Special Offer for Book Clubs

A cartoon illustration showing a car full of four people reading books with sunglasses, driving past a building labeled 'Allied Bank'. The text above reads 'And to Think We Started as a Book Club...'

The Great Wall of Ballygall has been selected by:

The Brookline-Newton Club, Thilde Ross, Author of “How to Thrive at College.”

Upon selecting this book for your club, Seamus hereby promises to:

  • Provide your group with a 40% discount when ordered via WIPF and STOCK

  • Zoom with your group and answer all the difficult questions

  • Offer guidelines for discussion (preview included below)

Discussion Questions

What does the Great Wall itself represent?

1

Is it primarily a symbol of protection, exclusion, pride, fear, nationalism, or something else entirely? Does its meaning change over the course of the novel? 


How reliable is Finn McCormack as a narrator?

2

Does his humor make him more trustworthy or less trustworthy? Are there moments where his version of events should be questioned?

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