I have to confess I've never read any novels by E.M. Forster, but this story looks like something I'd enjoy, and I've heard so many good things about his books, so I had to buy this one! Likewise for Owen Meany.Originally Posted by Janine
About Dune: I'm not sure which movie you saw, but I saw the mini-series, so if they are of the same quality you will definitely like the book!
I've never read Lawrence but I have browsed your thread on him a bit and have heard that he was controversial which usually makes for interesting reading. I told my friend to pick out the 3rd book for herself. I think it was a novel of his but I'm not sure of the title.
They had several classics on this sale on the same display. I really like the ones that B&N publishes as they tend to give a lot of background info on the author/time period/story (including timelines), and fairly extensive translator notes where applicable. I'm not sure if the sales are regional or national. They were selling both novels and some short story anthologies. I ended up getting 3 brand new lovely books for $10. I'll look up the website and see if I can find the sale
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Here you go
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/classi...linkid=1412380
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Star,That is really great that you browsed the Lawrence thread; thanks for doing so. That's my baby on Litnet. Virgil and I collaborated to start it; he came up with the introduction; it has gone so well. We are taking a month or so break and will start a new short story after. I hope you can join in when we announce the next one. I just completed reading all 48 of Lawrence's short stories. Yes, Lawrence's work is absolutely controversial. You will find it very interesting, I am sure. I bet your friend picked "Lady Chatterly's Lover"...everyone not quite familiar with Lawrence chooses that one first....of cource in Lawrence's day it was banned; in fact a whole courtroom drama unfolded bring up pornography; nowdays the novel is mild and would not cause such a stir. LC is actually a much later work for the author. It's a very good book. I figure it's that one, since I saw it listed on the B&N site, under the booksale deal. I hope she enjoys it. Tell her the BBC movie version with Sean Bean and Jolie Richardson is quite admirable, as well. It was directed by Ken Russell and he's a very contraversial film maker, as you may know.
They are really nice editions. I agree. I went to the site you provided and I do see a few books I would not mind buying. I just may go out to B&N near our mall this week to check it out. Maybe I will call first to make sure this sale is on this whole week. Great price - $10 for all three - wow! You are so generous giving one to your friend.They had several classics on this sale on the same display. I really like the ones that B&N publishes as they tend to give a lot of background info on the author/time period/story (including timelines), and fairly extensive translator notes where applicable. I'm not sure if the sales are regional or national. They were selling both novels and some short story anthologies. I ended up getting 3 brand new lovely books for $10. I'll look up the website and see if I can find the sale
Thanks again for the link! If the store doesn't have what I want I might consider even purchasing them from the online site. Looks like a really good deal.
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"It's so mysterious, the land of tears."
Chapter 7, The Little Prince ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
I went to the library Saturday morning and spent 3.50 on two movies and several books.
Movies:
Scaramouche (Movie adaptation for Rafael Sabatini's novel)
Wuthering Heights (I bought the movie because my dad saw it in college and cried!)
Books:
The Poisonwood Bible - Barbara Kingsolver - don't know if it's good but it looked interesting.
Joy in the Morning - Betty Smith
The Adolescent - Dostoevsky
Ivanhoe - Sir Walter Scott
Kim - Rudyard Kipling (wonderful hardcover edition for .50!)
Janine I have to get back to Lawrence!!!!!!! I'm currently reading Gone with the Wind though!! I've not yet gotten to Lady Chatterly!
"So heaven meets earth like a sloppy wet kiss, and my heart turns violently inside of my chest, I don't have time to maintain these regrets, when I think about, the way....He loves us..."
http://youtube.com/watch?v=5xXowT4eJjY
I'm in a classical book club so the last time I bought books it was moby dick and an Icelandic book called angels of the universe, very good, a true story about men in an insane asylum here in Iceland so good...
I hope death is joyful, and I hope I'll never return -Frida Khalo
If I seem insensitive to what you are going through, understand it's the way I am- Mr. Spock
Personally, I think that the unique and supreme delight lies in the certainty of doing 'evil'–and men and women know from birth that all pleasure lies in evil. - Baudelaire
Wow, Grace, you made out at your library, too. I have to go back to mine tonight to return some films. I will have to check the sale shelf again, although I am running out of space to store all these books. We never have movies, not on DVD, but they do have some VHS tapes worth picking up. I still own a player, so it works for me. You located some great finds. I loved "Ivanhoe"; been years since I read it. "Kim" was one of my father's favorite books. "The Adolescent" sounds interesting. I have only read D's novel "The Idiot" and found it to be a very gripping story. Wow, which version of "Wuthering Heights" is it? You did get lucky!
Hey, GWTW is excellent. I got that one from my library, also, awhile back...onsale really cheap. I am yet to read it, but I loved the movie of course...it's on my 'someday reading list'... You should talk to Downing. That's her favorite book.Janine I have to get back to Lawrence!!!!!!! I'm currently reading Gone with the Wind though!! I've not yet gotten to Lady Chatterly!
Hahahhehe...humm...."Lady Chatterly" eh...you're still determined to read that lusty book!haah...I am sure in this day and age, it's relatively mild, compared to some modern books.
Chapter 7, The Little Prince ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Janine all the movies were on vhs...50 cents! I bought the 1939 version with Laurence Olivier and Merle Oberon (my dad saw the later one it turns out), man was it sad! I immediately wanted to pick up the book!Wow, Grace, you made out at your library, too. I have to go back to mine tonight to return some films. I will have to check the sale shelf again, although I am running out of space to store all these books. We never have movies, not on DVD, but they do have some VHS tapes worth picking up. I still own a player, so it works for me. You located some great finds. I loved "Ivanhoe"; been years since I read it. "Kim" was one of my father's favorite books. "The Adolescent" sounds interesting. I have only read D's novel "The Idiot" and found it to be a very gripping story. Wow, which version of "Wuthering Heights" is it? You did get lucky!
