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My world - and welcome to it

by James Thurber

Here are 22 memorable stories from the great American humorist's collection My World--and Welcome to It, including The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Interview with a Lemming, You Could Look It Up, and A Sort of Genius. Most of the pieces were first printed in The New Yorker.

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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?