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I would be interested in The Sparrow - I have owned a copy forever so would be great to get to it!

Cane or The Sparrow sound interesting to me.

Cane or The Sparrow, also. You probably will need to remind me. I will forget.

Joan wrote: "I read an interesting article about an economics seminar/book club led by N. Gregory Mankiw. He describes it here.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/08/bu...
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Joan - if you are still interested in these, I'm up for reading On Liberty sometime next year. It's shorter than the other books on that list and probably more enjoyable to read than most of them. (I've read it before.)

edit: also, does anyone want to join me for The Aeneid in April or May?

Beth wrote: "also, does anyone want to join me for The Aeneid in April or May?..."

I might be -- I have read it before (years ago) and still own a copy. Ask again closer to when you want to start, please!

Leslie wrote: "Beth wrote: "also, does anyone want to join me for The Aeneid in April or May?..."

I might be -- I have read it before (years ago) and still own a copy. Ask again closer to when you w..."

I might be interested nearer the time as well :)

Pink wrote: "Leslie wrote: "Beth wrote: "also, does anyone want to join me for The Aeneid in April or May?..."

I might be -- I have read it before (years ago) and still own a copy. Ask again close..."

Me three.

Jim

Joan wrote: "Cane or The Sparrow sound interesting to me."

Joan, Nichole, Colleen, are you still interested in a buddy read of The Sparrow? How about we read it together in January - would that work?

Pink wrote: "Leslie wrote: "Beth wrote: "also, does anyone want to join me for The Aeneid in April or May?..."

I might be -- I have read it before (years ago) and still own a copy. Ask again close..."

Me too.
I read it in Latin at school so I am not sure if I have an English copy. Is there a recommended translation?

Esther wrote: "Pink wrote: "Leslie wrote: "Beth wrote: "also, does anyone want to join me for The Aeneid in April or May?..."

I might be -- I have read it before (years ago) and still own a copy. As..."

I don't know which translation is considered best. My copy is translated by Allen Mandlebaum and I don't recall any difficulties with it but as I said before, it has been years since I read it. Apparently this translation won an award back in 1973 but I am sure that there are newer translations available.

Greg, January is good for me.

Beth wrote: "Joan wrote: "I read an interesting article about an economics seminar/book club led by N. Gregory Mankiw. He describes it here.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/08/bu......"

Beth, yes I am still interested in reading On Liberty, how about March or April?

Joan wrote: "Beth wrote: "Joan wrote: "I read an interesting article about an economics seminar/book club led by N. Gregory Mankiw. He describes it here.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/08/bu......" I'd like to read On Liberty by John Stuart Mill as well.

Jim

Greg wrote: "Joan wrote: "Cane or The Sparrow sound interesting to me."

Joan, Nichole, Colleen, are you still interested in a buddy read of The Sparrow? How about we read it together in January -..."

I'm in!

Great Colleen and Joan! I'll set up a thread for starting early January. :)

Joan - let's plan on April - that way we can read it after the group read of City of God that I'm doing in another group (January-March).

Leslie - I have the Robert Fitzgerald Aeneid, which is one of the contemporary translations. Another contemporary translation is by Robert Fagles. So I expect to start it in April, but I might continue into May depending on how fast I read it.

Beth wrote: "Another contemporary translation is by Robert Fagles. ."

Robert Fagles name sounds familiar so his translation must have been recommended to me previously. Please count me in whenever you decide to start.

Greg, Joan, Colleen- I am interested in reading The Sparrow also as a buddy read. I'm ready to start it on Jan 1. It looks so good that I added it to my 2018 12+4 Sci-Fi challenge.

Esther wrote: "Beth wrote: "Another contemporary translation is by Robert Fagles. ."

Robert Fagles name sounds familiar so his translation must have been recommended to me previously. Please count me in whenever..."

I read Fagles' translation of Homer's The Odyssey a few years back and it was very good (though I still think fondly of the Robert Fitzgerald translation we used in high school).

