March - winning books

[Sarah]

The books which won the votes for March are:

Comedy: Bouvard and Pecuchet by Gustave Flaubert Bouvard and Pecuchet

Family & Self: Mrs Dalloway by Virgina Woolf Mrs. Dalloway

War & Travel: Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks Birdsong

Discussion threads will open early March.

[Tom]

Looks like a good selection.

[Leslie]

I am particularly excited by the Flaubert, as one of my personal challenges this year is to read more French literature.

[Sarah]

I thought the same Tom! I've read Mrs Dalloway, and heard it as an audio play; what is seemingly a simple tale has more to it - I believe - so I am looking forward to discussing that one particularly.

Leslie, do you read in the original French? I've heard it is quite a different experience to read any book in its original language compared to reading a translation.

[Leslie]

No, I have rudimentary French from taking it in high school but nowhere near good enough to read in it!