Valentine's Day Reading Poll

[papayahed]

Wow. A four way tie.



hmmmmm, I wonder who hasn't voted yet??? hahahahaha

[Debbborra]

I would love to vote, but cannot.

[Scheherazade]

I would love to vote, but cannot.

You can as soon as you collect 50 posts

Welcome to the Forum.

[Debbborra]

Awesome. Thanks

[TheFifthElement]

A bit of a sales-pitch for Victoria!

When it first appeared in 1898, this fourth novel by celebrated Norwegian writer Knut Hamsun captured instant acclaim for its poetic, psychologically intense portrayal of loveas predicament in a class-bound society. Set in a coastal village of late nineteenth- century Norway, "Victoria" follows two doomed lovers through their thwarted lifelong romance. Johannes, the son of a miller, finds inspiration for his writing in his passionate devotion to Victoria, an impoverished aristocrat constrained by family loyalty. Separated by class barriers and social pressure, the fated pair parts ways, only to realize too late the grave misfortune of their lost opportunity. Elegantly rendered in this brand-new translation by Sverre Lyngstad, "Victoria"as haunting lyricism and emotional depth remain as timeless as ever.

[bouquin]

lol Scher...."bf" usually means boyfriend and "bff" literally means best friends forever...so...I'd be on the safe side next time and just put "bff" even if the "forever" part isn't acknowledged.

I think Janine likes to play match maker too.... Hi Janine!

I can't possibly be anyone's boyfriend, anyway ... because I'm female!

[Janine]

Wow, a three way tie now....interesting....

[Janine]

Still time to vote; where is everybody???

[Jazz_]

What happens if it's a tie? We read all of them? I'm up for that...

[caspian]

I will go and check; I think I did see parts of it on there. It's available on DVD now. I saw it on Amazon. I just found a great site - all copyright free 'public domain' readings of many books and poems. I just downloaded "Under the Greenwood Tree". I am in seventh heaven. I am now downloading several of Lawrence's poems. I may download "Sons and Lovers", as well...listened to a little and it's pretty good. Another one I found was "One of Ours"...maybe I will listen to the reading as I read along with the text.

Edit: I am back! Yes, it seems most of it is on Youtube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPNi3o6oqlI
At least, you can get a taste of what the movie is all about and see if you might want to see the whole production. I really love it and watch it often. Of course, the actor playing Dick Dewey is quite cute, but Fancy Day, played by Keely Hawkes, is lovely to look at from the male perspective.

I checked out the DVD (UGT) from the library last year and loved it, was looking forward to read the book since then. Hope, my vote will help.

By mentioning Lawrence, Janine, I'm going to bother you with my questions about "Rainbow" soon.... of course if you wouldn't mind. Virgil and you were very helpful with "WIL"

[Janine]

I checked out the DVD (UGT) from the library last year and loved it, was looking forward to read the book since then. Hope, my vote will help.

By mentioning Lawrence, Janine, I'm going to bother you with my questions about "Rainbow" soon.... of course if you wouldn't mind. Virgil and you were very helpful with "WIL"

Yeah, we got another vote! Thanks for choicing UTGT. It is a very charming story and both the film and book are fun to read. I like the bits of humor with the choir, really the local band. They are up to some shenigans and I recall when reading the book, actually laughing outloud. It's not a long involved read either which would be great for the Valentine read since we only have a short time. I need to find my book, dust it off and get reading again. I have been in a reading lull lately. Glad you got to see the movie version, caspian. I saw it on TV first and it didn't appreciate it as much as when I saw it again on DVD. I think I was just paying closer attention the second time around and I understood all of the characters better and the humor as well. The more I have watched the movie, the more I have liked it. It's truly a gem.

Virgil probably recalls "The Rainbow" better than I do. I read it such a long time ago it's a bit vague to me. Virgil understands more of the symbolism in the book, also. We had planned on reading it here and discussing it sometime. I hope when we finally do get around to that discussion, you can join in. I bought a new volume of the book not long ago, started reading it, and somehow picked up something else in-between and need to go back to it soon; I probably will have to start all over again because now I don't really recall what I read. It's a great book though. I recall my first reading and how impressed I was after completing it.

[Jazz_]

Under the Greenwood Tree has taken the lead... there's still a week left of voting though, so I suppose anything could happen

I've only read 2 of Hardy's works, but loved them both - so I'd be happy if this won (despite voting differently)

[Scheherazade]

I have read too many of Hardy's works to know for sure that I don't like him.

[Janine]

I have read too many of Hardy's works to know for sure that I don't like him.

If it is any consolation, this one is a bit lighter and different than Hardy's usual tragedies.

[Quark]

Yes! We're winning. My thanks to dfloyd, caspian, and Gladys. Mystery gifts for all of you!

Who knows what's inside? But if our book wins I'll make it good.