The Edge of Never ... Discussion #1

I have been counting down the days until we start talking about this month's read... now it's December 15 and time to CHAT!

 

The Edge of Never

by J.A. Redmerski

 

 

 

If you haven't read it yet, I promise you it is worth your time..

an EXCELLENT read!!

 

Here is the link on Goodreads

 

Here is the link on Amazon

only $2.99 for Kindle

 

 

Now, let's start the discussion!!

 

"What compels any of us to do the things we do when deep down a part of us just wants to break free from it all."

This is a quote from Camryn in the very beginning of the book. She is pondering what she is doing with her life and why. Wondering why people fall into routines of going through the same motions day to day, becoming comfortable in what they know.

 

She turns to her best friend and poses the question...

"Have you ever wondered what it would be like to backpack across the world?"

{to which her friend replied.. "You're starting to freak me out.."}

 

What are YOUR thoughts on this premise?

Have you ever wondered why we continue with the ho hum of life when there is so much OUT there.. so much change to be discovered right around the corner, if only we break the cycle of daily routine?

 

Have YOU personally done what Camryn did?

Decided one day... that's IT. I'm out of here... and found yourself on an adventure that was unscripted, unplanned, with no real destination in mind?

 

Do you think that people can truly "live" that way? With no ties to a certain place.. drifting along through life, taking it as it comes? Is that a path that can be continued on for more than a short period of time?

 

 

How does this lend to the direction the story will take?

Did it entice you to continue?

Once she hopped on that bus... I was SOLD... 100% interested in knowing where her adventure would lead.

 

 

 

 

 



The Night Circus- Discussion #1

THE NIGHT CIRCUS...

Time for some TALK about what you thought...

1. The Night Circus is not written in a linear timeline..

Did you find the structure of the book disorienting?

Do you think it was effective in mirroring the nature of the circus

or did it just annoy you? 

2. The novel frequently changes narrative perspective.

How does this transition shape your reading of the novel

and your connection to the characters?

Why do you think the author chose to tell the story

from varied perspectives?

3. The novel opens with a quote from Oscar Wilde...

A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight,

and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world.

What are your thoughts on this quote and why the author chose it?

Who was a dreamer in this story?

and what is their punishment for being so?

December Book: The Night Circus

Hi, everyone! 

I am so sorry for the late notice on this, but our book this month is....

Brooke will be leading our discussions this month. 

This book has gotten some serious buzz around the book world so it should be a fun one!

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

Story Overview:

The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Within the black-and-white striped canvas tents is an utterly unique experience full of breathtaking amazements. It is called Le Cirque des Rêves, and it is only open at night. 

But behind the scenes, a fierce competition is underway—a duel between two young magicians, Celia and Marco, who have been trained since childhood expressly for this purpose by their mercurial instructors. Unbeknownst to them, this is a game in which only one can be left standing, and the circus is but the stage for a remarkable battle of imagination and will. Despite themselves, however, Celia and Marco tumble headfirst into love—a deep, magical love that makes the lights flicker and the room grow warm whenever they so much as brush hands. 

True love or not, the game must play out, and the fates of everyone involved, from the cast of extraordinary circus per­formers to the patrons, hang in the balance, suspended as precariously as the daring acrobats overhead. 

Written in rich, seductive prose, this spell-casting novel is a feast for the senses and the heart.