I've used quite a few of these book club kits, but I think this is the one I enjoyed the most. It had some questions, which you'd expect. It also had recipes and an interview, which were really interesting. Some of the book club kits seem generic, but this one was very well thought out and intentional. If you're reading this book, then I'd highly suggest this book club it, whether you're reading it with a group or reading it alone.

Thank you so much for the book club kit. Book club books are my absolute favorite and these kits make a good book even better. Random House really does a great job!

What a great idea - I’ve never seen a book club kit before.

Being part of a book club, it’s sometimes difficult to find questions on a particular book.

This will be perfect when we read this book.

The interview with Margery and Enid made me smile and the interview with Rachel Joyce was interesting and informative.

Let’s hope many more book club kits are written!

With thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this arc in exchange for an honest review.

Lovely book and although I misunderstood what a bookclub kit was, it looks as if it would be excellent! Ad it did spur me on to buy the book!

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Miss Benson’s Beetle 🪲 Book Club Kit
By Rachel Joyce

Fun, Fun, Useful and Delicious!

Miss Benson’s Beetle—Book Club Kit is chock full of surprises—colorful pictures, facts, maps and so much more. It’s fun and fabulous!

Discussion Group Leaders, and readers wanting extra insight into the background of Miss Benson and Company, look no further. Everything that you need to facilitate your most interesting reading group awaits in these pages.

This engaging kit provides terrific questions to help facilitate discussions. In addition, there is a map of New Caledonia and a laugh-out-loud interview between the Author, Rachel Joyce, and the two main characters of the book, Margery Benson and Enid Pretty. How original is that?

Joyce also adds a quick overview on her writing style and how she arrived at the idea for the novel and its exotic locale. To complete this lovely Book Club Kit, the author added colorful pictures and recipes for a local New Caledonian dish and a refreshing libation.

MISS BENSON’s BEETLE—Book Club Kit by Author Rachel Joyce is made available from Publisher Penguin Random House Library Resources, effective 11 February 2021, as an ePub Reader Copy. The novel can be found referenced under Historical Fiction / Literary Fiction / Women's Fiction.

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Can't wait to use this with my book club! Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Random House Library Resources for a copy of this book for an honest review.

This is an excellent tool for a book club reading Miss Benson's Beetle. I have found that sometimes book club discussions become stale or get off topic because people don't know where to start in discussing the different plot points. A book club kit like this would greatly assist in this area.

This book club kit was a useful and insightful complement to the larger story that benefits readers and helps guide meaningful discussions.

This is great to have for when I begin to read Miss Benson’s Beetle. I have heard so many good things about the book already. Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher, and author for a gifted copy.

Much as you would expect from a Book Club Kit, a handy little guide, helpful for both individual readers and book groups alike.

Great for book clubs - posed some interesting discussion questions as well as interviews between characters, ingot on beetles and writer’s POV.

We haven’t read the book yet, but this Book Club Kit is really amazing. It will make the experience of reading and discussing so much better, really helps focus the discussion.

I'm obviously stupid and didn't know what a book club kit was. All the same, this was fantastic. Amazing ideas and questions for discussion.

Great for book clubs, definitely going to use these for the libraries online book club, and to be able to circulate all the questions for discussion.

This guide will be awesome to have for a book club discussion! In addition to a reader's guide, and a conversation with the author Rachel Joyce, it includes a lot of fun extras, like suggested drinks and food to pair with the book, beetle facts, and an interview if the author was interviewing the main characters! This will be great to have if my book club decides to read Miss Benson's Beetle in the future!

Book Club Kit Mrs Bensons Beetle by Rachel Joyce

This is a very helpful tool if you are a member of a book club it gives you a list of questions to expand your discussions when you review a book and a very helpful tool. It gives you more insight into the book and with an interview between the author and the main characters of the book. Great ideas for book clubs and well thought out.

Be aware there is the odd spoiler with the snippets.

3.5/5

I love this book club kit almost as much as Miss Benson's Beetle! It goes above and beyond expectations for supplemental book club materials: discussion questions, beetle facts, an author Q&A, a great map, recipes, and further viewing movie suggestions. The questions were thoughtful and pointed, and the recipes were a really nice touch!

I loved the Music Shop so I was very excited to read this book and Rachel Joyce delivered again! This story was beautifully written and will leave you thinking about it long after you have finished it!

Book Club Kit: Miss Benson’s Beetle by Rachel Joyce
Publisher: Penguin Random House Library Resources
Genre: Historical Fiction | Literary Fiction | Women's Fiction
Release Date: February 11, 2021

I have not yet read The Miss Benson’s Beetle by Rachel Joyce.

This book club kit is the perfect companion to the book. It asks thought provoking questions that let you take a deeper dive into the book. I enjoyed the Q&A with the author. There’s also some fun recipes included! I thought the recommended movies at the end was a nice touch!

I think this will definitely enhance the reader's experience with reading Miss Benson’s Beetle!

I'm so grateful Rachel Joyce, Penguin Random House Library Resources, and NetGalley for providing me with a free copy of this ARC ebook in exchange for my honest review.

This gave a very well rounded overview of the characters, and I though the discussion questions were well thought out. The author interview and drink recipes were nice touches as well. There were a bit too many spoilers and hints of spoilers, however!