Book: "Ender's Game," by Orson Scott Card
Date: Thursday, November 5th, 8:00 pm
Location: Heather's house
I will be serving gourmet doughnuts from the new bakery "Frost," along with some yummy hot chocolate! Come and indulge in the wintery warm goodies! Can't wait to see you all here!
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Catching Chinese
Last night we had our book club meeting to discuss "Catching Fire." We met at the Silver Dragon restaurant, and enjoyed Chinese food along with our discussion! It was a really great turnout! Everyone I have talked to has really enjoyed these "Hunger Games" books. The only complaint is that we have to wait another year for the final installment of the series!!!
We had a lot of fun discussing different parts of the book. We took a vote on who Katniss should end up with, Gale or Peeta. It was a tie! How the series will end, who will die, what the outcome will be, turned into a great conversation! It was also fun to compare notes on what really happened at the end of the book, since things moved so swiftly. It was great to get everyone else's take on it.
Overall, it was a great evening! The food was fabulous, and we were able to stay late into the night talking. I'm sure the whole staff was ready for us to go by the time we meandered out of there. We were the last customers in the place!
Those in attendance were: Carrie Howell, Anne Bodily, Audrey Sisco, Frances Collinwood, Laura Schilaty, and myself. Thanks for the great night, ladies!
We had a lot of fun discussing different parts of the book. We took a vote on who Katniss should end up with, Gale or Peeta. It was a tie! How the series will end, who will die, what the outcome will be, turned into a great conversation! It was also fun to compare notes on what really happened at the end of the book, since things moved so swiftly. It was great to get everyone else's take on it.
Overall, it was a great evening! The food was fabulous, and we were able to stay late into the night talking. I'm sure the whole staff was ready for us to go by the time we meandered out of there. We were the last customers in the place!
Those in attendance were: Carrie Howell, Anne Bodily, Audrey Sisco, Frances Collinwood, Laura Schilaty, and myself. Thanks for the great night, ladies!
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Catching Fire Meeting
Book: "Catching Fire," by Suzanne Collins
Host: Amy Germer
Date: Friday, October 9th
Location and Time: To Be Announced
Host: Amy Germer
Date: Friday, October 9th
Location and Time: To Be Announced
October Book
The book we will be reading for October is "Ender's Game," by Orson Scott Card. Here is a synopsis:
"In order to develop a secure defense against a hostile alien race's next attack, government agencies breed child geniuses and train them as soldiers. A brilliant young boy, Andrew "Ender" Wiggin lives with his kind but distant parents, his sadistic brother Peter, and the person he loves more than anyone else, his sister Valentine. Peter and Valentine were candidates for the soldier-training program but didn't make the cut—young Ender is the Wiggin drafted to the orbiting Battle School for rigorous military training. Ender's skills make him a leader in school and respected in the Battle Room, where children play at mock battles in zero gravity. Yet growing up in an artificial community of young soldiers Ender suffers greatly from isolation, rivalry from his peers, pressure from the adult teachers, and an unsettling fear of the alien invaders. His psychological battles include loneliness, fear that he is becoming like the cruel brother he remembers, and fanning the flames of devotion to his beloved sister. Is Ender the general Earth needs? But Ender is not the only result of the genetic experiments. The war with the Buggers has been raging for a hundred years, and the quest for the perfect general has been underway for almost as long. Ender's two older siblings are every bit as unusual as he is, but in very different ways. Between the three of them lie the abilities to remake a world. If, that is, the world survives."
"In order to develop a secure defense against a hostile alien race's next attack, government agencies breed child geniuses and train them as soldiers. A brilliant young boy, Andrew "Ender" Wiggin lives with his kind but distant parents, his sadistic brother Peter, and the person he loves more than anyone else, his sister Valentine. Peter and Valentine were candidates for the soldier-training program but didn't make the cut—young Ender is the Wiggin drafted to the orbiting Battle School for rigorous military training. Ender's skills make him a leader in school and respected in the Battle Room, where children play at mock battles in zero gravity. Yet growing up in an artificial community of young soldiers Ender suffers greatly from isolation, rivalry from his peers, pressure from the adult teachers, and an unsettling fear of the alien invaders. His psychological battles include loneliness, fear that he is becoming like the cruel brother he remembers, and fanning the flames of devotion to his beloved sister. Is Ender the general Earth needs? But Ender is not the only result of the genetic experiments. The war with the Buggers has been raging for a hundred years, and the quest for the perfect general has been underway for almost as long. Ender's two older siblings are every bit as unusual as he is, but in very different ways. Between the three of them lie the abilities to remake a world. If, that is, the world survives."
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
