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  1. 04-07-2010, 02:52 PM #1
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    Dublin: One City, One Book

    Every April for the last five years Dublin has selected one Irish book and encouraged the population to read that book over the month. The City goes a bit nuts and hangs banners and flags each year displaying the years choice for all to see.
    The first ever book selected in 2006 was At Swim two Birds by Flann O' Brien. Then in 2007 it was A Long Long Way by Sebastian Barry. 2008 was Gullivers Travels by Jonathan Swift and Last year it was Dracula by Bram Stoker. This years choice, probably encouraged by the movie adaptation last year is A Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde.
    So seeing as its April, I think it would be great to get into the spirit of Dublin: One city, One Book and get a reading group going.
    So who is up for reading this years book and getting into a discussion?
    "Come away O human child!To the waters of the wild, With a faery hand in hand, For the worlds more full of weeping than you can understand."
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  2. 04-07-2010, 03:47 PM #2
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    Ha, ha - Dublin (and the whole of Ireland) is such a grand place - full of most noble and wise people, delightful choice and idea.
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    Sounds like it could be a fun idea, haha to bad it is a month too soon for me. I acutally had planed to start reading Dorian Gray in May.

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    can you not bring the reading forward!
    "Come away O human child!To the waters of the wild, With a faery hand in hand, For the worlds more full of weeping than you can understand."
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    I do not think I can fit it in, my reading schedule for April is already booked.

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    Cool How have they gone five years without naming ....

    Joyce's classic set of short stories, Dubliners. This would seem to me to be choice #1.
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    Quote Originally Posted by dfloyd View Post
    Joyce's classic set of short stories, Dubliners. This would seem to me to be choice #1.
    That might be too on the nose.
    "Par instants je suis le Pauvre Navire
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    [...] O mais! par instants"

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    I have always wanted to read The Third Policeman.
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    the third policeman is a fantastic novel!

    The Dubliners might pop up another year. I however think there are better novels and stories to have come out of this city than Dubliners.

    So do i have any takers in reading A Picture of Dorian Gray?
    "Come away O human child!To the waters of the wild, With a faery hand in hand, For the worlds more full of weeping than you can understand."
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    As much as I like Dorian, I don't think I am in the mood to read again.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Niamh View Post
    the third policeman is a fantastic novel!

    The Dubliners might pop up another year. I however think there are better novels and stories to have come out of this city than Dubliners.

    So do i have any takers in reading A Picture of Dorian Gray?
    Of course, it goes without saying. I would be afraid of taking over and ranting, but I promise to be on best behaviour and sit back a little like a good boy.

    Just as long as everybody loves it and praises Wilde constantly I'm sure that they'll be no need for mass murder of any kind...

    (Seriously though I won't rant.)

    Come on people, I'm immensely interested in hearing views on the particulars of this work - throw your other books out of the window and read this one.
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    I'll hold you to that one Neely!

    Anyone else wanting to join?
    "Come away O human child!To the waters of the wild, With a faery hand in hand, For the worlds more full of weeping than you can understand."
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    That sounds great and I would join if I didn't have som many complications going on in my life right now. Some other time Niamh.
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    well there will be another book next year...
    "Come away O human child!To the waters of the wild, With a faery hand in hand, For the worlds more full of weeping than you can understand."
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    Quote Originally Posted by Niamh View Post
    well there will be another book next year...
    Don't give up so easily. The other book next year will not be by a certain individual...



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