Wanted: Discussion Questions for my Book Club

Posted: Nov 22, 2011 @ 11:28AM 13 replies

Hello, hello!

It's my first post, please be gentle.

I assigned The Rookie to my book club and I'm looking for questions to ask the group. I know I should post in The Rookie forum, but seeing as this is the latest and greatest book of the series (I assume, I haven't finished the third book yet) I thought I'd put it up to the fans.

Thanks in advance and nice to meet you all!

So far these are the only questions I've come up with:

Race is talked about heavily throughout The Rookie. Did you find yourself placing different races with different human cultures? (ex. Quith caste system is somewhat similar to Hindu caste system) FOLLOW UP: Who do you think the Planetary Union was supposed to represent?

What did you think of the author's choice to use radio shows and book excerpts to relay expository information. Helpful or hindering?

If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe. Carl Sagan

Catalyst

Re: Wanted: Discussion Questions for my Book Club

Posted: Nov 22, 2011 @ 11:40AM

just in response to your statement on the Quyth, if they are a representation of Hindu, how does the Quyth Leaders being the most powerful syndicate leaders in the galaxy fit into the Hindu culture? And of interest in Cultures: Which ones do you think that the Ki represent, or the Sklorno? Both of these races seem much more abstract to the human norm.

The Books of Sigler that i Own: EarthCore(2005) | |Ancestor(2007) | | Infected | | Contagious | | Ancestor(2010) | | The Rookie | | The Starter | | The All-Pro | | Blood is Red | | Nocturnal (Pre-Order) | | {+ I bought a copy of all the above for my dad

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DEAD_SILVER_EAGLE_BAYL06

Re: Wanted: Discussion Questions for my Book Club

Posted: Nov 22, 2011 @ 11:59AM

To answer your question you can ask your book club "Why did the author choose to write about a Football player instead of a Basketball player, Baseball player, Hockey player and etc. What is the significance of the sport Football?"

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NeilColquhoun

Re: Wanted: Discussion Questions for my Book Club

Posted: Nov 22, 2011 @ 12:20PM

The answer is in the TWiT interview!

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morphiaflow

Re: Wanted: Discussion Questions for my Book Club

Posted: Nov 22, 2011 @ 12:24PM

Yes! Thank you! I picked this book specifically to try and gain an appreciation for football. Never thought to think about other sports

If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe. Carl Sagan

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DEAD_SILVER_EAGLE_BAYL06

Re: Wanted: Discussion Questions for my Book Club

Posted: Nov 22, 2011 @ 12:26PM

That is exactly why I suggested that particular question.

morphiaflow

Re: Wanted: Discussion Questions for my Book Club

Posted: Nov 22, 2011 @ 12:26PM

Awesome! Thank you for more jumping off points.

If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe. Carl Sagan

If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe. Carl Sagan

Gmork

Re: Wanted: Discussion Questions for my Book Club

Posted: Nov 22, 2011 @ 2:35PM

I think it's so neat to be able to use one of Scott's books for a book club!

One other person did this, but he was a high school teacher that made it assigned reading for his students. Check out this post, where he outlined a bunch of questions he asking his students after having read The Rookie.

Best of luck with your book club and tell us how it goes!

morphiaflow

Re: Wanted: Discussion Questions for my Book Club

Posted: Nov 23, 2011 @ 6:09AM

Awesome place to start, but those are more like essay questions. I don't want to test these ladies as much as I want to just engage a conversation. I should be able to tweak them thought, so thanks!!

"If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe." Carl Sagan

If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe. Carl Sagan

Scott

Re: Wanted: Discussion Questions for my Book Club

Posted: Nov 25, 2011 @ 1:41PM

It's very exciting to see THE ROOKIE be a book club selection. I hope you enjoy the discussion.

Combat_Cook

Re: Wanted: Discussion Questions for my Book Club

Posted: Nov 28, 2011 @ 7:09AM

thinks her God doesn't want her? What if a QB or Coach says the wrong thing to a Sklorno could they start a holy war? See what they think and find out in "The Starter" Combat Cook

"Grill Boy"

morphiaflow

Re: Wanted: Discussion Questions for my Book Club

Posted: Dec 05, 2011 @ 9:40AM

Thanks everyone for your help. We ended up using all these questions poised. In addition we talked about:

Favorite characters and why?

The future that is painted in the book compared to our present world including topics of environment, politics, and religion.

Additionally, I may have drunk tweeted Scott by the end of the night as that is how these meetings usually progress.

Here's a photo of us minus three of our members:

https://twitter.com/#!/morphiaflow/status/143746213542494209

If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe. Carl Sagan

Catalyst

Re: Wanted: Discussion Questions for my Book Club

Posted: Dec 05, 2011 @ 9:47AM

Glad to help, let us know when you guys start The Starter

Perry Dawsey >>>>M.O.P.A.I.<<<< Massively Over Powered and Infected
"Darkness within darkness--the gateway to all understanding."
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morphiaflow

Re: Wanted: Discussion Questions for my Book Club

Posted: Dec 05, 2011 @ 10:07AM

I'm already on All-Pro. For some of the ladies this was their first venture into this genre so we had about a 60/40 on those that would continue. However, I did turn a couple of people's opinions on sci-fi with this book choice. So...success!

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