A Storm of Swords Reviews and Discussion Questions

No one has complained about the way that we did the reviews last time so I'm going to stick with what worked.  Here are some good reviews I found online and the discussion questions follow.  As always, spoilers abound!

Looking Ahead- Our Selection for September

As I said earlier, it seems really early to be thinking about what book we'll read and discuss in September, but it'll be here before you know it.  So here are some suggestions on themes and books.  Links are to GoodReads lists that I think might be helpful.  Please, please, please add your own in the comments section below.

So last September, we went with a back-to-school theme, so that's where I'm kicking it off.

• Classics- Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, all the things we were supposed to read in high school
• Books from our Childhood- The Little House series, Judy Blume, Roald Dahl, etc.
• Twist on a Classic- Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
• The Hunger Games- because nothing says back-to-school like teens trying to kill each other
• Something non-fiction

Not exactly in the back-to-school theme, but something we haven't read before- graphic novels.  There a ton of really good ones out there, and some are just as highly respected as a regular novel.

One last thing that September makes me think of- the return of fall tv shows.  We could go with a book that spawned a tv show or vis-versa.  Think the Heat Series (Castle), The Vampire Diaries, Pretty Little Liars, Temperance Brennan (Bones), etc.

Let me know what you think about these suggestions and please leave your own!

A Clash of Kings Review and Discussion Questions

Just one little tidbit of business before we get into A Clash of Kings.  I know it seems early to be talking about our book for September, but August 11th will get here sooner than you think.  Please be thinking about some titles and I'll have something posted by the end of the week.

I have been trying in vain to write a review for this book that wasn't a novel in and of itself.  So I've decided that I'm going to post links to some reviews that I think do a better job than I would ever do and then the discussion questions I've come up with.  Hopefully this works for everyone and please let me know what you think of this new format.  Some of the discussion questions and their answers may be a little bit spoilery so please continue reading after the break.