Printable Book Club Questions for Followers by Megan Angelo

After a brief prologue with Marlow in 2051, we meet Orla who is bored at her job writing about celebrities. She spends her time daydreaming about quitting one day and she would be on to better things. How did this impact her decision making when she decides to go along with Floss’s plans?
In the year 2051, a community called Constellation, Calif., showcases celebrities living every moment of their life for online consumption—a more technology advanced version of The Truman Show. What did you think about this future? Could you see it actually happening? Do you think people would watch celebrities like how it was portrayed in the novel?
Throughout the novel, there are references to the “Spill.” Did you have a theory of what the Spill actually was? How did it line up to what ends up happening in the novel?
The readers get a behind the scenes look at what it takes to make an online celebrity with Floss and Orla. Why do you think some accounts seem to take off and generate a huge amount of followers? What are your thoughts on influencer culture?
Back in the future, the millennial group is middle-aged and experiencing the fog (rapid dementia), which is the result from overuse of smartphones. Not saying that this will happen in the future but did this make you think about your own smartphone usage?
Now what replaces the smartphones is the “device,” which does everything old phones do and relies on brain waves. What did you think about the device?
Marlow never felt like she truly fit in with her parents and her environment. She decides to run away and find out the truth about her family. What would have life looked like for her if she stayed?
Floss’s and Orla’s tactics work and they end up with a reality show with Floss’s boyfriend Aston. Orla starts to get popular among viewers, which causes Floss to remind everyone that Orla is a secondary character. It’s an interesting dynamic between the two of them—do you think they were ever actually friends?
Orla has pinned for her high school crush Danny for years. He eventually seeks her out and Orla is smitten—ignoring red flags. She eventually realizes that she fell for a version of him and the reality could never match that. Let’s discuss their dynamic.
Marlow goes to New York and when she’s at an internet archive she tries to search for Orla but it comes up with “Error 404. Not found.” What did you think when you read that?
Everything changes for Orla and Floss when a teenager girl Anna kills herself. Let’s talk about that.
Why do you think Orla initially gave up her baby to Floss and Aston? Why did Floss cut Orla out of Marlow’s life?
Marlow eventually finds out that Orla is living in Atlantis—the former Atlantic City that is completely off the grid and no longer part of the U.S. In fact, that’s where the wall goes. Why did Orla decide to move there? What did you think about the first interaction when Marlow finds Orla?
Floss also enters Atlantis to find Marlow and eventually reconciles with both Orla and Marlow. Let’s discuss those scenes. What did you think about the ending? What happens next to all the characters?
Why do you think society is so obsessed with the lives of others? How much do you like to share about your life online? Do you feel there were any lessons about social media to takeaway from this novel?