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Mar 14, 2011 11:03AM
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The next scheduled group read is Thomas Hardy's Jude the Obscure, which will start on March 21st. I will sit down with the novel tonight and work out a proposed reading schedule for the book, but I am currently leaning toward a block of six weeks for reading and discussing this complex and thought-provoking novel. This would carry us through the end of April 2011.
Jude the Obscure will then be followed by a two-week 'palette-cleansing' interlude with a short story to be selected by the group. I will post a thread for suggestions/nominations in a couple of weeks (i.e., by March 28th) to get the selection process underway.
Based upon the six weeks for Jude the Obscure and two-weeks for our short-story, it appears that we would be ready to start the group read and discussion of Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre on or about May 15th.
Finally, with regard to our initiation of the side-read in The Dickens Project, we are currently scheduled to start The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club on May 1st. I am quite excited about what we have on our plates here for the next two months, and hope that you are as well. Cheers!
Sounds like we're in for an exciting few months.
Thanks for organising all of this, Christopher.
Sasha wrote: "Thanks for organising all of this, Christopher."yes, thanks, Christopher
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Well, this worked out nicely. I just reviewed the 'Table of Contents' for Thomas Hardy's Jude the Obscure, and it is broken up into six parts. So, here's the schedule for the read and discussion:
Part First--March 21st through March 27th
Part Second--March 28th through April 3rd
Part Third--April 4th through April 10th
Part Fourth--April 11th through April 17th
Part Fifth--April 18th through April 24th
Part Sixth--April 25th through May 1st
Each part is generally between 70-100 pages, which really isn't too bad for a week's worth of reading. You might make a note of this schedule and tuck it inside your copy of "Jude". Enjoy!
What has happened to the short story at the end of March? Did I miss it?
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No, but I'm thinking we're looking for one to run after we finish "Jude". Thanks for the reminder, I will start the process of ferreting out what that story will be tomorrow. Good catch, Rochelle! Cheers!
So, if I read this correctly--the Dickens discussion will start on or about May 1st and then the Jane Eyre discussion will start on May 15th? That's good news for me--I should be able to finish Jane Eyre by the 15th!
Cathleen wrote: "So, if I read this correctly--the Dickens discussion will start on or about May 1st and then the Jane Eyre discussion will start on May 15th? That's good news for me--I should be able to finish Jan..."Normally, the discussion of Jane Eyre, as with other books here, would proceed on a schedule, so you don't need to finish it by May 15 -- indeed, some people like to not read too far ahead in order not to have to worry about posting "spoilers" -- making points about parts of the book which aren't yet scheduled for discussion.
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Yes, Cathleen, you are correct, we are starting our first Dickens' novel, The Pickwick Papers, Part One (Chapters 1-2), on May 1st. I do hope you'll join us too! It should be delightfully fun!
We start a formal group-read and discussion of Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre on May 15th. I am very much looking forward to diving into this very Gothic and passionate novel. I read it for the first time just a few years ago, and was completely blown away by it. So, I'm looking forward to the perspectives of the rest of you. Cheers! Chris
Christopher wrote: "Everyman, that comment (posting No. 10) was completely uncalled for. That is, plain and simple, a cheap shot. As one of the moderators of this group, I will NOT tolerate this behavior one jot. Y..."I have no idea whatsoever what you saw as a cheap shot there. I was trying to be helpful to a fairly recent member of the group who was asking a question about the scheduling of our readings, pointing out that she didn't need to rush to finish Jane Eyre by the starting date of the discussion. I am completely confused as what you considered a cheap shot or unacceptable comment in that.
Welcome Cathleen - this will be my umpteenth reading of Jane Eyre but I am nevertheless looking forward to discussing it with this group. I am a Yorkshirewoman, so quite a Bronte fan:). Chris mentioned the gothic element in the novel and I recently watched the 1944 black and white movie version, with Orson Welles and Joan Fontaine - that truly brings out the gothic.:O
I found this rather nice comment about Jane Eyre by the author Joanna Trollope: 'Jane Eyre is the first fictional heroine to give women permission, as it were, to have an intense inner life.'
