Pounded by Produce is a novella by G.M. Fairy that’s inspired by the children’s animated series VeggieTales.
At the time of publishing this guide, this story was available on Kindle Unlimited.
Here’s more about the book, along with our free Enticing Eight downloadable discussion question guide for your spicy book club.
Book description
A tale of veggies tempted to break their vows.
Fleeing a tumultuous past, Emily finds refuge at a kitchen job in a quiet countryside parish.
Robert and Laurent are two best friends with a bond that has crossed lines throughout their history but now walk the straight and narrow, giving their lives to their parish as priests.
One magical night under the harvest moon, Robert and Laurent experience a bizarre transformation: They wake up as a tomato and cucumber.
Emily brings these ripe and juicy vegetables into the kitchen, but instead of preparing a meal, she uses them for other, more carnal needs. Emily awakens something inside of the priests, who switch back and forth between their human and vegetable forms.
The three find themselves in a steamy entanglement, unable to deny their primal desires. Will they fight their urges or break their vows and alter the course of their lives forever?
Pounded By Produce book club discussion guide
**PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THIS DISCUSSION QUESTION GUIDE MIGHT INCLUDE SPOILERS**
We’ve provided the Enticing Eight below; eight spicy and intriguing questions to spark discussion and help you uncover the spine-tingling depths of the story.
The Enticing Eight
Foreplay – Warm Up Questions
1. What’s the overall spice level? 1 (Not Spicy) – 10 (Spiciest Thing I’ve Ever Read)?
2. How does the spice level compare to the other books we’ve read together?
3. Emily fights for a “better life,” even if it means starting small. Have you ever had your own “getting out” moment – breaking free from something and starting fresh?
The Spicy Bits – Gettin’ Down and Dirty with the Plot
4. When someone says “words are just words, it’s the actions that matter,” do you agree, or do words hold their own kind of power in intimacy and relationships?
5. If you woke up one morning as a vegetable, what would you be, and how would you use that new form to your advantage?
6. Robert questions why God would make personhood so complicated and morality so unclear. Do you think life is meant to be this messy and open to interpretation, or is that just an excuse humans use to bend the rules?
7. The three-way confession of love is the key to freedom. Do you think true love can exist in threes (or more), or is that just fantasy logic?
Aftercare – Final Thoughts
8. Religion, morality, shapeshifting veggies: it’s all a mess. Did you find any healing of your own religious trauma?
Bonus: Were the VeggieTales references just right for you or over the top?
Please feel free to use this post as a starting point for your spicy book club discussion questions and use the comments below to share your thoughts and insights about the book. You can also get a free downloadable copy of the discussion guide using the button below.
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