This summer we will be reading Banville's The Sea.
Please join us and share your thoughts in this thread.
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This summer we will be reading Banville's The Sea.
Please join us and share your thoughts in this thread.
I probably will start this around mid July. I will be reading McCarthy's The Road first.
Started reading it: Finding the initial flashbacks a little confusing as it seems like the story keeps going back and forth between 3 different time periods... but story is intriguing.
And I see that the poll is divided between "Waste of time" and "Good book."... Interesting! :)
Didn't know it was a Man Booker Prize Winner...
Hmm, I see Babara didn't like it. I hope she'll tell us why.
Why are we calling it a challenge ? should I be worried?
:confused:
Yes, be worried, Night, be very, very, veeeerrryyy worried! http://www.greensmilies.com/smile/sm...ons_scared.gifQuote:
Originally Posted by Nightshade
Do you think the family surname "Grace" has a significance? The way it has been repeated, "the Graces", makes me wonder... Maybe it might be clearer as the story progresses; I have only read 1/4 of the book yet.
Rats! ahh well at least I got a new smilie source out of the deal ( nice smilie btw scher).Quote:
Originally Posted by Scheherazade
I am intrigued by the selection. Is there a schedule for chapters or spoiler rules?
Thanks
Oh, I did not think you were literally posing a question for us to answer; thought it was more of a rhetorical question as I am sure most of us here are familiar with the Graces (otherwise, I would have put my hand up and shouted "Me, me, me, M'am!! :p)
I have read only 1/4 of the book... So do not feel ready for an in-depth analysis/discussion yet.
What's more I almost never read the study guides when I am pleasure-reading.
I'm going to be gone, but I guess I'll try and jump into the conversation when I get back in early August. Perhaps if it is a good book, the conversation will last that long.
This is a summer reading so I am sure there wil be others who read the book later in the summer (I have to return mine to the library as soon as possible, which is why started so early to read).Quote:
Originally Posted by JBI
Hope you have a great time wherever you are going, JBI! :)
I read the book last summer, and I thought it was one of the most boring novels I ever read. There were just very few passages that appealed to me, otherwise Banville wasn't able to get me interested in his characters. But I will follow this thread closely, maybe there was something I missed. Many posters seem to be fascinated by the book, and I'm eager to know why.Quote:
Originally Posted by Virgil