Bring on the tough stuff - there’s not just one right answer.
- Does the world that Doctorow creates seem realistic to you? Why or why not?
- How would have this story changed if told from by Van, Jolu, or another character's perspective? Or even with a third person narrator? Does knowing that Marcus is telling the story after everything's already happened change how you read the novel?
- What do the afterwords and epilogue at the end of the book add to the story? Why do you think they're included?
- What would Marcus do if he'd had access to a smartphone?
- Why is freedom so important to America as a country?
- What's the best hack in the book?
- How do the Xnetters compare with other freedom and protest movements you can think of?