The Illuminating Owl

thē used as a function word to indicate that a following noun or noun equivalent is a unique or a particular member of its class
ih-loo-muh-ney-ting to make clear; to decorate (as a manuscript) with gold or silver or brilliant colors or with often elaborate designs or miniature pictures
au̇(-ə)l any of an order (Strigiformes) of chiefly nocturnal birds of prey with a large head and eyes, short hooked bill, strong talons, and soft fluffy often brown-mottled plumage

Basically the illuminating owl reads and listens to a crap load (haha, pelletload if you know anything about owls) of books and has decided to impart its wise owl-y wisdom to others who desire to delve further into literature and basically don't know where the hell to start. Or those who have read so much they don't know what to pick up next. As I have the tendency to enjoy to the written word in most forms, the plan is more to inform on the content and, genre, and general likability. When it comes to books on cd (BOCD) I will also try to indicate the "listen-ability" of the reader. Leave a comment, suggest a book, or just read and then read a book.