Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend, Matthew Dicks

Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend

By Matthew Dicks

(Tansley Reads Rating: 70%)

 

Icebreaker

Did you ever have an imaginary friend?

 

Questions

 

1.  What were your expectations when you began this novel?

 

2.  Max’s mother wants desperately to understand what is wrong with Max, while his father wants desperately to believe that there is nothing wrong.  Which parent to you relate to the most?

                     

3.  Which of Max’s parents poses the greatest threat to Budo?

 

4.  Why does Max love Mrs. Gosk so much?

 

5. Budo describes Max as the bravest person on the planet because he has to go out into the world every day being himself, even though no one likes him. Do you agree?

 

6.  Mrs. Patterson clearly went to a lot of trouble and expense over a long period of time in planning to take Max.  What was it about Max that made Mrs. Patterson want to kidnap him? 

                     

7.  Why did Max go with her?

 

8.  Budo says he is not imaginary, if not, what is he?  What about all the other imaginary friends?  Are they the same as Budo?

 

9.  Budo chose to sacrifice himself to save Max, what if he had made a different choice?

 

10.  What did you think of the epilogue?

 

 14:  Quick round: What did you think of the book? Is there anything you want to discuss that we missed?