Janilla,<br> Thanks for finishing the counting and posting the winner. Couldn't get to the computer last night or yesterday afternoom. Work got busy and the...
Hi Everyone!<br><br>I have been working on updating the club web-page. I have decided the scrap the current nominations list because it is outdated and so many...
Being partial, the last few years, to American Literature, My three nominations are for:<br>Sinclair Lewis-Main Street;<br>Upton Sinclair-The Jungle;...
Hello all! I've been lurking lately but if you scroll back far enough you'll see my posts on "The Hound of the Baskervilles" and "Native Son".<br><br>Anyways,...
Are people here reading the abridged or unabridged version?? The abridged is about 500 pages, unabridged twice that. Usually I read only unabridged versions...
Hi! <br>The ones that have nominated so far are great choices. My three are:<br><br>Middlemarch by George Eliot<br>Les Miserable by Victor Hugo<br>Jane Eyre by...
I nominate The Violent Bear it Away (Flannery O'Connor), The Sun Also Rises (Hemmingway), and The Great Gatsby (Fitzgerald).<br><br>Kindest Regards,<br>W....
3 nominations<br><br>Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy<br>Utopia by Thomas More<br>The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath<br><br>(don't want to revisit anything I read in...
I nominate Diaries of Adam and Eve by Mark Twain, published by Fair Oaks Press--there is one other version out, but it's not as good as the Fair Oaks Press...
I would like to nominate the following:<br><br>East of Eden, Steinbeck<br>Vanity Fair, Thackery<br>The Awakening, Chopin<br><br>Can't wait to dive into The...
Dear Friends, Though I have been lurking until we began a new book, I have been reading the messages. I must say that this is a fine club, and it is so because...
Hello all. I really look forward to reading and especially discussing the books. I have read Frankenstein (LOVED IT!!), Phantom of the Opera (Loved it too),...
Hi DeeDee,<br><br>I was planning to readthe unabridged version because, just like you, I prefer to read the full version. However, I didn't realize how long ...
Wow! Thanks to everyone for the great nominations so far. Keep them coming! Every member can nominate three books, which I think I forgot to mention last time,...
Hi Book Worm!<br><br>Welcome to the club. I hope you find some books here that you like. We just started The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexadre Dumas. I hope...
I will stick with the three I already have listed:<br><br>1) Monkey by Wu Cheng-an and translated by Arthur Waley<br><br>2) The Great Gatsby by F. Scott...
Just want to say that I hope those that want to nominate choices for reading make a commitment to be around for monthly discussions. Some people may want to ...
I enjoy reading classical novels, not so much for the story, but for the "catchy" phrases and unique sentences that these classical authors come up ...
Hi everyone! I am very excited to find a book club that reads classic lit. I have a degree in English that doesn't get much use, and I miss the great ...
I am going to try to read the unabridged version also. I am finishing up The Read Badge of Courage so I think I will be ready for a longer book. I got The ...
I am very excited to see the changes and the improved enthusiasm! I have not been particularly active the last 6 months or so but think my life might just ...
hmmm, I see that about 3 of us nominated The Great Gatsby--so why not substitute Woman in the Dunes by Kobo Abe for my third nomination. This will help with...
