Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Our next meeting will be:
Date: Thursday, May 14, 2008 from 7:00-8:30 PM
Age Range: Adults Ages 18+
Location: Independence Regional Library Community Room
No registration required.
We will discuss the graphic novel Watchmen (1987) written by Alan Moore, illustrated/lettered by Dave Gibbons, and John Higgins is the colorist. Alan Moore is also famous for other acclaimed graphic novels including V for Vendetta, From Hell and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, two of which have been turned into films. Check out the book review on Reader's Club.
Summary: A group of super heroes plagued by all too human failings fall from grace while the concept of the super hero is dissected and inverted as strangely realistic characters are stalked by an unknown assassin.
Here are some typical discussion questions you may want to keep in mind as you read the book. You can place your hold on the book through the library catalog.
If you would like to bring food or drinks (no alcohol please) to the next book club meeting feel free. I will have paper products, something sweet and something salty, coffee, tea, and bottled water available. See you at the next meeting!
4 comments:
sweet! I'll be there.
Hi Devin,
I'm glad to hear that you'd like to drop by. I think we're going to have a lot of new folks for this title. Even some staff are wanting to come to this one! If you haven't read the Watchmen yet be sure go get on the hold list, I think it's up to 84 holds!
See you at book club,
Christie :)
I think I read the book in only two days. I could have done it in one, but you know, work...
The guys at Imaginon and I were talking yesterday about the movie adaptation.
I'm still on the hold list for the graphic novel, I'm 47 in the queue.
I'm hoping to see the movie this weekend with my hubbie. I've heard good reviews but also that it is more graphic than expected. I'll withhold a review until after I've seen it.
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