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Just to be clear about the schedule - are those the dates on which the discussions would start?
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![]() It occurs to me it would be helpful if people used chapter references, say, if making specific comments, so others can avoid or not depending on how far they’ve got, but I’m just tossing this out as an idea. |
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I think the Dickens issue could be the same as the Austen issue: he’s so very popular it could be hard to find a title that people don’t have in common as already read. A willingness to reread is personal and probably varies by book, based on recency and frequency of having been read.
ETA: Oh, and length, even more so than Austen. Rereading Austen isn’t nearly the same time commitment as rereading most Dickens novels. Last edited by issybird; 04-21-2021 at 02:55 PM. |
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A Tale of Two Cities is on my list to reread for the same reason. I have not read Great Expectations or many of his other books and would like to read these.
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I’ve borrowed the Penguin edition from OverDrive, hoping for good front matter (although frequently that can get too spoilery, at which point I drop it). I’m going to wait until just before the 15th to read it, however, at the end of the three-week lending period, although I suspect I’ll be able to renew. ![]() |
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I made an exception here as it was a letter from the author and was not likely to have any critical analysis or spoilers. I am going into this particular Eliot title blind, so I wanted to stay unspoiled. |
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A few books I’d like to read with the Salon:
And how about A Journal of the Plague Year by Daniel Defoe? In addition to its relevance, it would get us out of the 19th century. |
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I've tried random books in Zola's Les Rougon-Macquart series and Balzac's La Comédie humaine series in the past, but never finished any. It would be interesting to try again.
I actually began reading Defoe's Journal and Pepys' Journal at the start of the pandemic lock down, but again didn't finish. ![]() |
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Thanks for the link, astrangerhere. Especially as it is a site I didn't know.
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Some really interesting suggestions, issybird. It looks as if we are going to keep busy for several years, with these and other books suggested already! Last edited by Bookpossum; 04-22-2021 at 09:50 PM. |
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If the three selections for the rest of the year are set in stone, then "A Journal of the Plague Year" hopefully won't be so relevant when we get to it...
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I enjoy reading anything by P. G. Wodehouse. He writes light comedy.
Also, I never tire of reading Robinson Crusoe, especially the first chapter where his father begs him not to go to sea and he just won't listen. An easy/enjoyable russian author is Anton Chekhov, a travelling doctor, author of short stories. Perhaps the salon could be reading recomendations. Similar to what Marrella and Hamlok do for the Buchclub Extra Challenge. Although I could never keep up with the amount they read, I read all their recommendations. P.S. Thanks for the link to https://standardebooks.org |
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