Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Arroyo Book Club Pick for July….

The Arroyo Book Club decided to take the excuse provided by the fact that July 23rd is Batman Day and make our July book Batman: The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller.  The usual sources (aka the library’s catalog) describe this book as follows:
This is an excellent book with a reputation for contributing to the reinvigoration of the genre.  It includes fantastic artwork and tells an interesting tale. 
Book Jacket for: Batman : the Dark Knight returns<<plot synopsis>> Gotham City is a hell on earth, street gangs roam but there are no heroes. Decay is ubiquitous. Where is a hero to save Gotham? It is 10 years since the last recorded sighting of the Batman. And things have got worse than ever. Bruce Wayne is close to being a broken man but something is keeping him sane: the need to see change and the belief that he can orchestrate some of that change. Batman is back.

In addition to reading the book we will have a Batman-a-thon on Saturday July 12.  It will start at 12:30 with the second film beginning at 2:45.  Plan to join us for either (or both movies).  Call the library for specifics as to which films will be shown.

SO… come by the library to get a copy of the book, stop in on July 12 for our Batman-a-thon, and join us for discussion on July 26 (at 3:00 as always).