The Colony of Unrequited Dreams by Wayne Johnston
Julian Gore Vidal
Katherine by Anya Seton
The Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin
The Plot Against America by Philip Roth
Ivanhoe
Waverly
The Boy in the striped Pyjamas
The Casebook of Victor Frankenstein
Rob Roy
I'll soon finish Ibsen's ironic and elaborate treatment of the apostate Emperor Julian, therefore the Gore Vidal appeals to me. Julian, second only to Marcus Aurelius as thinker and writer, is fascinating. Besides, I love Kafka and Cervantes.Originally Posted by stlukesguild
Does Vidal write as well as he speaks?
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I hope a direct reply is the correct procedure here? Anyways...I nominate
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and I second the nomination!
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Thanks for your nomination but we have already got the 10 nominations we needed.
Maybe next month!
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Hi Gladys, I have been trying to get to your email reply; I suddenly got swamped. Sorry for the delay. I love this painting. Do you know who did it? The colors are very appealing - simply beautiful.I'll soon finish Ibsen's ironic and elaborate treatment of the apostate Emperor Julian, therefore the Gore Vidal appeals to me. Julian, second only to Marcus Aurelius as thinker and writer, is fascinating. Besides, I love Kafka and Cervantes.
Does Vidal write as well as he speaks?
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And a five-way tie!
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not anymore its not
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There is still time to vote. You never know which way it might go.....
Chapter 7, The Little Prince ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
*mutters something about it only being a fair deal*
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Wondering why I didn't nominate Master and Commander...
I might still go ahead and read one of those.
The usual or something different?
Last month I read American Pastoral by Roth and wouldn't mind giving The Plot Against America a try either.
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Noo Ive tracked down a 19th centurey edition of rob roy in original binding, I want an excuse to book that out of the library and read that...so Rob roy has to win!
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I probably will not be reading Rob Roy if it wins.
I will mostly have finished both my work and assignments, come June; so I am really looking forward to picking up my reading.
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Ah. I'd love to join in, but I'm like a broken record with the same old problems (sigh). It would be far easier for me to one click the winner @ Amazon than to economize and attempt to rattle this bucket to the library, and I would always splurge on books, even unwisely, but I am still trying to unpack myself down to my writing comfort level, and until I get there I'd rather not buy even used editions.
I am still unsure when my uncle's company will have rebuilt my Quickie, a model in which I'm secure enough, of course, for library dashing. I will yank my hair in mock exasperation and think about it a day or two, because I am into historical fiction of late. I like Vidal's wit, but at the moment, don't know what I'd want. Virgil could be a dear and let me borrow his dog to put my books back the right way in my diminished closet space, assuming the dog doesn't want ten dollars an hour. Aren't I simply horrid?
Have talked to your library about the issue at all? They might have postal delivery services? Or maybe a relative can collect the book for you if you place an order for it?
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