Questions to consider while reading+for discussions

[Elle]

What food/beverages did you spill while you were reading the book?

What did you hate? Why?

What did you love? Why?

What resonated with you?

What surprised you?

What excited you?

What confused you?

What questions do you have?

What were your take-aways?

Impressions of the writing style?

Impressions of content selected?

Impressions of depth/breadth?

Did this book inspire? Discourage?

Impressions as a programmer from another language?

Impressions as a budding programmer?

Impressions as a Rails developer/Ruby programmer?

How does the book compare to other books of this topic?

How does the book compare with other books by the same author?

How do you think the content could have been improved?

Would you recommend this book to others?

What is the main idea discussed?

Were there any quotes that stood out for you? Why?

How has it increased your interest in the subject? Or not?

Were the themes sufficiently explored? Why or why not?