2. Why does Colin only date Katherines? What is it that attracts him to that name, even down to the specific spelling?
3. Who is Hassan? Do you want to have a friend like him
4. What did Colin think of Lindsey when he first met her? What do you think of her?
5. Why does Colin study so much? What is he trying to prove? What is the difference between him being a prodigy and a genius?
6. Who is Hollis? Why does she hire Colin and Hassan to meet and interview people of Gutshot?
7. Is Colin "normal"? Do we believe that he wants a normal adolescence, or does he want the attention of being a prodigy? Why does he complain about being a prodigy so much?
8. Why does Lindsey Lee Wells have so many different
versions of herself? Do you think that Lindsey is herself around Colin?
Why or why not? If not, when do you think she was 'herself'?
9. Do you agree that Colin was always the dumpee?
10. What do you think of Colin’s theory that relationships are inherently predictable? Are they?
11. What makes Colin and Lindsey a better match than Colin and Katherine?
12. Colin spends most of the story devising a formula to predict romantic success. If it worked, would you use it? Why or why not?
13. Hassan tells Colin, “I’m a notdoer.” What does he mean by this assessment of himself?
14. How does the scene at the Memphis warehouse fit in with the rest of the book? What does it do to move the plot forward?
15. Throughout the book, Colin worries about mattering, about being important, but in the last chapter he feels “not unique in the best possible way.” What helped him change his mind?
16. What would happen to Gutshot and the people who work at the factory there?
17. What do you think happened with Colin, Hassan, and
Lindsey's road trip? Where do you think they ended up?
18. What do you think of this book in comparing with other John Green’s books?
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