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I've ordered The Tain, I'd really like to read it regardless.Quote:
Originally Posted by Niamh
I don't want to read either. What do I do?
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Originally Posted by Scheherazade
you still have time for a "Trouser Campaign":D
Bribe people with kit kats??
I think I will read more than just the winner for Ireland.
But I haven't read anything by Joyce, so that's why I wouldn't mind to read The Dubliners.
Get all your buddies together and make them Vote The Tain!...I mean...Trouser.....:pQuote:
Originally Posted by Scheherazade
I think we should read Joyce. I've been wanting to for awhile now and I'll be glad to have the excuse to take a break from class reading to do it.
looks like i'm going to have to find my copy then... although i think i gave it to a charity shop....
Oh well, I guess I got to find my copy too. :bawling:
yeay Aimus!!!!http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q.../smilies-2.gif
I would prefer Joyce if I have to choose between those two, I guess.
I voted for Beckett, but I'm fine with Joyce. I'll read Watt later.
I'm going to Ireland next month and intend to read Dubliners on my trip as I already have it anyway, so I voted for that.
Thanks to all who tried to lift Watt, but Joyce has a inescapable orbit.
One thing I loved about my many years of living in New York was the great bookstores it always had. One of them was the famous Gotham Book Mart:
http://www.goreyography.com/west/articles/gbm2005.html
It was a favorite hangout for lovers of Joyce's writings. In the old days scholars would just drop off their post graduate manuscripts and you could browse through them. Frances Steloff was a great hostess who would greet people as they entered into the shop. The above article refers to her as Ms Steloff but she preferred being addressed as "Miss''.
When Miss Steloff passed on the shop moved a few blocks away. I never went there as it could never have the same character as did the old place.
Come on, folks! Couple of more votes and The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists by Robert Tressell will win!
:D
... there's always next year ...
:)
It's quite sad that Joye has such a hold on Irish literature that he completely overshadows all other writers from there, as I'm sure there's lots of great authors from Ireland. I have to say I somewhat shamefully voted out of convenience as I already have Dubliners on my shelf and I was meaning to reread it anyway.
I think thats the situation with Dubliners. Its the one people recognise and vote for it...
But yet the Tain is Irelands most famous story....
And the reason why I voted for Dubliners instead of The Tain is that I couldn't find it in Sweden, and I can't afford to pay for having it shipped, how cheap it might be. But if I ever find it, I will read it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Niamh
I was disappointed by the turn out. It's not very hard to find members who would be interested in discussing Joyce, but one would have to rally to find an audience for Watt or The Tain. I think the book-of-the-month is encouraging to that effect. I started reading Dubliners yesterday, I have read a number of the stories since, and I'm pleased with the turn out.
Joyce's writing is fluent and still fresh. I can see how he has influenced both Hemingway and Beckett.
Niamh: If you decide to start a seperate thread for Tain, I'm in.
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Originally Posted by NickAdams
oh, me too.
Could stick one in the general lit section.
Going to get my hands on Dubliners. Might as well give it another chance...even though i dont exactly like it... but...why not. (Could always pretend the tain is my paddys day read:p )and seeingas the dubliners is not a long book...
Oh,I'm so glad we're going to discuss Joyce in March!That means I have to get my copy from a friend that is keeping it for over 6 months (very upseting) so as to refresh my memory.
I admire Joyce and I find his works on top of the world literature.But then,this remains to be discussed in March.And I'm also glad I'm finally able to participate in the book club.I never get the chance to read the books here...
Niamh,the problem about The Tain is that most of us can't find it and then,I suppose it has a difficult language which would need some thought and consideration.Not an easy read,right?But don't worry,you know we're all very curious to read it!
dont worry about it:)
You can get it on amazon anyway but...ce la vie! The majority has voted. I knew it wouldnt get selected anyway but what the heck it was worth the try!:D
The language wouldnt be hard. This translation was done for an overall reading group from independant readers to adults. Now the Thomas Kinsella translation even I have problems with!:p
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Originally Posted by Niamh
It's not over yet!!!! There's still time!!!!!!!
Yes, seven more votes and we can be reading The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists in March! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by papayahed
If we do "Dubliners" will we be discussing it story by story? Just want to prepare and curious to know how we will discuss the stories.
I mean this and not sarcarstic at all. Scher and Papayahed, you two always remind me of news commentators or talk-room hosts at the end of our voting session. You really make me smile and chuckle with your 'hopeful' tallies...and your 'it is never too late's' :lol:
On that note...Quote:
Originally Posted by Janine
Going once... You can still vote and every vote matters, folks! ;)
Janine> I don't think we will be discussing Dubliners story by story as not everyone will be able to follow a strict reading-programme. We will, as always, post our comments as and when they happen, I think.
there is still time to sway the voting, Scher! :lol: Seriously only 4 votes are needed for the "Tain".
yeah but two of the people that voted for Dubliners dont have 50 posts or more clocked... so really.. it only needs two...
Going twice...
The Tain
The Tain
The Tain
Going on twice some more...
I've ordered Dubliners now, and will probably get it sometime next week.
Very happy to see that the board's membership has reached a consensus on Dubliners.
This decision is especially good for me because I started to read the book years ago when (uh!) I had a problem with amnesia! I had many good notes on the book's margins and was clearly enjoying my reading. But the problem is, I forgot the whole darn thing! I could not remember reading the book or any part of its contents!!!
Hopefully, all that is over now and I will be able to have lasting enjoyment of the book.
And speaking of this fine gem of a volume, literary historians have said it is a moraility tale of modern life. It reflects the universal experience in the form of an individual's experience. Each character may have an epiphany of some kind after some form of emotional or personal paralysis. To me, it reads like a modern day melodrama - what happened back then is the same as happens today in NYC or elsewhere. Thus, most of us can readily identify with its characters, settings, and experiences.
Enjoy!
Aww, and I was hiking in the Cooleys only a few weeks ago! Still, only being a newbie, I couldn't have swayed the vote.
you can still read it. Some of us are so...
Woohoo! I finished Dubliners at the start of this year so I'll be able to join in too! :)
I enjoyed it muchly. :D
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Thanks from Gavaroche
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