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Poll for Third Read of 2021
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Votes will be weighted as in previous polls to encourage posting comments. While we respect the choice of those members who choose not to post comments, this group places a high value on its discussions. Therefore, we ask that you only vote for a book that you intend on reading along with the group and hopefully sharing your thoughts on.
Beowulf by Unknown
The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio
The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy
The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge by Rainer Maria Rilke
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
Silas Marner by George Eliot
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May 07, 2021 08:53AM
I'm up for the Decameron. I read it some years ago, so I could read it again. Beowulf I read it some months ago in Tolkien's translation. If this one wins I would only read the discussions. I could read Dickens too.
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Poll Results and the next TWO readsWe will reading Beowulf first and The Decameron next.
After a brief discussion with regard to moderator availability as well as the apparent popularity of both works by votes and comments, the moderators hope that reading both books with a slight change in order is acceptable to everyone.
We hope you will join us in reading Beowulf first, followed by the usual two week interim read and then The Decameron. The Beowulf translation discussion may begin as soon as next week to help members decide on which editions to obtain and the discussion of the work itself will start on June 2nd.
R W W% Book
9 21 36% The Decameron
8 20 34% Beowulf
4 12 20% The Mayor of Casterbridge
3 5 8% The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge
1 1 2% Great Expectations
Rafael wrote: "I'm up for the Decameron. I read it some years ago, so I could read it again. ..."Rafael, did you read in Portuguese? If yes, which version do you recommend?
I don't remember which translation I did read. But I'm pretty sure that it was one of Abril Cultural, the ones with red covers, hardcover. I don't know many translations so I am not able to judge which one is better, I will read this https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2... edition.
OK. I have found both translations in used books sellers sites.
