velvetsilence

Not something I'd have pick up on my own normally. but i'm finding it beautifull and haunting all in one. you might not like it for what it makes you face about our world.
but it's one you'll likely never forget. about half way and will be done in a couple of days. it grips you. i'll most likely read for a few hours in the morning instead of playing WoW.

Grift3r

Finally started this. So far so good.

velvetsilence

So it's March now. Whats next? I really want to discuss this book! we waithing on Grifter? /stamps foot impatiently!

ainwein

Feel free to discuss away! Just spoiler text it if need be.

As far as the book club, I'm going to ask for a hard list of people who are going to do it after a couple more days. Not a "Oh, if the book interests me," because I got a lot of people who said they would do it and apparently are no longer interested. I don't care if it gets to the point where there are only 2 people - as long as I'm getting some good reading suggestions the number of people involved doesn't really bother me.

I guess in the beginning I should have been more clear - this is not a fantasy book club. If someone wants to pick War of the Elves for their monthly selection than that is fine, I'll read it. The point of a book club, however, is to branch out, not to relegate yourself to one or two small niches.

I have read many books with topics that would normally make me cry of boredom, but were put together so well that I finished them with ease. Good writing is good writing. Genre is only as important as you let it be (Unless you're talking about some of Halo's history books. To hell with those!)

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Maestro of <Rest in Peace> - Ayonae Ro
80 Dirge of <Prism> - Everfrost
60 Druid of Elune - Sold!
60 Priest of Anetheron - Banned!
80 Druid of Maelstrom - Sold!

Grift3r

I've been distracted with life lately so haven't wrapped this up yet. I will finish it this week-end but go ahead and start discussing it now.

As for March books, I'll read just about anything.

Fadorn

Likewise, I have been wrapped up with a bunch of things lately. But, I've started the book and I am liking it a lot... not a book I ever would have picked up on my own.

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ainwein

Leaving for spring break in 10 minutes. I get back on Saturday - by then I'll have a concrete idea of who is in and who is not. Then maybe we can start the months at the halfway point or something. No worries - we'll get it taken care of. Adios!

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Maestro of <Rest in Peace> - Ayonae Ro
80 Dirge of <Prism> - Everfrost
60 Druid of Elune - Sold!
60 Priest of Anetheron - Banned!
80 Druid of Maelstrom - Sold!

ainwein

So at this point I have:

Fadorn
Grift3r
Velvetsilence
Crystana
Myself

Anyone else? If not we can just roll with this and pick up stragglers as they slowly realize our combined awesomeness!

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Maestro of <Rest in Peace> - Ayonae Ro
80 Dirge of <Prism> - Everfrost
60 Druid of Elune - Sold!
60 Priest of Anetheron - Banned!
80 Druid of Maelstrom - Sold!

velvetsilence

I have been loathe and hesitant to "start discussion" of this book not because i cannot find something worthy of a diccussion. quite the opposite, every single page in some way has something not just worthy of our attention but frankly screaming for our attention!

I have been loathe, not because I cannot reconcile the emotions that this book invoked in me. wich were many.
I have been loathe because this book exposed me for who I have been. this book evicerated my illusions of the world around me.

This book in a wierd way showed me for who I am and I am ashamed of my self.

Ashamed not because of the privelage under wich i've lived my entire life. but the circumstance that this privelage afforded me.
Ashamed because I and I alone built these lil walls in my head that was the cause of my ignorance/ignoring.

Grift3r

Well, my commentary on the book is going to seem shallow and juvenile after that.

I haven't finished this book and I struggle to sit down and read it every time. Honestly, it is the way the story is told I find troubling. It is not that I haven't read books using this same method of storytelling (dual-plot, asynchronous timelines), I just find that it gets in the way of the story entirely. I understand the intent with the mirroring of sentiment and the whole duality of his past and present reality, it just . . . bothers me!

I am going to force myself to finish this but I am disappointed. In the books defense, I was eager for another "Kite Runner" experience and it just failed to deliver.

Disclaimer: My review of this book should in no way translate to any sort of ambivalence on my part to the story actually being told.