A Good Person

From the first sentence, "I nearly pushed a girl into a gorilla pen," we are given insight into Lillian's unhinged voice. Discuss your first impression of Lillian and how your perception of her evolved, if at all, throughout the story.

A natural successor to the "Good for Her" genre of women responding to shitty situations with extreme behavior, A Good Person features a fascinating, complicated, and often downright awful protagonist who causes chaos wherever she goes. Still, Lillian's hilariously neurotic voice resonates deeply. Why do you think this is the case?

Lillian is motivated by self-preservation and obsessed with other people's perceptions of her. In what ways does this novel comment on the loneliness epidemic and performative culture?

Lillian finds herself in a situationship with Henry and is convinced that she is on track to become his girlfriend. What makes Lillian so sure Henry's the one for her? In what ways does modern dating culture cater to men's carelessness over the desire for true connection?

Filled with modern concepts like drunken hexes, social media (and LinkedIn) stalking, exploitative therapy-speak, situationships, and a Wellness Witch, A Good Person satirizes zillennials' most toxic inclinations. What makes Kirsten King's hyperbolism of these behaviors so effective?

A Good Person explores the fascinating human psyche and its confounding relationship with morality. How does King capture the ways in which we're wholly out of touch with ourselves through the story's idiosyncratic cast of characters?

Lillian can be a difficult character to root for: cringe-worthy, self-absorbed, and often utterly delusional. Do you believe that characters need to be root-worthy in order to be beloved?

Jamie is Lillian's best and only friend. Yet, in Lillian's eyes, Jamie is quite plain and desperate. In fact, Jamie is lucky to have Lillian as a friend. To what extent did Lillian's commentary on Jamie influence your reading of Jamie as a character? Did you perceive Jamie as vibrant and interesting? Or, as Lillian puts forth, plain and forgettable?

A Good Person culminates in a shocking ending. Share your reaction and whether you saw the story's conclusion coming.

As the title dictates, do you think you're "a good person"? What does it mean to be a good person, and can you be a good person while being in your villain era?

Where do you see Lillian now?