In One by One, grief plays an important role in how the characters interact with each other and how their grief influences their actions. Pick one character and explore how their grief influences them throughout the novel.

Compare and contrast Erin and Liz, the novel’s narrators. How are they similar, and how are they different?

Explore how the alternating perspectives impact the novel’s flow. How does it impact the reader’s view of the characters? How does it help or hurt the mysterious elements of the book? What effect do these changing perspectives have on the reader?