While I did not enjoy the book, I do like the book club kit. It has some great material that every bookclub would benefit from in the discussion.

I didn't realise this was a study guide rather than the story when I requested it. Having not actually read the story puts me at a disadvantage, but it looks very well put together with good questions to get a book club membership discussing the book. It is certainly thorough.

This will work as a great addition to bookclub readings. It is a fun collections of questions for further exploration of the novel, its themes and characters. In addition to some historical context of what was going on at that period of time with Asian American populations in the US, the good and the bad.. I do personally appreciate the vintage cocktail menu, this is going to be such a fun activity to follow trough..

Good companion to lead a book club on the book. Doesn’t contain the book. Just points to help discussion.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book club kit! It was incredibly useful for a book club and had some really insightful questions and information in it. Highly recommend for anyone picking up The Chosen and the Beautiful for their own book clubs.

Wonderful addition to anyone currently reading The Chosen and the Beautiful. I loved the questions posed and the recipes were a fun inclusion, can't wait to try some of them out!

This book club kit would be a welcome addition to anyone reading 'The Chosen and the Beautiful.' The questions were very insightful and thought-provoking. The recipes would be fun to bring or make with your book club!

This was a fun addition to my reading of The Chosen and the Beautiful. The activities and recipes included will be fun to do with my book club.

This is a very well composed book club kit for Nghi Vo's debut novel The Chosen and the Beautiful. The discussion questions are very well written and would definitely facilitate an insightful conversation about the themes in the book and the differences between The Great Gatsby and this retelling. The note about Asian Americans in the Jazz Age was particularly informative. The kit also includes a cocktail menu of drinks mentioned in the book and papercutting instructions which would be a great book club activity!

Useful kit, with thought provoking discussion questions, so you can read this as a stand alone in its own right, apart from a retelling of a classic.

The Book Club Kit has some useful questions and discussion points of the book, but I haven't read it yet so I can't use it to it's full potential quite yet!

The Book Club Kit had useful questions and points of discussion of the book and cool trivia, but I haven't read the book yet, so I couldn't appreciate it more!

An excellent companion to the book, good thoughtful questions, and fun additional things to do. This is perfect for your book group's reading of The Chosen and the Beautiful!

This is a review not of the book (which is brilliant) but of the Book Club Kit.

The book itself is wonderful --this is a link to my review on Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3955663628--so it was a real boon to find this book club kit. I had questions about the Manchester Act, because I saw in it the Chinese Exclusion Act so having the history laid out was really informative and added depth to the reading. Pointing on the various class experiences of being marginalised in a country which you claim but which is hostile to you is an important learning opportunity.

The historical context and background information is really well thought out and I very much appreciated the excellent cocktail list! The paper cutting background and context was also really wonderful to read.

All in all, this is a stellar companion to the book and I hope the publishers consider including it at the back of the next printing.

Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine.

Thank for the kit! This was so much fun and very informative. I appreciate all the work that went behind this kit!

Where do I begin? This is a beautifully crafted material, it gives even more substance to The Chosen and the Beautiful, which already is a masterpiece, in my opinion. Very unique, engaging, insightful - and fun idea, it makes you appreciate the book even more. As a teacher and book club member, I can truly appreciate the hard work behind this kit. I cannot wait for a physical copy of this gem! Thank you, NetGalley for providing this ARC. Book clubs will be joyous to have this on their hands. No doubts.

Great book club kit! Love all the extras, so fun! Gave me some great ideas for my own book club, and inspired other ideas for activities and extras for other books we'll read as well.

Book Club Kit: The Chosen and the Beautiful
by Nghi Vo
List of topics related to the book.
Recopies of the drinks described.
Directions of paper cutting and some simple patterns

Thank you Netgalley for the arc. I cannot wait to read this book and pair it with these insightful questions!

This was one of my picks for pride month as the protagonist is queer, Asian and adopted. I really enjoyed this book because the storyline felt so authentic. I’m also always fascinated by different cultures and how social norms and expectations differ so much. Such a great book!