Lie Still
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Lie Still Discussion
Brenna
Feb 17, 2019 04:44AM
1. Do you think this novel was a realistic portrayal of rich, Southern women or more satire?
2. Did you grow to like the eccentric characters more or less as you turned the pages?
3. Emily is still haunted by a date rape in college—do you think she should have been able to let it go years earlier?
4. Do you believe date rape is more or less devastating than stranger rape? That date rape is still an issue on college campuses?
5. Many women have regrettable early sexual encounters, where they weren’t raped but feel they were forced to do something they didn’t want to: Is this a normal part of growing up? Should women talk about it more?
6. Emily keeps some big secrets from her husband, Mike: What did you like and not like about the relationship between the two of them?
7. There are funny moments in Lie Still and yet some very dark themes. Do the lighter moments seem in keeping with the book?
8. Do you think Caroline was more sinned against than sinning?
9. What is the craziest diet you’ve ever been on?
10. Do you think that Emily will ever meet the girl she draws in the painting?
1. I think it was both realistic and satirical of rich, Southern women. It reminded me of the show GCB. Sometimes real life is satirical. And as much as stereotypes suck, they usually stem from a truth.
2. Lettie, in all of her craziness, definitely grew on me as the book went on. Especially in the end when she rescues Emily and Misty. It was hilarious and charming all at once.
3. I do not think she should’ve been able to let it go. What happened to her was very traumatic, but I also think everyone handles that kind of trauma differently. Some people can shake it off easier than others. We all have our own ways of coping. And even though it did haunt her, she never let it completely cripple her. She didn’t play the victim card or use it to draw attention to herself. She tried to block it out and keep living her life and not let that one event define her entire life.
4. Any rape, stranger, date or marital is devastating. There is no this one is more devastating than the other. It’s all tragic, it’s all hard to prove, especially marital rape (I just did a paper on this for a class), and none of them should be happening. It’s 2019, people need to stop acting like barbarians. it’s about more than sex, it’s about humiliation, control, power, etc, we should be figuring out ways to prevent this from happening. It shouldn’t exist, there’s no reason why it should. We need to be raising our sons to be better than this, we need to be helping people with mental health issues, we need to be doing better. I’m not 100% sure where to start but I know we need to do something.
5. It is a part of growing up I think, learning about yourself and where to draw the boundaries and building up your self-worth/self-esteem. I absolutely think women should be talking about it more though, because it’s the only way we’re going to grow and empower ourselves and one another.
6. I love Mike. I wish he didn’t have to work as much, but he loves Emily. Everything he does is for her. I adore the way he still loves her and cares for her no matter what big secret she reveals. He’s her rock, he’s unwavering. He’s amazing. He needs to exist in real life and not just in the pages of a book. Like seriously, how many men do y’all know in real life that would accept that you were raped and have a child out there somewhere in the world? Especially after all the struggles y’all had to conceive and bring a baby to term.
7. I enjoyed the lighter moments. I think it’s important to have those scenes in a book like this that deals with such dark subject matter. It keeps it balanced and gives you a breath of fresh air when it’s starting to get too heavy and dark.
8. Ehhh… even after learning the things I learned about Caroline towards the end of the book, I still didn’t like her. She was a brat and a queen bee mean girl.
9. Hahahahahahahahahaha, y’all have seen me, you know I don’t diet.
10. I don’t know… but I hope she does. I couldn’t imagine having a child and giving her away for adoption and never trying to reach out and connect with that child later in life.
2. Did you grow to like the eccentric characters more or less as you turned the pages?
3. Emily is still haunted by a date rape in college—do you think she should have been able to let it go years earlier?
4. Do you believe date rape is more or less devastating than stranger rape? That date rape is still an issue on college campuses?
5. Many women have regrettable early sexual encounters, where they weren’t raped but feel they were forced to do something they didn’t want to: Is this a normal part of growing up? Should women talk about it more?
6. Emily keeps some big secrets from her husband, Mike: What did you like and not like about the relationship between the two of them?
7. There are funny moments in Lie Still and yet some very dark themes. Do the lighter moments seem in keeping with the book?
8. Do you think Caroline was more sinned against than sinning?
9. What is the craziest diet you’ve ever been on?
10. Do you think that Emily will ever meet the girl she draws in the painting?
1. I think it was both realistic and satirical of rich, Southern women. It reminded me of the show GCB. Sometimes real life is satirical. And as much as stereotypes suck, they usually stem from a truth.
2. Lettie, in all of her craziness, definitely grew on me as the book went on. Especially in the end when she rescues Emily and Misty. It was hilarious and charming all at once.
3. I do not think she should’ve been able to let it go. What happened to her was very traumatic, but I also think everyone handles that kind of trauma differently. Some people can shake it off easier than others. We all have our own ways of coping. And even though it did haunt her, she never let it completely cripple her. She didn’t play the victim card or use it to draw attention to herself. She tried to block it out and keep living her life and not let that one event define her entire life.
4. Any rape, stranger, date or marital is devastating. There is no this one is more devastating than the other. It’s all tragic, it’s all hard to prove, especially marital rape (I just did a paper on this for a class), and none of them should be happening. It’s 2019, people need to stop acting like barbarians. it’s about more than sex, it’s about humiliation, control, power, etc, we should be figuring out ways to prevent this from happening. It shouldn’t exist, there’s no reason why it should. We need to be raising our sons to be better than this, we need to be helping people with mental health issues, we need to be doing better. I’m not 100% sure where to start but I know we need to do something.
5. It is a part of growing up I think, learning about yourself and where to draw the boundaries and building up your self-worth/self-esteem. I absolutely think women should be talking about it more though, because it’s the only way we’re going to grow and empower ourselves and one another.
6. I love Mike. I wish he didn’t have to work as much, but he loves Emily. Everything he does is for her. I adore the way he still loves her and cares for her no matter what big secret she reveals. He’s her rock, he’s unwavering. He’s amazing. He needs to exist in real life and not just in the pages of a book. Like seriously, how many men do y’all know in real life that would accept that you were raped and have a child out there somewhere in the world? Especially after all the struggles y’all had to conceive and bring a baby to term.
7. I enjoyed the lighter moments. I think it’s important to have those scenes in a book like this that deals with such dark subject matter. It keeps it balanced and gives you a breath of fresh air when it’s starting to get too heavy and dark.
8. Ehhh… even after learning the things I learned about Caroline towards the end of the book, I still didn’t like her. She was a brat and a queen bee mean girl.
9. Hahahahahahahahahaha, y’all have seen me, you know I don’t diet.
10. I don’t know… but I hope she does. I couldn’t imagine having a child and giving her away for adoption and never trying to reach out and connect with that child later in life.
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