I'm so excited to have stumbled upon this club. I started reading the list last year and everyone thinks I'm crazy. I've lagged on my reading lately and ...
Welcome, to the group. I'm sure you will be very happy here. We are currently reading the Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain and then The Sheltering ...
This book made me feel like a failure at first. The book is on the list, there must be something worthy about it, right? But I couldn't stand it! It was ...
I've just signed up to this group. The list looks daunting, but I think I'll give the books a try! The list is a nice combination of had-to-read, love-to-read,...
Have finished The Postman Always Rings Twice. I liked it very much. A lot easier to read than The Gingerman. Mr. Cain really new his characters well. I am more...
We are currently reading The Postman Always Rings Twice by James Cain. If you look on the left hand side of the club homepage you'll see an intro message from...
I just did a little searching and found this, answering my own question:<br><br><a href=http://educeth.ethz.ch/english/readinglist/cainj/index.html#postman...
Thanks for the link clearing up the question about The Postman Always Rings Twice title. A friend and I were just discussing that last night. Both originally...
Ahaa, so THAT'S what the title is supposed to mean! I could never find any direct references to postmen or doorbells either, so I just thought it was made...
Hi everyone! I'm new to the group, but saw this post and just had to respond. Personally, I can't remember a time when I wasn't an avid reader. I suppose the...
Hi All,<br><br>I just finished another book higher up on the list and thought I've give my thoughts. I just finished A Room with a View by E.M. Forester. This...
I am curious to know what you think of "on the road" by Kerouac. I tried to read it last year but it fell off my hands. I think I must it give it a try again !...
I finished On the Road by Jack Kerouac this weekend and found it quite shocking. I had no idea that such an "underground lifestyle" existed in the 40s and 50s....
I think the comparison with Austen is based largely on the critique of the English class system of the time. Forster is trying, IMHO, to explode the myth and...
I loved your first post! Welcome to the club! I am behind on my reading....rather busy with two toddlers and a baby due in three weeks.<br><br>Enough excuses....
The Sheltering Skye. It was ok. I couldn't get into the characters very well. They weren't too likeable. Seemed to much at loose ends to me. They didn't seem...
Not one of my favorite books, but I can see that it does hve literary merit. Not much to add since my last post. The book had some amusing parts, but I ...
I rented the older Postman on video with Lana Turner. It was pretty good. It stuck pretty much to the novel with a few changes. A big difference was that the ...
Anyone who's read/reading The Sheltering Sky like to take a stab at what the author was trying to say? Why did he write the story? What was his point?...
I really liked the novel even though I'm not quite sure what it is "about". It reminds me of Camus at times. I especially liked the language. I think Bowles...
I'm hesitant to take a stab at what the author was trying to say...but here goes...I think the author may have wanted to stress that you don't realize how much...
Excellent question! I was wondering the same thing. The book started off with Port going off with the arab to meet with the young girl, and you knew the ...
Hi All,<br><br>I just joined and wanted to let everyone know a little bit more about the site I listed under Links. It’s called BLOSM.com and is looking...
This seems like another existential novel to me. I saw the relationships Bowles described as secondary to another premise: the inherent loneliness, alienation...
I just finished the book. I know I am ahead but I also am in four other clubs and all reading. I need to keep one step ahead of myself. LOL. I really think he ...
I just started this book and am enthralled with his word choices (some of which I've had to look up in the dictionary). I have never seen the movie, so I'm not...
I am really enjoying this one, too. Its been slow going because I have had other books to read <br>and wanted to read (like Terry) even after I had started ...
