Please nominate the book you would like to read in August by June 30th.
Please nominate the book you would like to read in August by June 30th.
The Man Without Qualities by Robert Musil
The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it... I can resist everything but temptation. Oscar Wilde
That should be quite easy to get hold of!Originally Posted by victorianfan
I would like to nominate... Empire Falls by Richard Russo
The Wizard of Oz
People laugh at me 'coz they think I'm a fool...I smile because I made someone laugh
Nikhar Agrawal
The Bone People by Keri Hulme
Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before. ~ Edgar Allan Poe
I'd like to nominate The Razor's Edge by W.Somerset Maugham.
Here's the first two paragraphs from Wikipedia -- they offer a brief plot overview:
The Razor’s Edge tells the story of an American fighter pilot (Larry Darrell) traumatized by his experiences in World War I, who sets off in search of some transcendent meaning in his life. The novel is supposed to be based on the life of Guy Hague, an American mining engineer.
The story begins through the eyes of Larry’s friends and acquaintances as they witness his personality change after the War. His rejection of conventional life and search for meaningful experience allows him to thrive while the more materialistic characters suffer reversals of fortune.
“Oh crap”
-- Hellboy
Nominations so far:
1. The Man Without Qualities by Robert Musil
2. Empire Falls by Richard Russo
3. The Wizard of Oz
4. The Bone People by Keri Hulme
5. The Razor's Edge
Kafka on the shore by Murakami.
They say darkness is evil; then why does everyone fight in light?
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho.
"The Fifth Child" by Doris Lessing
Riven Rock - T.C Boyle
A tad long for a book club read?The Man Without Qualities by Robert Musil
'Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others.' - Groucho Marx
Don't get me wrong but I read the book and found it too boring. Wonder what's about it that attracted so many people.
People laugh at me 'coz they think I'm a fool...I smile because I made someone laugh
Nikhar Agrawal
Maybe it is due to the translation. ;-)
I have read it a few times and think, it is a wonderful book. A kind of a modern fairy tale. It is an allegorical novel, which makes it so famous. And, of course, the brilliant way Coelho writes.
But everyone has another taste, and due to that we have a variety of so many things. =)
I love that book.
I would second this nomination. 'The Wizard of Oz' is a wonderful read.
I must create a system, or be enslaved by another man's. ~ William Blake
Captivity is consciousness,
So's liberty. ~ Emily Dickinson
Sorry the complete name is :- The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
People laugh at me 'coz they think I'm a fool...I smile because I made someone laugh
Nikhar Agrawal
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