Cher: The Memoir: Part One

Gather initial thoughts and broad opinions about the book.

1. Discuss your favorite anecdotes from the book. What do they reveal about Cher? What common themes emerge when considering these anecdotes together? 

2. Did reading this book change your opinion of Cher as a person or entertainer? Did it reveal aspects of her life or personality that you didn’t previously know? Explain.

Encourage readers to connect the book’s themes and characters with their personal experiences.

1. Think of a time when you had to draw on your own Resilience in the Face of Adversity. What gave you the strength to persevere? How does this experience relate to the experiences that Cher describes in her memoir? 

2. Choose another theme from the book and explain how Cher’s experience with this theme relates to your own life and experiences.

3. Which part of Cher’s childhood or early adulthood can you relate to most strongly? Why?

4. Reflect on Cher’s unique journey from a teenager to young wife and then independent single woman, and compare it to your own experiences.