

Should they have made attempts to stay away from each other or just maintained their relationship in private? Is it possible to be “just friends” with someone for whom you have deeper feelings? Is it better to cut off the relationship completely?Ħ. Lake equates the sorrow of not having Will in her life to the Elizabeth Kübler-Ross Steps of Grief. Was it easier for Will to share the deeper elements of his life before he shared the biographical details? Why or why not?Ĥ. Did Will act inappropriately in assuming that Lake was a college student and not a high school student? What should he have done differently once this truth was revealed? What was Lake’s responsibility in this situation? Did Will, as the adult in a position of trust, have a greater burden in divesting himself from Lake? What should the players have done differently?ĥ. Will and Lake experience significant pushes and pulls while trying to avoid one another. However, he and Lake have not yet shared the banal details of their lives.

What is it about someone else that creates mutual attraction? Did you know/recognize your soul mate immediately upon meeting him/her? Do you believe in love (both romantic and friendship) at first sight?ģ. Lake and Will share their first date at a poetry slam in which Will is called upon to perform a very revealing and raw piece about the death of his parents and the aftermath that event had upon his life. Kel and Caulder and Lake and Eddie are similarly immediately bonded, striking up a deep friendship.


IF YOU HAVE NOT READ THE BOOKS, PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE ARE SPOILERS IN THE DISCUSSION QUESTIONS BELOW.ĭiscussion Questions for Slammed by Colleen Hoover
