Hello, I'm a new member. Lawyer from DC. How many people have started the USA trilogy? I am starting this week if anyone else is also way behind....
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stephanie mesler-evans
stephanie030861
Sep 19, 2006 2:58 pm
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...
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marjifay
Sep 19, 2006 8:30 pm
Is there a moderator of this group?...
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Henry McFarland
hecon_99
Sep 19, 2006 11:37 pm
The group's moderator got very busy with her personal life and cannot be active in the group. I volunteered to help by approving messages and periodically ...
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Lisa Hill
hill_family_...
Sep 20, 2006 1:43 am
By the look of the photo on the home page, it hasn't been touched since Book no 34, and now the group should be reading no 22. A group can be resurrected, if...
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sallyjo.35116743@...
sallyjo305
Oct 2, 2006 12:59 am
I've been in this group for a while, and it hasn't been very active. I'd like it to be, because I have a goal to read everything on the ML 100 list, and many...
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Jennee {Lo}
thedevilinpi...
Oct 2, 2006 3:15 am
i also would like this group to be more active. Maybe it was just the nice weather weve been having.. and now that its getting cold out we can all come in the...
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Lisa Hill
hill_family_...
Oct 2, 2006 12:05 pm
Or alternatively (downunder) it will soon be too hot to do anything except loaf about with a book.. Lisa in Oz ... From:...
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hecon_99
Oct 2, 2006 11:24 pm
There seems to be some interest in reviving the group. How many people would be willing to participate in a group read of APPOINTMENT IN SAMARRA by John O'Hara...
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Lisa Hill
hill_family_...
Oct 3, 2006 11:59 am
Not me, I'm snowed under with current reading. but I'm happy to join in again with other titles later on. Lisa in Oz ... From:...
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jenilla7
Oct 3, 2006 11:59 am
It was a long time since I was active in this group but I'm happy to read John O'Hara in November. Jenny ... people...
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sallyjo.35116743@...
sallyjo305
Oct 3, 2006 12:00 pm
I would! ... There seems to be some interest in reviving the group. How many people ... be willing to participate in a group read of APPOINTMENT IN ... John...
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mikepfischer
Oct 5, 2006 12:09 pm
I'd give it a try. Not sure if I have the time...
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TERRY SLIVINSKI
terrysli
Oct 9, 2006 1:53 am
I would be willling to read the book for November. Terry S. ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail...
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Dustin Kenall
dkenall
Oct 13, 2006 1:54 am
I would read samarra. dustin kenall modernlibrary100greatestbooks@yahoogroups.com wrote: ModernLibrary 100 Greatest Books Messages In This Digest (1 Message) ...
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hecon_99
Oct 20, 2006 10:57 pm
There seems to be enough interest in reviving the group by reading Appointment in Samarra in November. I propose that we post early thoughts on the start of...
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sallyjo.35116743@...
sallyjo305
Oct 21, 2006 12:07 am
Controversy! This is a great start to discussion -- it will be interesting
to see where group members end up in their assessment. I just got my copy,
and will...
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rfkrishnan
Oct 21, 2006 8:52 pm
I've been having fun rehashing my favorite authors from the list and reading their biographies. I've read James Farrell (Studs Lonigan trilogy) and Lawrence...
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Terry Slivinski
terrysli
Oct 24, 2006 12:14 am
I got my copy Saturday from the library. I hope to start it shortly but have 3 books ahead of it. They are quick reads so I should be okay to discuss it by...
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hecon_99
Nov 1, 2006 9:36 pm
Just a reminder that the November book is Appointment in Samarra by John O'Hara. Post early thoughts on the start of the book whenever you want to. If you...
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Terry Slivinski
terrysli
Nov 5, 2006 12:46 am
and I will just say that I really enjoyed the forward and the reasons for it being chosen a modern library selection. I will save the rest of my comments for...
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Henry McFarland
hecon_99
Nov 6, 2006 3:10 am
Terry, I hope those weren't the only parts that you enjoyed. I am about halfway through and like the book so far. Henry ... ...
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jenilla7
Nov 6, 2006 3:30 am
I am currently about two thirds of the way thought the book. I am finding it a delightful read. I am enjoying how each character and there background is...
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sallyjo.35116743@...
sallyjo305
Nov 6, 2006 3:31 am
I'm reading the book now, too. The forward to my edition is written by John
Updike, and it mentions nothing of the controversy surrounding it being chosen
as a...
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sallyjo.35116743@...
sallyjo305
Nov 16, 2006 5:05 am
I'm finished now. So, we must wait until the 20th to discuss? I'm interested
to hear about what you read in the forward -- I'd like to know the reasons
it was...
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Henry McFarland
hecon_99
Nov 16, 2006 1:06 pm
Wendy, I think people should post their thoughts on the book whenever they feel like doing it. If you give away any essential plot developments from the second...
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sallyjo.35116743@...
sallyjo305
Nov 19, 2006 4:05 am
I finished Appointment in Samarra and I enjoyed it. It reminded me of The
Great Gatsby, which is one of my favorite books. It has a similar theme --
how the...
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Henry McFarland
hecon_99
Nov 19, 2006 2:48 pm
I finished John O’Hara’s Appointment in Samarra. SPOILERS -- s s ss s s s s s s s s s s s s The major theme seems to be self-destruction; that theme seems...
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Terry Slivinski
terrysli
Nov 19, 2006 6:59 pm
Thanks for your comment. I finished the book and it was certainly a good read. Talk about class consciousness. I see we have come a long way but boy do we...
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hecon_99
Nov 23, 2006 4:49 pm
I am just wondering what people who have read it think. Henry...
