Discuss The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff

Apr. 25, 2024
by RachStan

Karem tells Geeta "Sometimes to do the right thing, you have to do the wrong one first." What do you think he means?

Apr. 23, 2024
by taking.mytime

What do you think the future has in store for Geeta and the book's other characters?

Apr. 23, 2024
by taking.mytime

What did you think of the "small-town" politics at play and how they affected Geeta's life in the five years before the novel opens?

Apr. 23, 2024
by taking.mytime

One of the things that makes the strong female characters in the novel so relatable is that they are flawed. Which flaws made the characters feel more relatable to you?

Apr. 23, 2024
by taking.mytime

What factors do you think contribute to why we perceive violence differently depending on who is committing the act?

Apr. 23, 2024
by taking.mytime

The author explores a number of serious topics in the novel. Did reading the novel cause you to look at any social institutions in a new way?

Apr. 23, 2024
by taking.mytime

What did you think of the lessons the women learned as they banded together to protect each other?

Apr. 23, 2024
by taking.mytime

Farah approaches Geeta for help in doing away with Samir. What would you have done if placed in Geeta's position?

Apr. 23, 2024
by taking.mytime

What did you think of the author's choice to use humor to explore serious topics?

Apr. 23, 2024
by taking.mytime

Saloni believes that as middle-aged housewives they're invisible. Do you think this is the same or different in your own culture?

Apr. 23, 2024
by taking.mytime

The "would-be widows" are equating being widowed with being free. Would you equate these two things in the same way?

Apr. 23, 2024
by taking.mytime

Were you familiar with India's Bandit Queen before reading the novel?

Apr. 23, 2024
by taking.mytime

Do you think violence can ever be justified?

Apr. 23, 2024
by taking.mytime

The culture portrayed in the book is rife with injustices. Is there an effective way pursue justice?

Apr. 23, 2024
by taking.mytime

Karem tells Geeta that love isn't a feeling, it's a "choice you renew every day." Do you agree with him?

Apr. 23, 2024
by taking.mytime

What did you think of Geeta's journey as a character?

Apr. 23, 2024
by taking.mytime

What did you think of Saloni's solution to Geeta's problem and of Priya and Preity joining the fray?

Apr. 20, 2024
by BuffaloGirl

The Bandit Queens

Discuss The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff

Overall, what do you think of The Bandit Queens? (no spoilers)

Karem tells Geeta "Sometimes to do the right thing, you have to do the wrong one first." What do you think he means?

What do you think the future has in store for Geeta and the book's other characters?

What did you think of the "small-town" politics at play and how they affected Geeta's life in the five years before the novel opens?

One of the things that makes the strong female characters in the novel so relatable is that they are flawed. Which flaws made the characters feel more relatable to you?

What factors do you think contribute to why we perceive violence differently depending on who is committing the act?

The author explores a number of serious topics in the novel. Did reading the novel cause you to look at any social institutions in a new way?

What did you think of the lessons the women learned as they banded together to protect each other?

Farah approaches Geeta for help in doing away with Samir. What would you have done if placed in Geeta's position?

What did you think of the author's choice to use humor to explore serious topics?

Saloni believes that as middle-aged housewives they're invisible. Do you think this is the same or different in your own culture?

The "would-be widows" are equating being widowed with being free. Would you equate these two things in the same way?

Were you familiar with India's Bandit Queen before reading the novel?

Do you think violence can ever be justified?

The culture portrayed in the book is rife with injustices. Is there an effective way pursue justice?

Karem tells Geeta that love isn't a feeling, it's a "choice you renew every day." Do you agree with him?

What did you think of Geeta's journey as a character?

What did you think of Saloni's solution to Geeta's problem and of Priya and Preity joining the fray?

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