Lisey's Story by Stephen King - Book Club Discussion Questions

Lisey's Story by Stephen King is the story of Lisey Landon, who lost her husband Scott two years ago and is dealing with her three endearing, yet maddening sisters and how to sort through Scott’s final writings. Use these book club discussion questions on Lisey's Story to delve into King's wild ride as a group.

Spoiler Warning: These book club discussion questions reveal important details about Lisey's Story by Stephen King. Finish the book before reading on.

"She didn’t believe Scott had exactly planned all this; he didn’t even plan his books, as complex as some of them were. Plotting them, he said, would take out all the fun. He claimed that for him, writing a book was like finding a brilliantly colored string in the grass and following it to see where it might lead."

1. How does this reflect King’s writing in Lisey’s Story?

2. What parts of Lisey’s Story do you think are a reflection of King’s own life?

3. What was the most endearing moment in Lisey’s Story? What was the most horrific?

4. How does Boo’ya Moon reflect real life? How is it more/less beautiful? How is it more/less horrific?

5. What did you most enjoy about Lisey’s Story?

6. Do you think King captured the strength and intimacy of a 25-year marriage?

7. There are worlds within worlds in this novel (memory, past, imagination, present). How do they correlate/separate us with each other?

8. Which world (memory, past, imagination, present) do you think King captured best? Why?