Crooked Kingdom: A Sequel to Six of Crows

Each of the six main characters suffers the loss of home and family in some way. Choose two of these characters and compare and contrast what the concepts of home and family mean to them. Do they succeed in regaining their homes and/or creating new families?

How does Kaz’s relationship with his monstrous alter ego, Dirtyhands, shift throughout the novel? How does monstrosity both protect and limit him? Ultimately, does Kaz find a way to reconcile his monstrous side and his more human side?

In what ways does The Struggle for Revenge and Redemption shape the characters? How do they try to earn forgiveness, and how do they seek vengeance? For some characters, such as Inej, there is significant overlap between seeking revenge and looking for redemption. How does this overlap impact the story’s meaning?

The six main characters have strikingly different backgrounds, skills, and identities. How do those differences make them stronger, and what unites them despite their differences? How does the crew’s diversity impact the novel’s overall meaning?

Throughout the novel, Inej shares Suli beliefs such as the idea that people’s sins strengthen their shadows and the expression, “This action will have no echo” (338). How do these pieces of wisdom apply to the characters and situations in the novel? Think beyond the immediate context in which they appear and consider their broader relevance to the novel’s meaning.

Bird symbolism appears throughout the novel. Which characters are pigeons, which are crows, and which could be considered both? How does the significance of these symbols evolve over the course of the novel?

The Dregs undertake a long journey in Six of Crows, but Crooked Kingdom takes place almost exclusively in Ketterdam. How does confining most of the action to a single city affect the novel’s structure, mood, and the theme of home? How are the characters shaped by the city, and how do they shape it in return?

The phrase “No mourners, no funerals” serves as a motif developing the theme of home and family. How does the motif reflect the socioeconomic picture of life in Ketterdam? How does the saying’s meaning evolve and illuminate the dynamics between the main characters over the course of the novel?