Poll
It is time for the July Poll. The choices listed below were published before 1910. These books are all very well known classics so it will be interesting to see how the votes are distributed. Which book is on your "to read" shelf?
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens 1861
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen 1811
Moby-Dick; or, The Whale by Herman Melville 1851
Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne 1873
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott 1868
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Next month's book is going to be so much fun no matter which it is!
I love Sense and Sensibility and Around the World both, but GE is my least recently read. So hoping to pick that up.
I have never read Verne, Melville or Alcott before so am rooting for one of them. However, of the three I think I would enjoy Around the World in 80 days the most. Moby Dick kind of intimidates me (not sure I will appreciate it).
Beth wrote: "Moby Dick kind of intimidates me (not sure I will appreciate it)."I'm not sure I appreciated Moby Dick when I read it. It has a lot of "instruction manual" feeling to it in many parts. There is a whole chapter on the difference between the heads of two types of whales. Another chapter on how the spermaceti is taken from the sperm whale's head and purified into oil for lamps, etc. It has a good storyline, though!
I found a podcast of Moby Dick where famous actors each read a chapter. I'm only up to chapter 3 but that's further than I got when I tried reading the paper version last summer. M-D is the only one I haven't read already. But I can vouch for the awesome-ness of the other options so I'd be happy with any of the titles.
Dang it. There are too many Austen fans in this group :)She's gonna win!
Daniel wrote: "Dang it. There are too many Austen fans in this group :)She's gonna win!"
So true Daniel, but you do realize it's because Austen in AWESOME! I didn't vote for S&S b/c I've already read it. But get other people to vote and maybe it won't win.... ;)
Whitney wrote: "I found a podcast of Moby Dick where famous actors each read a chapter. I'm only up to chapter 3 but that's further than I got when I tried reading the paper version last summer. M-D is the only on..."What's the podcast called Whitney?
I'm going to switch my vote from Moby (since it's no way going to overtake the front-runners) to Great Expectations- I haven't read "Sense" but I have read "Pride and Prejudice", and I think one Austen is enough for me. I guess I read "Great Expectations" when I was in Jr High- I'm a big Dickens fan, read "Bleak House" last yr.
Paul wrote: "Please don't make me read Austen! ;-)"Hi Paul, one aspect of this group is to open our minds to reading books that might be out of our comfort zones. There are a lot of Austen fans and we need to remember to be respectful in this group, thanks.
Beth wrote: "I have never read Verne, Melville or Alcott before so am rooting for one of them. However, of the three I think I would enjoy Around the World in 80 days the most. Moby Dick kind of intimidates me ..."
I'm with you on Around the World in 80 Days--I've never read it, but I think I'd enjoy it also. That said, Moby-Dick is one of my all time favorites, mainly because Ahab is such an epic character. Queequeg is amazing too. Plus Melville's language is often truly phenomenal. But it is daunting and, as Daniel pointed out, there is a fair amount of instruction manual to it. I had 2 aborted attempts before I finally read the entire thing, but it was definitely worthwhile.
I'm with you on Around the World in 80 Days--I've never read it, but I think I'd enjoy it also. That said, Moby-Dick is one of my all time favorites, mainly because Ahab is such an epic character. Queequeg is amazing too. Plus Melville's language is often truly phenomenal. But it is daunting and, as Daniel pointed out, there is a fair amount of instruction manual to it. I had 2 aborted attempts before I finally read the entire thing, but it was definitely worthwhile.
Sense and Sensibility and Great Expectations each have 27 votes!!! The poll closes in about a week.
Jeane wrote: "Paul wrote: "Please don't make me read Austen! ;-)"Hi Paul, one aspect of this group is to open our minds to reading books that might be out of our comfort zones. There are a lot of Austen fans a..."
Hi Jeane, you know a winking smiley face ;-) means I'm joking right. I love reading classics but I don't seem to have the class! ;-)
Paul wrote: "Jeane wrote: "Paul wrote: "Please don't make me read Austen! ;-)"Hi Paul, one aspect of this group is to open our minds to reading books that might be out of our comfort zones. There are a lot of..."
Cool! I just want to make sure, not everyone uses the winky face as a means of joking. Now I know you are ;-)
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