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I just picked up a copy from the library. Won't start it yet until I finish June book club reading (there are a lot of reads right now). Are we really reading it for the entire summer months?? Kind of short, but less strenuous (sp?). Well at least I don't have to worry much about keeping up.
This is my first Woolf reading.
Yay, I have found the book now. :D Tried to read it sometime ago, but couldn't get into it. On the other hand, this time I am going to read it as a 'school course book' which means I have to read it whether I like it or not so that after completing it I would be able to form a definite opinion rather than giving an opinion about it without having finished it! :)
Would be starting it today!
They say the men who have joined a literature forum but feign to look masculine are actually the ones trying to reject their inside which is very feminine. Don't ya agree? :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Turk
I'm getting my copy, hopefully by tomorrow or friday max. :D
I should be getting my copy today from the library.
Yes, Grace, we will be reading it during the next three months and, like you mentioned, it is not a long book. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by grace86
Oh, I loved To the Lighthouse. Read it for the first time a few months ago, and the characters are most interesting. :)
I think it's actually good that we're reading the book during the entire summer..Since we already have a Wilde read next month..and we'll have other books..it would only make us read more...I guess..lol
Yes, this is just an extra opportunity to read another book (especially for those of us who find it difficult to follow the monthly reads or want an alternative).Quote:
Originally Posted by Nossa
PS: Can't remember if I mentioned this before but I like your avatar very much, Nossa! :)
Thank you :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Scheherazade
I actually had to go through nearly 30 avatars to choose this one for this forum...lol..Glad you liked it :D
Read it as part of a BOTM discussion on another board, absolutely loved it. The very end was dignified in its simplicity and emphasis of stepping forward.;)
That's a very nice choice. I'll definitely be joining in! :thumbs_up
I finished it some months ago (I stuck my loved it vote on the poll) and as for you Turk, if you are against feminism, I wouldn't recommend reading it, seeing as it has strong feminist themes, as well, somewhat coincidentally, addresses the idea mentioned in your post about female artists and whether or not they are or can be as good as male artists, if not better. Of course, judging by the reception of the book, and the fact that it has touched so many people, we have our answer.
Ok, actually Charles Baudelaire told it, not me.;) He's probly one of top 3 French poets of all time. Anyway. I don't mind reading book, W. Woolf is already looking like a man more than a woman, at least more manly than D.H Lawrence. Oooh those English are weirdos their men are more feminine than their women, and their women are more masculine than their men!
If you want to know what i think about feminism read related thread; "Will femminism dismantle patriarchy?". I am not against women who defend human rights, but basically i am against these women who are ashamed of their gender, and wants to be like men in all ways.
I read it a couple of years ago and liked it very much. I will review it, or read once again as we go along. I am quite interested in disgussing it. It should be a good discussion with this many people joining in. Great!
This will be the first book that I am participating in reading through this site. Could someone explain (or point me the appropriate thread) how this works. Will there be some kind of reading schedule and/or topics to discuss, or, is it just a free-for-all?