GHOST HAMPTON - BOOK CLUB QUESTIONS

GOT A BOOK CLUB? TRY ON SOME DISCUSSION POINTS… 

• The Sopranos, Breaking Bad, Boardwalk Empire, Vinyl – are antiheros more fun?
   
• Lyle Hall has lived most of his life as a modern-day Scrooge but, following a near-death experience, he’s seen the light and is trying to turn over a new leaf. But his neighbors are conditioned to believe he’s still a despicable person. What can he do?
   
• Does Lyle have a “Tiny Tim”? How about a Bob Cratchit?
   
• What about Lyle’s view of the opposite sex? Should readers be afforded glimpses of how his mind works?
   
• How did the road work on Montauk Highway, and the detour it caused, connect with Lyle’s accident one year prior?
   
• How crucial is “Augie’s Doggie” to Lyle’s story?
   
• Gertie the luncheonette lade had never been in a court case vs. Lyle. Why would she be so rude to him? 
   
• Why wouldn’t Georgie tell her father she and Big Frank are in a relationship?
   
• Why does Lyle always have china place settings out after Glen visits his kitchen?
   
• What else is Fr. Matteo Xerri hiding? Anything?
   
• Is it important that Sgt. Frank spends time talking about condoms with Det. Hall?
   
• Where is Chantale Benoit?
   
• Should any civil employee make up an alibi for Lyle’s dangerous activities at the story’s climax?