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Sara Why do humans do this to each other?
Did this book make you want to explore the Khmer Rouge more?
If you could ask the author anything, what would it be…moreWhy do humans do this to each other?
Did this book make you want to explore the Khmer Rouge more?
If you could ask the author anything, what would it be?
Why do we let others have the power over our lives that we let them have?
Of all the information presented in the book, what has stayed you the most?
How did it impact you? Do you think you'll remember it in a few months or years?
What has left me puzzled is what happened to the author’s wife who fled Phnom Penh? Why did she not evacuate with him and did she survive?
What did you Google while reading the book?
Are there lingering questions from the book you're still thinking about?
Did he ever try to find her or help her leave after he had safely left Cambodia?
What was your favorite part of the book?
How did the setting impact the story? Would you want to read more books set in Cambodia?
Did Mr. Bizot "leave his family behind" as he states more than once, or is his family in France?
Which scene has stuck with you the most?
What do you think happens to the characters after the book's official ending?
Was he already married to Christine (the wife he mentions in his acknowledgements) and that is why he would not refer to Helene's mother as his wife?
What surprised you most about the book? (less)

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