You don’t have to spend an hour making up book club questions. Just ask ChatGPT and get a list in seconds. It’s like having a helpful coworker who always read the book.
Go to chat.openai.com, and type something like:
“Tell me about East of Eden by John Steinbeck. Also, give me 5 questions that will start conversation”
ChatGPT will respond with a short list of open-ended questions. You can use them as-is or ask for changes.
Just keep chatting. Try:
“Can you make these more casual?”
“Add one about the main character’s choices.”
“Make them better for teens.”
It’ll adjust instantly.
Copy the ones you like into your handouts, flyers, emails, or your own notebook.
You can reuse this for every book club from now on — just change the title.
If you didn’t read the book (no judgment), ask ChatGPT:
“Summarize The Midnight Library in 3 sentences, then give me 5 discussion questions.”