1. Stephen King often makes connections between his books. Are there any connections in Joyland?
2. This is the second King book Literary Adventures has read. Do you prefer Joyland to Dr. Sleep? Or, if you've read other King novels, how does Joyland compare?
3. In an NPR interview (npr.org, NPR books, 5/28/13), King notes "we have a lot of carny aspects to life in America...." How does he employ the carny life as illustration in Joyland?
4. Joyland was published by Hard Case Crime. All their books are given original covers in pulp fiction style. Does this cover style suit Joyland? Does a book cover make more or less difference than considerations such as author, price, subject, etc.?
5. Like many King novels, Joyland is a coming of age novel, or has characters in their teens or early twenties. Why do you think King writes these characters at these times in their lives? Is he successful?
2. This is the second King book Literary Adventures has read. Do you prefer Joyland to Dr. Sleep? Or, if you've read other King novels, how does Joyland compare?
3. In an NPR interview (npr.org, NPR books, 5/28/13), King notes "we have a lot of carny aspects to life in America...." How does he employ the carny life as illustration in Joyland?
4. Joyland was published by Hard Case Crime. All their books are given original covers in pulp fiction style. Does this cover style suit Joyland? Does a book cover make more or less difference than considerations such as author, price, subject, etc.?
5. Like many King novels, Joyland is a coming of age novel, or has characters in their teens or early twenties. Why do you think King writes these characters at these times in their lives? Is he successful?