Chronic City cover

Chronic City

by Jonathan Lethem

Chase Insteadman is living off his earnings as a child star. He owes his current social status to his teenage sweetheart, Janice Trumbull, who is trapped by a layer of low-orbit mines on the International Space Station. Then Perkus Tooth, a pop-critic, whose riffs are fueled by marijuana, cheeseburgers & an ache for meaning, enters Chase's life.

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Chappie’s discussion starters

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  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?