Recommendation!

I have a recommendation! From me, myself and I!

So, I just bought a new book today and I was all "hey, why don't I tell Book Club people about this, since it is my other favorite pass time." But here's the catch, the book I bought isn't really a book-like a novel book- its a graphic novel, a comic book, a Manga.

Manga's are Japanese comic books, basically. Anime's are Japanese animation, or cartoons. And the new Manga I bought today is the 19th installment of my favorite Manga/Anime ever! Fullmetal Alchemist! It's about two brothers who lose everything, even their original bodies. The eldest brother, Edward Elric, has a prosthetic right leg and left arm, while his younger brother, Alphonse Elric's soul is attached to a body of armor. They journey around their country trying to find a way, using Alchemy, to get their bodies back, hopefully to find the Philosopher's Stone. The Anime is how I found out about this glorious story on Adult Swim, it is a lot shorter than the Manga and is completely different! But see, they aren't hard books to read because they are comic books!

Here's a picture!







This is the cover of the First Volume.


And this is the first page!!! How EPIC is this first page! Blood and tragedy all in one and on the first page too!! What can suck you more into a story than that?!!!








THIS IS AN IMITATOR!!!
DO NOT READ THIS ONE!! THIS IS NOT THE GOOD COPY!!! IT IS RIDICULOUS AND STUPID AND LEAVES A BUNCH OF STUFF OUT AND IT ISN'T A COMIC!! ITS A NOVEL!! BEWARE OF ITS STUPIDITY!!!









So, if you want to read this Manga, or any others (for more just ask me [aka: COMMENT]) go to:
http://www.onemanga.com/

Also, if you have any recommendations leave a COMMENT and let us know what book you enjoy the most. It may even become the topic of our next conversation!

October 24th Meeting!

Saturday, October 24

2:00 PM

Big Borders

We will be discussing Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones.

Sophie Hatter realizes that as the eldest of three daughters, she is doomed to an uninteresting future. She resigns herself to making a living as a hatter and helping her younger sisters prepare to make their fortunes. But adventure seeks her out in the shop where she sits alone, dreaming over her hats. The wicked Witch of the Waste, angered by "competition" in the area, turns her into an old woman, so she seeks refuge inside the strange moving castle of the wizard Howl. Advertised by his apprentice as an eater of souls, Howl lives a mad, frantic life trying to escape the curse the witch has placed on him. So goes this intricate, humorous and puzzling tale of fantasy and adventure which should both challenge and involve readers. Jones has created an engaging set of characters and found a new use for many of the appurtenances of fairy tales seven league boots and invisible cloaks, among others. At times, the action becomes so complex that readers may have to go back to see what actually happened, and at the end so many loose ends have to be tied up at once that it's dizzying. Yet Jones' inventiveness never fails, and her conclusion is infinitely satisfying. Sara Miller, White Plains Public Library, N.Y.

This book is one of three and I hope that if you enjoy this book (which I know you will) that you will then read Castle in the Air and House of Many Ways.

Howl's Moving Castle has been made into a movie, produced and directed by the genius Hayao Miyazaki. He is one of my favorite directors and creates some of the most outrageous story lines and characters. It is my favorite movie of his and one of my favorite movies of all time. I'm really looking forward to reading this book and discussing it with all of you.

See you soon,

Sararose

Another Accomplished

Ah...I feel so much more relaxed since I we had this meeting. The 3 book choice thing was way more stressed then I anticipated!
Anyway, this is what we discussed:

The Turkish Holocaust, how the Turks deny it ever happened or that it was ever that bad. We also discussed the conflict between the Turks and the Greeks. One person told us a story of how is grandfather died by walking in the midst of the conflict at the wrong time. Then I learned that it was against the law for anyone to say anything against Adaturk (spelling?), not that anyway does...
Then we compared The Perks of Being a Wallflower to Catcher in the Rye. How Charlie and Holden are very observant, so much so that it could be life-changing. The one contrast was that Charlie doesn't get into trouble to get attention, he's actually a really good kid.
We also compared Speak to To Kill a Mockingbird.

The we digressed and discussed the newly popluar Vampire genre and its over done explosion.
Does anyone agree with this?

Authors discussed:
James Patterson
Jules Vern