Discussion Guide
Delilah Green Doesn't Care
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Book club questions for Delilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring Blake
Use these discussion questions to guide your next book club meeting.
Out of Delilah, Claire, Astrid, and Iris, who would you want most as your friend? What qualities of each character do you relate to?
Delilah and Astrid never had a relationship growing up and couldn’t be more different on the surface. In what ways are they similar? With Delilah and Claire’s new relationship, do you think Delilah and Astrid will become friends?
What do you think about Josh? Is he just misunderstood or should he be a better father to Ruby?
If you were Claire, do you think you’d be able to forgive Delilah for what she said even though the bet was never officially made?
If you didn’t like your friend’s partner, would you say something? How would you go about it?
Throughout the novel, Delilah, Claire, and Iris pull pranks and plot schemes to get Astrid to see that Spencer isn’t right for her. Have you ever pulled a prank or done something similar?
Claire is very devoted to raising her daughter, Ruby. How do you think single parenthood complicates dating? Enhances it?
Bright Falls holds very visceral memories for Delilah, a lot of them negative. How do you think place affects our memories and how we feel about them? Do you have a certain location that you associate with extremely strong memories?
For a long time, Delilah chose to deal with her problems by avoiding them. How did this method hurt her? Are there any ways in which it helped her actually come to terms with her issues?
Claire has a difficult time putting herself first. Why is self-care important? In what ways did Claire grow to figure out that it was okay to take things for herself?
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