Crowley's storytelling ability and the complexity of his themes in Little, Big usually spark reader interest and result in active discussion sessions.

With a tale that encompasses the lives of several generations of a family, discussion leaders may want to begin with a review of the relationships of the major characters in the novel.

Readers are often struck by the existence of two levels in the novel, a realistic level in which characters interact with each other in a seemingly normal manner and a fantasy level in which the rules of conventional behavior seem to be suspended. Discussion groups may find it useful to separate the two levels, first pursuing, for example, the husband and wife relationship of Smoky and Daily Alice, then investigating how each character interacts (or fails to interact) with the fairy world. A technical matter worth talking about is the commonplace tone...