April Book Nominations

[Admin]

Please post your nominations for April here.

[atiguhya padma]

OK. Because I've got these but haven't read them yet....

One Hundred Years of Solitude - Marquez
The Tin Drum - Grass
The Book of Disquiet - Pessoa

AP

[IWilKikU]

I would love to do "Solitude". Its been sitting on my shelf for a couple months, calling... calling .... calling....

[Stanislaw]

How about the cosmic trilogy by C.S. Lewis.

[IWilKikU]

I don't know about a trilogy in one month on top of school and any other recreational reading I might be wanting to do.

[Stanislaw]

I would at least suggest part 1 and 2, they are both strongly connected, and aren't that long, or difficult, but they are amazing.

[Cassandra]

Are you talking about Perelandra (sp?) Or am I totally confused?

[IWilKikU]

I think he's talking about "Out of the Silent Planet" and "This Hideous Strength". I think Perelandra is the third in the series.

[Cassandra]

But that series. OK I wasn't sure. I've read the first two and you could do both they aren't very long and they're really good.

[Stanislaw]

The first book is "Out of the silent Planet", and the second is "Perelandra". The third book is "That hideous stength", The first two are more closely related to eachother, same cast and crew, where as the third mentions them in reference.

They are amzing books.

[nothingman87]

The Return of the Native-Thomas Hardy

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?-Philip K. Dick

Notre Dame-Victor Hugo

Sons and Lovers-D.H. Lawrence

[imthefoolonthehill]

All the Kings Men by Robert Penn Warren.

Trust me, you want to read this book.

[Kiwi Shelf]

One Hundred Years of Solitude - Marquez <--just read it, really enjoyed it

I have these to read, so these I will nominate:
Mercy Among the Children - David Adams Richards
East of Eden - James Steinbeck
Persuasion - Jane Austin
Antonement - Ian McEwan

[atiguhya padma]

Atonement is great. It deserved to win something.

[Kiwi Shelf]

Yeah, I am actually reading it right now and it is pretty good so far.

[Lara]

I've read Atonement and Mercy Among the Children, both have great character depth. I especially liked atonement.

[atiguhya padma]

I really like McEwan's work. But Atonement, like Amsterdam, has a poor ending in my opinion. In Amsterdam, his booker-prize winning novel, the ending is completely unbelievable. It ruins the book. The ending in Atonement, whilst not in the same league of poor endings as Amsterdam, is still hurried and unconvincing. It seems like he just wanted to wrap up the novel quickly and couldn't think of a suitable conclusion.

[Lara]

I see your point. I didn't mind the ending. It breaks the 'rules' I believe. Sometimes an artist has to dare to be different.

I haven't read Amsterdam.