Enchantment by: Orson Scott Card

For the month of May we will be meeting at my (Katie's House) and Ashley Glissmeyer has chosen our book; Enchamntment.

If you are having a hard time locating the book please click on the link above. At this link the book is online by chapters. I know, not the best way to read a book, but it is an option.

So for a bit of information about the book and the author from the Barnes & Nobel Review:

Remarkably, with Enchantment, Card has carved out new territory for himself as he capably takes his narrative voice and love of research to new heights of charm and satisfaction. Card's particular fusion of magic — usually incorporating folklore, witchcraft, and American history — now breaks new ground with the addition of Judeo-Christian history and Russian fairy tales. He creates a detailed account of Russia's early religious struggle and skillfully carries out this greatly appealing tale of, well, enchantment....

In creating Enchantment, Card has done his homework. He gives us an incredibly authentic and thought-provoking tale that spans 1,000 years, yet he also allows the reader the comfort of his familiar dry wit and allusions to current events. Card fuses Judeo-Christian historical references, Russian history, folklore, and myth into so fine a blend that we're never totally sure when one discipline ends and another begins.

For me this is my first Orson Scott Card book. Yes it's true and equally as awful as the fact that I still have yet to read Harry Potter. As some of my most trusted literary friends have raved about this book I am excited to read this book.

For more information about Orson Scott Card please go here