Sean’s
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(group member since Jan 30, 2019)
Sean’s
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from the Boxall's 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die group.
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Luís wrote: "Sean wrote: "This weekend I decided to give Virginia Woolf a shot for the first time and started Mrs. Dalloway"Another same genre-plot .."
Yes. I have noticed the trend. This comes from reading what the wife leaves laying around rather than going to pick up my own books. But if I spot a LIST book I will read that before getting another one.
Luís wrote: "That's a soo .. depressing book. But that's a good book-on-the-list. " It really was.
I can see what you are saying in what you are calling a weakness in the story. It seems unlikely that I would ever have that much pride, or shame over not being able to read, to allow myself to serve such a prison sentence. However I think that just really shows how strongly she felt about the fact that she was illiterate. It must have been a very very strong shame.
Mercedes wrote: "Sean wrote: "Madam Bovary's time has come."Beware of shoddy translations!"
Ack! How will I know? I don't speak French. I am reading the first English translation by Eleanor Marx Aveling
I can see your point about that line between "wrong doing" and "following orders." It's something I think about a lot. And current events are definitely relevant. Often times, history will be the judge of that difference. Things that we do today that are only controversial could be considered crimes against humanity if/when the paradigm shifts and perspective changes and history books are written.
Hilde wrote: "Just finished Rebecca, loved it!"Good to know. I have that picked out as my next book club pick. I love making other people read LIST books.
I enjoyed this book. The most overwhelming sense I got from it was one of darkness. The forbiddance of their relationship then the revelation of who she was and what she was hiding really added to that. I liked where it went and it ended with me liking it more than I thought I was going to as I moved through it.
I just finished The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton for the second time. Now I know why I didn't remember much about it. It just didn't do much for me. Oh well.
Karen wrote: "One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez" How was it? It's on my short list of 1001 books to read.
George wrote: "Started the scifi classic The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham."Isn't that March's read? I will join you, but not yet. I need to be able to remember it for March's discussion. :p
Told you that would be quick.... I read The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton about 10 years ago. Saw that my wife left it laying around so I picked it up to give it another go since the details... ok.. the whole story is fuzzy.
George wrote: "Sean wrote: ".... Just found this group. I also just picked up The Reader to get started in February."I just finished The Reader and liked it very much."
Got started last night.... It's going to be a very quick read.
The Purloined Letter by Edgar Allan Poe had a definite Sherlock feel to it. Did Arthur Conan Doyle ever claim Poe as an influence?
It was a dark and stormy night... well, it really was. It was raining pretty good last night so I brought out Poe. Perfect night for reading The Fall of the House of Usher and The Pit and the Pendulum. First time for both. Loved them. New appreciation for Poe. I have not read him since high school.
It was just an impulse. I found myself at the library. I found The Nose by Nikoli Gogol. I read it in just a few minutes. And there you have it. Another book off the list....Delightfully Odd!!
I also struggle with Dickens. I get bored and lose interest sometimes, but I can't say I hate him. The only specific author who I have tried on this list that even gets close to hate is Faulkner. But I have only read one book. And I was pretty young. Maybe I need to try him again. Especially since he hasn't even been mentioned in this discussion. I must be in the minority.
