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SUMMARY:The May Book Club - The Elsewhere Express by Samantha Sotto Yambao
DESCRIPTION:Join us on May 28th at 7PM ET to discuss The Elsewhere Express by Samantha Sotto Yambao\, a surreal\, Studio-Ghibli-esque book about destiny and finding your place in the world. \nHere’s the description: “You can’t buy a ticket for the Elsewhere Express. Appearing only to those whose lives are adrift\, it’s a magical train seeming to carry very rare and special cargo: a sense of purpose\, peace\, and belonging. Raya is one of those lost souls. She had dreamed of being a songwriter\, but when her brother died\, she gave up on her dream and started living his instead. One day on the subway\, as her thoughts wander\, she’s swept off to the Elsewhere Express. There she meets Q\, an intriguing artist who\, like her\, has lost his place in the world. Together they find a train full of wonders\, from a boarding car that’s also a meadow to a dining car where passengers can picnic on lily pads to a bar where jellyfish and whales swim through pink clouds. Over the course of their long\, strange night on the train\, they also discover that it harbors secrets—and danger: A mysterious stranger has stowed away and brought with him a dark\, malignant magic that threatens to destroy the train. But in investigating the stowaway’s identity\, Raya also finds herself drawing closer to the ultimate question: What is her life’s true purpose—and is it a destination the Elsewhere Express can take her to?” \nAnd here are some reviews! \n“A stunning\, visual fever dream of a story akin to both the game Spiritfarer and Erin Morgenstern’s The Starless Sea—a character-driven tale wrapped in a sparklingly creative spectacle of a world that inhabits a Studio Ghibli–like chaos even as it comes with a well-organized passenger rulebook.”—Booklist (starred review) \n“With its poetic\, descriptive prose\, The Elsewhere Express takes the reader on a magical ride exploring loneliness\, life’s purpose\, and ultimately human connection through a playful\, surreal tale. Without question\, the book will delight fantasy enthusiasts as they nestle into this perfect escape\, a story that whisks them from the mundane and into an imaginative wonderland they might not want to leave.”—J. Penner\, author of A Fellowship of Bakers & Magic \n“A delicately layered dream of a book that glimmers with the promise of hope after grief\, The Elsewhere Express will carry you to the stars.”—Molly O’Neill\, author of Greenteeth \nTo join us\, make sure you’re on the $7+ tier on our Patreon for May!
URL:https://carterhaughschool.com/event/the-may-book-club-the-elsewhere-express-by-samantha-sotto-yambao/
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