March '11 Realist Novel Poll

I've not read any Upton Sinclair. I'll try to get hold of it.

Ok, I've got The Jungle. How does this (meaning the book club) work?

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Originally Posted by Jozanny

[Crazy disabled American shrew who cannot be tamed hugs Fifth_Element and takes notes on British civility...]

Fifth, when we can synchronize schedule I am open for a buddy read on Spark, maybe 8 weeks? I have to get my latest chaos in order.

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Excellent! I ordered my copy of Aiding and Abetting last night, so should receive in the next week or so. I've just started The Golden Notebook (I'm having a slightly feminist 'must read all the great, under-appreciated, under-represented women writers' phase at the moment) which I reckon will take me a couple of weeks to read but after that I'm yours whenever you're ready :D Let me know when suits and I'll make sure I'm available.

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Originally Posted by Scheherazade

I wouldn't mind joining in either.

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Make that a threesome :D

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Originally Posted by Razeus

Ok, I've got The Jungle. How does this (meaning the book club) work?

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Scheh will make a thread soon enough, then you can just post your thoughts.

And to those who are cheap, The Jungle is in public domain and free on the internet. It's even available on this site.

Teddy Roosevelt did, and threw his breakfest out of a White House window. When you read the section on how sausage was made, you'll understand why.

After this incident, Upton Sinclair was invited to the white House.

I have downloaded it from Project Gutenberg for my ereader.

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Originally Posted by Jozanny

*Hugs Sche too!*

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Originally Posted by TheFifthElement

Make that a threesome :D

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Whoohooo!

:D

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Originally Posted by OrphanPip

Scheh will make a thread soon enough, then you can just post your thoughts.

And to those who are cheap, The Jungle is in public domain and free on the internet. It's even available on this site.

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Any big difference between the uncensored version vs the plain version?

I'll post here rather than in the actual discussion that I may jump in a little late. I have a lot going on, and I just finished Sylvia's Marriage around mid-2010, and it is a weird send up by Upton of Jamesian leitmotifs. I have The Jungle and a number of other titles by Sinclair, but he annoys me, and is one of those true believers who mars his talent with proselytizing, and he knows it.

I love books as much as my writing, and yet can never find a plateau to relax anymore and just dig in and enjoy a head to head, and I don't have a career, nor am I in school, nor have I had a good paying deadline for years. My literary pleasures just cannot seem to converge with my virtual timelines :nopity: