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June 2008 - Book Group Suggestions
- Thread starter Stewart
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Stewart
Active Member
Stewart I was hoping you would suggest somethingI was thinking of trying Doctor Glas in the summer whenI have more time.
Now that would be a great title to do.
beer good
Well-Known Member
Agreed. A quick, summery read too.
silverseason
New Member
How about Emily Bronte -Wuthering Heights or
Harriet Beecher Stowe-Uncle Toms Cabin (yes, I have both)
Women writers, yes! How about Elizabeth Gaskell, Cranford (the current TV series doesn't do it justice) or North and South?
pontalba
Well-Known Member
I liked the sound of Cranford from Amazon's synopsis.
The Samurai Banner of Furin Kazan by Yasushi Inoue sounds interesting as well.
Which one was the Genghis Kahn?
saliotthomas
New Member
the Blue Wolf but i think it's out of print-it would be very hard to get for most(worst than The First circle)a pity.
pontalba
Well-Known Member
Thanks, I found a hardback copy on Amazon for 7.00 USD.
Ronny
Well-Known Member
How about Emily Bronte -Wuthering Heights or
Harriet Beecher Stowe-Uncle Toms Cabin (yes, I have both)
These are already on my TBR shelf so I'd back them and I agree with Silverseason that it would be nice to have some female authors in the mix
pontalba
Well-Known Member
Also interesting choices by women would be:
Autobiography of a Geisha by Sayo Masuda This is a far more gritty and realistic portrait of the geisha life that was most moving.
A Woman in Berlin by Anonymous An account of eight weeks after Berlin was taken by the Allies, taking place in the Soviet Sector. Realistic, fascinating.
Imperial Woman or The Good Earth by Pearl Buck Classics in their own right.
Plus three of them would leave European environs behind.
Autobiography of a Geisha by Sayo Masuda This is a far more gritty and realistic portrait of the geisha life that was most moving.
A Woman in Berlin by Anonymous An account of eight weeks after Berlin was taken by the Allies, taking place in the Soviet Sector. Realistic, fascinating.
Imperial Woman or The Good Earth by Pearl Buck Classics in their own right.
Plus three of them would leave European environs behind.
Ronny
Well-Known Member
Oh, those all sound good, too. I did read the Good Earth and I really enjoyed it, so many books so little time
pontalba
Well-Known Member
Oh, those all sound good, too. I did read the Good Earth and I really enjoyed it, so many books so little time
I think what I like about them the most is the women are strong and are survivors in horrible circumstances.
Peder mentioned Fitzgerald back up the thread too, and silverseason mentioned Tender is the Night, that'd be a good one too.
Robert
Active Member
That sounds very interesting.
I also have an unread copy of Uncle Toms Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe on the shelf. Ready to go when you are.
hockeycop
New Member
Some of you must be super book-heads. I haven’t heard of many of these titles being suggested, and I’m a little intimidated of making any suggestions, but here it goes.
Dickens-Hard Times, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Oliver Twist, A Tale of Two Cities
Hemingway-A Farewell to Arms, The Sun Also Rises, Islands in the Stream,
Lee-To Kill a Mockingbird
Dumas-The Count of Monte Cristo
Can't go wrong with the classics
I have more that I’d like to suggest, but any of these would be good for me, because I happen to own all of them.
I wouldn’t mind reading The Kite Runner or Wuthering Heights either.
Dickens-Hard Times, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Oliver Twist, A Tale of Two Cities
Hemingway-A Farewell to Arms, The Sun Also Rises, Islands in the Stream,
Lee-To Kill a Mockingbird
Dumas-The Count of Monte Cristo
Can't go wrong with the classics
I have more that I’d like to suggest, but any of these would be good for me, because I happen to own all of them.
I wouldn’t mind reading The Kite Runner or Wuthering Heights either.
Libra
Active Member
Robert, if it doesn't get picked for BOTM we will make our own thread and talk about it!
Stewart
Active Member
It has been done in previous years. There's a thread, which really needs updating, in which all Book Of The Month threads are listed by month.
Robert
Active Member
That would be fun, Libra.
silverseason
New Member
I'm always happy to have a chance to talk about Harriet Beecher Stowe, in this thread or elsewhere.
Robert
Active Member
[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']Excellent! How about sometime next month? A Farewell to Arms is relatively short and we can start Uncle Toms Cabin sometime after everybody is done. [/FONT]