Hello [bookworms](https://i.imgur.com/aev1wbQ.jpeg) of r/bangtan! 💜💜💜

Thank you to everyone who participated in our February book club discussion of **On BTS: Pop Music, Fandom, Sincerity**. Between that, and the AMA with the author, we had an amazing time talking about our favorite *사람 (People)* and the fandom! You know what they say, [March comes in like a lion](https://i.imgur.com/M9Xfdxy.jpeg) and this one’s no exception, especially with all the releases we have to look forward to!

We’re adding our own fun by discussing another book that is BTS-adjacent (either recommended by them, or about BTS, or spotted in the background of their content). You voted, and the results are in for the next book to read! And it is… [drumroll please…](https://weverse.io/bts/live/1-105471186?begin=172)

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# The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K. Le Guin

This short work of philosophical fiction by American writer Ursula K. Le Guin was included in the author’s anthology book “The Wind’s Twelve Quarters”. With deliberately both vague and vivid descriptions, the narrator depicts a summer festival in the utopian city of Omelas, whose prosperity depends on the perpetual misery of a single child. First published in ‘New Dimensions 3’ (1973), a hard-cover science fiction anthology edited by Robert Silverberg, in October 1973, it won the prestigious Hugo Award for best short story the following year. The book is referenced, thematically and representatively in the hotel’s name, in the music video for [Spring Day](https://youtu.be/xEeFrLSkMm8).

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# *Gi give it to me* (How to get the book)

* Title: “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” as found in *A Wind’s Twelve Quarters*
* Author: Ursula K. Le Guin
* Publisher: Harper Perennial
* Publication Date: January 1, 2004
* ISBN-13: 978-0060914349
* Format: It is available either in paperback and ebook
* Please also check with your [local libraries](https://search.worldcat.org/title/1355358439) (where applicable) for loan availability
* [Link to Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0060914343) | [Link to Short Story, Kindle Version](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N0PZ35J) | [Link to Google Books](https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Wind_s_Twelve_Quarters.html) | [Link to Barnes & Noble, Short Story ebook](https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-ones-who-walk-away-from-omelas-ursula-k-le-guin/1125317820)

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# Not *So Far Away* (the month’s schedule)

* March 9: Reader’s Choice Book Announcement
* March 20: Books with Luv discussion meeting

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# *어떻게 생각해? (What do you think?)*

*Below is a discussion guide. We will also be preparing some questions for you!*

* Book specific questions – TBA
* *Fan Chant*: Hype/overall reviews
* *Ments*: favorite quotes
* *ARMY Time*: playlist/recommendations of songs you associate with the book/chapters/characters
* *Do The Wave*: sentiments, feels, realizations based on the book
* *Encore/Post Club-read Depression Prevention*: something the book club can do afterwards (on one’s own leisure time) to help recover from the book hangover.

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# *I wanna big house, big cars & big rings*…or whatever I get in the giveaway is fine too

For the month of March we will be doing a [giveaway](https://i.imgur.com/v8wJUhb.jpeg)! If you would like a chance to win a goodie box and make the wait for our [Spring Day](https://i.imgur.com/0nwOO85.jpeg) that much more bearable, all you will need to do is answer a couple of questions about the book in the book club post starting on March 20th. We will collect all the usernames of those who answered and will put them into a randomizer to pick the winners. This giveaway is open worldwide. A big thank you to /u/lisafancypants for supplying the goodie boxes!

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# *I Don’t Know Your (User)Name* – Roll Call!

Drop a line here, and let us know if you’ll be joining us! If you voted for this book, we’d love to know why. Or if you were hoping for another option, share that too. See you at the discussion meeting.

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# The Last

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the book or the thread, feel free to tag me or any of the mods or BWL Volunteers.

* u/EveryCliche
* u/munisme
* u/mucho_thankyou5802
* u/Next_Grapefruit_3206

…and the r/bangtan Mod Team

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