I have noticed that a number of yahoo reading groups take a break at this time of year. Also no one else has posted anything on A Handful of Dust, which I...
Has anyone else here read A Handful of Dust? I thought it was a great book. One odd thing, it has two endings. Waugh first used a short story he had written as...
Remember, group reads start on the first of the month. 34. A Handful Of Dust by Evelyn Waugh July-August 2005 33. Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser September...
Henry, The tyranny of setting up house after an interstate move will keep me from reading *AHOD*. So, I just lay hold of the next title on the list and jump in...
Winston, I hope you like you new home. Anyway, I'll look forward to your comments on Sister Carrie, September's book. I hope we can get a number of people to...
I read the first four chapters last night. They are a superbly executed specimen of isolation. Carrie is totally alone in the sea of humanity that is Chicago....
I finally got a copy of Sister Carrie and just started it. I was also struck by Carrie's isolation and the lack of feeling for her that her sister shows. Even...
Hello I joined the group a few days ago and have just begun reading Sister Carrie, my first time with Dreiser. I'm finding it very readable. I look forward to...
Henry, As far as Minnie and her husband are concerned, Carrie's staying at their home is purely a business partnership. I sort of feel sorry for Minnie, as she...
I'm now about half way through and my opinion of the book has improved a great deal. Dreiser is one of the best I have read at setting scenes and establishing...
I'm hoping to jump in for the October reading of The Golden Bowl. It seems optimistic for me to read this tome in one month but I'm starting now so there is...
I've just found my copy of the James, too. He doesn't write little pieces, but, whatever he writes is pure perfection. Sorry I missed the Waugh. I remember how...
I finished Sister Carrie and found it quite worthwhile. I'll leave a spoiler space before giving my impressions. S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S The focus of...
Tom, By all means post what you were thinking of. If anyone does not want to read it, they can ignore it. Henry ... __________________________________ Yahoo!...
Two art collectors, father and daughter, Adam verner and Maggie Verner are in Europe. They are wealthy Americans. Also on the scene: Prince Amerigo, who is...
I though people might be interested in this competing 100 best list http://www.time.com/time/2005/100books/the_complete_list.html It starts in 1923, so a...
James' style of long paragraphs and sentences may serve to draw the reader in to a story in a lyrical and even hypnotic way, but in this novel it reaches an...
Yes, I agree, mimicing the story in the style is off-putting. James critics the "idle rich" of the "occupied upper middle class" point of view. That may be...
Hi all, I'm new and thought I would introduce myself. I'm Gail and teach in Northwest Florida I like almost any genre except horror. I have been doing some...
Here is a link to her obituary today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=entertainmentNews&storyID=2006-04-15T173055Z_01_L15716222_RTRUKOC_0_UK-SPARK.xml>...
Hello everyone, Im Gail and I teach in Northwest Florida. Being the computer idiot that I am, I sent in my old Email address and did not receive any of your...
I joined this list a couple of months ago and posted right away. No one ever responded. I think it's dead. ... -- Currently Reading: Negotiating With the...
