Please nominate the book you would like to read during the Christmas holidays here
by December 4th.
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Please nominate the book you would like to read during the Christmas holidays here
by December 4th.
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I would like to nominate Twelfth Night by Shakespeare.
Well I would definitely nominate O. Wilde and his Short Stories.... :yawnb:
I kind of thought one of Wodehouse's Jeeves books would be fun, but we don't seem to have any here, so I'm going to go with Something New.
Robert Frost's poetry is wonderful Christmas reading.
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Originally Posted by Veva
For our Christmas reading, we tend to pick books which are related to the season and/or carry the spirit of the season.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jamesian
I am not familiar with Something New. Is it about Christmas?Even though we usually pick novels for the BC readings, maybe we can start a separate thread for Christmas poetry? :)Quote:
Originally Posted by dramasnot6
Its not. Im pretty sure its set in the summer.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scheherazade
Im drawing a pretty big blank but can we have something really good (I finally get time to read so I want to make the most of it!!)
Sure but unless you nominate how can we? :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Nightshade
Twelfth Night should be good...
If not, you could have a look at here for some ideas, maybe? :)
So weve already done THE classic christmasss story --- 2004 Christmas carol
and we did the scifi last year --Hog father (Terry pratchett)
grrrr I cant really see anything thats not mushy well except for christmas jars..
Oh wait a christmas mystery?
How about He sees you while your sleeping by Mary higgins Clark and daughter.
"Box of Delights" John Masefield ??
Isn't there a book about the fourth Wise Man, by Michel Tournier? Although, I seem to remember that, unlike the other three gift bearers, he did not arrive until Good Friday.
Aww, that's what I wanted to suggest, too, should have guessed that you were already done with it. But hey, 2004, it's been ages since then, maybe there are chances for a revival ;) ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Nightshade
Well, but Twelfth Night would also be fine with me :nod:.
Ah, I had not realized this; foolish me. Well, in that case, I cannot think of anything, except perhaps Winter's Tale by Mark Helprin - but that's a bit on the long side...Quote:
Originally Posted by Scheherazade
Twelfth Night works well with me, I think.
Nominations so far:
Twelfth Night by Shakespeare
He Sees You While You Are Sleeping by Mary Higgins Clark (Night, I cannot spot this on amazon.co.uk?)
Box of Delights John Masefield
http://www.amazon.com/Sees-You-While.../dp/0743523326
hummmm might withdraw that can I just say somthing though if we read 12th night then youll be reading 2 shakespear plays at the same time.....
2nd try.
The Michel Tournier book is available in English as "The Four Wise Men." It tells the tales of the three Magi and a fourth whose journey was delayed. It would be a heavier read than -
- "The Box of Delights" by Masefield. This is a story written for older children - a magical and alchemical quest through Edwardian English winter countryside during the Christmas holidays.
"Twelfth Night" would be a safe choice.
No, actually the Shakespeare forum was to start in January, according to Scher.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nightshade
I included only the first of your nominations because each member is allowed to nominate one book only (if that is what you meant by '2nd try'? :))Quote:
Originally Posted by Whifflingpin
I can find it on amazon.com but not on amazon.co.uk. Is it possible that it is not published in the UK or under a different title maybe?Quote:
Originally Posted by Nightshade
We will not be starting to SDG readings till January because December is already a very busy month and many members find it hard to attend the Forum regularly and/or take part Club readings. So if Twelfth Night is chosen for our Christmas Reading, we will not be reading two Shakespeare plays simultaneously.Quote:
can I just say somthing though if we read 12th night then youll be reading 2 shakespear plays at the same time.....
I do not make decisions as a Moderator on personal whims (however tempting the idea might be at times :p!).Quote:
Originally Posted by Virgil
The decision not to start the SDG readings till January was taken in the light of the wishes of some members and also of our experiences from previous years; many members find it hard to visit the Forum regularly during that time, let alone take part in an ambitious reading scheme as SDG. And we do not want to start a new project with the knowledge that our members may not be able to participate.
Since the inital suggestion for the SDG was to read Twelfth Night during Christmas season, I am not sure what difference it makes whether we read it for SDG or the BC.
Nominations so far:
Twelfth Night by Shakespeare
He Sees You While You Are Sleeping by Mary Higgins Clark (?)
Box of Delights John Masefield
"I included only the first of your nominations because each member is allowed to nominate one book only (if that is what you meant by '2nd try'? )"
No, no - I'd tried to send the message once, but pressed the wrong thing.
I'm quite happy to have only one nomination - but, for my nomination, please take whichever of the two books best matches the spirit of the Christmas read.
Ah, I see :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Whifflingpin
I am not familiar with either books so will go with the first one. If you change your mind, let me know, please!
I nominate "Twelfth Night". Good and Christmasy! Remember the Christmas tree scene? Light and funny, too for the season.
I hate to do this but........Skipping Christmas by John Grisham
My first choice was How the Grinch stole Christmas, but I guess that might be to quick of a read.
Is A Christmas Memory by Truman Capote and Beth Peck to babyish?
oh good Ill just watch the film :DQuote:
Originally Posted by papayahed
no please not 12th night :sick: got to be one of the few shakespear plays I really cant stand.
In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash (Paperback) by Jean Shepard
The Movie A Christmas Story is based partially on this book.
I guess I only get one nomination huh?
I'll go with In God We trust
If it's eligible, the whole book isn't about christmas but a few parts are.
whats A christmas story??
Sounds like fun! I haven't watched the movie.Quote:
Originally Posted by papayahed
I saw this one while going through the list and would like to give it a try some time. I am very curious about Capote (all To Kill A Mockingbird's fault!!!)Quote:
Originally Posted by papayahed
Nominations so far:
In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash by Jean Shepard
Twelfth Night by Shakespeare
He Sees You While You Are Sleeping by Mary Higgins Clark (?) - Night, I still cannot find this one on amazon.co.uk
Box of Delights John Masefield
I just found this too The Christmas Mystery by Jostein Gaarder (the authour of Sophie's world) in case anyone is interested in nominating it.
I loved Sophie's World and The Solitaire Mystery and trust you fully :nod:.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nightshade
*holds up her hand to nominate The Christmas Mystery by Jostein Gaarder*
:eek2: even I dont trust me fully....
Argh! So much for amazon's search engine! If you enter 'you are' instead of 'you're' it returns no results: http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_ss_...u+are+sleepingQuote:
Originally Posted by Nightshade
Ridiculous! :sick:
Nominations so far:
In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash by Jean Shepard
Twelfth Night by Shakespeare
He Sees You While You're Sleeping by Mary Higgins Clark
Box of Delights John Masefield
The Christmas Mystery by Jostein Gaarder