One of the great things about being part of a book group is that you end up reading books you might never have picked up on your own - a great way to open the mind and try new things. That's how it was with this book. We chose it to stick with a book-group tradition of supporting the NEA's Big Read. I don't think any of us were overly thrilled to get started on it because we aren't particularly fantasy/sci-fi fans. I, for one, found the book to be very entertaining and really enjoyed reading it. Then again, the Harry Potter series caught me off guard like that as well, as did the movie Avatar. Maybe I like fantasy/sci-fi more than I thought I did.
Anyway, the discussion of Earthsea was fun and insightful. The library is focusing on the book the entire month of March with free reading guides, CDs and events. I highly recommend picking up a CD (they're free) and listening to it. I did that about halfway through the book, and it catapulted my excitement level of the story...an awesome supplement to the book. We all agreed that Ursula K. LeGuin must have pioneered the wizard-goes-to-school story telling. Harry Potter is suspiciously similar. ;)
We also talked about our next read, Sarah Cunningham's Picking Dandelions. Sarah is a local author. She spoke at Westwinds last month to kick off her new book release. I think we're really going to enjoy her book. Best Books has copies in for us. You'll need to give them my name and receive a 15% discount. Or you may be able to pick up a copy from her website, sarahcunningham.com. You can also find them at http://www.indiebound.org/.
Our next meeting is Monday, April 12, 7-9p, Biggby, Jackson.
Anyway, the discussion of Earthsea was fun and insightful. The library is focusing on the book the entire month of March with free reading guides, CDs and events. I highly recommend picking up a CD (they're free) and listening to it. I did that about halfway through the book, and it catapulted my excitement level of the story...an awesome supplement to the book. We all agreed that Ursula K. LeGuin must have pioneered the wizard-goes-to-school story telling. Harry Potter is suspiciously similar. ;)
We also talked about our next read, Sarah Cunningham's Picking Dandelions. Sarah is a local author. She spoke at Westwinds last month to kick off her new book release. I think we're really going to enjoy her book. Best Books has copies in for us. You'll need to give them my name and receive a 15% discount. Or you may be able to pick up a copy from her website, sarahcunningham.com. You can also find them at http://www.indiebound.org/.
Our next meeting is Monday, April 12, 7-9p, Biggby, Jackson.
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