Febuary Book Nominations

[Admin]

Post your nominations for the book for Febuary 2004 here. It is better if the book can be found on this site for those who can't find a copy/afford one, but all nominations are welcome. Nominations will be taken until the 15th at which point voting will commence.

[Koa]

I suggest Frankenstein.
Because I have to read it at some point for an exam, since I can't afford to read many things besides what i have to...:D (eheh meselfish ;) even if I'm not even sure I'll partecipate, exams always in the way) This one is probably interesting too...

[subterranean]

I'll help you out Koa ;). I suggest Frankenstein too, and besides I haven't read the book :)

[fayefaye]

*cry* I really want to read that book... won't have time in Feb though. *conspiring to read it in jan and be ahead of all of you*

[Dick Diver]

Frankenstein would be a good choice to follow Dracula - compare and contrast yada yada yada

[crisaor]

Aw, Frankenstein's good, and it's neat to read it after Dracula, but I was hoping we could read Joyce's Ulysses. Otherwise, I'm never gonna start with that book.

[Isagel]

I would like Ulysses as well. But then I´ll need two months :-).

[Sindhu]

I'll add my voice to Frankenstein- it's a marvellous book and I had the good fortune of having been taught it by an incredible tutor, so I'm really keen. I'd like Ulysses- but maybe later- for the moment I'll stick with Frankenstein!

[Koa]

Isn't Ulysses too long for one month? And too 'deep'? Anyway I don't mind, just thinking...

[IWilKikU]

I would support Ulysses or Frankenstien. What about the Stranger by Camus? Too short?

[Azoic]

Frankenstein sounds good, and although I first nominated Dorian Gray, I've become involved with "Sophie's World," which is a novel of the history of philosophy. It's both most mysterious and enlightening. Quite a good read.

[Sindhu]

Yes- I too found Sophie's World fascinating. I've got quite a few more by Jostein Gaadner after that and they are all pretty good.

[Koa]

I heard a lot of good about Sophie's world but I never read it.

I like the idea of Camus- the stranger...might be interesting. Is it so short? (to me it'd be a good thing cos I can't allow myself to participate unless the book is short, otherwise I'd read all the time instead of studying).

I thought the idea of Frankestein wasn't goin to be accepted cos most of you read Dracula already and it would have been maybe too similar...instead exactly for that reason of comparaison you like it... well, just a thought :)

[subterranean]

Sophie's world is one of the book that really influence me. And I wouldn't mind if it's nominated for Feb's book

[IWilKikU]

The Stranger (or at least my second-hand paperback copy) is 154 pages with kind of big print.

So far:
1. Frankenstien
2. Ulysses
3. The Stranger
4. Sophie's World

[Munro]

I've been told by a few people that "Ulysses" is the sort of novel that you'd read parts of over a few months, in any order after reading the first part. To read it from front to back would ruin the experience, and a month isn't nearly enough to savour such a work.

[crisaor]

It's not, but it's a start. :)

[IWilKikU]

Munro, thats one of the wierdest theories ive ever heard. :D

[fayefaye]

sounds like fun. But crazy too. It can take more time to flick through something than to read it cover to cover.