Printable: Book Club Questions for The God Game by Danny Tobey

Let’s discuss why each of the five teenagers—Peter, Charlie, Kenny, Vanhi and Alex—all decide to play the God Game. If you were in their position, do you think you would have played the game as well?
Charlie is lost after his mother passed away and his dad is somewhat absent. How did this huge loss and not fully dealing with grief impact his decision making in the book?
This one leans on stereotypes that the coders are the dorky kids with hearts of gold (for the most part) and the athletes are abusive bullies. What do you think about these stereotypes? Do you think if the five weren’t bullied, would they have even joined this game?
What did you think about all the details of Artificial Intelligence, coding and other tech talk? Were you engaged with it? Do you think something like this game could actually happen?
Charlie is the clear protagonist—so would you say that Peter is the antagonist all along? Did you trust Peter or did you have suspicions about him?
So there’s much talk about religion, especially the Old Testament, what bigger point do you think the author was trying to say by connecting religion with technology?
Beyond the game was the underlying notion of how much pressure teenagers are under these days—especially when it comes to expectations for college and beyond. Do you think technology makes things easier or harder for teenagers?
What did you think about the climax and the ending? In what ways did the characters grow from the beginning of the book until the end?
What are some of the key themes that stuck out to you?
Let’s discuss where the story could go in a potential sequel.