The House Across the Lake Book Club Questions

In his highly anticipated novel, The House Across the Lake, Riley Sager does not disappoint. This book was an instant New York Times Bestseller, and I see why.

When Casey Fletcher, a recently widowed actress, is exiled to her family’s lake house amidst some bad press. She thinks she sees a woman, Katherine Royce, drowning in the lake, the same lake that her husband drown in the year before. Because she was unable to save him, it becomes utterly important for her to save this woman, not only from the lake, but from her husband, Tom who is suspect in Caseys eyes. Armed with a pair of binoculars, the more she watches the house across the lake, the more she is convinced that Katherine is in trouble and that Tom is guilty.

Honestly, I cannot sing this book’s praises enough. I think the writing is brilliant and coupled with the suspense, the twists and the turns., I was in love! I literally had to go back two separate times and re-read different parts of the book because I was absolutely, without-a-doubt-certain that the author had told me something completely different a few chapters back.

Which Riley Sager book is the best?

The House Across the Lake, definitely has my pick. I really wish Netflix would adapt this novel into a movie or maybe even a mini-series. I’m not sure who I would cast as the main characters, maybe someone like Jodie Foster for Casey Fletcher. I can see someone like Anne Hathaway for Katherine, and Bradley Cooper (I love love love Bradley Cooper) or Jason Issacs—he’s a real good creep— for Tom. If given the opportunity, who do you think you might cast in the leading roles?

Did you see the scenes in this book as vividly as I did? When you read a book, does a movie play in your head? Do you get still shots? Is it in color? Or is it in black and white? Maybe somewhere in between

If you haven’t already devoured it, you can purchase the book here on Amazon, or get it for free when you sign up for a free trial from Audible.

Click here to read my full assessment of this book.

The House Across the Lake Book Club Questions

If you are part of a book club, or even if it’s a book club of one, here are some questions to get you going:

What are 2-3 major themes in the book? How are they represented?
How did you feel about the way the book ended? Did you have closure? Or did it leave you wanting more?
In a word, how would you describe the personality of each of the main characters?
If they adapted this novel into a movie, who do you think should play each of the main characters? What would you change about the book?
If you could choose an alternate ending, What would it be?
What questions would you ask the author?
When you finished Chapter one, what was your first reaction to the book? How did that opinion change throughout the book? Or did it?
All in all, how much or how little do you think alcohol influenced Casey’s decisions in the book? How might she have acted differently?
Overall, what was the #1 thing you loved/ or hated about this book? Why?
When you finished the book, did it leave you with any lingering questions? What where they?

Until next time, stay brash, stay bookish, and above all else, stay true to you!