Poll

Let the bloody battle commence!

I've already read The House of Mirth. It wasn't the least bit mirthful. Rip-off. 'Twould have been funnier if Mark Twain had written it.

Three Trapped Tigers gets my vote in this round. The novel sounds ambitious, and I haven't read it, and it has three -- count 'em -- three tigers in the title. How cool is that?! I may switch my vote if I receive any death threats from PETA kooks.

Inferno? I've read Mr. Alighieri's allegory so many times that I had the warning from above the Gates of Hell (Lasciate ogni speranza, voi ch'intrate) tattoed above my ass. However, as a Protestant schoolboy, I must protest that this is a sacrilegious work. There's one in the eye for you Catholic literary people. Down with the Pope!

VALIS = strictly for Dickheads

Let the Right One In is a possible contender if I switch my vote. An unconventional vampire novel. Or maybe I'll just go watch The Hunger again and fast-forward to the scene where Catherine Deneuve and Susan Sarandon are in bed together.

The Oresteia could only have been nominated by a white man who believes we should only read about dead white men. Down with whitey!

I shall be boycotting the group discussion of the final winner, because my nonfiction novel candidate Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World was callously disregarded by Daniel.

Adrian wrote: "Let the bloody battle commence!

I've already read The House of Mirth. It wasn't the least bit mirthful. Rip-off. 'Twould have been funnier if Mark Twain had written it.

Three Trapped Tigers gets ..."
Please stop making me cry. I've read your post three times and laughed harder each time through. Down with PETA, the Pope, and Whitey! Up with Dewey. I'll read whatever the group decides, but if there's any justice in this world, Dorkapalooza 2010 will be held next door to, or better yet, IN, a sanctioned medical facility.

But why is "abandon all hope, ye who enter here" tattooed above your ass, Adrian? Inquiring minds want to know.

I beg to differ on Mirth. Mirth, according to dictionary.com, means "the gaiety characterizing people who are enjoying the companionship of others." The main character, who only appears to me as Gillian Anderson right now, is all about being around others.

so first it's fuckwit. now dickhead. i seem to be racking up a string of cool nicknames. ass wipe anyone? it's still available.

Has anyone read Three Trapped Tigers? I'm about to order it from Amazon, but I'm curious to read a review.....

Brian wrote: "so first it's fuckwit. now dickhead. i seem to be racking up a string of cool nicknames. ass wipe anyone? it's still available."

Hey Shel, Adrian, and Mr. Fuckwit: this is my dearest friend, Sylvia, from NY. Please be sweet, at least for a day or two (just joshing, as you are three of the sweetest I know).

Syl, I think Kris first nominated Three Trapped Tigers, so he may weigh in with a recommendation. Please vote in the poll and jump in on the September read. It's always a fun discussion, but even more so when there's a difference of opinion...

Re: House of Mirth

Gillian Armstrong played a great cameo piece in the movie version of Tristram Shandy. (2006) [A Cock and Bull Story:] It's a 1760's period role. She's a terrific actress and has range way beyond x-files

By the way, I ordered Three Trapped Tigers anyway as the author is Cuban and I have a thing for Tigers.

I'll vote but I have to read first! Or is the order different?

p.s. Martha I thought your call name here was smartykate.......

Adrian wrote: "Let the bloody battle commence!

The Oresteia could only have been nominated by a white man who believes we should only read about dead white men. Down with whitey!"

this is the first time you've called me a white man. i'm hurt i think. :)

p.s. if we limited group reads to books you HAVEN'T read before we'd be in a bit of a bind. :P

Shel wrote: "But why is "abandon all hope, ye who enter here" tattooed above your ass, Adrian? Inquiring minds want to know."

Just a spicy embellishment to add a little zing to the post. I'm not a Protestant schoolboy, either.

Adrian you charlatan! embellishing this, crucifying Dan that! I am outraged!

Actually, I am not at all outraged considering the tattoo you have above your ass. Isn't that called a tramp stamp?

Also I have abstained from voting. So I can remain above the fray and not cast doubt on the election process. I am trying to be a model for the US government.

I voted even though I might not have the time to participate. But my vote only gave two votes to something that only had one vote, so I don't think my non-participation will be much of an issue.

Adrian has a tramp stamp...

(sung in the appropriate child's voice)

It's ok, Adrian, we love you anyway.

I was considering getting an actual target there just for kicks. But I think I'd rather have someone just take a Sharpie to me for an evening than have to explain that one to my kids ten years from now...

Shel wrote: "Adrian has a tramp stamp..."

This would be an awesome tattoo -- inspired by a Dali painting, I could also promote the three tigers book (missing one, though).



People voting for House of Mirth should get a portrait of Edith Wharton tattooed above their asses.

That is an awesome tattoo of perhaps one of the best titled paintings of all time: Dream Caused by the Flight of a Bee around a Pomegranate a Second Before Awakening

the real deception in the title of the house of mirth? there is no fricking HOUSE! it's an outrage.

sylvia we only call martha smartykate when we see her in person, now. i know you just got here, but do please try to keep up. :)

as for the tattoos, i think the science nerds are gaining on us http://accidentalmysteries.blogspot.c...