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Joel DickerThe Truth About The Harry Quebert Affair
Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2014A 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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“I think the little town of Somerset is hiding some strange secrets, that people are telling much less than they actually know.” Discuss the way in which the author portrays a small town in the novel and what he shows of its secrets.
Marcus Goldman is a complex character with both positive and negative traits. Analyze his personality, providing appropriate examples of both.
Why does Nola Kellergan die? Analyze the causes and character motivations that lead to her murder.
What are the main characteristics of an amateur detective? Why does Marcus Goldman become one?
“[Y]ou can change the present. That’s a writer’s power. Writers’ heaven, remember?” What is writers’ heaven, and what gives a writer the power to change reality?
Analyze the members of the Quinn family in 1975 and 2008. What has changed about them?
Both Travis Dawn and David Kellergan refer to certain actions or objects as their “punishment.” What are they referring to, and why do these things act as ritual penance?
How does Luther Caleb’s past inform his present? Analyze his character using examples from the text.
How does Marcus Goldman’s character change through the novel? What is his journey, and how does his investigation of the crimes reflect it?
The author Joël Dicker uses a number of metafictional elements to tell this story. What are those elements, and what purpose do they serve?
