Group Read -> Jan 2018 -> Nomination thread (A book about London won by Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf)

[Susan]

There are often some good films shown on Sky Arts. I seem to recall watching a couple of documentary films showing London in the Fifties and early Sixties a short while ago. I will have to dig out titles.

[Jan C]

Nigeyb wrote: "Haaze wrote: "Would it be ok to nominate a biography of a person that lived most of their life in London?"

Absolutely.

I've read some great ones in the last few years

For example....



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I'd forgotten that I have [book:Tiger Woman somewhere.

[LindaH]

I’m dropping out of discussions but I will keep coming for book suggestions.

[Judy]

Sorry to hear you are dropping out discussions, Linda - but glad you will be following the book suggestions.

[Susan]

I am sure we will have a LOT of book suggestions ;)

[Nigeyb]

We have a winner.....


Mrs. Dalloway 10 votes, 37.0%
Human Voices 7 votes, 25.9%
The Lonely Londoners 2 votes, 7.4%
A Kid for Two Farthings 2 votes, 7.4%
The Tiger in the Smoke) 2 votes, 7.4%
The Death of the Heart by Elizabeth Bowen 2 votes, 7.4%
Absolute Beginners 1 vote, 3.7%
Foreign Affairs 1 vote, 3.7%
Lux the Poet 0 votes, 0.0%
A Fairly Honourable Defeat 0 votes, 0.0%
Wise Children 0 votes, 0.0%

Thanks so much to everyone who nominated and voted - here's to a fascinating discussion in January 2018



Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf

[Susan]

Nigeyb, thank you for announcing the winner. Don't forget that we will also have an alternative, Mod-Led read. For January, our Mod-Led read is:

The End of the Affair

London is our theme for January - and our mod read, The End of the Affair by Graham Greene is set in the besieged capital during and after the Blitz. The city is key to this short, passionate novel, as Vienna is to Greene's The Third Man. The story is told in the first person by writer Maurice Bendrix (partly a self-portrait), who is involved in an illicit war-time affair with Sarah, the wife of a neighbour. Their relationship quickly becomes an obsession and takes over his life, with love, hate, jealousy and Catholic guilt all packed into less than 200 pages. A must for romantics, cynics, lovers of Greene and anyone interested in wartime London.

[Bronwyn]

Great! Mrs. Dalloway was the only one my library has, so I'm glad it won. My hold just came through, too, so I'll be getting to it shortly! :)

[Brina]

I will try but no promises. My reading tastes are ever changing and evolving.

[Marcus]

I will try it. I’ll read in a well crafted portuguese translation that I bought some time ago.

[Hugh]

Just a suggestion - wouldn't it be better to keep the nomination and discussion threads separate? Anyone coming here looking for the book discussion will find it difficult to know where it starts...

[Nigeyb]

Thanks Hugh - this isn't the discussion thread. That will open nearer the time. This is the nomination thread. In a short while I'll archive this one, and we'll set up a discussion thread closer to January 2018.

I changed the title of the thread which probably made it a bit confusing. I'll change it again and move it to an archive folder now so it's clear to everyone this is not the discussion thread. That said, it's a good place to mention if you are planning to read it, or just want to make another comment, before we get going with the actual discussion in January 2018

[Jan C]

Looks like you already archived it.

I found my copy. Here's hoping the third time is the charm for me.

[Cordelia]

Yes. I will read it with you. I have read the first half twice so far, and for various reasons have put it aside. Looking forward to finishing it this time.

[Haaze]

Marcus wrote: "I will try it. I’ll read in a well crafted portuguese translation that I bought some time ago."

I doubt if Woolf's prose comes across in a translation. Read the original if you can find a copy.

[Marcus]

I’m aware of this fact, Haaze. I’ll see if I can get an exemplar in english.

[Haaze]

It could be fun to read both to compare them...... :-)

[Roman Clodia]

In relation to Mrs Dalloway, has anyone read The Hours and, if so, what did you think? I haven't either read it or seen it so am interested in your thoughts...

[Cordelia]

Roman Clodia wrote: "In relation to Mrs Dalloway, has anyone read The Hours and, if so, what did you think? I haven't either read it or seen it so am interested in your thoughts..."

That could be interesting as a comparison too.

[Roman Clodia]

That's what I was thinking. If anyone recommends it, maybe it might be a good buddy-read after Mrs Dalloway?

[Jan C]

It was suggested to me that The Hours should be read after Mrs. Dalloway.

So I still haven't started The Hours.

[Nigeyb]

The London Fictions website - well over 60 London novels featured, more than 40 contributors, and they are now getting close to a third of a million page views a year. Give it a look...

https://www.londonfictions.com/

It's a fab resource for all lovers of London fiction

[Bronwyn]

I have just finished Mrs. Dalloway, but might reread before/in January just to better get a grip of what's going on in a few places. I really enjoyed it.

For those of us in the States (I don't know about elsewhere), Hulu has the films of both The Hours and Mrs. Dalloway, which I hope to get to soon.

[Pages]

Thanks, Nigeyb. That looks like an interesting site. I’ve always wanted to read Buddha of Suburbia and Brick Lane.