57 pages • 1 hour read
Colleen OakleyThe Mostly True Story of Tanner & Louise
Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Essay Topics
The 1975 heist is a significant aspect of The Mostly True Story of Tanner & Louise. How does the text respond to the heist narrative in popular culture throughout the 20th and 21st centuries?
There are a number of shorter chapters featuring group chat texts between the Wilt siblings, discussing their mother’s disappearance and the FBI case, which function as a modern take on the epistolary form. What do these chapters do to break up the pacing of the narrative? How are they in conversation with the epistolary tradition?
Anger is an emotion felt deeply by both Tanner and Louise. How does anger inform Colleen Oakley’s representation of their friendship?
