One More Thing (Novak)

Discussion Questions
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1. Consider all the stories; which did you find especially humorous—and what makes them funny? What does Novak take aim at, or critique, in his humor?

2. Talk about the ways Novak is able to channel the voices of contemporary young hipsters—the way they think and talk? Has he caught the tenor of today's youth?

3. Do you recognize your own life situations in any of the stories? For instance, in "The Rematch," have you ever experienced something like the hare's depression after having failed to attain what should have been an easy victory?

4. Other stories surpass humor to show us life's absurdity, and Novak, obviously, has an eye for the absurd. Which stories do you find especially zany...or that touch on something particularly ridiculous in our culture? Perhaps "Quantum Nonlocality and the Death of Elvis Presley"?

5. In  "Kellogg’s," talk about the unraveling of the family and its underlying cause, as well as the inherent irony of a windfall that causes loss.

5. Favorite story? Least favorite?

6. What are the three lines of "Romance, Chapter One" about?

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