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03-05-2008, 02:23 PM
NickAdams

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Originally Posted by Dori

Same here. I'm having a dificult time deciding between Candide, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and Gargantua and Pantagruel.

Don't forget about The Wall.
03-05-2008, 02:36 PM
Dori

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Originally Posted by NickAdams

Don't forget about The Wall.

You're going to have to be more convincing than that. ;)
03-05-2008, 03:13 PM
NickAdams

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Originally Posted by Dori

You're going to have to be more convincing than that. ;)

:lol:
The Wall is a collection of short stories written by the french author and philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre. One can not have a disscussion about post-modern literature with out the mention of existential themes. Sartre is the monolith of existential philosophy and this short collection is a great introduction. With this collection of fiction we get to dissect a philosophy, a culture and a place in time. Voting for this book will create a very productive thread.
03-05-2008, 03:27 PM
papayahed

My vote's for sale. Who's buying??:lol:

(Unfortunately the only one I can't be swayed on is The Hunchback)
03-05-2008, 03:28 PM
Dori

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Originally Posted by NickAdams

:lol:
The Wall is a collection of short stories written by the french author and philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre. One can not have a disscussion about post-modern literature with out the mention of existential themes. Sartre is the monolith of existential philosophy and this short collection is a great introduction. With this collection of fiction we get to dissect a philosophy, a culture and a place in time. Voting for this book will create a very productive thread.

Looks like my vote will come down to a coin flip or a dice roll (whichever is more convenient :D).
03-05-2008, 03:37 PM
Niamh

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Originally Posted by papayahed

My vote's for sale. Who's buying??:lol:

(Unfortunately the only one I can't be swayed on is The Hunchback)

How about Candide?:D
03-05-2008, 03:48 PM
Etienne

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Originally Posted by Virgil

Actually after some consideration I think I'm going to vote for Stendahl. I loved The Charthouse of Parma and i've been meaning to read The Red and the Black for years.

I think that's a great choice as well.

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How about Candide?

Oh come on, everyone has read Candide at least five times already, no? :p
03-05-2008, 03:56 PM
Niamh

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Originally Posted by Etienne

Oh come on, everyone has read Candide at least five times already, no? :p

emm...no...
03-05-2008, 03:58 PM
Dori

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Originally Posted by Etienne

Oh come on, everyone has read Candide at least five times already, no? :p

No, unfortunately I haven't. Besides, reading it a sixth time wouldn't be so bad, would it? :p

I think I'm leaning towards your nomination anyways, despite it's length (isn't it over 1,000 pages?).
03-05-2008, 04:01 PM
Etienne

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Originally Posted by Dori

No, unfortunately I haven't. Besides, reading it a sixth time wouldn't be so bad, would it? :p

I think I'm leaning towards your nomination anyways, despite it's length (isn't it over 1,000 pages?).

Actually it depends whether we read the 5 books, but I suggest we read the two first only, which makes it around 400 pages.
03-05-2008, 04:17 PM
Dori

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Originally Posted by Etienne

Actually it depends whether we read the 5 books, but I suggest we read the two first only, which makes it around 400 pages.

Oh, that's much better. :D
03-05-2008, 04:18 PM
NickAdams

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Originally Posted by Etienne

I think that's a great choice as well.

Oh come on, everyone has read Candide at least five times already, no? :p

Once for me, but that was years ago. A second time wouldn't be so bad, but I'd would rather vote for a book that would be harder to find participants for a discussion ... lik the Wall.

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Originally Posted by Etienne

Actually it depends whether we read the 5 books, but I suggest we read the two first only, which makes it around 400 pages.

I'm greedy and want it all.:D
03-05-2008, 07:56 PM
Scheherazade

We have got the 10 nominations we need. Thanks, all! :)

1. Papillon by Henri Charriere

2. The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Hugo

3. Ninety Three by Victor Hugo

4. Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert

5. Candide by Voltaire

6. The Red and the Black by Stendhal

7. A Woman's Life by Guy de Maupassant

8. Gargantua and Pantagruel by Rabelais

9. The Lover by Margurite Duras

10. Wall by Sartre

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Originally Posted by Virgil

Actually after some consideration I think I'm going to vote for Stendahl. I loved The Charthouse of Parma and i've been meaning to read The Red and the Black for years.

Will you withdraw your nomination?

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Originally Posted by papayahed

My vote's for sale. Who's buying??:lol:

(Unfortunately the only one I can't be swayed on is The Hunchback)

Oh, you will vote for Papillon by Henri Charriere, no? It is written for you to read! Just have a look at the subject.

