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What is the train a symbol of? As you read through the book, see if that symbolism changes.
How is marriage portrayed in this section? Does it bring happiness?What do you think of Stiva and his behavior?
I have to thank the new moderators who came in with great suggestions.
Great. I picked up the play last week.
This is a thread for nominating a book that has been previously read by the group. Since March is Women History month, we are celebrating by nominating a book written by a favorite female writer or a book you have always wanted to read with this group, but couldn't because of the rules.Nomination rules for this Thread- PLEASE READ RULES CAREFULLY
1. One nomination per person.
2. Classic books that are 50 years or older (please check if you are not sure).
3. Books can be of any length, but if a book wins and is over 600 pages, we will read it over a two month period.
4. No book from an author who we have read in the last 9 months.
5. To facilitate poll creation, please use a Goodreads link to add the nomination by clicking on 'add book/author' above the text box.
6. Please indicate whether or not you would be willing to lead the discussion if your nomination is chosen.
†Authors not to nominate:
Lorraine Hansberry (February 2019)
Leo Tolstoy (January 2019)
Agatha Christie (Dec 2018)
H.G. Wells (Nov 2018)
W. Somerset Maugham (Oct 2018)
Charles Dickens (Sept 2018)
Jules Verne (Aug 2018)
Ray Bradbury (July2018)
Henry James (Jun 2018)
It's time to select our March group read. Since March is Women History month, we would like to honor lesser known women writers. Is there a woman writer that you love, but no one else has heard of? Maybe a popular writer 80 years ago, but is seldom read today? Share that author with us!Nomination rules for this Thread- PLEASE READ RULES CAREFULLY
1. One nomination per person.
2. Classic books that are 50 years or older (please check if you are not sure).
3. Books can be of any length, but if a book wins and is over 600 pages, we will read it over a two month period.
4. No book we have already read as a group. Please check the bookshelf in the upper right corner to see what has been read in the past.
5. No book from an author who we have read in the last 9 months.
6. To facilitate poll creation, please use a Goodreads link to add the nomination by clicking on 'add book/author' above the text box.
7. Please indicate whether or not you would be willing to lead the discussion if your nomination is chosen,
†Authors not to nominate:
Lorraine Hansberry (February 2019)
Leo Tolstoy (January 2019)
Agatha Christie (Dec 2018)
H.G. Wells (Nov 2018)
W. Somerset Maugham (Oct 2018)
Charles Dickens (Sept 2018)
Jules Verne (Aug 2018)
Ray Bradbury (July2018)
Henry James (Jun 2018)
I am preparing a course about African American authors. I will be reading A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry in February and I would like the group to join me in reading and discussing this play. We will also look at the life of Lorraine Hansberry, who at 29, was the youngest American, the fifth woman, and the first black playwright to win the Best Play of the Year Award of the New York Drama Critics. After reading the play, I would encourage everyone to see one of the movies made.
I am excited to announce that we incorporating new changes in the group. Change #1: We will be having two options each month for our members to read. We will have two nomination threads and two polls.
Change #2: One thread will be for rereads. You can nominate a book that has been read more than three years ago. This will give new members a chance to read a popular classic and older members a chance to reread a favorite classic. We will still keep a nine month restriction on works by the same author. An example is that if Dickens is read in January, we could not read a book by him for nine months. This will lead to a diversity of authors read.
Change #3. We will keep one thread for books we have not read. Please look at the book shelf each month to determine what books have not been read in the group.
Change #4: Occasionally, the moderators will select a book to read that is their choice. We hope the group will join in the reading.
Change #5: We will have more themes. Each moderator will decide what themes, if any, for each month. The theme might apply only to the rereads or to the general thread or perhaps both.
We hope that these changes will help us enjoy reading and discussing classics.
We welcome suggestions, ideas for themes or any other recommendations from our members.
I am excited to announce that Classics for Beginners has three new moderators. This will allow the group to continue to offer book discussion and hopefully grow.Our new moderators are Susan, from Pennsylvania, Sonja from North Carolina and Elizabeth from the United Kingdom. Please welcome them!
With new moderators come new ideas for the group, so we will be announcing some of those changes very soon.
As the group changes, we ask for patience. If something doesn't get done, just drop me a line and let me know.
Thanks, Suki, for leading a great discussion.
This is a thread to discuss the author, Leo Tolstoy, as well as to give information about Russia, its politics, social conditions or even to discuss why every character has different names! You can include links to reviews, articles, movies, etc., in this thread.
In this thread, you may discuss anything in parts 7 and 8 or anything in the entire book. Please note that this is the SPOILER thread, so if you haven't finished the book, you might want to use caution in this thread.
This thread is available to discuss Parts 5 & 6 of Anna Karenina. Please discuss events only from Parts 1-6 in this section. If you think you might have a comment that contain be a spoiler, please use spoiler formatting.
This thread is available to discuss Parts 3 & 4 of Anna Karenina. Please discuss events only from Parts 1-4 in this section. If you think you might have a comment that might be a spoiler, please use spoiler formatting.
Anna Karenina is divided into 8 Parts. This thread is for Parts 1 & 2. Please discuss ONLY parts 1 and 2 in this section. If you mention something that you think might be a spoiler for other readers, please use spoiler html if necessary. Here is how to create a spoiler :spoiler html= <**spoiler**> (if using don't include the **)
I did find the concept of being invisible intriguing. However, I thought the scariest part of the book was when the Invisible Man was describing his stay in a man's house. The homeowner kept hearing noises, but didn't know where they were coming from. Haven't you been home alone and heard noises, got yourself a stick, a knife (or gun) just for protection? Perhaps it was an invisible person!
I did not like the use of an albino in the story. There has been rampant discrimination against albinos for centuries and there is a belief that albinos have magical powers which seems to feed into this plot. There was absolutely no reason the invisible man had to be an albino. For more information about albinism, see this article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persecu.... There is even more information here: ww.ngopulse.org/article/2017/06/14/al...
I found the book a little too violent for me. I was also surprised that the reading level was Grade 5 since there were words and scientific concepts I didn't know!
The January winner was Anna Karenina, a pretty hefty book. Therefore, we are allocating 2 months for this book. The nomination thread for March will open up in the new year. I will not be able to read with the group, but I encourage everyone who voted for the book to comment, ask questions, share knowledge on the threads that will be created soon.
