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Book club questions · Chapters 1–5

Dust book club questions

For the first 5 chapters, the way a good group chat asks them: a quick take-a-side question first, then one to chew on. This page stops at chapter 5, so nothing here spoils what comes after.

by Hugh Howey2013 · 65 chapters · 480 pages · Mariner Books
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Chapter 1

  1. Was Lukas right to tell the caller he believes him?
  2. Why does the Cordyceps entry make the caller’s claim that no one is free hit harder?
  3. What matters more in Lukas’s call: the caller’s offer to help, or the mayor’s distrust of him?

Chapter 2

  1. Was Juliette right to break through the wall?
  2. What makes the moment Juliette breaks into the dark void feel so tense?

Chapter 3

  1. Was Juliette right to ban blasting?
  2. Why does calling the rusted machine “buried hope” change the mood of the dig?
  3. How does the crew’s fear shifting toward determination affect the way they approach the machine?

Chapter 4

  1. Which detail makes the buried machine feel most enormous?
  2. Why does the empty heart with its six greased mounts stand out after the crew explores the machine?
  3. What convinces Juliette that the machine was meant to dig its own way out?

Chapter 5

  1. Was Juliette right to agree to dig quietly?
  2. Why does Lukas’s fear of dissent clash so sharply with Juliette’s wish to save her friends?
  3. What changes when Juliette says she wants to learn what’s beyond the walls?

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