63 pages • 2 hours read
Katherine DunnGeek Love
Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1989A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
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This novel contains vivid imagery. Choose a passage and describe how the words that the author chooses make you feel like you can picture the scene in your mind’s eye.
Discuss the concepts of self-love and self-esteem in this book. How do they affect the main characters? How do they affect those outside the Binewski family?
What makes the Binewskis the kind of family they are? What about Miss Lick’s family background makes her both similar and different from Oly?
Discuss the concept of pride in the book. What different forms of pride are shown in the novel and how are they demonstrated by the different characters?
Why do you feel the Arturan cult becomes so popular, so quickly? Why are the Arturans so fanatical?
Why do you think Oly plans to commit suicide after killing Mary Lick? What is your evidence for your answer?
Book 2 is entitled “Your Dragon—Care, Feeding, and Identifying Fewmets,” and Book 4 is entitled “Becoming the Dragon.” What or who is the dragon? Explain.
Describe the types of language Oly uses in her narration. Why does Oly use these types of language?
Geek Love was a highly successful novel; the book was a finalist for the National Book Award, and is cited as influential by many artists such as Kurt Cobain, Terry Gilliam, and authors Karen Russell and Harlan Ellison. Flea, of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, called the book “life-changing.” Why do you think so many creative people were so strongly impacted by this book? What makes it a cultural influence?
