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Hidden Pictures

From Edgar Award-finalist Jason Rekulak comes a wildly inventive spin on the supernatural thriller, for fans of Stranger Things and Riley Sager, about a woman working as a nanny for a young boy with strange and disturbing secrets.

 

These discussion questions were provided by Bookclubs member Alexa S.

Book club questions for Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak

Use these discussion questions to guide your next book club meeting.

How did you feel about the pictures drawn into this book?  Do you feel like they added to the story or could you have done without them?

Have you ever experienced such a significant cultural shift as Mallory did moving from city-streets Philly to suburban sidewalks? What was your experience like? 

What did you think about Mallory as a character? Would you have hired Mallory as your employee? Under what conditions?

What did you think of Adrian’s character?

How did you feel about Mitzy’s character in the book?

How did you feel about Mallory sharing her concerns with the Maxwells and others in the book?  Would you have handled the situation the same way?

Were you able to guess any of the twists in the novel?  Who Teddy was?  Anya’s true identity? Maxwell's truth?

Do you believe in ghosts? Have you ever felt you had an experience with the supernatural?

Mallory had a gift for detecting the watchful eye of others (as proven by the later-confirmed reality of the UPenn study). Do you feel like you can tell when others are watching you?

What did you think of the ending of the novel?

Hidden Pictures Book Club Questions PDF

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