Synopsis

 1. How would you rate Unmarriageable: Pride and Prejudice in Pakistan on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the highest score. Why?

2. What did you like best about this book?

3. What did you like least about this book?

4. Which character or characters in the book did you like best? 

5. Which character did you like least?

6. Which character in the book would you most like to meet?

7. How well did you think the author built the world in the book? Did you think Dilipabad was a real town?

8. The author found that writing Unmarriageable had its own challenges, in particular, doing a parallel retelling of Pride and Prejudice set in modern-day Pakistan that would:

     1) Satisfy Austen afficionados, as well as

     2) Be a stand-alone novel in its own right, as well as

     3) Appeal to those familiar with Pakistani culture

     4) And those not at all.

     Do you think she succeeded? And Why?

9. Would you read another book by this author? Why or why not? 

10.  If you got the chance to ask the author of this book one question, what would it be?

11. What did you think of the book’s cover(s)? The UK Version; the U.S. Version (Hard Cover, Audio Book and Large Print); and the Digital and Paperback editions? Which do you like better? 

12. What do you think of the book’s title? How does it relate to the book’s content?

13.  Did this book seem realistic?

14. Is Unmarriageable just a fun twist on the classic English novel or is it more? How are the books different? Do you like one book better than the other?

15.  Did the characters seem believable to you? Did they remind you of the characters in Pride and Prejudice? 

16. Did the book’s pace seem too fast/too slow/just right?

17. How would you complete this sentence? It is a truth universally acknowledged that____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

18.  What do you think the author’s purpose was in writing this book? What idea was she trying to get across?