Book Club Questions for The Viking Time Traveler

Book Club Questions for The Viking Time Traveler

  1. What did you think of Becca’s decision to go to the Scottish Hebrides by herself after receiving her cancer diagnosis? How well do you think she handled her pain?
  2. What feelings did this book evoke for you?
  3. What do you think of the book’s title? What other title might you choose?
  4. What do you think of the book’s cover? How well does it convey what the book is about? What do you think of the back cover image?
  5. How do you feel about Leif’s decision to go back in time to name Thorvald as his successor? Was it justified? Was it worth the risk that he may not be able to return to the future?
  6. If you could travel to another time period where would you like to visit? What would you like about that time?
  7. Do you feel any sympathy for Rolf knowing his father and brothers were killed in a conflict that he witnessed?
  8. What are your thoughts about Thorgunna? If you were her would you have stayed in the village where you were a respected healer or gone to another time with Leif? 
  9. Did the characters seem believable to you? Did they remind you of anyone?
  10. Which part of the modern world do you think was the most startling for Leif? Did you find anything humorous in his reactions? Which ones?
  11. What did you like best about this book?
  12. What scene was your favorite?
  13. Did the book’s pace seem too fast/too slow/just right?
  14. What songs does this book make you think of? Create a book group playlist.
  15. If you were to write fanfic about this book, what kind of story would you want to tell?