READERS GUIDE

Reader’s Guide
The Good, the Bad, and the Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto
Discussion Questions:


1.   The Good, the Bad, and the Aunties marks the end of the Aunties series. How do you think the characters have changed and grown throughout the series?

2.   Do you think that Meddy’s aunties will be a little more sedate after all of their misadventures?

3.   How do you think Meddy’s relationship with her mother and aunts will change after having a baby?

4.   The aunties are immigrants, and in this book, they return to their motherland, Indonesia. What do you think it’s like for immigrants and
their children to return home after establishing a different life overseas?

5.   What were some of the biggest cultural surprises you found in this book?

6.   What do you think of Nathan agreeing to remain as a sacrifice while Meddy and the aunties go about trying to find the title deed? Is he being heroic or foolhardy?

7.   Do you relate to Meddy’s relationship with her mother and aunts?

8.   Which auntie do you most connect with, and why?

9.   If you were Nathan, would you be as accepting of Meddy’s meddlesome aunties?

10. What will you miss most about the aunties?