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
~
"It is not that I am mad; it is only that my head is different from yours.”
~
I knew this would happen ! I'm torn between The Sea and To The Lighthouse and Tender is the Night. Since it's three, I can't flip a coin. Anybody help me decide ?
"Where mind meets matter, both should woo!"Currently reading:
* Paradise Lost by John Milton
I've never read The Sea so I know nothing about it. Tender Is The Night is an under rated novel, but still it's not the upper eschelon of novels. It's not as good as The Great Gatsby of Fitzgerald novels. To The Lighthouse is in my opinion in the top handful of English novels of the 20th century. It's in the upper eschelon.
LET THERE BE LIGHT
"Love follows knowledge." – St. Catherine of Siena
My literature blog: http://ashesfromburntroses.blogspot.com/
I have no patience so I'm about halfway through To the Lighthouse. I have to agree, it is a very finely written novel. I'm still debating whether or not I want to try one of the other listed books, none of which I'm actually familiar with. Then again, I wouldn't mind re-reading parts of To the Lighthouse for discussion. What's the deal, aren't summer decisions supposed to be easy?! I feel like I'm back in school, trying to decide where my life will lead. Such tough decisions.
and somehow a dog
has taken itself & its tail considerably away
into the mountains or sea or sky, leaving
behind: me, wag.
- John Berryman
Since it has been quite a while since I've been active in the forum I think I'll sit out on the voting. I will Try to participate in the discussion, though. I'm looking foward to really reading some new things again.
MK,
Please feel free to vote for the book you would like to read.![]()
~
"It is not that I am mad; it is only that my head is different from yours.”
~
Thanks but I'll just read what everyone else picks this time. I hate to cast a vote when I'm not sure if I'll be participating much or not. It is hard to get the time to read, and was one of my main reasons for being absent for so long. I look foward to coming back, but I'll wait to see if I have a better chance of participating this go around.
humm Ill not vote but as long as Robinson crusoe doesnt win Im in. Dont want to read that again.
Oh and Ive seen most of the film Brighton rock ( BORING) but I know what happens so dont want to read it.
Im glad virgina woolf is winning though because I enjoyed Mrs dalloway and was looking forward to tackling another one soonish anyways D:
Last edited by Nightshade; 06-15-2007 at 09:09 AM.
My mission in life is to make YOU smile![]()
![]()
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"The time has come," the Walrus said,"To talk of many things:
Forum Rules- You know you want to read 'em
|Litnet Challange status = 5/260
|currently reading
"Do you mind if I reel in this fish?" - Dale Harris
"For sale: baby shoes, never worn." - Ernest Hemingway
Blog
Ugh...To the Lighthouse on the tails of Women in Love.... this is rather penitential....![]()