Printable Book Club Questions for That Summer by Jennifer Weiner

The above synopsis hints that there’s more going on in this story than just a case of mistaken identity over email but it doesn’t give much more than that. Did you expect That Summer to be more of a lighter book?
This one is positioned as a beach read—what’s your opinion of a good beach read type story?
Do you feel the focus on the #metoo movement in this novel was handled in an impactful way?
We meet Daisy when she’s at a bit of a standstill. Her cooking business is doing ok (maybe not so thriving like the synopsis says), she’s having trouble connecting with her eccentric teenager daughter (Beatrice) and her husband Hal is more aloof than not. Have you ever had a time in your life where you feel like you’re stuck in a rut?
If you got seemingly mistaken emails like Daisy did, how would you have handled it?
Why was Daisy so eager to meet Diana?
The two start an unlikely friendship—despite the fact that Diana is completely lying to Daisy about her true intentions. What did you make of this friendship?
In the prologue, we meet teenage Diana as she’s excited to go to a party with the older boy she has a crush on. We eventually find out that she was raped by this boy at the party and it turns out to be Hal. What did you think when you realized that boy was the adult Hal?
The real-life #metoo movement makes its way to the book with references to Harvey Weinstein, Matt Lauer, etc. The coverage of the #metoo movement inspired Diana to confront Hal, Danny and Brad. Let’s talk about Diana’s need to confront these men in order to get some type of closure and hold them accountable.
She first meets with Brad where he admits his part in the assault was wrong. He then commits suicide and Diana blames herself. What are your thoughts on this?
Daisy’s real name is Diana but Hal asks her to go by Daisy. At the time, Daisy thinks it’s just a cute, romantic gesture. But we know it’s because Hal is fully aware of what he did to Diana. Do you believe Daisy was pretty naive about all things Hal? Why didn’t she question his actions more?
Eventually everything comes to the head and Daisy learns the truth about Hal and her brother Danny. First, will she ever forgive Danny?
Why do you think Jennifer Weiner included that chapter with Hal’s perspective?
The epilogue leaves plenty of questions unanswered—mainly between Hal and Daisy. Will Daisy divorce him? What did you think about the fact that Hal didn’t seem to face much consequences for his horrible act?