Well, I've started The Scarlet Letter and so far (chapter six) I like it pretty well. Has anyone else had time to start it? I really did want to read this...
I actually listened to the book in my car over the last two weeks and found it an interesting story to listen to. I thought I knew the story, but it was a lot...
I also listened to it in my car! I enjoyed it also. Perhaps someone out there is familiar with the author's political and moral beliefs,and could fill us in. ...
Interesting that back in the day your mother was reprimanded for reading this -- I think this is one of the classics that is required reading for many high...
I read this novel several years ago and just recently read The House of Seven Gables. Hawthorne seems to deal in sin and how others are affected by such; and...
Hi Karen, here in Australia we didn't read many American novels, mainly English ones. And, anyway Australians wouldn't commit adultery, or should I say get...
... was ... whose 'sin' can be absolved ... with it in a more tolerant manner. ... I don't believe you are reading your 21st century morals into it at all. I...
Well, I finally finished it (the fact that it was also the September selection for my IRL classic book group was a major incentive.) I can't say I really...
I am glad that I listened to the book instead of trying to read it. I would have had a hard time with Hawthorn'es writing, but it made a good story to listen...
< Strange Fruit > by Lilian Smith. The copy that I have was published in London in 1945 (Cresset Press): I dont know when the American publication was but I am...
La Terre by Emile Zola La Terre [The Earth] is one of the later novels of the Rougon- Macquart series. It describes the steady disintegration of a family of...
You are aware that there is a song written expressly for Billie Holiday with the title Strange Fruit? When she sung it at night clubs & concert halls (filled...
I nominate "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck. Here's a description from the Penguin Classics website: Amid the honky-tonks and sardine canneries of Monterey,...
I'd like to nominate The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. I read it in high school but would love to read it again and I have it on audiobook which would...
we read The Great Gatsby as a group in June 06. I thihk that's too short a tme to reread it as a group. If you would like to look at a list of what the group...
When I nominated < Strange Fruit > for November I noted that I had never read the book. I have now just finished it and think I should add to my previous...
I started it last night, and I'm enjoying it so far. It's especially interesting since we read "A Tale of Two Cities" earlier this year, and it deals with the...
I just finished the first chapter myself. I found it to be easy to read and interesting. I remember watching the movie when I was a kid. This one seems to be...
The nominees are: Strange Fruit by Lilian Smith La Terre by Emile Zola La Terre Cannery Row by John Steinbeck Vote by sending a message to the group. I will...
... Is this like The Plane, The Plane? Well, I vote for The Earth, The Earth ... Zola is truly a classic read! -- Mike in Hilton Head A Celebration of Reading ...
... I have read Cannery Row and it is one of my favourite books. I can't obtain Strange Fruit from my library but can borrow La Terre. So La Terre by Emile...
Is anyone besides Karen and me reading the book. I am through chapter 9 and the adventure seems to be just beginning. This book reminds me of the old...
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