Tag: white noise

I haven’t honestly ever paid much attention to the backs and fronts of books when I’ve been reading them. ((I honestly start and stop at the story itself and ignore the rest, including a lot of the bonus content)) A friend of mine pointed them out to me recently, and I thought it might be fun to come up with a few for White Noise. Let me know what you think and I may do more of these!

1. Max is thrown into an unfamiliar situation with a group of people who already have a history and dynamic that was established before he got there. Have you ever been in a situation like this? How did you deal with it?
2. A lot of information is told to Max and he accepts it more or less at face value for a long time. How could he have checked some of the information he was told? Would knowing have made a difference?
3. Throughout the books, the characters stay in houses that are clearly normally inhabited. What do you think of them living in these houses without the knowledge of the actual owners? Do their circumstances change your opinion?
4. Throughout the book, Max and Harrison establish a relationship that ends up being more than just friendship. Why would Harrison have not been more forthright about his feelings at the beginning?
5. If you suddenly discovered you had super powers, what would you do with them?
6. What character do you most identify with from White Noise? Why?
7. Each of the characters deals with their situation differently. Who do you think has the best coping mechanism? Why?
8. Each of the characters has a different power. Do you think their powers inform their personalities?
9. It is revealed that Luke is not what he seems. Do you think Luke mislead the characters intentionally?
10. In the end, Max forces Harrison to do something he did not want to do. Do you think the circumstances justified his actions? Do you think it is ever right to do this?