Pam wrote: "Greg, Joan, Colleen- I am interested in reading The Sparrow also as a buddy read. I'm ready to start it on Jan 1. It looks so good that I added it to my 2018 12+4 Sci-Fi challenge."

I’m picking The Sparrow up tomorrow from my library

Pam wrote: "Greg, Joan, Colleen- I am interested in reading The Sparrow also as a buddy read. I'm ready to start it on Jan 1. It looks so good that I added it to my 2018 12+4 Sci-Fi challenge."

Fantastic Pam! :)

Beth wrote: "Joan - let's plan on April - that way we can read it after the group read of City of God that I'm doing in another group (January-March).

Leslie - I have the Robert Fitzgerald Aeneid,..."

I'm tempted to join too Beth! I don't know much about Virgil yet. Does anyone know if Virgil's style is more straightforward/majestic like Sophocles or more dense/poetic like Aeschylus? Forgive my horrible simplifying, but you probably get the idea. I'm waffling between translations, and the style of the original might help me pick which translation to try.

Greg wrote: "I'm tempted to join too Beth! I don't know much about Virgil yet. Does anyone know if Virgil's style is more straightforward/majestic like Sophocles or more dense/poetic like Aeschylus? Forgive my horrible simplifying, but you probably get the idea. I'm waffling between translations, and the style of the original might help me pick which translation to try."

I would say it is more like Homer than either Sophocles or Aeschylus.

Leslie wrote: "Greg wrote: "I'm tempted to join too Beth! I don't know much about Virgil yet. Does anyone know if Virgil's style is more straightforward/majestic like Sophocles or more dense/poetic like Aeschylus..."

Interesting Leslie, thanks!

I'm completely booked in January and perhaps February, but would anyone be interested in a buddy read of Inferno (Dante Alighieri), maybe in March?

A mix of translations would be fine - comparing translations is interesting in itself - but I want to re-read the translation by American poet Robert Pinsky (The Inferno of Dante: A New Verse Translation by Robert Pinsky) that won the Harold Morton Landon Translation Award of the Academy of American Poets. There are plenty of other excellent translations available though to choose from!

Yes I'm interested in reading Inferno in March or later. I have a copy on my shelf, but I'm not sure who it's translated by.

Pink wrote: "Yes I'm interested in reading Inferno in March or later. I have a copy on my shelf, but I'm not sure who it's translated by."

Great Pink! I'll create a readalong thread as it gets closer.

Greg wrote: "I'm completely booked in January and perhaps February, but would anyone be interested in a buddy read of Inferno (Dante Alighieri), maybe in March?

A mix of translat..."

I’d very much like to join in this.

Beth wrote: "Joan - let's plan on April - that way we can read it after the group read of City of God that I'm doing in another group (January-March).

Leslie - I have the Robert Fitzgerald Aeneid,..."

Beth, how about May as I would like to join Greg’s read-along of The Inferno of Dante: A New Verse Translation in March and I think it will take me awhile.

Joan wrote:"I’d very much like to join in this...."

Great Joan! :)

Sounds good, Joan!

Joan wrote: "Beth wrote: "Joan - let's plan on April - that way we can read it after the group read of City of God that I'm doing in another group (January-March).

Leslie - I have the Robert Fitzg..."
Let me know if you do. I have read it a few times as I thaught it myself, but it has been years since...

I'm planning on rereading A Discovery of Witches, but I haven't decided if I want to read it in one go or do a few chapters each day as it's quite a long book.

It'd be great if someone wants to join me.

We don't read for an audience. We read for ourselves. The audience I experience that I imagine, that I imitate, that I adopt, that I internalize, that I have is, at its most intense, and perhaps at its most most basic default-level, one of a solitary pleasure. Sharing comes after. We all read in a different manner. We never read in the same way the same book ...

Claire wrote: "Joan wrote: "Beth wrote: "Joan - let's plan on April - that way we can read it after the group read of City of God that I'm doing in another group (January-March).

Leslie - I have the..."

