Bring on the tough stuff - there’s not just one right answer.
- Why is the book in three parts? Why is the third part so short? What else distinguishes the parts from one another?
- What kind of family does Other Voices, Other Rooms present to us? Does it have any redeeming qualities?
- If the novel had been written in first-person perspective, how would it be different? Who do you think would be the narrator?
- Truman Capote would go on to gain fame for founding the true crime genre with In Cold Blood. Do you see any elements foreshadowing that move in Other Voices, Other Rooms?
- Do you think that Joel's dad is being held captive? Or do you think he ever really loved Miss Amy?
- How does the language and style of the novel contribute to the setting?
- Who do you think the lady in the window really is? Why does she appear at the beginning and end of the novel?