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View Pictures of Places

Choose one of the real places depicted within the text and look at pictures of the site. Then write a short reflection about the experience of linking what you had imagined from the text with pictures of the real places Donoghue includes in the narrative.

Write a Character Poem

Write a poem about one of the following characters: Noah, Vivienne, Joan, Victor, Fernande, Amber, or Michael.

Switch Eras

Take one part of the plot of Akin and write a short story in which you place these plot points in a different era than the one portrayed in Akin.

Write a Diary Entry

Choose a marginal character such as the notary Lucas Weinberg, for example. Then write a diary entry from that character's point of view after a particular scene within the novel's events.

Consider Alternative Decisions

Choose one decision made by Noah and discuss...

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