Literary Nonsense
LuckiestGirlAlivebyJessicaKnoll
Literary
1. Onascaleof1to10,howmuchdiditbotheryouthatTifAni’snamewasspelledasifa7th
gradertypeditonFacebook?
2. Whenthinkingofhighersocietyevents,etc.howaccuratedoyouthinktheweddingplanning
andweddingprepdescriptionsare(i.e.weightloss,cost,etc.)
a. Doesthisweddingplanning/prepremindyouofanyweddingyou’vebeenapartof?
3. Stolenfromareadingguide:WhendescribingArthurforthedocumentary,Aniremembershow
“hewastheonlyonewhostoodupformewhenalotofpeopleturnedonme.”Whyisit
importantthatshesharessomethingpositiveabouthim?DiscussAni’sfriendshipwithArthur.
Whydoyouthinkhedefendedher?WhatwasyourfirstimpressionofArthur?Didyourfeelings
abouthimchange?
4. Doesthisbookremindyouofanythingelse:otherbooks,movies,artimitatinglife,etc.?
5. Ending:WouldyouhavedonewhatTifAnididandwhenshedidit?
a. Themarriagesituation b.Thedocumentarysituation
6. Alsostolen,butagreatquestion:WhatwereyourinitialimpressionsofDinaFaNelli?After
learningwhathappenedtoAniatDean’sparty,Dina“toldmeIwasnotthedaughtershe
raised.”WhatvaluesdidDinaimpart?Doyouthinkshewasagoodmother?Whyorwhynot?
7. DoyouthinkAniis“TheLuckiestGirlAlive”?(Andthoughtsonthefolksthatgaveherthat
moniker?)
8. Ifyoucoulduseonewordtodescribethisbook,whatwordwouldyouuse?
9. Doyoureallyhavetodocokeoffapictureframe?WhatdoyouthinkofLuke’sexcuseaboutthe
pictureframeandhowitbroke?
Nonsense
1. Related:Thisbookisallegedlygoingtobemadeintoamovie.Whodoyouthinkshouldplaythe
followingparts:
Ani/Tifani
Luke TheShart
Ani’smom(Dina)
2. HowdoesyourfamilydoChristmasgifts?IfyouhaveaChristmaslist,whatdoyouwantmost?
3. DidyoubuythenewAdelealbum/planningonit?M/F/K-Adele,TaylorSwift,KatyPerry
4. MaryKateandherblushinggroom,OlivierSarkozy.Thoughtsontheagedifference?Doyou
knowit?Shallweapplythestandard“1/2yourage+7”rulehere?
5. Businessquestions—cananyoneelseupdatethewebsite?Nextbooktoread?
6. Pleaseenjoythecatsinholidaysweatersbelow.
FoodandWinepairings
1. SwedishFish&BlackInkRed(Onthe“InterestingReds”listatWhiteHorseTavernandWine
Bar,aMainLinedinnerspot).CheapenoughtocouplewiththisMainLinecandyobsession.
2. BasilHayden’sandpotbrownies,Mr.Harrison’sfavorites(NOTthetreatIambringing)
3. AlphonseMellotSatelliteSancerreBlanc2012(an$80sauvignonblancthatLukeprobably
orderedwhentheyhaddinnerwithannoyingWhitney).Perhapsasktheliquorstorefolks,or
Megan,foracheapersubstitute.