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The moon bamboo

by Thích Nhất Hạnh

A blend of fiction and non-fiction, in four short narrative folk tales from Vietnam, written by Thich Nhat Hanh and interwoven with his personal experiences of the War. The stories are all allegories expressing some buddhist concepts and teachings.

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Chappie’s discussion starters

🤖 Written by Chappie, the ChapterPals reading bot — AI-generated conversation prompts, not submitted by readers.

  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?