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[Aynur]

Brina wrote: "Welcome Kristine, Charlsie, and Aynur. Glad you joined to read classics with us. I was offline for a few days and just returned to see that you joined the group. There are a lot of choices here and..."
Thank you Brina and for your motivasion )

[Andrea AKA Catsos Person]

Welcome to all of the new members!

The more the merrier!

[Pink]

Welcome Charlsie and Aynur, I'm glad you've decided to join and hope that you find some great books to enjoy with us :)

[Hari]

Hello, my name is Hari, and I live outside of Boston. I love reading, mostly True Crime, but also what I call Literary Fiction (books that I feel could become classics). I guess my favorite classic is Probably "The Forsyte Saga", but "Moby Dick" (the unabridged version) and a lot of Dickens are near the top, too.

[Loretta]

Hari wrote: "Hello, my name is Hari, and I live outside of Boston. I love reading, mostly True Crime, but also what I call Literary Fiction (books that I feel could become classics). I guess my favorite classic..."

Hello and welcome Hari! I'm sure you'll enjoy yourself here! Happy reading! :)

[Paula W]

Big welcome to all the new members! I hope you enjoy the group and discussions as much as I do.

[Brina]

Welcome Hari. I also enjoy crime/mystery/detective books and books that could become classics with true classics thrown into the mix. Glad you joined, I am sure you will find some books here that you enjoy and add to our lovely discussions.

[Pink]

Welcome to the group Hari, I hope you enjoy it here :)

[Aynur]

Pink wrote: "Welcome Charlsie and Aynur, I'm glad you've decided to join and hope that you find some great books to enjoy with us :)"

thank you Pink İ see massage now )

[Warner]

Hey everyone, my name is Warner West. I just recently graduated from a small high school in northeast Arkansas. In 10th grade, I read some Steinbeck and Faulkner and decided I definitely could be an English major. 11th grade had me as a huge history buff. Well senior year came and I was stuck between English and history. I read some Thomas Hardy and George Orwell and loved both of their writing styles. I ultimately decided I wanted to be an English major and started an A-Z authors challenge to broaden my literary horizons. I've read and loved Camus, Calvino, Bulgakov, Gibran, Hesse, Ishiguro, Joyce, Maugham, Nabokov, O'Hara, and Tolstoy. I recently finished my author challenge and I needed some direction as to what I could read. I found this group and I long for literary discussion so I hope my opinions are as useful as those who have more experience as me.

[Paula W]

Welcome, Warner. I think you have found the right group!

[Loretta]

Warner wrote: "Hey everyone, my name is Warner West. I just recently graduated from a small high school in northeast Arkansas. In 10th grade, I read some Steinbeck and Faulkner and decided I definitely could be a..."

Hi and welcome Warner! I'm so happy you decided to join our group! I'm sure you'll find it to your liking! We read an array of classics! Something for everyone! Happy reading! :)

[Warner]

I forgot to mention a thing or two! I plan to attend Williams Baptist College in NE Arkansas to become an English major. Also, rather than review on goodreads, I recently started a blog where I recommend books that I've recently read at warnerreads.wordpress.com.

[Loretta]

Warner wrote: "I forgot to mention a thing or two! I plan to attend Williams Baptist College in NE Arkansas to become an English major. Also, rather than review on goodreads, I recently started a blog where I rec..."

That's excellent Warner on both counts, attending college and on your blog! :)

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Welcome to the group Hari & Warner. Glad to have you in the group and I look forward to discussing books with you.

[Pink]

Welcome to the group Warner :) I'm glad you've joined us and look forward to discussing classic books with you soon!

[Aynur]

Warner wrote: "Hey everyone, my name is Warner West. I just recently graduated from a small high school in northeast Arkansas. In 10th grade, I read some Steinbeck and Faulkner and decided I definitely could be a..."
Hi Warner Welcome . I am also new and I also Love Camus :) I visit your blog and read about Camus which you wrote . I liked it )

[Warner]

Thanks a lot Aynur! I'm actually currently reading The Plague by Camus and like it a lot, but it will never hold the place in my heart that The Stranger has. The blog post is alright I guess. Haha. My blog is for recommending books to my friends and so I couldn't talk about the existential themes and symbolism of The Stranger that I wanted to. Thanks for the good review and I look forward to talking about novels in the future with you guys!

[Aynur]

Warner wrote: "Thanks a lot Aynur! I'm actually currently reading The Plague by Camus and like it a lot, but it will never hold the place in my heart that The Stranger has. The blog post is alright I guess. Haha...."

Warner, I read The Plague several years ago . But I more liked The Plague than The Stranger . Although i read The Stranger twice.

[Madison]

Hey everybody! My name is Madison and I begin my junior year of college at UNCW in August. I'm majoring in secondary education, with the plan being getting a licensure for teaching high school English.

My top 3 books so far are: Stephen King's "The Gunslinger," Neil Gaiman's "The Sandman," and William Golding's "Lord of the Flies."

My top 3 movies are: "Aliens," "The Empire Strikes Back," and "V For Vendetta."

