Thank you to Isabel Wilkerson, Penguin Random House Library Resources, and NetGalley for the opportunity to take a look at the Book Club Kit for Caste. I read this book when it came out, and it was great to take a look at the discussion questions offered in this Book Club Kit to think more deeply about the book. It definitely made me want to reread this book, because the message is always relevant and needed. Even though these questions can be hard to talk about, it's critical for everyone to have historical context for these issues in order to have informed discussions and voting behaviors. I hope more people will read this book and think more deeply about the themes and points throughout. Thank you again!

The book club kit has extensive questions to discuss which I found to be very helpful. I would have liked to see a list of similar reads or what to read next in the kit.

Thank you for this - I appreciate the time spent on this and the tough content that you write about. It's needed and so valued.

Fantastic kit for use in book club meetings. We struggle with discussing the book (we usually say a few worked about it and then start chatting about anything in general) and this will help us to stay on track.

This Book Club Kit contains 25 discussion questions to accompany a book club meeting on Caste by Isabel Wilkerson. The questions would provoke thoughtful discussions and there are plenty of questions so you wouldn't run out of topics to discuss.

I do wish that this kit was longer than 3 pages with one of the pages being the cover so 2 pages of questions. Typically in a book club kit I would expect to see more activities/resources such as author interviews or similar book suggestions so I found this kit slightly underwhelming. Additionally I wasn't a fan of the design of this kit as it was fairly basic and didn't seem to complement the book's cover or themes at all.

These book club kits are thought-provoking and offer a variety of activities for book clubs. Highly recommend!

Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Random House Library Resources for the opportunity to review this book club kit in exchange for my honest opinion.

One of the most powerful and well-written volumes concerning the separation and segregation of peoples throughout history.

This BOOK CLUB KIT includes well structed and deep thinking discussion questions. This kit works well for book clubs that are more structured and deep thought is expceted. I would not necessarily use this discsusion guide with a more casual group, but I think for a book like Caste it would still be apropriate in a casual book club. I thought the questions led in a logical order that helped build on previous questions. Overall I think the conversations around these questions allowed for deeper connection and understanding to Wilkersons book.

No complaints. Good discussion questions that will generate some discussion. This guide was short and sweet.

This is a great resource for my classroom, particularly, my IGCSE History course as we are currently discussing the Civil Rights Movement. Using exerts from the book paired with the book club kit has lead to great discussions with my students. Plus it has allowed my students, in all their various backgrounds, to ponder and share ideas in a healthy way. I did pick questions that were relevant to my Year 10s, but I could see myself using this with my Year 9s next year, while learning about Nazi Germany.

Interesting and insightful read. Subject matter attracted me to read this book. Subject content was thoughtfully explored and well written. Captivating story. This should be mandatory reading!

This was a discussion guide and only that. The questions were thoughtful, but it did not include any way to add on the experience. I would have liked more content, even if it was a list of "read next" suggestions. This is for people who only want to discuss the book.

This is a REVIEW ONLY of The BOOK CLUB KIT for “Caste: The Origins of Our Discontent,” a provocative and controversial literary non-fiction by Pulitzer Prize Winner Isabel Wilkerson about the racial inequalities that she perceives in the United States today as likened to those of the caste system in India and the former fascist terrors of Nazi Germany. This three-page e-book is dense with discussion questions to stimulate insightful two-way conversations among reading groups, yet it is blatantly lacking in visual appeal because of its lack of art and bold, eye-catching graphics or photography. Nonetheless, these Q & As are excellent and will be useful for Book Club Leaders, Librarians, as well as readers themselves who want extra insight into the background of the book and author. ❇️ As complex and intriguing as the topics covered in the book, it would be nice to see bold, colorful graphics, art, songs, maps, recipes, clothing, research statistics, bookmarks and other visual effects as a virtual legend to accompany the messages Wilkerson presents in her book. ❇️

TheBookMaven graciously thanks NetGalley, Author Isabell Wilkerson, and Publisher Penguin Random House Library Resources for this Advanced Reader’s Copy (ARC) for review.

Caste was such a meaningful book, but nonfiction is always tough to discuss in a group. It made it so much easier that I already had the discussion questions in this Book Club Kit. I hope more people will read Caste. It is not an easy read, but so worth it. I would recommend it to anyone.

I LOVED THE BOOK CLUB KIT! MY FRIENDS AND I REALLY ENJOYED AND TALKING ABOUT IT. THANK YOU FOR THIS BOOK CLUB KIT.

1.5/5

This is a list of discussion questions, how do you consider this a kit? I wish they had included an interview or something. Heck you probably could have found these questions on google if you wanted to!

If ever there was a book that everyone needs to read, this is that book. This book is truly riveting. Isabel Wilkerson does an excellent job explaining caste, race and class in the United States & she also parallels it with other countries such as India & Germany.

For America to truly heal from its past, this book presents the discussion we NEED to have! I highly recommend this book.

Along with others, I mistook this for the book. This is a great kit and guide flip encourage engagement while reading this book. Thank you Netgalley and Isabel Wilkerson for the opportunity to read this book club kit!

Mistook it for the book, which I read and then came back to this for reference and understanding. Engaging content and important book and discussions it led to.

This is such a fun, engaging book club kit! I love reading interviews with authors, and hearing about what inspired them to write their novel. The included discussion questions are perfect for encouraging deeper exploration of the book's characters and themes, the kit is easily printable/accessible and I loved how Netgalley began including on their sites. Will definitely use in the near future with my very own book club.