I'll stick with The Metamorphosis because I plan on reading it today. lol.Originally Posted by King Mob
The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
Me and Miss Mandible by Donald Barthelme
The Other Side of the Hedge by E.M. Forster
Rappaccini's Daughter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
A Perfect Day for Bananafish by J. D. Salinger
The Dead by James Joyce
The Overcoat by Nikolai Gogol
Gigi by Colette
I'll stick with The Metamorphosis because I plan on reading it today. lol.
Nominations:
1. The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
2. Me and Miss Mandible by Donald Barthelme
3. The Other Side of the Hedge by E.M. Forster
4. Rappaccini's Daughter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
5. A Perfect Day for Bananafish by J. D. Salinger
Ok, three more nominations and we vote until the 31st, agree?
All aboard. All souls at half-mast. Aye-Aye. -Samuel Beckett, More Pricks Than Kicks
I nominated "The Other Side of the Hedge" by Forster back a few post.
Edit: nvm I see that you've added it. I'm apparently blind
edit2: On topic, ya that seems like a fine system.
Last edited by OrphanPip; 07-20-2010 at 03:41 PM.
Nice idea. How about some James Joyce - "The Dead", for example
This is a great idea. Actually I think I might have suggested it somewhere a couple of years ago. I'm in! How about I nominate Gogol's "The Overcoat."
LET THERE BE LIGHT
"Love follows knowledge." – St. Catherine of Siena
My literature blog: http://ashesfromburntroses.blogspot.com/
I nominate Gigi by Colette.
"...You are not wrong, who deem
That my days have been a dream;
Yet if hope has flown away
In a night, or in a day,
In a vision, or in none,
Is it therefore the less gone?..." E. A. Poe
We've got the eight nominees! Start voting! Spread the word!
Remember, we'll read the two most voted, one for each half of the month.
All aboard. All souls at half-mast. Aye-Aye. -Samuel Beckett, More Pricks Than Kicks
Not many votes yet...
I think everybody should vote for 'Gigi'.
"...You are not wrong, who deem
That my days have been a dream;
Yet if hope has flown away
In a night, or in a day,
In a vision, or in none,
Is it therefore the less gone?..." E. A. Poe
Ok, I went with Bananafish too. It's actually a good summer story, except for ...
LET THERE BE LIGHT
"Love follows knowledge." – St. Catherine of Siena
My literature blog: http://ashesfromburntroses.blogspot.com/
Wonderful idea! I've voted for Bananafish by Salinger. I've read Catcher in the Rye and I'd like to read Salinger's short story.
I must create a system, or be enslaved by another man's. ~ William Blake
Captivity is consciousness,
So's liberty. ~ Emily Dickinson
I'm interested. I voted for The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka, but will read what is decided upon. In time, of course we can read them all.
Is there a deadline for voting, reading, beginning discussion?
I'd rather have questions that I can't answer than answers that I can't question.
I think it was set for August 1st. You'd then have up to August 16th, to read and comment on the story. Then the second highest vote getter would be discussed until the end of the month.
Only two more days to go...
All aboard. All souls at half-mast. Aye-Aye. -Samuel Beckett, More Pricks Than Kicks
Too bad I did not see this thread earlier, but it sounds really cool. That is a tough choice I am torn between A Perfect Day For Bannafish, one of my favorite stories, or reading something I haven't read yet.
Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before. ~ Edgar Allan Poe
The poll is now closed, though I don't know how to close it. Next time I think I'll put that timer thing.
We'll read A Perfect Day for Bananafish on the first fortnight, and The Metamorphosis on the second one. I just started another thread for Banana.
All aboard. All souls at half-mast. Aye-Aye. -Samuel Beckett, More Pricks Than Kicks
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