Hey, GWTW is excellent. I got that one from my library, also, awhile back...onsale really cheap. I am yet to read it, but I loved the movie of course...it's on my 'someday reading list'... You should talk to Downing. That's her favorite book.
Hahahhehe...humm...."Lady Chatterly" eh...you're still determined to read that lusty book!
I've wanted to read Ivanhoe, but I remember, I think mtpspur didn't like one part of it, I'll have to ask him. I've never read Kipling and I think his stories would be right up my interests so I can't wait to read Kim. I've not read the Idiot, but I really enjoyed reading Crime and Punishment so I thought I'd pick the Adolescent up. And GWTHW, I've only seen the movie...the book is good so far!
The only Lawrence books I have left to read are The Rainbow and Lady Chatterly...and frankly, the latter one is shorter so I'm more apt to read it with my schedule!
"So heaven meets earth like a sloppy wet kiss, and my heart turns violently inside of my chest, I don't have time to maintain these regrets, when I think about, the way....He loves us..."
http://youtube.com/watch?v=5xXowT4eJjY
Oh wow, you were lucky getting that one. It's a classic and nearly impossible to get online, I believe. I will check out Amazon later tonight. I imagine if it is available, it's super expensive, even for a tape. It's Olivier's signature role.
I love the Timothy Dalton/Anna Calder version and own it. I think it's a fine film and Dalton is super young in it; he was a fine classic actor with very mesmerizing, captivating dark eyes.
The book is truly amazing and heartbreaking. You will love it. It's a very dark novel though, so be prepared. The moors were a dark dismal area of England back then; guess they still are, right?
I was super young when I read "Ivanhoe" and I couldn't put it down. I just bought the film adaptation with Anthony Andrews and loved it. It's still good after all these years, a little dated but non-the-less good.I've wanted to read Ivanhoe, but I remember, I think mtpspur didn't like one part of it, I'll have to ask him. I've never read Kipling and I think his stories would be right up my interests so I can't wait to read Kim. I've not read the Idiot, but I really enjoyed reading Crime and Punishment so I thought I'd pick the Adolescent up. And GWTHW, I've only seen the movie...the book is good so far!
Well, I am impressed. That's right; you did read "Sons and Lovers" and "Women in Love" with us here, didn't you? I bet though, you didn't read his other more obscure novels. I read those recently, being a big Lawrence buff. I just finished reading all 48 of the short stories. No doubt, eventually I will read them a second or third time. I started "The Rainbow" again, but didn't get too far this time around; I read it years ago. I will read it again eventually, too. "Lady Chatterly" is much shorter, so go with that one; I think I read it twice - slightly different versions. Now you worked up to it; enjoy all your reading.The only Lawrence books I have left to read are The Rainbow and Lady Chatterly...and frankly, the latter one is shorter so I'm more apt to read it with my schedule!
Edit: Went to my library and found a few more to add to my sale book list from the library shelves; they must stock the shelves daily...yippee. Tonight I was thrilled to find a copy of "Shackleton's Way". I already own a few Shackleton books and find them all fascinating. I loved the movie and own it. So, now one more item for my Antarctic explorer collection - wow, and it's brandnew looking with dust jacket - perfect! I also picked up an older paperback copy of Orwell's "1984". I have been meaning to read that book for years; I have only seen the movie which was classic. Great purchase today for total of 75 cents!
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Chapter 7, The Little Prince ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Just ordered the 1st volume of Letters of Samuel Beckett
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0...ref=sib_rdr_dp
I've been waiting for this one to come out for almost five years now. Put it on my wish-list on Amazon who did not notify me of its availability earlier. Just realized that it was finally here! Expensive, but well worth every penny. Now I can't wait. Come on Mr postman!
"The farther he goes the more good it does me. I don’t want philosophies, tracts, dogmas, creeds, ways out, truths, answers, nothing from the bargain basement. He is the most courageous, remorseless writer going and the more he grinds my nose in the sh1t the more I am grateful to him..."
-- Harold Pinter on Samuel Beckett
"Shock Value" by John Waters. I haven't read it yet, but a friend on another site I frequent recommended it to me as I'm becoming increasingly more of a John Waters fan. It's no classic, but it promises to be a highly amusing and enjoyable read.
Yesterday I bought The Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison and Native Son by Richard Wright. Why? Because I heard that they were good books, why else?
http://www.randomhouse.com/modernlib...estnovels.html
They were on this list and I plan to purchase most of the novels on here (I'm not really interested in Ayn Rand's work). Most of the fiction that I've read has been science fiction so I'm trying to expand.
Recently I bought Mann's Magic Mountain. At a garage sale I found a red Complete Works of Shakespeare from 1909 for $5! I also got a better translation of Cervantes Don Quioxte.
The Moments of Dominion
That happen on the Soul
And leave it with a Discontent
Too exquisite — to tell —
-Emily Dickinson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVW8GCnr9-I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckGIvr6WVw4
The last book I bought was ....
The Red and the Black by Stendahl. I always buy used books on-line and this was a nice one in half red leather amd black linen. Haven't read it since 1963 so it will be like a first read. Anyway, I am tired of reading Mickey Spillane.
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Richard Dawkins - "The Greatest Show on Earth". Half price in Border's! (Not the only reason...)
The last book I bought was Notes On A Scandal by Zoe Heller. Why did I buy it? It was a pound, bargain!
And yet, by heaven, I think my love as rare
As any she belied with false compare.
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