Suggestions for our Oct. & Nov. fiction discussion

Ophelia · Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 2:27 am Post subject:

Thanks for the suggestion Devi.

I've seen the film with Dominique Swayne and Jeremy Irons and it is indeed a theme that raises many questions. I thought of reading the book but haven't done so yet.

It is always a good idea to give a link when you suggest a book to be discussed, so here it is:

http://www.amazon.com/Annotated-Lolita-Revised-Updated/dp/0679727299/r ef=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1220685110&sr=1-2

Grim · Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 9:32 pm Post subject:

Nabokov is a literary icon, I have had Lolita in my sights for some time and would love the opportunity to dive into it.

My only concern would be that perhaps the plot is too mature for the forum?
Embarassed

Ophelia · Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 6:10 am Post subject:

By "too mature for the forum" I suppose you are referring tactfully to the main theme? Smile

I see no reason why we couldn't tackle this.

This book has been at the back of my mind for a while, with its reputation of being one of the masterpieces of English literature.
The study of language sounds enticing, and I'm also attracted to the opposition between Europe (Humbert) and America (Lolita, Quilty) and how this is worked out in the novel -which I haven't read yet.

Here is another reference if you don't know the book and want to know what it's about:

http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/lolita/themes.html

Grim · Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 11:45 am Post subject:

That particular link is very useful thank you soo much.

I've ordered the book from Amazon, now we only need a 4th person to agree on Lolita and we can make it official.

Any ideas?

Raving Lunatic · Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 12:11 pm Post subject: Lolita

I would not mind reading Lolita. I have watch the black and white film verison and would love to read the book. So if you need a 4th vote, I am your girl!

Chris OConnor · Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 11:07 am Post subject:

I agree with Ophelia in that nothing is really too mature for this community. We don't have children as members and there are great books out there with very mature themes.

The Lord of the Rings idea is the most exciting to me, but based on my meager participation in past discussions I don't want to sway the vote too much. Whatever book we choose we should do so VERY soon. And then it would be wonderful if members would help spread the word all over the web. Any site you visit you could leave a little message about the upcoming fiction book discussion - and include a link to BookTalk.org. Would you guys be willing to help in that fashion?

NouveauLingua · Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 1:25 pm Post subject: Lolita

I've picked up Lolita repeatedly through the years, but I'd really like to have some external motivation to read it.

geo · Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 1:27 pm Post subject:

I'm fairly new to this forum and I don't want to sway the selection process either since I'm not entirely sure I'll participate at this point. It sounds interesting, to be sure, but I find that my reading time is already limited. Regarding the Lord of the Rings, that's quite a mammoth undertaking. Would you divide the discussion into one book at a time? Over how long a period of time would the discussion go?

Thanks in advance for the info.

Ophelia · Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 1:38 pm Post subject:

Geo wrote:

Ophelia · Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 1:45 pm Post subject:

I'll recap my choices here:

1- Lolita.

2- Lord of the Rings.

Ophelia · Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 1:51 pm Post subject:

Nouveaulingua: welcome to Booktalk! Smile

Would you like to tell us a little about yourself by writing an introduction in the Introduction threads?

Saffron · Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 6:51 pm Post subject:

Middlemarch by George Eliot

http://www.amazon.com/Middlemarch-Oxford-Worlds-Classics-George/dp/019 9536759/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1221004222&sr=1-5

DWill · Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 8:16 pm Post subject:

I'd again second Saffron's nomination of The things They Carried. This is not only because it sits on my bookshelf unread. It is recognized, I believe, as the best fiction to emerge about the Vietnam War.

DWill

JulianTheApostate · Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2008 11:08 pm Post subject:

I've enjoy a couple of Isabel Allende's books, but that was over a decade ago.

Another possibility is Neal Stephenson's Anathem:

Chris OConnor · Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 12:58 am Post subject:

I've now looked through all of the suggestions in this thread and this is what I see. I'm only commenting on books that have more than one person interested.


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