Bob’s
Comments
(group member since Jun 22, 2011)
Bob’s
comments
from the Catching up on Classics (and lots more!) group.
Showing 301-320 of 4,651
Welcome to the buffet. I look forward to seeing your progress.
Top five moving forward to the poll4 votes - 128. A Perfect Day for Bananafish by J.D. Salinger
4 votes - 79, Silly Novels by Lady Novelists by George Eliot
3 votes - 285. They Shoot Horses, Don't They? by Horace McCoy
3 votes - 385. The Immortal by Jorge Luis Borges
3 votes - 291. The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories title story by Angela Carter
-----------
1 vote - 163. The Diamond as Big as the Ritz by F. Scott Fitzgerald
1 vote - 129. Sultana's Dream by Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain
1 vote - ###. Will add to master list. For The Cold Equations by Tom Godwin
0 votes - 278. Signs and Symbols by Vladimir Nabokov
0 votes - 210. Watchers of the Sky by Alfred Noyes
Welcome Red, glad you are with us!
I second Winds of War
Tim, welcome to the buffet and good luck! For me, the A-Z challenges are the most difficult. I have only been successful one time.
Kathleen, All Quiet on the Western Front is one of the best books I've ever read. Enjoyed the reviews.
Susan, welcome and enjoy your buffet. I am also working on the Chronicles of Barsetshire, my next will be Doctor Thorne. Looking forward to seeing your re-reads.
The Overcoat by Nikolai Gogol is our June 2024 Short Story/Novella Read.This discussion will open on June 1
Beware Short Story Discussions will have Spoilers
These are the 10 titles randomly selected from our Master Short Story List. Please vote for the one that interests you the most. You can cast your vote by using the list number or the titles name. The top 5 will move forward to the poll on the 15th. A maximum of 5 titles will move to the poll. Example: I vote for #__ -or- I vote for Story Title
285. They Shoot Horses, Don't They? by Horace McCoy
278. Signs and Symbols by Vladimir Nabokov
128. A Perfect Day for Bananafish by J.D. Salinger
385. The Immortal by Jorge Luis Borges
163. The Diamond as Big as the Ritz by F. Scott Fitzgerald
79, Silly Novels by Lady Novelists by George Eliot
210. Watchers of the Sky by Alfred Noyes
129. Sultana's Dream by Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain
291. The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories title story by Angela Carter
###. Will add to master list. For The Cold Equations by Tom Godwin
NOTICE:
In error I placed a book in the primary vote that is already on our bookshelf. I have added one not yet on the master list. It will be added to the master list, for possible future re-selection.
Thank you, Lynn!!! So glad you caught this.
Welcome Elizabeth.
Welcome, Brenda.
Congrats!! It looks like your trip to the buffet is almost complete.
I read The Star a couple of times last year, but never recorded it as read. I really liked it, perhaps it is time for another reread. Thanks for reminding me it is out there.
I picked up Sarah Penner as a new author last year. I will certainly try her again.
Lynn, I think I have you to thank for reinspiring my science fiction reading. I have read more this year than I've read in the last five.
You read at a pace I can only admire.
Wow! you are really doing great.
Primary results-24 total votes
4 votes - 37. The Overcoat by Nikolai Gogol
4 votes - 279. Butterfly Valley: A Requiem by Inger Christensen
3 votes - 77. Diary of a Superfluous Man by Ivan Turgenev
3 votes - 349. Philomel Cottage: A Short Story by Agatha Christie
2 votes - 72. Cousin Phillis by Elizabeth Gaskell
2 votes - 323. The Wonderful O by James Thurber
2 votes - 169. A Wagner Matinee by Willa Cather
-------------
1 vote - 313. Do You Love Me? found in The Fat Man in History and Other Stories by Peter Carey
1 vote - 106. The Door in the Wall by H.G. Wells
1 vote - 110. The Little Match Girl by Hans Christian Andersen
1 vote - 14. The Sailor Boy's Tale by Isak Dinesen
0 votes - 46. Morning In The Burned House by Margaret Atwood
0 votes - 219. The Devil by Leo Tolstoy
0 votes - 266. The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber by Ernest Hemingway