Next Monday I'll be starting my second Summer session, so I don't know how much recreational reading I'll be able to accomplish outside of my English and Spanish classes (but hopefully a bit).

I look forward to discussing books with you all!

[Brina]

Hi, Madison, welcome. I taught middle/high school Spanish before I had kids. This is a great group if you're going to teach English because you can read and discuss all of the classics you are going to teach. Good luck with school and happy reading.

[Loretta]

Madison wrote: "Hey everybody! My name is Madison and I begin my junior year of college at UNCW in August. I'm majoring in secondary education, with the plan being getting a licensure for teaching high school Engl..."

Hi and welcome Madison! Good luck with school and your studies! I hope you'll be able to participate here with some of the books we're reading. I look forward to your views! Enjoy, oh and by the way, happy reading!! :)

[Pink]

Hi Madison, welcome to the group! I hope you find time amongst your studies for some recreational reading, it sounds like you're quite busy with school, so good luck with everything :) I look forward to discussing some great books with you too!

[Steve]

Hi, I'm Steve. My parents bought a set of the Harvard Classics when I was in the fifth grade and just finishing The Lord of the Rings, and that was it for me. I segued into The Iliad and cherry-picked my way -- sometimes very slowly with a dictionary in hand -- through entire set over the next five or so years. Fortunately my mom was an English Lit teacher, so I took my questions to her. We had a laugh-riot discussing "The Miller's Tale" from The Canterbury Tales when I was in the eighth grade. Anyway, I'm currently re-reading Mann's Joseph and His Brothers, among other books, and have read The Magic Mountain every year or so for the past 20 years (the only book I've read more times is LOTRs). Anyone else into Thomas Mann? How about Hess, Goethe, Jung, Schopenhauer?

[Loretta]

Steve wrote: "Hi, I'm Steve. My parents bought a set of the Harvard Classics when I was in the fifth grade and just finishing The Lord of the Rings, and that was it for me. I segued into [book:The Ilia..."

Hi Steve and welcome! What a great introduction into classical reading! I'm sure you'll find this group to your liking! Enjoy and happy reading! :)

[Steve]

Loretta wrote: "Steve wrote: "Hi, I'm Steve. My parents bought a set of the Harvard Classics when I was in the fifth grade and just finishing The Lord of the Rings, and that was it for me. I segued into ..."

Thanks, Loretta! Looking forward to chatting about the classics here.

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Welcome to the group Steve & Madison. I look forward to reading & discussing classics with you both.

[Steve]

Kathy wrote: "Welcome to the group Steve & Madison. I look forward to reading & discussing classics with you both."

Hi, Kathy. Same here.

[Warner]

Hey Steve. I too grew up a huge fan of Tolkien, but I haven't read any of his works in the last few years. Concerning your other listed authors, I read Death in Venice by Mann about a year ago and definitely thought it was an interesting read. The following week my church had a yard sale and someone had donated quite a few books. I was looking though then and saw "Joseph in Egypt" by Thomas Mann. I initially couldn't believe it was the same man, but Google says otherwise. I've yet to read it, but if I have a little time n my hands, it sounds like a great read. I also read Hesse's Demian a few months ago. It was my first of his novels and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Looking forward to reading classics with you in the future!

[Steve]

Hi Katarzyna, I'm a huge fan of Tolkien, and you'll find me ready to talk about LOTRs, etc., anytime.

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Steve wrote: "Hi Katarzyna, I'm a huge fan of Tolkien, and you'll find me ready to talk about LOTRs, etc., anytime."

LOTR has been on our polls several times, but has never won. It might be about time to do some buddy reads on it.

[Steve]

Warner wrote: "Hey Steve. I too grew up a huge fan of Tolkien, but I haven't read any of his works in the last few years. Concerning your other listed authors, I read Death in Venice by Mann about a year ago and ..."

Nice to meet you, Warner. "Joseph in Egypt" is the third book in the Joseph tetralogy, so you might begin with "The Tales of Jacob" first. I started "The Fellowship of the Ring" for the umpteenth time last winter but stopped at the Council of Elrond. Guess I need a longer break from it this time. I've read "Demian" several times -- clearly Jung had a huge influence on Hesse and Mann.

[Steve]

Kathy wrote: "Steve wrote: "Hi Katarzyna, I'm a huge fan of Tolkien, and you'll find me ready to talk about LOTRs, etc., anytime."

LOTR has been on our polls several times, but has never won. It might be about ..."

Count me in!

[Brina]

Welcome Steve. You definitely have an interesting taste in classics. I I have not read LOTR but seen the movies. I don't know if I can commit to another buddy read right now but it sounds like fun.

[Sue]

Steve wrote: "Hi, I'm Steve. My parents bought a set of the Harvard Classics when I was in the fifth grade and just finishing The Lord of the Rings, and that was it for me. I segued into The Ilia..."</i>

Hi Steve. I'm new here but have to say that the author Thomas Mann, is very intriguing based on the selections you've mentioned. Never heard of him. I noticed that [book:The Magic Mountain just makes our New Classics cut off. I think I'm going to have to nominate that one for August! It looks so good. So does Joseph and His Brothers

[Tytti]

I do have "Wälsungenblut and other stories" by Mann from the library right now but I'm not sure will I decide to read it. I did try to read his son's Mephisto but I don't think it was the right time for me. But Buddenbrooks is on my short list (unfortunately that one is quite long, too).

