Redwall Reading Schedule

Here we go with Redwall. As I said, it's an easy enough read, and the book itself is divided into three sections, so we can just do one section at a time. To give everyone a chance to get the book and get the first section read, I'm going to suggest that we discuss the first section next Friday, July 1st, the second section on the 8th, and the third on the 15th, if that works for everyone. Not that there's a huge amount to discuss, but pay attention to the detail of the descriptions. Jacques wrote the first book to read to children at a school for the blind he worked at as a janitor, so he tried to paint as vivid a picture of the world as he could for them. Also might be fun to talk about the Redwall occupants as a religious(?) order and how they serve the community of Mossflower Woods. The songs and poetry are always enjoyable, as is the story of Martin the Warrior. Also, if anyone is interested, there's a beautiful unabridged recording of Redwall and many others of Jacques's books available on iTunes, read by him and featuring a full cast including music. Wonderful way to read the book, if it grabs you.

Our Next Reading Selection

Hey guys, we've had a little break since finishing Uglies, and I think it's time to choose our next book. I know it's summer, people are busy and may be traveling, but I don't want to let the blog fade again. If anyone wishes to step up with their selection now, go for it, and if not I'm willing to do Redwall, which is not at all heavy, is a fun and easy ready, and probably won't spark a lot of heavy discussion, it's mostly for enjoyment. I figure with the season folks might like that kind of read rather than something that requires a lot of time and effort. Let me know your thoughts and we can get started.