. Do you agree with Milton’s approach to treating Holly? Why and/or why not?
7. Why is forgiveness such an important element of the story?
8. Holly and Peter have a dysfunctional relationship, yet they
stay together for several years. What keeps them together? Have you ever remained in a dysfunctional relationship, or have you observed someone close to you while he or she remained in one?
9. Who is your favorite character and why?
10. Some of the characters in
Sounds Like Crazy
are not very likable. Who is your least favorite character and why?
11. Many people have a token or memento that represents something important to them. The sunflower pin is such a token in the novel. Are there others? Do you have a token or memento that is important to you?
12.
Sounds Like Crazy
is a novel about healing. Discuss the healing process that Holly and some of the other characters undergo. Have there been events in your life that initiated a healing process?