I bet you would dig that book! ;)

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03-05-2008, 07:57 PM
Niamh

With that many cocktails, even i'd be convinced! :brow:
03-05-2008, 08:42 PM
Virgil

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Originally Posted by Scheherazade

Will you withdraw your nomination?

Sure if it will give someone else a chance to nominate something. But The lover is a really fine novel and I highly recommend it.
03-08-2008, 04:44 PM
Remarkable

Seems like I have to do a campaign for "Ninety Three" too.

It is a book that speaks about some consequences of the French revolution and it has high considerations on many matters.It is natural,heartfelt but also very strong,with a very powerful message and highly fulfilling,at least intelectually speaking.

So,anyone up for it?
03-08-2008, 06:22 PM
Ryduce

Darn,I really felt like reading some Camus.
03-08-2008, 06:25 PM
Etienne

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Originally Posted by Ryduce

Darn,I really felt like reading some Camus.

So why don't you do it?
03-09-2008, 10:01 AM
papayahed

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Originally Posted by Scheherazade

Oh, you will vote for Papillon by Henri Charriere, no? It is written for you to read! Just have a look at the subject.

I bet you would dig that book! ;)

You're right!! I can dig it.
03-10-2008, 11:33 PM
hellsapoppin

Wow! What an incredible list!!!

I'll go with Ninety Three by Victor Hugo as it was said to be his best work.
03-11-2008, 07:34 AM
Scheherazade

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Originally Posted by hellsapoppin

Wow! What an incredible list!!!

:nod:

I am a little surprised that noone has nominated Les Misérables.

I really want to read Papillon by Henri Charriere though...
03-11-2008, 07:38 AM
bazarov

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Originally Posted by Remarkable

Seems like I have to do a campaign for "Ninety Three" too.

It is a book that speaks about some consequences of the French revolution and it has high considerations on many matters.It is natural,heartfelt but also very strong,with a very powerful message and highly fulfilling,at least intelectually speaking.

So,anyone up for it?

It's a really good book, typical Hugo; I've read it couple of months ago.

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Originally Posted by hellsapoppin

Wow! What an incredible list!!!

I'll go with Ninety Three by Victor Hugo as it was said to be his best work.

Who said that?

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Originally Posted by Scheherazade

:nod:

I am a little surprised that noone has nominated Les Misérables.

Don't you think it's a little bit too long?
03-11-2008, 09:11 AM
hellsapoppin

``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. :)
03-12-2008, 02:52 AM
bazarov

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.
03-17-2008, 08:51 PM
Abraxas

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!!)
03-30-2008, 08:32 AM
antiprefix

Gravity's Rainbow.
03-31-2008, 12:44 PM
NickAdams

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Originally Posted by antiprefix

Gravity's Rainbow.

:confused:
03-31-2008, 12:54 PM
JBI

Le Misanthrope by Moliere.
03-31-2008, 05:41 PM
Scheherazade

Thank you for your recent suggestions but we have got the 10 nominations we need.

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Originally Posted by Scheherazade

1. Papillon by Henri Charriere

2. The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Hugo

3. Ninety Three by Victor Hugo

4. Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert

5. Candide by Voltaire

6. The Red and the Black by Stendhal

7. A Woman's Life by Guy de Maupassant

8. Gargantua and Pantagruel by Rabelais

9. The Lover by Margurite Duras

10. Wall by Sartre
04-01-2008, 01:12 PM
Scheherazade

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
04-01-2008, 01:42 PM
grace86

Hunchback all the way!! I think I will be able to read for book club by then!
04-01-2008, 06:21 PM
Dori

Vote for Candide.
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04-01-2008, 08:00 PM
Virgil

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Originally Posted by grace86

Hunchback all the way!! I think I will be able to read for book club by then!

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. :D
04-01-2008, 08:35 PM
Dori

Dang it! My scheme didn't work...:lol:
04-01-2008, 08:50 PM
Weisinheimer

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.
04-01-2008, 10:41 PM
Dori

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Originally Posted by Weisinheimer

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.

Vote for Candide! :D
04-02-2008, 12:24 AM
Etienne

What no one else voted for Rabelais? But this is madness!
04-02-2008, 12:40 AM
Weisinheimer

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Originally Posted by Dori

Vote for Candide! :D

Sorry, Dori, but Candide is actually not one of the 5 books I'm considering.
04-02-2008, 07:16 AM
Aiculík

Well I've read all of them except Papillon so my choice is clear...

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