Rain Player
by David Wisniewski
This is an Online Internet Book Club on Rain Player by David Wisniewski. Discuss this book, share your thoughts, make comments, ask questions, offer responses...
Description
The ancient Mayan belief that the future was divinely decreed and could not be changed is the basis for this original tale of a boy who must defeat the Rain God in a ball game to save his people from disaster. Mayan art and architecture were the inspiration for the spectacular cut-paper artwork.
Book Club Questions for Rain Player (Fiction)
Suggested Book Club Questions for Rain Player (Fiction)
The following book club questions provide a starting point for creating a reading group discussion on Rain Player:
- Did David Wisniewski emphasize any specific themes throughout Rain Player? What do you think David Wisniewski is trying to explain with this theme?
- What was unique about the setting of Rain Player and how did it affect the storyline?
- Could you relate to any of the characters? If so, which ones and why?
- How do characters change or learn throughout Rain Player? What events caused these changes? Have you or someone you know experienced the same thing?
- How does Rain Player reveal David Wisniewski's own perspectives about people and the world? For a lively discussion, describe why you think David Wisniewski is liberal or conservative.
- Did certain parts of Rain Player affect you emotionally? Why did it evoke those emotions?
- Did David Wisniewski's point of view on things lend new perspective to your own view of the world?
Book Club Questions for Rain Player (for Non-Fiction)
Suggested Book Club Questions for Rain Player (Non-fiction)
The following book club questions provide a starting point for creating a reading group discussion on Rain Player:
- Did David Wisniewski make persuasive arguments in Rain Player? Did Rain Player change or reinforce your opinion on the subject?
- What did you learn from Rain Player?
- How does David Wisniewski present the information and did you enjoy it?
- How is David Wisniewski biased within Rain Player? Is there a political slant to what is being discussed and how does it impact the book?
- What, if anything, does Rain Player make you want to read next? Why?
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