Anne Bronte's 'The Tenant of Wildfell Hall' . I saw two more votes that were sent before the poll was closed but showed up after, but they didn't change the...
Hi all, hoepfully by now some of you have read this book. Do you think this is a feminist tale, a tale to encourage one to have faith in God, a melodramatic...
I couldn't find a copy (I don't live in an English-speaking country) :-( So I'm not participating this month. I'm going to read Dante, though, to keep up with...
I'm a fairly new member. Do we know yet what the June (and future month) readings) are? Since I live on a fairly remote island, it takes a while to get...
Hi, Meg: In regards to your question about what type of novel this is, I think it is interesting to think of it as a feminist/ realist twist on Gothic novels...
[Spoiler] ... God, ... I think the term "melodrama" describes it best. The plot is straightforward and predictable, the characters are true to type, and the...
I hope you are able to read The Tenant of Wildfell. In regard to next month's read, Frank, no doubt will calling for nominations this week. We will vote on...
Hi Gabi and Steven, I tend to think of the novel as both a melodrama and a feminist novel. Anne Bronte does confront such issues as the drunken bully husband,...
... I sgree. I read some of it, skimmed some in depth, and skimmed the rest on the surface. I frankly can't see much in this book that I really find worth...
I think it might be a good idea if we introduced a rating guide for the books we read. I have borrowed the following from another bookclub which I think is...
What do the parents in the group think of the way Helen cures her "little tippler" of his fondness for drink in Chapter 41? Could you do this to your children?...
... the ... Meg, I read a Penguin edition which had an interesting background essay on the sources of the text. In the original editions there were significant...
It's time to nominate books for our June read. I didn't get a copy of this month's so have been very quiet. I will try to start the process early next month...
Hi Frank, I would like to nominate Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe. I have just finished reading Moonshine by Wilkie Collins and Robinson Crusoe is referred...
Hi Steven, I cannot agree with the way Helen cures her son of his drinking habits. It's a wonder it didn't kill him. I think nowadays this would be considered...
... I nominate Under the Volcano by Malcolm Lowry. This was published in 1947 and is considered one of the ten most influential books of the century -- a must...
Nobel Laureate Saul Bellow died last month, so it would be timely to read what many consider his greatest novel, The Adventures of Augie March. In this novel,...
Meg, I'm new to this group and not sure how such a rating would be compiled, but I think it's a great idea. I've kept a reading log for many years and use a...
Hi Steven, I am glad you like the idea of a rating system. If it is alright with Frank I will get one operating for The Tenant of Wildfell Hall at the end of...
One more vote for Robinson Crusoe ... A. Bustillo www.geocities.com/SteadyTraining Discover Yahoo! Use Yahoo! to plan a weekend, have fun online and more....
I'd like to nominate Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Choderlos De Laclos please. The complex moral ambiguities of seduction and revenge make "Les Liaisons...
... I will nominate Middlemarch, arguably the greatest novel written in the English language, though I admit others will also have arguable claims to that....
... Personally, I hate reading anything of length on the web (I have weak eyes), but a link to the full text on the internet was posted here a few posts ago,...
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