(If you haven't read the book, skip directly to question six. If you're already drunk, skip to question four and drink more until you think it's true and you're ready to call his radio station to propose.)
1. You are a psychic gypsy who knows the name of a person’s One True Love. That person is happily married to someone else, has kids, and a mortgage, and a very happy life. Do you tell them they married the wrong guy? Why or why not?
2. You are happily married with kids and a mortgage and a very happy life. A gypsy psychic tells you that there is a person put on this earth to be your soulmate, and you’re not married to him. Would you want to know who he was? Would you leave your spouse and kids for True Love? Would you answer this question honestly in front of your book group? Of course not. So laugh kind of embarrassed and go on to the next question.
3. Do you think that people have soulmates? Do you think most people really want to marry their soulmates and live a life of passion? Or, do you think most people are more interested in marrying people who are like them in socioeconomic status, religion, and political belief. That is, people who can provide comfortable, respectable lives. Look around at your book group. Look closely. Hmmm….
4. Your One True Love on this earth as chosen by destiny is Howard Stern. Discuss.
5. Who would you rather be friends with, Amy or Cecelia? If I told you most readers chose Amy despite the fact that she’s a liar and a thief, would you be surprised? Look around at the women in the room with you. Who is closer to Amy? Who is closer to Cecelia? Express your opinions out loud. Watch the sparks fly!
6. Is it more important to gossip and drink cheap wine than to read and discuss books? Is red wine better than white despite the spillage/stain issue? What’s the best chocolate with wine? If Amy were in the room with you right now, pretending to have read the book, what would she steal?
7. Are you drunk yet? If not, why not? Question eight is coming and the night’s almost over and you’ll have to go home to your kids and your sport-watching, overweight husband. Drink up! Now. The rest of the questions will be no-brainers, so don’t worry.
8. God, don’t you hate _____? She never reads the damn book. She scarfs all the M&M’s. I bet if her One True Love were your husband, she’d be all over him in an instant. What a bitch. Discuss.
9. Should we break out the whiskey?
10. So, your husband? True Love or moneybags? Really? Good for you. You go girl.