mrjkerouac and sdking3 Drop a line and say hello. FrankT...
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xtontox
May 1, 2010 10:07 am
The book for May is: The Europeans by Henry James. We read the book during the month that it is scheduled for discussion. I ask that people leave spoiler...
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Bekah
bekalex
May 1, 2010 1:34 pm
Oh I do hope people get a chance to read this one. It's not long and it's light and kind of funny in it's own way. James is touching on one of his usual...
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Burke
burke9497
May 2, 2010 2:37 am
I am curious to know if anyone else read this book. If so, please post your thoughts on it. Bekah read it before this past month. Did anyone else read it this...
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Bekah
bekalex
May 2, 2010 3:31 am
Fwiw, I read The Europeans specifically for this group and finished on 4/11/10. I'd never read this one before - that's why I nominated it. :-) Bekah ...
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Bekah
bekalex
May 2, 2010 4:20 am
I am so sorry, Jeff - I didn't read the subject line and thought your post was about the James novel. But I only finished The Adventures of Augie March...
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meg
blueeyesmeg
May 2, 2010 9:55 am
I tried to read this book several years ago and it didn't interest me enough to finish. Meg...
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xtontox
May 3, 2010 10:36 am
fi0na66 who joins with: i love books, esp. victorian novels. would love to join your group and share thoughts on great books. and to matt_1779 with I love...
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fi0na66
May 4, 2010 12:10 am
thank you for your welcome. will get The Europeans and start reading! Fiona...
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Bekah
bekalex
May 4, 2010 4:17 am
The Europeans is available on-line at: (and other places) http://www2.newpaltz.edu/~hathawar/european.html It's short (for James) and funny (again, for...
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fi0na66
May 5, 2010 2:04 am
just finished with finals today so i can now start reading! i love Henry James - i loved The American, The Ambassador and really really enjoyed Washington...
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Bekah
bekalex
May 5, 2010 4:27 am
... Well, The Europeans is a bit different for James. Enjoy! Let us know what you think? How does it compare to the James you've read? I also loved The...
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fi0na66
May 6, 2010 12:41 am
Portrait of a Lady i read as well (forgot that one) but i can't remember if i read Daisy Miller (if it's about a little girl then i didn't like it). can i ask...
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Burke
burke9497
May 6, 2010 1:42 am
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Burke
burke9497
May 6, 2010 1:48 am
Sorry about the blank post I just sent... Fiona, It would be awesome if you discuss the book as you are reading it. Most of us try to warn about any spoilers,...
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fi0na66
May 6, 2010 3:17 am
hi Jeff! thank you for explaining the rules to me - i'll do that. wow i guess i read more James than i thought cause i read The Turn of the Screw too - lol....
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Bekah
bekalex
May 6, 2010 3:25 am
... Daisy Miller was about a young and very American-type woman traveling with her aunt in Europe. She can't quite adjust to the different social norms and...
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xtontox
May 6, 2010 10:46 am
Don Quixote by Cervantes 3 The Odyssey by Homer 0 Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis 0 Remains Of The Day by Kazuo Ishiguro 3 Hard Times by Charles Dickens 0 ...
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fi0na66
May 7, 2010 4:26 pm
thanks, Bekah, for the synopsis. i was curious so dug around and finally located an old copy of Daisy Miller i knew i had somewhere (i'm sorry - still waiting...
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xtontox
May 8, 2010 9:50 am
tramseyer Who joins with: Hi :) I enjoy reading the classics, but have no one to talk to them about. Have you read Hirschberg's "Priceless Gift"? That's what...
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meg
blueeyesmeg
May 9, 2010 1:03 am
I have finished reading the Europeans and I wasn't that impressed. I much prefer The Turn of the Screw. To me it was a "tweet" story. For me it didn't have...
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Theresa
tramseyer
May 9, 2010 1:34 am
It was published in 1960, and I have found it very hard to find. I lost my original copy by stupidly grabbing and taking the wrong sack to donate, and not...
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fi0na66
May 9, 2010 5:58 pm
finished DM. liked it much more than i did the first time i read it eons ago. the "hero" reminded me a lot of the one in Wharton's The House of Mirth. ...
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jazell125
May 9, 2010 6:16 pm
Fiona, Winterbourne reminded you of Selden? Can I ask how so? I would like to politely disagree with your spoiler. I don't believe that he could have saved...
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xtontox
May 10, 2010 10:14 am
amchardie1... Who joins with: I would like to join a classics book club, but can't find a club in my area. I am new to reading the classics and I am very eager...
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fi0na66
May 11, 2010 1:47 am
*********SPOILER******************************* Hi Elizabeth, yes, Daisy is very innocent in many ways (especially sexually), that is obvious. at the same...
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fi0na66
May 11, 2010 1:53 am
hi Bekah, the book i got confused with is James' What Maisie Knew. this is the book about a little girl - i disliked it so much i actually could not finish...
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rwoychuk
May 11, 2010 1:56 am
Is the poll still open? If so, I vote for don quixote...
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Bekah
bekalex
May 11, 2010 2:43 am
I've not read "What Maisie Knew." Being about a real child's coming to awareness it sounds quite different for James. I'd be interested in reading it - I...
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xtontox
May 11, 2010 11:08 am
To vote, please go to the poll. Here's a link, if it works: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crgII/surveys?id=2608139 FrankT...
