Well, it won't be clear until you actually cast your vote! ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Aiculík
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Well, it won't be clear until you actually cast your vote! ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Aiculík
Its great! I dont have to campaign for my nomination because Doris doing it for me! :p
I DO have to campaign.Come on!Ninety-three is absolutely worth it!You also learn a lot of history.
Yes, yes, yes! A vote for the Wall that isn't my own.
What did you think of the Wall?Quote:
Originally Posted by Aiculík
Ups, thanks for reminding me. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Scheherazade
I have different opinions on it each time I read it. First time when I read it (in Slovak) I loved it. Then, few years later, when I read it in Czech, I was constantly wondering exactly what was it I liked about it so much. And I came to conclusion I only liked it because I was young. But when I start work on my diploma paper, it took me to existentialism, though only marginally, and I reread it again, this time in English. And for now, my "final" conclusion is, that Intimity is really great, Wall is also great but not that much, Room and the Childhood of the Leader are average and I absolutely couldn't stand Erostratus. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by NickAdams
No worries! Anything for a vote for Papillon! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Aiculík
This month's selection is very good, actually. There are at least 5 books I wouldn't mind reading at the moment. :)
I'll take the occasion then to remind everyone to vote for Gargantua and Pantagruel.Quote:
Originally Posted by Aiculík
Here's a little sample : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imf1Zt_166Y
W00t! Candide has taken first! Keep up the good work, forum members! :D
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Papillon-Har...7265701&sr=8-2Quote:
A classic memoir of prison breaks and adventure -- a bestselling phenomenon of the 1960s Condemned for a murder he had not committed, Henri Charriere (nicknamed Papillon) was sent to the penal colony of French Guiana. Forty-two days after his arrival he made his first break, travelling a thousand gruelling miles in an open boat. Recaptured, he went into solitary confinement and was sent eventually to Devil's Island, a hell-hole of disease and brutality. No one had ever escaped from this notorious prison -- no one until Papillon took to the shark-infested sea supported only by a makeshift coconut-sack raft. In thirteen years he made nine daring escapes, living through many fantastic adventures while on the run -- including a sojourn with South American Indians whose women Papillon found welcomely free of European restraints! Papillon is filled with tension, adventure and high excitement. It is also one of the most vivid stories of human endurance ever written. Henri Charriere died in 1973 at the age of 66.
Let's see...Candide is a refreshingly short read (~120 pages, I think). :D Convinced yet? :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Antiquarian
Any chance on The Red and the Black? It's a famous world class novel. ;) It's a must read for literture people. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Antiquarian
You're so hard to get. :p :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Antiquarian
Does this convince you? :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Antiquarian
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Candide, ou l'Optimisme (1759) is a French satire by the Enlightenment philosopher Voltaire, the title of which has been translated into English as Candide: Or, All for the Best (1759); Candide: Or, The Optimist (1762); and Candide: Or, Optimism (1947). This novella tells the tale of a young man, Candide (meaning "ingenuous"), who has been indoctrinated with Leibnizian optimism but becomes disillusioned after witnessing and experiencing many great hardships. With a plot similar to that of a more serious picaresque novel or bildungsroman, Candide parodies many adventure and romance clichés, and the plights of the characters are described in a tone which is mordantly matter-of-fact. Through the allegory of Candide, Voltaire pokes fun at religion and theologians, governments and armies, philosophies and philosophers; most visibly, Voltaire rails against Leibniz and his Optimism.
Candide, Voltaire's magnum opus, is a literary work which, for its biting wit and insightful portrayal of the human condition, has often been mimicked by later authors and adapted for the stage (the most notable of which is Leonard Bernstein's 1956 comic operetta). For these qualities, Candide is often listed as part of the Western canon and is taught perhaps more than any other work of French literature. As expected by Voltaire, Candide has enjoyed both great success and great scandal. Immediately after its secretive publication, the book was condemned by authorities and banned numerous times because of its religious blasphemy, political treason and academic hostility hidden under a thin veil of naďveté. (Wikipedia)
I can't decide :(
The choice is easy. Just do as Niamh, Pseudōnumos, thelastmelon, and myself. Vote for Candide! :D
If not Candide, then go with Hunchback. It is a very good book (my second favorite). :)
Haven't you considered Gargantua and Pantagruel? :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Antiquarian
All we need is one more vote for Papillon!
:D
For a tie...:p
I decided on Papillon...now it's a tie.
I'm really divided on this one. I've wanted to reread The Red and the Black for some time, but we might lose people with that book since it's quite long and dry. I have some interest in Papillon, but I don't know if I could keep up in a discussion where I haven't already read the book. The Wall would be a fun discussion, but I think I would rather read Stendhal. I'm torn between these three. Can I cast my vote in thirds? That would make it easier for me. Otherwise, I'm going to have think about it.
Three cheers for Weisinheimer! http://oilfans.com/forum/images/smil...s/clapping.gif http://oilfans.com/forum/images/smil...s/clapping.gif http://oilfans.com/forum/images/smil...s/clapping.gifQuote:
Originally Posted by Weisinheimer
Discussing a book while reading it is a lot of fun. Most of us here do that almost every month. And it is an extra incentive to try to keep us with others :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Quark
Oh, no doubt. I do it myself in Lawrence, Chekhov, and Nietzsche threads. Those three, however, are enough to keep me busy, and I'm not looking to add another book. If work is slow, it might free me up so I can read Papillon, but right now I'm leaning towards one that I've already read.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scheherazade
I know I can't vote yet (this being my first post) but I have both Candide and the Hunchback of notre-dame in my bookcase unread and I'd love to be able to read and talk though one of those.
Come on people! Only four more votes for Madame Bovary and we can get back in this!
Heh. I wouldn't mind re-reading Candide though. It's nice and short and a great piece of satire.
Yay! Antiquariuan voted for Candide and broke the tie! :p I'm happy now. :D
I abdicate... want to negotiate a truce?
Its tied again! Someone else vote Candide! :)
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Originally Posted by Quark