May / France Reading Poll

[Etienne]

I abdicate... want to negotiate a truce?

[DapperDrake]

Its tied again! Someone else vote Candide!

[NickAdams]

The Wall would be a fun discussion ...

[Quark]

It would be fun, but I don't think we'd ever get enough votes to beat Papillon or Candide, so I voted for Candide, seeing as how I already have that on my shelf...unread.

There's still two weeks left of voting; I don't think any story has clinched first place yet. The Wall would be good for discussion. I'm not sure what we would say about Candide. It's pretty easy to see the target of Voltaire's satire, and once that's cleared up what else is there to talk about? It is entertaining, though, and short. Maybe that would be enough to get people involved. I'm still undecided, and I probably won't know what I want until we get closer to actually reading the story.

[Etienne]

There's quite a lot to be talked about in Candide, his satire is not single-faced, and there are many historical happenings and references, among others.

But Rabelais, now THAT, there are bucketful of fruitful things to discuss about in that wonderful work!

[Quark]

There's quite a lot to be talked about in Candide, his satire is not single-faced, and there are many historical happenings and references, among others.

It's been a while since I've read Candide, so maybe my fuzzy remembrance of the story isn't doing it justice. But, I thought there was pretty much one thrust, and much of the satire is just elaboration on that theme. As witty and urbane as Voltaire was, I'm sure there's quite a bit else there to make an eighteenth century French audience smile; however, I don't know how much of this would register with us.

But Rabelais, now THAT, there are bucketful of fruitful things to discuss about in that wonderful work... plentiful.

Ha, I thought you abdicated.

[Etienne]

Ha, I thought you abdicated.

But still Rabelais will live on forever as the eternal genius who wrote Gargantua and Pantagruel!

[Niamh]

I know I can't vote yet (this being my first post) but I have both Candide and the Hunchback of notre-dame in my bookcase unread and I'd love to be able to read and talk though one of those.

Its tied again! Someone else vote Candide!

get thee to the games section by general chat and start playing games so you can cast a vote!!!!

[DapperDrake]

duly noted, even so I think i'll struggle to hit 50 before May

[Niamh]

trust me, once you get into playing some of the games, or someone gives you a good run of word association game, you'd be surprised how fast you can build up posts.

[NickAdams]

The Wall is catching Papillon and Candide! I like all the books, really. I mean all ten.

Yes, yes, yes! Two more votes and The Wall is golden. I can see great debates if it does win.

[Drkshadow03]

Yes, yes, yes! Two more votes and The Wall is golden. I can see great debates if it does win.

Ha! You mean two more votes for Madame Bovary! Come on two more and we take the lead!

[papayahed]

Wow, this race sure is tightening up...Now would be a good time to ask again...Who wants to buy my vote??

[Weisinheimer]

This is cool, cuz I wouldn't mind reading any of the books.

[Niamh]

Wow, this race sure is tightening up...Now would be a good time to ask again...Who wants to buy my vote??

And your price is? LOL

I recon this is a good price for Candide