Showing posts with label horror. Show all posts
Showing posts with label horror. Show all posts
Friday, July 19, 2013
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Book Club Meeting Tonight 7/17 at 6PM
Just a reminder, the book club will be meeting tonight 7/17 at 6 PM. To discuss Stephen King's thriller "The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon. It should be a great discussion as the book offers a lot to talk about with its unique structure and fantastic young protagonist. Please bring your thoughts and questions if you'd like to discuss them. Here are some questions and themes to get us started if you'd like to think about the discussion before we meet tonight.
- How do Trisha's age, family life, and perspective shape her story? Is she a reliable narrator?
- Is this a horror novel? A parable?
- Is Tricia hallucinating the supernatural elements of the novel? Does it really matter if she is?
- Who is the God of the Lost? Who is Tom Gordon? What is the Subaudible?
- How does religion play into the novel?
- How do Trisha's views of God differ from her father's and how do they change as the novel progresses?
- How does King play with the classic man vs. nature struggle?
- Isolation and individualism are common theme's of King's works. How do they play into this novel?
- How does the "fear of the unknown" play into the novel?
- How does the novel play with the baseball game format?
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Book Club Meeting Tonight-Wednesday May 15th, 6PM
It is rare in life to get a second chance. We didn't get to discuss Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter as planned last month, so we will do so tonight. Several regular members have also seen the film adaptation, so we will talk about the transfer of the novel to film, as well as talking about the author, mash-ups, the novel, and this polarizing historical period.
About the book:
Indiana, 1818. Moonlight falls through the dense woods that surround a one-room cabin, where a nine-year-old Abraham Lincoln kneels at his suffering mother's bedside. She's been stricken with something the old-timers call "Milk Sickness."
"My baby boy..." she whispers before dying.
Only later will the grieving Abe learn that his mother's fatal affliction was actually the work of a vampire.
When the truth becomes known to young Lincoln, he writes in his journal, "henceforth my life shall be one of rigorous study and devotion. I shall become a master of mind and body. And this mastery shall have but one purpose..." Gifted with his legendary height, strength, and skill with an ax, Abe sets out on a path of vengeance that will lead him all the way to the White House.
While Abraham Lincoln is widely lauded for saving a Union and freeing millions of slaves, his valiant fight against the forces of the undead has remained in the shadows for hundreds of years. That is, until Seth Grahame-Smith stumbled upon The Secret Journal of Abraham Lincoln, and became the first living person to lay eyes on it in more than 140 years.
Using the journal as his guide and writing in the grand biographical style of Doris Kearns Goodwin and David McCullough, Seth has reconstructed the true life story of our greatest president for the first time-all while revealing the hidden history behind the Civil War and uncovering the role vampires played in the birth, growth, and near-death of our nation.
http://bit.ly/11h6HwK
Book Trailer
Questions from Word of the Nerd
History Questions
Did you do any fact-checking while reading this book? If so, what for and what did you find?
Did you learn anything from Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter?
For the history buffs out there, do you think this book serves as a good “hook” to history for those who might have previously been uninterested?
Literature and Character Questions
What do you think of the idea of vampirism used as a metaphor for slavery, in general?
Do you think the “Abe” in Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter rang true of the 19th century Abraham Lincoln president and orator?
What are your opinions about the Henry Sturges character and his role throughout the novel?
What are your opinions about “mashup” books such as this? Have you read them before? Will you read them again?
General Questions
Did the novel turn out the way you expected it to?
Did you like the book and will you (or have you already) recommend it to others?
What scene/section of the novel stands out most to you?
What rating would you give the novel Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter from 1 to 5 nerd stars?
Did you also see the film adaptation? Let's talk about that.
Film Trailer
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Book Club Meeting Tonight-Wednesday April 17th, 6PM
About the book:
Indiana, 1818. Moonlight falls through the dense woods that surround a one-room cabin, where a nine-year-old Abraham Lincoln kneels at his suffering mother's bedside. She's been stricken with something the old-timers call "Milk Sickness."
"My baby boy..." she whispers before dying.
Only later will the grieving Abe learn that his mother's fatal affliction was actually the work of a vampire.
When the truth becomes known to young Lincoln, he writes in his journal, "henceforth my life shall be one of rigorous study and devotion. I shall become a master of mind and body. And this mastery shall have but one purpose..." Gifted with his legendary height, strength, and skill with an ax, Abe sets out on a path of vengeance that will lead him all the way to the White House.
While Abraham Lincoln is widely lauded for saving a Union and freeing millions of slaves, his valiant fight against the forces of the undead has remained in the shadows for hundreds of years. That is, until Seth Grahame-Smith stumbled upon The Secret Journal of Abraham Lincoln, and became the first living person to lay eyes on it in more than 140 years.
Using the journal as his guide and writing in the grand biographical style of Doris Kearns Goodwin and David McCullough, Seth has reconstructed the true life story of our greatest president for the first time-all while revealing the hidden history behind the Civil War and uncovering the role vampires played in the birth, growth, and near-death of our nation.
http://bit.ly/11h6HwK
Book Trailer
Friday, April 12, 2013
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Monday, January 23, 2012
Book Club Meeting Tonight- Monday, January 23rd At 6:00 PM
This month we will be discussing Strangers by Dean Koontz. If you are one of the many Koontz fans who have already read this book, please be sure to join us and take part in the discussion. Next, we will be beginning the futuristic trilogy by Susan Pfeffer beginning with Life as We Knew It. It should be a fascinating series. Come join us!
Sunday, November 6, 2011
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