Hope you eventually read it to someone. Haha. :biggrin5:Quote:
Originally Posted by Alexander III
The last book I bought was for a book club. The Postmistress.
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Hope you eventually read it to someone. Haha. :biggrin5:Quote:
Originally Posted by Alexander III
The last book I bought was for a book club. The Postmistress.
[QUOTE=ktm5124;885904]I read his book The Warden, and I wasn't really thrilled with it. Kind of dull and boring. I wouldn't recommend reading that one.QUOTE]
After a period of some years, I reread The Warden quite recently and found that it stood up quite well to my initial reaction which was very favourable.
The central theme of how a well-meaning radical's efforts finaly forces the closure of the alsmhouses that until his appearence had been a haven of tranquility is something that everyone can learn from. It wouldn't be a bad idea to throw out Robin Hood from the classroom and replace it with The Warden.
You wont find Robin Hood in any American classrooms any way. But when I grew up, reruns of the 1938 movie with Errol Flynn and Olivia Dehaviland appeared at local movie houses frequently. This is Flynn's best action thriller, and the color was beautiful, at least by 1938 standards. And if you were lucky enough to own a copy of Robin Hood illustrated by N. C. Wyeth, you could become an expert and correct all of your compatriots as to what Robin Hood was really like. It is a shame that children of today do not read Robin Hood, Last of the Mohicans, Treasure Island, and Ivanhoe, just to name a few.
I agree with you about The Warden. It is a thoughtful and well-written book. However, it should be followed by a reading of Barchester Towers, the sequel. Masterpiece Theatre dramatized both together as well they should be. I mourn for Masterpiece Theatre and its portrayal of Victorian literature!
Interesting to hear everyone's thoughts on The Warden. Perhaps I should revisit that book.
My Mistress's Sparrow is Dead -- Jeffrey Eugenides, ed.
Howards End -- E. M. Forster
How Late It Was, How Late -- James Kelman
Lullaby -- Chuck Palaniuk
The Accidental Woman -- Jonathan Coe
The Dead Fish Museum -- Charles D'Ambrosio
A couple of poetry collections -
Book of Longing - Leonard Cohen (a particular hero from my adolescent years)
The Poetry of Norman MacCaig (a Scottish master and an ex-neighbour - unfortunately no longer sharing these twisting paths with us)
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There's a book I'd like to get. Tell me if it's good.Quote:
Originally Posted by bouquin
I'd also be curious. I fell in love with A Passage to India but I couldnt get into A Room with a View - I had to "put it down".Quote:
Originally Posted by L.M. The Third
I bought two books last month I think,
but unfortunately they're the last for now :(
Pride and Prejudice; Good Omens
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"Battlefield Earth" - L. Ron Hubbard
I'm a Sci-Fi junkie, mostly short stories, but I fell in love with "Battlefield Earth" many years ago. My poor paperback copy gave up the ghost after many readings and moves and was relegated to the heat stove about 2-months ago much to my sadness. A few weeks later while perusing a local thrift store I found a hardback copy in pristine condition that I happily paid either 50˘ or a dollar USD for.
Lady Chatterley's Lover - D.H. Lawrence
Sons and Lovers - D.H. Lawrence
I like D.H. Lawrence, and I got a great deal on the books ($5 each).
"No Man is an Island" Thomas Merton -- been feelin' a little spiritual lately.
I bought two books recently: The Good Soldier Svejk by Jaroslav Hasek (forgive me if I have spelled his named wrong) and The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan.
I bought The Good Soldier Svejk after wanting it for a very long time, but never deciding to buy it. I first heard of it somewhere where it said that, if Joseph Heller hadn't read it, he never would've wrote Catch-22.
The Pilgrim's Progress, on the other hand, is simply something that I have wanted to read for awhile; I have read the first few pages on the internet, and it seems good.
The Invisible Man - H.G. Wells
The House in Paris - Elizabeth Bowen
The Woman Who Walked into Doors - Roddy Doyle
The Reluctant Fundamentalist - Mohsin Hamid
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Currently reading: LE DIVORCE (Diane Johnson)
Oh, The Good Soldier Švejk is great novel! I have only about 90 pages left of 760 and I'm going to write a review on my blog here.Quote:
Originally Posted by cgrillo