Please nominate the book you would like to read during the Christmas holidays here
by December 4th.
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Please nominate the book you would like to read during the Christmas holidays here
by December 4th.
Book Club Procedures
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"It is not that I am mad; it is only that my head is different from yours.”
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I would like to nominate Twelfth Night by Shakespeare.
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"It is not that I am mad; it is only that my head is different from yours.”
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Well I would definitely nominate O. Wilde and his Short Stories....
Stop asking where is God and keep asking where the hell is human!
I kind of thought one of Wodehouse's Jeeves books would be fun, but we don't seem to have any here, so I'm going to go with Something New.
Robert Frost's poetry is wonderful Christmas reading.
I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of anything than of a book! When I have a house of my own, I shall be miserable if I have not an excellent library.
Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
Originally Posted by Veva
Well I would definitely nominate O. Wilde and his Short Stories....For our Christmas reading, we tend to pick books which are related to the season and/or carry the spirit of the season.
I am not familiar with Something New. Is it about Christmas?Even though we usually pick novels for the BC readings, maybe we can start a separate thread for Christmas poetry?
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"It is not that I am mad; it is only that my head is different from yours.”
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Its not. Im pretty sure its set in the summer.
Im drawing a pretty big blank but can we have something really good (I finally get time to read so I want to make the most of it!!)
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Sure but unless you nominate how can we?
Twelfth Night should be good...
If not, you could have a look at here for some ideas, maybe?
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"It is not that I am mad; it is only that my head is different from yours.”
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So weve already done THE classic christmasss story --- 2004 Christmas carol
and we did the scifi last year --Hog father (Terry pratchett)
grrrr I cant really see anything thats not mushy well except for christmas jars..
Oh wait a christmas mystery?
How about He sees you while your sleeping by Mary higgins Clark and daughter.
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"Box of Delights" John Masefield ??
Isn't there a book about the fourth Wise Man, by Michel Tournier? Although, I seem to remember that, unlike the other three gift bearers, he did not arrive until Good Friday.
Voices mysterious far and near,
Sound of the wind and sound of the sea,
Are calling and whispering in my ear,
Whifflingpin! Why stayest thou here?
Aww, that's what I wanted to suggest, too, should have guessed that you were already done with it. But hey, 2004, it's been ages since then, maybe there are chances for a revival?
Well, but Twelfth Night would also be fine with me.
"Where mind meets matter, both should woo!"Currently reading:
* Paradise Lost by John Milton
Ah, I had not realized this; foolish me. Well, in that case, I cannot think of anything, except perhaps Winter's Tale by Mark Helprin - but that's a bit on the long side...
Twelfth Night works well with me, I think.
Nominations so far:
Twelfth Night by Shakespeare
He Sees You While You Are Sleeping by Mary Higgins Clark (Night, I cannot spot this on amazon.co.uk?)
Box of Delights John Masefield
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"It is not that I am mad; it is only that my head is different from yours.”
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http://www.amazon.com/Sees-You-While.../dp/0743523326
hummmm might withdraw that can I just say somthing though if we read 12th night then youll be reading 2 shakespear plays at the same time.....
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2nd try.
The Michel Tournier book is available in English as "The Four Wise Men." It tells the tales of the three Magi and a fourth whose journey was delayed. It would be a heavier read than -
- "The Box of Delights" by Masefield. This is a story written for older children - a magical and alchemical quest through Edwardian English winter countryside during the Christmas holidays.
"Twelfth Night" would be a safe choice.
Voices mysterious far and near,
Sound of the wind and sound of the sea,
Are calling and whispering in my ear,
Whifflingpin! Why stayest thou here?
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