Keep Sweet Book Club Discussion Guide
Initial Impressions
What were your initial impressions of Keep Sweet? Did your opinion change as you read?
Keep Sweet is fiction, but it loosely reflects life in a cult in the United States. Were you aware of the FLDS cult? Has this book encouraged you to read additional materials on the subject matter?
How do you see the book’s title relating to the story? Why do you think it was chosen?
Do you have a favorite quote?
Characters
Who was your favorite character and why?
Which character did you find the most complex or intriguing and why?
How did Elizabeth and Micah change or grow throughout the story?
If you could have given advice to any of the teens—Elizabeth, Micah, Georgiana, Rebecca, Carolyn or Travis—what would you tell them?
If you could have given advice to any of the adults—Dinah, Benjamin, Tamora, Abigail or Melody—what would you tell them?
How did the characters relate to one another? Were there any surprising or unexpected relationships?
The story
Did you find anything surprising in the plot?
What was the most memorable or shocking scene or twist in the story and
why?
What was the underlying conflict or problem in Keep Sweet and how was it resolved?
Was the ending satisfying?
What do you think happens to the characters after Keep Sweet concludes?
Overall thoughts
Did Keep Sweet make you think differently about anything? Did it inspire you to explore any new ideas?
Did Keep Sweet change your perspective on any particular subject? Did it lead to any new understanding or awareness?
While it’s unlikely that readers live in a cult, most people find themselves in situations where they must fight unethical authority figures—possibly at home, at work, at church, etc. How can you apply the information or ideas from Keep Sweet to your own life?
What theme stands out to you?
How relevant or relatable are the themes of the book to our larger society today?