Okay - after playing games for the past hour- I finally have 50 posts and officially nominate Tender is the Night by Fitzgerald. (It ought to be so apparent right now that I have absolutely no life whatsoever!!)
The Sea by John Banville
The Beach by Alex Garland
Lord of the Flies by Golding
Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
Victory by Joseph Conrad
Where is Joe Merchant? by Jimmy Buffett
Tender is the Night by Fitzgerald
On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan
To The Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf
Brighton Rock by Graham Greene
Okay - after playing games for the past hour- I finally have 50 posts and officially nominate Tender is the Night by Fitzgerald. (It ought to be so apparent right now that I have absolutely no life whatsoever!!)
hahaha, Shannon. Welcome to lit net.Originally Posted by _Shannon_
LET THERE BE LIGHT
"Love follows knowledge." – St. Catherine of Siena
My literature blog: http://ashesfromburntroses.blogspot.com/
Nominations so far:
1. Bouquin - The Sea by John Banville
2. NickAdams - The Beach by Alex Garland
3. Pensive - Lord of the Flies by Golding
4. Virgil - Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
5. Turk - Victory by Joseph Conrad
6. Papayahed - Where is Joe Merchant? byJimmy Buffett
7. Shannon - Tender is the Night by Fitzgerald
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"It is not that I am mad; it is only that my head is different from yours.”
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Thanks Virgil.... I've been aching to find people with whom I could talk about books-- so parlaying my forum addiction since I've found y'all
I'd like to nominate Ian McEwan's new one, On Chesil Beach, still wet print.
"Where mind meets matter, both should woo!"Currently reading:
* Paradise Lost by John Milton
Nominations so far:
1. Bouquin - The Sea by John Banville
2. NickAdams - The Beach by Alex Garland
3. Pensive - Lord of the Flies by Golding
4. Virgil - Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
5. Turk - Victory by Joseph Conrad
6. Papayahed - Where is Joe Merchant? byJimmy Buffett
7. Shannon - Tender is the Night by Fitzgerald
8. Schokokeks - On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan
Last two nominations are up for grabs!
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"It is not that I am mad; it is only that my head is different from yours.”
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I don't know if these have been done yet already, but I was planning on reading To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf and A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemmingway this summer. Doing either for the book club would be an added bonus.
and somehow a dog
has taken itself & its tail considerably away
into the mountains or sea or sky, leaving
behind: me, wag.
- John Berryman
Thank you for your suggestions, Il Penseroso. We indeed read A Farewell to Arms last year.
Would you like to nominate To The Lighthouse?
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"It is not that I am mad; it is only that my head is different from yours.”
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Sure.
and somehow a dog
has taken itself & its tail considerably away
into the mountains or sea or sky, leaving
behind: me, wag.
- John Berryman
Can we nominate two? I'm about halfway through Pynchon's Gravity's Rainbow, and could use the extra forum help to get through the second half. Plus that'd be a very interesting one to discuss.
and somehow a dog
has taken itself & its tail considerably away
into the mountains or sea or sky, leaving
behind: me, wag.
- John Berryman
Nominations are limited to one per member and also, the summer reading's theme is 'beach'. Would Gravity's Rainbow be suitable in that respect?
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"It is not that I am mad; it is only that my head is different from yours.”
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Well it has a scene where a man while taking a stroll along the beach rescues a woman from a Pavlovian trained octopus by throwing a crab at it. So yes, I believe it would. Can I change my nomination?
And sorry, I didn't realize at first that there is a theme requirement.
and somehow a dog
has taken itself & its tail considerably away
into the mountains or sea or sky, leaving
behind: me, wag.
- John Berryman
It is mentioned in the OP of this thread
And yes, of course, you can change your nomination.
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"It is not that I am mad; it is only that my head is different from yours.”
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Oh, I would be very tempted to vote for To The Lighhouse.
LET THERE BE LIGHT
"Love follows knowledge." – St. Catherine of Siena
My literature blog: http://ashesfromburntroses.blogspot.com/
I'm with you Virgil. I'm looking for strong female authors and Woolf comes from an era I'm interested in.
"Do you mind if I reel in this fish?" - Dale Harris
"For sale: baby shoes, never worn." - Ernest Hemingway
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