READERS GUIDE
Reading Group Discussion Questions for Tantrum1. What do you think Tantrum is trying to say about the sacrifices and struggles of parenthood?
2. What do you think was the scariest moment in the book?
3. Which was your favorite scene in the book, and why?
4. How about your favorite line or paragraph?
5. How does humor function in the novel?
6. Did your opinion of any of the characters change from the beginning of the book to the end?
7. Did you guess any of the book’s revelations as you were reading? Which ones surprised you the most?
8. What do you make of Lucia’s relationships with her siblings, Jeremy and Sebastian?
9. How does gender play a role in the novel? How would the story be different if Thea was Lucia’s father instead of her mother?
10. Were you surprised by the novel’s ending?
