oh I hadnt realised FFTMC was on the list.. thats the one I keep meaning to read, hummm oh this is difficult I would like to read all of them ,
The Awakening by Kate Chopin
Delta Wedding by Eudora Welty
Vanity Fair by Thackeray
Daisy Miller by Henry James
Emma by Austen
Wives and Daughters by Gaskell
The Bostonians by Henry James
Belinda By Maria Edgworth
Far From the Madding Crowd Thomas Hardy
Night and Day by Virginia Woolf
oh I hadnt realised FFTMC was on the list.. thats the one I keep meaning to read, hummm oh this is difficult I would like to read all of them ,
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I'm going to join in with this one! very excited! when do i read the winner by? end of april?
Not Vanity Fair - i;'ve just recently finished, felt like it took decades. (2 months - so not sure how other members who have other commitments will manage)
Not anything by Austen, I've read everything of hers too many times.
So it's a toss between daisy miller and kate chopin. Might go with Kate Chopin - simply because I like saying that name....
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I am really looking forward to next month's reading.
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I am happy sense it looks like The Awakening is winning since I wanted to read that one
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Why do people nevr vote for gaskell.
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Had no idea what it was about but now I am looking forward to reading it.Originally Posted by Dark Muse
Do you promise not to go sulking if I say "because it is a snorefest"?Why do people nevr vote for gaskell.
Seriously, read it about some 10 years ago and found it rather predictable and too sentimental.
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I read Chopin's book last year, it's more on "woman-issue" themes. It's a proto-feminist precursor to modernism- American in particular. I guess it's a novel of intellectual, spiritual or moral evolution (of Edna Pontelier). It's nice actually, though I want a little more challenge that's why I chose Thackeray's.Had no idea what it was about but now I am looking forward to reading it.Do you promise not to go sulking if I say "because it is a snorefest"?
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How is The Awakening a novel of manners?
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The Wiki defines "novel of manners" as:How is The Awakening a novel of manners?Again from Wiki re.The Awakening's themes:The novel of manners is a sub-genre of the realist novel which deals with aspects of behavior, language, customs and values characteristic of a particular class of people in a specific historical context. The novel of manners often shows a conflict between individual aspirations or desires and the accepted social codes of behavior.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Awakening_(novel)The demands of society versus the needs of individuals. Society, in order to cohere, must impose certain expectations upon its members who are motivated to comply through economic and social rewards. Some individuals may find fulfillment in meeting society's expectations (e.g., Adele Ratignolle), but some, like Edna Pontellier, cannot. Society often sees this as rebellion, failure, and a general character flaw, as well as a threat to its own survival, and so refuses to accommodate such behavior.
So, without reading the book itself, I think it sort of fits.
It would be nice to bring up any objections earlier during the nomination stage, though.
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Having recently enjoyed the subtlety of 'Washington Square' by Henry James, I'm keen to read one of his later, even more subtle novels.
Yay, two votes!
I have read only Daisy Miller by James but I have persuaded myself that I would like his works very much (I liked DM very much even though read it about 20 years ago). So, I am desperate to try another book of his.
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haha....I saw the film version twice now and loved it. I guess I am also guilty of watching the adaptations, but this one might not be too long and I would read it as well, since the movie has inspired me to. I had the DVD but it was slightly defective so I took it back to the store. I need to buy another copy from Amazon. I have it in my wishlist. It is a very fine film - Merchant Ivory, I think.Don't we all?
Heck, I voted for "Far From the Madding Crowd" since it is one of my favorite books but I should have voted for this James novel; that is one I haven't yet read.
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I was just going to say that! You voted for Hardy!
I am glad you liked the movie because I think I will watch it after I reading the book (even though it does not look likely that it is going to win the poll).
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Hmm. Emma or Awakening, i'm excited for either.
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I enjoy Henry James and would not mind reading more of his work but I don't happen to currently own The Bostonians so I went with what I know I already have.Yay, two votes!
I have read only Daisy Miller by James but I have persuaded myself that I would like his works very much (I liked DM very much even though read it about 20 years ago). So, I am desperate to try another book of his.
Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before. ~ Edgar Allan Poe
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