"They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera by C V

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USO Indo-Pacific and USO Europe | Middle East | Africa will host our monthly Overseas Virtual Book Club discussing "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera on June 13th at 2000 JST on Zoom

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Introductions

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About the Book

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DQ 1: What were you first thoughts when reading the title? Did it feel like a spoiler?

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DQ 2: What were your first thoughts after finishing the book? Was the title chosen wisely? Would you have given the book a different title? Why/Why not?

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DQ 3: How did the story challenge you to contemplate your own life and death? Did it?

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DQ 4: Would you want to know when your last day was if you were able?

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DQ 5: If you knew it was your last day, would you do anything differently? Why or why not?

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DQ 6: What do you think about the “Death Cast” system?

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DQ 7: Most of the story is told from Mateo or Rufus’ point of view, yet some of the chapters switch to other characters. Why do you think the author did this? Did it enhance the story for you at all?

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DQ 8: Despite knowing he’s going to die, Mateo doesn’t want to tell Lidia when he goes to see her one last time. If you knew you were going to die, would you tell anyone? Why or why not?

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DQ 9: What is the message of They Both Die at the End?

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DQ 10: Why, in your opinion, is this novel so popular?

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DQ 11: What topics are dealt with in the book that are attractive to younger readers?

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DQ 12: Were Rufus and Mateo good for each other?

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DQ 13: Did you expect Rufus and Mateo fall in love with each other? Why/Why not?

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DQ 14: “But no matter what choices we make—solo or together—our finish line remains the same […] No matter how we choose to live, we both die at the end” (79). How does this quote encapsulate the book’s themes about mortality and living without regret? How do those themes intersect with the concept of free will?

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“This isn’t the early 2000s, when people were dying without warning. Death-Cast is here to prepare Deckers and their loved ones, not for the Decker to turn their back on their loved ones. “ -- Lidia Vargas

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“We never act…Only react when we realize the clock is ticking.” --Mateo

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"No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be, because Death is very likely the single best invention of Life. It is Life’s change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new." -- Steve Jobs

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“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that’s all.” – Oscar Wilde

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Character Guide

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Book Summary

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DQs

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