[Steve]

Sue wrote: I think I'm going to have to nominate that one for August! It looks so good.

Hi Sue. Great to meet you. Both novels are good; in fact, they’re great in the truest sense. Thomas Mann, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1929, was greatly influenced by the ideas of Freud, Jung, Goethe, Nietzsche, Schopenhauer, among others. His two great novels, The Magic Mountain and Joseph and His Brothers, can leave some readers wondering why they bothered to start novels percolating with ideas about psychology, philosophy/metaphysics, mythology, etc., even while little seems to be happening with the main characters compared with characters in more traditional classics (this is more the case with TMM than J&HBs). Believe me, I often wonder what it is about TMM as a novel that speaks to me on such a deep level — it simply doesn’t fit the mold — it breaks it. I guess it’s because I’m a Jungian of sorts. I’ll offer this caveat: Mann’s work can be as difficult, and rewarding, to process as Joyce’s. If TMM is selected for group read, there won’t be any lack of questions and discussion, and more than a little frustration. But that’s a good thing, right?

[Steve]

Tytti wrote: "I do have "Wälsungenblut and other stories" by Mann from the library right now but I'm not sure will I decide to read it. I did try to read his son's Mephisto but I don't think it was the right tim..."

Mann won the Nobel Prize in Literature for Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family. It's great.

[Sue]

Steve wrote: "Sue wrote: I think I'm going to have to nominate that one for August! It looks so good.

Hi Sue. Great to meet you. Both novels are good; in fact, they’re great in the truest sense. Thomas Mann, w..."

Good to meet you too. The more you talk about him the more he seems up my ally. I'm not a prolific a reader like you (and most here), but I'm so interested in the topics you mentioned and I don't shy away from "difficult". This group has me thinking about how I can rearrange my life to read more.

[Steve]

Sue wrote: Good to meet you too. The more you talk about him the more he seems up my ally. I'm not a prolific a reader like you (and most here), but I'm so interested in the topics you mentioned and I don't shy away from "difficult". This group has me thinking about how I can rearrange my life to read more.

Sue, what's that old saying? "It's not quantity, it's quality." I hope you love and get as much food for the soul out of TMM as I do.

[RT]

Hi everyone! My name is Raíssa, I'm originally from Brazil and have been living in Australia for a few years. I finally found some time to start participating in the group. I really enjoy reading classics, and I recently read an article about a research on how reading classics offer better therapy than self-help books. Totally agree! =)

[Warner]

Hey Raíssa! Welcome to the group! I can't wait to discuss books with you in the future. Any particular genre you enjoy?

[Ruth]

I am also a huge Tolkien fan. My favorite is The Silmarillion.

[Bat-Cat]

A huge welcome to all the new members! It's amazing how much activity there has been with just being gone a short while. I hope all of you enjoy this group and I look forward to discussing books with all of you.

Steve - I read The Magic Mountain many moons (years) ago, when I was much younger, and really enjoyed it. I would love to read it again and some other Mann books too. I also really appreciate Herman Hesse (we recently read Siddhartha). And, LOVE Tolkien - it's/they are my most reread books along with The Little Prince. I nominated it for the 3rd Quarterly read but it was just barely nudged out by Bleak House. I was thinking of perhaps renominating it for the 4th Quarter read or suggesting a Buddy Read in the fall - sooooo, I would definitely be up for a Buddy Read with you and whoever else might be interested. ;-)

[Darren]

I nominated Magic Mountain in last Long Read poll, but it didn't get many votes :o(

[Bat-Cat]

Darren wrote: "I nominated Magic Mountain in last Long Read poll, but it didn't get many votes :o("

That's right, Darren, I remember that and was quite surprised that it didn't do very well - I had thought that it would have been a much closer vote. Perhaps we are talking Buddy Read territory. ;-)

[Brina]

Welcome Raissa. Glad you joined. We are a fun group as you can see. There are a variety of books each month in the group and buddy reads so I'm sure you'll find something you like. Looking forward to the discussions.

[Loretta]

Raíssa wrote: "Hi everyone! My name is Raíssa, I'm originally from Brazil and have been living in Australia for a few years. I finally found some time to start participating in the group. I really enjoy reading c..."

Hello and welcome Raissa! It's wonderful to have you here! Can't wait for your thoughts and comments on the books that we read! Enjoy and happy reading! :)

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Raíssa wrote: "Hi everyone! My name is Raíssa, I'm originally from Brazil and have been living in Australia for a few years. I finally found some time to start participating in the group. I really enjoy reading c..."

Welcome to the group -- reading classics is definitely therapy for many of us here I am sure -- I am one of them.

[Steve]

Ruth wrote: "I am also a huge Tolkien fan. My favorite is The Silmarillion."

Ruth, I bought the Silmarillion in 1977 and started and stopped it a dozen times before it finally drew me in (guess I was expecting more LOTR). I ended up reading it a couple of times. Great read!