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Non-fiction choices/options: 1) Egan's Rats: The Untold Story of the Prohibition-era Gang That Ruled St. Louis 2) Leviathan 3) The Cambridge Companion to Aristotle

I'm in Chapter 4 at the moment, furiously doing my best to read quickly... With respect to Libra's comment: I see Mrs. Morel as a lady wanting more in life (dreamer as opposed to doer) and using her children as a means to live her life more fully. Mr. Morel (IMHO) is not as bad as Mrs...

I'm still working through Sons and Lovers for next month's discussion - I was a bit late finishing Embers and the discussion was over before I was finished. Perhaps I'm better off taking a month off and getting ahead? I own copies of both Uncle Tom's Cabin and Frankenstein so I'm fine with...

I'm fine with either title although next month's book length does have me challenged to keep pace...

Here are my choices/picks for November: 1) Madwoman in the Attic 2) Uncle Tom's Cabin 3) Frankenstein

A sound point Zed and one not to be taken lightly in that the 'classics' do tend to get reviewed/discussed more often however the great concept of this forum is that we take a look at all suggestions and vote for the book that everyone would most enjoy reading and discussing as a group. So...

Here are mine in no particular order... Uncle Tom's Cabin The Madwoman in the Attic Wuthering Heights Pride and Prejudice Frankenstein

I have been meaning to read this one for several months now as it comes highly recommended - doubles as 2 women writers and includes several of the women authors mentioned in our thread thus far... The Madwoman in the Attic: The Woman Writer and the Nineteenth-Century Literary Imagination by...

Dr. Glas I just re-read The Great Gatsby a few months back and Tender is the Night has a similar story-line.

I'm in agreement with the poll option and expeditious manner this gives us to reach consensus, however unclear how we can leverage this?

I finished Stone Cold about 3 months ago - I remember thinking the same question...

Fantasy or Fiction? Fiction: The Lies of Locke Lamora is a fantastic book Fantasy: Forgotten Realms: Road of the Patriarch (Sellswords #3)

My three in no particular order :D Ironweed by William Kennedy Catch 22-Joseph Heller Don Quixote-Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

This raises the question of can someone vote for more then one book? I would suggest no, therefore some folks need to re-vote for their favorite (Libra, beergood, Peder Robert, and pontalba) based upon Seoulman's review of the tally to date.

I've seen this technology/tool available on other websites, not sure if this supports that type of polling or not?