The Book of Maggie Dunlap
New writing
Reading Guide Questions
1. If given the opportunity, would you meet a serial killer?
2. Is writing about a murderer fair to the families of the victims?
3. The writer claims to have done her best not to sensationalize the story or the killer. Do you think she succeeded?
4. Did the piece affect your feelings on capital punishment?
5. Maggie claimed to at first have contacted the killer as a lark but came to genuinely care for the man and to feel cared for by him. The writer points out that Maggie fits the profile of many of the killer’s victims. What do you think of Maggie’s motivations? Who was gaming whom?
