The View from Mount Joy by Lorna Landvik - Book Club Discussion Questions

The View from Mount Joy by Lorna Landvik--bestselling author of book club favorite Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons--tells the story of Joe Andreson, a high school hockey player who moves to Minneapolis. The novel follows the story of his life through middle age, and traces the impact of his high school years and the friends he made. Use these book club discussion questions on The View from Mount Joy to explore Landvik's novel.

Spoiler Warning: These book club discussion questions reveal important details from The View from Mount Joy by Lorna Landvik. Finish the novel before reading on.

1. Do you think Darva and Joe were secretly in love with each other?

2. Who do you think Kristi Casey really was?

3. Why do you think Joe ended up running the grocery store as a career? Did you predict that it would happen?

4. Do you think Tuck and Kristi were elected to office?

5. Why do you think Landvik chose the title, The View from Mount Joy? What role do joy and grief play in the story? How do they relate?

6. Could you relate to Joe?

7. What sort of life did you expect to have when you were in high school? Have your experiences been similar to your expectations? How have your goals and expectations changed?

8. Rate The View from Mount Joy on a scale of one to five.