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View Poll Results: The MobileRead Literary Book Club December 2011 Vote | |||
The short stories of Saki | 7 | 41.18% | |
The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark | 4 | 23.53% | |
The Daughter Of Time by Josephine Tey | 5 | 29.41% | |
Twenty-Six And One And Other Stories by Maxim Gorky | 1 | 5.88% | |
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12-05-2011, 03:06 AM | #31 |
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I know we're not starting the discussion yet, but just wanted to say that I'm enjoying the stories so far. I don't know if I'll read more than Beasts and Super-Beasts for the book club read, but the stories are a bit of fun.
My reading is quite often heavy. Nice to have something a little lighter every once in a while. |
12-05-2011, 02:52 PM | #32 |
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I feel the same way.
BTW I found "The Cobweb" to be an interesting piece. But I'll save my thoughts on it and other stories until the discussion. |
12-05-2011, 04:40 PM | #33 |
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12-08-2011, 06:46 PM | #34 |
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I bought "The Complete Short Stories of Saki". It's a little over 400 pages. For now I'm going in order from the beginning, which seem to be all Reginald stories at first.
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12-13-2011, 04:55 PM | #35 |
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So I have finished reading all of the stories in the collection Beasts and Super-Beasts as well as specifically seeking out Sredni Vashtar and The Lumber Room based on fantasyfan's original recommendation for Saki's works. I must say that I found the stories quite different from what I was expecting given fantsyfan's biography of Saki and description of his work, and given that I had no previous knowledge of the author. I look forward to reading the comments that come in on this selection.
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12-15-2011, 09:29 AM | #36 |
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If anyone is interested, here is a short and rather basic general commentary on Saki {including some references for further reading} which nonetheless throws out some interesting {but by no means completely complimentary} ideas about him.
Strangely, Saki was a conservative supporter of the Empire and still deeply critical of the Edwardian society it produced which he contemptuously portrayed with a veiled but malicious innuendo. I've also become aware of a streak of cruelty in his writing--but perhaps it's better to save that until the discussion. http://kirjasto.sci.fi/saki.htm Last edited by fantasyfan; 12-15-2011 at 10:09 AM. |
12-15-2011, 07:34 PM | #37 |
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I finished Beasts and Super-Beasts. I'm not sure exactly what to say in the discussion thread.
Thanks fantasyfan for nominating this author. I had never heard of him and although I may not avidly pursue works outside of the core text, I have enjoyed my time with Saki. Last edited by caleb72; 12-18-2011 at 04:53 PM. |
12-18-2011, 10:54 AM | #38 |
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Just a bit of trivia . . . Today is Saki's birthday.
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01-01-2012, 01:06 PM | #39 |
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Happy new year! I'll be posting the discussion thread later today; would anyone like to lead the discussion?
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01-04-2012, 12:47 AM | #40 |
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I had time this month to read the nomination as well as The Daughter of Time. I enjoyed it and will seek out more of the series. It was interesting to compare this book with other historical fiction novels that I have read regarding the Princes in the Tower. I can confirm that one can read this book without detriment if you have not read any of the other Tey novels. One is able to get a good feel for each of the characters that are introduced regardless of knowing their past escapades.
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