Talking to the dead and other stories cover

Talking to the dead and other stories

by Sylvia Watanabe

In this collection of interrelated stories are tales spoken in a true host of voices, savvy guide to a world at once ancient and modern, through the minefields of adolescence, betrayal, madness, racism, and found and failed beliefs, where the marvelous and the real hold hands.

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?