Interesting Finds at the Library

Today, my family and I went to a local outdoor festival. As it is the beginning of May and I live in the eastern United States, it was fairly warm outside, and my younger sister and I wanted to go into the library next door to cool off. My sister, being an avid fan of classical composers due to the recent anime series ClassicaLoid (a series which I may or may not review in the future), wanted to borrow a book on the subject. She eventually found one, a biography about Mozart. As for me, I went to the science fiction section wanting to find 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke. I indeed found it, as well as another book that piqued my interest: The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle, which oddly enough was in the same section as 2001. Thankfully, I had my library card with me, and I managed to check out all three books.

Though 2001: A Space Odyssey and The Last Unicorn seem very different on the surface, both books share at least two things in common: they were made into feature films, which are more well-known, and each author wrote the screenplay for the film based on his story. 

I am like most people in that I am more familiar with the films than the books that inspired them. So, I thought to myself today, why not read the books that inspired the movies? Both are not that long, so I should be able to finish them within the month, if time permits. Expect more blog posts on the way, as I have decided to review each chapter of each book. Stay tuned.