Interested in Learning more about Life Transitions? Book Club Questions for “The Exploits of Minerva”

Interested in Learning more about Life Transitions? Book Club Questions for “The Exploits of Minerva”

“I invite you to join me on the journey back in time where I share key life transitions and lessons learned along the way. It is my hope that you will glean some new insights, better understand yourself and others, and realize you are not alone.”(The Exploits of Minerva: Reflections of a Sixty-Something Woman, p. 4 – https://pamela-thompson.com/books)

Minerva is a playful and sensitive woman in her mid-sixties. She believes that life is an adventure to be lived to the fullest and lives her life according to that mantra. Minerva has experienced numerous life transitions including divorce, finding the love of her life, burnout, living and working on five continents … . She learns valuable lessons and gains support from her women’s circle that she meets with every two weeks. The five women in the Circle have been supporting each other through a variety of life transitions for over two decades. They share their raw and real stories in this part-memoir, part self-help guide.

To help you reflect on your own journey and those of other women in your life, I’ve created a series of questions. They are intended for discussion in a book club. That said you may also use them to learn more about yourself and other women in your life who are similar to the characters in this story.

Potential Book Club Questions:

  1. What characteristics draw you to Minerva, if any?
  2. Which experience or experiences of Minerva do you most relate to and why?
  3. What is Minerva’s main struggle? What does she have to learn to overcome and deal with internally?
  4. Of the other women in the Women’s Circle, which ones are you drawn to and why?
  5. Do you feel you have a better understanding of certain life transitions after reading this book? If so, which ones and why?
  6. Reading “The Exploits of Minerva” has … ?
  7. Would you recommend this book to others? If yes, who and why?

I welcome your comments and responses to these questions below.