MadgeUK wrote: "I found this rather nice comment about Jane Eyre by the author Joanna Trollope: 'Jane Eyre is the first fictional heroine to give women permission, as it were, to have an intense inner life.'"It seems to me that several of Shakespeare's female characters had intense inner lives.
MadgeUK wrote: "Welcome Cathleen - this will be my umpteenth reading of Jane Eyre but I am nevertheless looking forward to discussing it with this group. I am a Yorkshirewoman, so quite a Bronte fan:). Chris ment..."I read Jane Eyre so many years ago, that I'm sure it will seem like a first read. I'm looking forward to it. Wonderful quote, too.
Everyman wrote: "MadgeUK wrote: "I found this rather nice comment about Jane Eyre by the author Joanna Trollope: 'Jane Eyre is the first fictional heroine to give women permission, as it were, to have an intense in..."I think Joanna Trollope is referring to fictional characters in novels, not plays.
I just started to read Jane Eyre yesterday to get a bit of a head start. Looking forward to the discussion. I've read it numerous times, but it will still be fun.
Lynnm wrote: "I just started to read Jane Eyre yesterday to get a bit of a head start. Looking forward to the discussion. I've read it numerous times, but it will still be fun."I've also read it before, but when I started reading and thinking about it for this read I suddenly got a whole new approach to the book which changed my view of it. I'll save it for the actual discussion, but it's putting the book in a whole new light for me.
I look forward to your reappraisal Everyman and hope you like it, and the author, better, this time around.
Hi all!Just discovered "Goodreads" last week, and I clearly missed a great deal I was reading all of Hardy at time of "jude...".
I read all of Gaskell, George Elliot, most of Wilkie Collins, Braddon, and so much more...still moving on, and bought 3 "recommendations" for me. Is this group still functionibg? Is group still functioning? Would love to be a part of it! Please let me know.
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paula lieberman
Yes we are still functioning Paula and Welcome!! Currently the group read is Stendhal's Red and the Black, the ongoing Dickens' Project is reading The Old Curiosity Shop and there is a Buddy read of The Magic Ring. Your contributions will be very welcome.There is an ongoing Poll for our next group read in July/August and you may like to cast a vote for that here:-
http://www.goodreads.com/poll/list/37...
I'm looking forward to reading Goethe's Faust with this group!! There are MANY different editions of Faust. I have a paperback copy at home -- I don't remember who the publisher and/or translator is, (I can look at it when I get home and post it here, if anyone is interested.) In my edition, which I've had for many years, as you turn each page the text is in German on the left hand page and English on the right hand page.
I would read mostly the English part of the book, but I like having the German on the facing page, because I do understand a little German, so it's fun to learn some new words, or to try to see if I can translate certain parts on my own.
However, I would prefer finding an edition of Faust on the Nook, and as far as a great edition of Faust to read with this group, I do not need my German/English edition. Just English would be great, and I'd like a version that has notations and/or explanations on the text. (My German/English edition does not have any annotations.)
I'm looking through the editions that are available on the Nook, and I can't seem to find any annotated editions on the Nook either.
Is there a specific edition that the leader of this discussion would recommend?? AND, if you know of a good edition on the Nook, please let me know.
THANKS!!!
~Barbara
I really don't know what version to get at this point. I assume the group will be primarily discussing the one pictured. I would like to find a good translation for the Kindle, but the main one recommended says Not Available at this time.
I'm confused now, too. I bought a Kindle copy of Faust, but now am seeing references to part 1 and part 2 on many editions (even physical copies). My copy is only 227 pages. Do I only have part of the book?
There are two parts and we are only interested in the first. I still don't know what translation to get.
Thank you, Christopher. That clears it up. The one I bought is translated by Harry Clarke and Bayard Taylor, but I also bought a plain (modern) English version- just out of curiosity.
I don't own any edition, so I was looking for what the most appropriate one to buy would be. I would really like to find one for the Kindle but haven't found a good one.
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