Book Club: Boom! | Question 1

Brokaw covers many issues in Boom! including race, politics, Vietnam, women’s rights, drug culture and counter culture. Do you feel he leaves anything out? What else might Brokaw have used to define the 1960s?

Book Club: Boom! | Question 2

Brokaw has mentioned several times that the acts that took place in the 1960s are shaping our lives today. Do you agree?

Book Club: Boom! | Question 3

Former president Bill Clinton is quoted in Boom! saying, “If you thought something good came out of the Sixties, you’re probably a Democrat; if you thought the Sixties were bad, you’re probably a Republican.” What do you think of the Sixties? Were the results positive or negative?

Book Club: Boom! | Question 4

Boom! is often described as a “reunion of the Class of 1968.” Are you from this generation? What are your thoughts on the book as a “reunion?”

Book Club: Boom! | Question 5

Did you miss the 1960s by being born too late? Does this book still resonate with you?

Book Club: Boom! | Question 6

Were you a student at Pacific University between 1963 and 1974? How do Brokaw’s descriptions of the time fit in to your memories of life at Pacific?

Book Club: Boom! | Question 7

Where were you when? Share your story of the 1960s