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Fiction selections needed for Sep./Oct. discussion
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Re: Fiction selections needed for Sep./Oct. discussion
I think I would try Blindness as well, I would certainly read Animal Farm or Fahrenheit 451 again. I would definitely like to read Beowulf too...
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Re: Fiction selections needed for Sep./Oct. discussion
I will never read Beowulf again, even if someone held a gun to my head. Sorry, but no thanks.
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Re: Fiction selections needed for Sep./Oct. discussion
I second Bleach's sentiment, but directed towards Les Mis.
I just got a few books from GW and "Brave New World" happened to be one of them. I wouldn't mind rereading "Fahrenheit 451" or "Animal Farm" and I'm game for "Pride and Prejudice" as I have it. Also, I've wanted to read "The Jungle" for a long time...
I'm not helping narrow this down at all, am I?
I just got a few books from GW and "Brave New World" happened to be one of them. I wouldn't mind rereading "Fahrenheit 451" or "Animal Farm" and I'm game for "Pride and Prejudice" as I have it. Also, I've wanted to read "The Jungle" for a long time...
I'm not helping narrow this down at all, am I?
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Re: Fiction selections needed for Sep./Oct. discussion
I just started reading Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein, if that appeals to anyone.
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Re: Fiction selections needed for Sep./Oct. discussion
I just finished "Lucy." Really good.
And the problem with Beowulf is agreeing on a certain translation or version... I read some from a textbook and it was good. I'm not sure if I'm up for Les Mis, and definitely not Pride and Prejudice... or anything Jane Austen, really...
And the problem with Beowulf is agreeing on a certain translation or version... I read some from a textbook and it was good. I'm not sure if I'm up for Les Mis, and definitely not Pride and Prejudice... or anything Jane Austen, really...
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Re: Fiction selections needed for Sep./Oct. discussion
I will look and see if I still have a copy of Stranger in a Strange Land. It wasn't my favorite Heinlein, but if I can find it I'll read it with you.
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Re: Fiction selections needed for Sep./Oct. discussion
Second.wilde wrote:I just finished "Lucy." Really good.
And the problem with Beowulf is agreeing on a certain translation or version... I read some from a textbook and it was good. I'm not sure if I'm up for Les Mis, and definitely not Pride and Prejudice... or anything Jane Austen, really...
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Re: Fiction selections needed for Sep./Oct. discussion
I sneak a female author in every once in a while now. There's a lot of girls that have read her and the Bronte sisters' writing. It helps to have some knowledge of female authors to start a conversation... and to ultimately prove girls can't write. lol
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Re: Fiction selections needed for Sep./Oct. discussion
Hilarious.
I think I'm going to push Fahrenheit 451 and Brave New World, then. I was talking about Fahrenheit with some friends today and realized I really want to reread it.
I think I'm going to push Fahrenheit 451 and Brave New World, then. I was talking about Fahrenheit with some friends today and realized I really want to reread it.
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Re: Fiction selections needed for Sep./Oct. discussion
I don't particularly want to reread either of those at present.
Would anyone settle for The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood?
Would anyone settle for The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood?