New Event: March East Side Meetup - "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman

Announcing a new event for a ne{o}lit book club!

What: March East Side Meetup - "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman

When: Wednesday, March 28, 7:00 PM

Voluntary Event fee: USD1.00 per person

Where: Click the link below to find out!

Event Description: In keeping with our two-per-month schedule, one West and one East, the second of this month's meetups will be held on a Wednesday, to help accommodate our non-Thursday bibliophiles.

Both books can be discussed at both meetups, so in the event you can't make one, make the other to share your thoughts, feelings and ideas.

Every meetup so far has been rife with intelligent and fun discussion. This month's books, I'm certain, will continue that tradition.

So, the book for the second meetup will be Stardust, by award-winning author Neil Gaiman. It's most commonly billed as a fairy-tale for adults, and is a favorite of mine. You can finish it in one sitting, and you're liable to. It's available in mass-market paperback, as the movie version comes out this year. So let's make sure you read it first!

Here's one write-up of the storyline, cribbed from Amazon:
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The town of Wall has one opening, which is guarded day and night. On one side of the stone bulwark is England; on the other, Faerie. Once every nine years, the guard is relaxed so that the villagers can attend a fair held in a nearby meadow. There, as a young man, Dunstan Thorn is seduced by a strange woman, and not quite a year later a child is left at the wall. His name is Tristran Thorn. When he grows up, he falls in love with Victoria Forester, and to win her affection, he vows to bring to her the fallen star that they see one night. The star has fallen in Faerie, and though Tristran soon finds her (for in Faerie a star is not a ball of flaming gas, but a living, breathing woman), he has a hard time holding on to her. The sons of the Lord of Stormhold also seek the star, for it is said that he who finds her can take his father's throne. In addition, the oldest of three evil witches seeks the star, for her heart can grant youth and beauty. While the bones of the story?the hero, the quest, the maiden?are traditional, Gaiman offers a tale that is fresh and original. Though the plot begins with disparate threads, by the end they are all tied together and the picture is complete. The resolution is satisfying and complex, proving that there is more to fairy tales than "happily ever after."
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We'll be meeting at the Pub on Lee again, as last time it proved to be a very favorable East Side location. Good lighting, food and beer selection, and lots of free parking behind the building. It's just down from the Cedar Lee.

Hope to see you then!

Learn more here:
http://bookclub.meetu...