Claire,
Beth and I are reading On Liberty in May.

Antonio wrote: "We don't read for an audience. We read for ourselves. The audience I experience that I imagine, that I imitate, that I adopt, that I internalize, that I have is, at its most intense, and perhaps at..."

Antonio,
I have found that reading the comments of others deepens my enjoyment of books,
but trying to put my feelings into words deadens my enjoyment of books I really like.

Joan wrote: "Claire wrote: "Joan wrote: "Beth wrote: "Joan - let's plan on April - that way we can read it after the group read of City of God that I'm doing in another group (January-March).

Lesl..."
Great to hear. Count me in.

Joan wrote: "Antonio wrote: "We don't read for an audience. We read for ourselves. The audience I experience that I imagine, that I imitate, that I adopt, that I internalize, that I have is, at its most intense..."

I also like sharing the comments, but not during the reading journey. Just like when you watch a movie, you are not supposed to speak, to interact or ask anything around ...

Antonio wrote: "Joan wrote: "Antonio wrote: "We don't read for an audience. We read for ourselves. The audience I experience that I imagine, that I imitate, that I adopt, that I internalize, that I have is, at its..."

Unless the movie is The Rocky Horror Picture Show :-) at least in my youth audiences participated in that one.

Greg wrote: "I'm completely booked in January and perhaps February, but would anyone be interested in a buddy read of Inferno (Dante Alighieri), maybe in March?

A mix of translat..."

Greg, I know you are busy at work - are you still planning to read The Inferno of Dante: A New Verse Translation, Bilingual Edition in March?

Joan wrote: "Unless the movie is The Rocky Horror Picture Show :-) at least in my youth audiences participated in that one. ."

My adult son and I have just got into this. After dragging my hubby along he remarked 'The strange experiences I have being married to a woman who likes geeky/genre stuff!"

Joan wrote: "Greg wrote: "I'm completely booked in January and perhaps February, but would anyone be interested in a buddy read of Inferno (Dante Alighieri), maybe in March?

A mi..."

Joan, I haven't seen Greg posting in several weeks so you might get a better response if you message him.

Leslie, thanks, I will.

Would anyone would like to join me in reading one of the following Roar by cora Carmack, windwitch by Susan dennard, the bone witch, and Obsidian mirror.

Shakerria wrote: "Would anyone would like to join me in reading one of the following Roar by cora Carmack, windwitch by Susan dennard, the bone witch, and Obsidian mirror."

I have too many books on my plate right now to join you. I hope that you enjoy the books though :)

So, several people (Leslie, Jim, Esther, Pink, maybe Greg?) previously said they might want to join me for The Aeneid in May. I'm checking in to see what people think and if that' s a good time. (I'll probably start next month either way.)

Beth wrote: "So, several people (Leslie, Jim, Esther, Pink, maybe Greg?) previously said they might want to join me for The Aeneid in May. I'm checking in to see what people think and if that' s a ..."

I might be interested. I am currently doing the Odyssey with two other groups, so it depends on how quickly you want to move through the Aeneid. If it is at a moderate pace, I'll probably be able to join. I'll wait to see what you decide before I commit as I don't want to commit if I don't think I'll be able to participate.

I'm probably going to bail on The Aeneid readalong. I have too many other books on the go or planned for May, so I doubt I'll have time.

Tamara wrote: "Beth wrote: "So, several people (Leslie, Jim, Esther, Pink, maybe Greg?) previously said they might want to join me for The Aeneid in May. I'm checking in to see what people think and ..."

A moderate pace sounds good to me, since I'm reading it for the first time. I'd like to start in the 1st or maybe the 2nd week of May, depending on when I have time, and then I think it will take about a month, maybe a little longer with the other stuff I have going on.

Beth wrote: "So, several people (Leslie, Jim, Esther, Pink, maybe Greg?) previously said they might want to join me for The Aeneid in May. I'm checking in to see what people think and if that' s a ..."

Thanks for the reminder Beth! Give me a few days to think it over.