READERS GUIDE

Readers Guide:
We Are Satellites by Sarah Pinsker
Discussion Questions

1. We Are Satellites features four people: one who wanted a Pilot, one who felt he needed a Pilot, one who couldn’t have one, and one who didn’t want one. Would you want a Pilot?

2. Which character did you relate to the most, and what was it about them that you connected with?

3. How would you feel if everyone around you was getting an enhancement that you couldn’t get?

4. The novel looks at how Pilots affect education, sports, politics, the military, the workplace . . . What other facets of life can you see it affecting?

5. David’s point of view is conveyed in a distinct and unusual way. How did his “noise” affect your reading experience?

6. What would you have done in David’s position, with people not believing you when you explained what was going on in your head?

7. Sophie’s group used a number of tactics to accomplish their goals, some more successful than others. What worked, and what tactics were less effective?

8. What is Sophie looking for that puts her at odds with her parents? Does she achieve her goals?

9. How did the characters and their voices change throughout the book?

10. What did you think about the ways people in this family solved problems?

11. Has the novel given you anything to think about with regard to medical devices?

12. Are there any distinct images you came away with?

13. What is the metaphor of the satellites?