It's a really good book, typical Hugo; I've read it couple of months ago.Originally Posted by Remarkable
Who said that?
Don't you think it's a little bit too long?
I am a little surprised that noone has nominated Les Misérables.
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The greatest art on earth Is to seem uncomplicatedly gay.
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``Who said that? ``
A couple of Hugo scholars I came across back in NY many moons ago. These were not professional critics and I should have pointed that out. Sorry, did not mean to mislead.
No, no...I've read them all I don't think that, so I was just curious because I know that generally Les Miserables and The Hunchback of Notre Dame are considered to be his best works.
At thunder and tempest, At the world's coldheartedness,
During times of heavy loss And when you're sad
The greatest art on earth Is to seem uncomplicatedly gay.
To get things clear, they have to firstly be very unclear. But if you get them too quickly, you probably got them wrong.
If you need me urgent, send me a PM
If I can vote, I will cast mine for the Hugo, which is the only one in the list I haven't read... but the rest are good choices as well (Papillon's fun! so are the Rabelais!!)
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Le Misanthrope by Moliere.
Thank you for your recent suggestions but we have got the 10 nominations we need.
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Some information on the books:
Papillon by Henri Charriere
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Hugo
Ninety Three by Victor Hugo
Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
Candide by Voltaire
The Red and the Black by Stendhal
A Woman's Life by Guy de Maupassant
Gargantua and Pantagruel by Rabelais
The Lover by Margurite Duras
The Wall by Sartre
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Hunchback all the way!! I think I will be able to read for book club by then!
"So heaven meets earth like a sloppy wet kiss, and my heart turns violently inside of my chest, I don't have time to maintain these regrets, when I think about, the way....He loves us..."
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Grace nice to see you. I haven't seen you around in a while. But no, you must vote for Stendhal, The Red and The Black.
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com-pas-sion (n.) [ME. & OFr. <LL. (Ec.) compassio, sympathy < compassus, pp. of compati, to feel pity < L. com-, together + pali, to suffer] sorrow for the sufferings or trouble of another or others, accompanied by an urge to help; deep sympathy; pity
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There's so many books interesting books to choose from! What to do. I'm definitely going to wait a while before I vote, and see what other ppl voted for.
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com-pas-sion (n.) [ME. & OFr. <LL. (Ec.) compassio, sympathy < compassus, pp. of compati, to feel pity < L. com-, together + pali, to suffer] sorrow for the sufferings or trouble of another or others, accompanied by an urge to help; deep sympathy; pity
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