Reading the 20th Century discussion

I have read it once on my own, and listened to an abridged version in audio, and I think this is a work that, at least for me, would improve with a chance to discuss with others.

I’ll join in. I’d love to reread “Norris”


Anytime works for me

Read them several years ago when I was reading from the Boxall 1000 books to read before you die list.

Believe Cabaret was based on the novels

Yes, Cabaret is based on the novels

Great, so Sam, G, Sonia, me and part of Nigeyb!

How about November for Mr Norris Changes Trains and December for Goodbye to Berlin?

I'll set up threads. Don't forget, both are contained within the single volume The Berlin Novels.

Edit: Instead of setting up new threads, I'll update the existing one.

Ben and I are talking about a buddy read of Wonderland by Joyce Carol Oates - anyone else interested?

Thanks RC. I've been looking forward to this, as I slowly make my way through her work. Two of the three I've read in the Wonderland series were magnificent and along with Wonderland are usually ranked among her best.

I'm away and fairly busy in October. Happy to read in November or any month afterwards.

If it were on kindle, I might, but I just can't cope with physical books anymore. She's great though - enjoy!

It's odd that so many of her books seem to have been forgotten or be out of print, especially when they have been well-regarded, even winning prizes. I can get a copy of this from the library.

I'm sure it won't be our last JCO and we're talking of Cardiff, by the Sea: Four Novellas of Suspense at some point in the future which is available on Kindle so hopefully you can join that, Susan.

Ben wrote: "Happy to read in November or any month afterwards."

November's pretty busy for me so how about December?

I am supplementing some of my various group reads with some novels or projects I wished to pursue on my own. One goal was to read some of the "sex" novels I missed in my life so far so I am reading Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller for the first time in September, if anyone cares to join?

(This will probably lead to Anais Nin and Gertrude Stein in the future.)
https://www.theguardian.com/books/202...




Another goal was to read deeply into Nabokov's back catalogue and having read Mary I was very pleased. It was a flawed but short novel and I was quite engaged. I am moving on to The Enchanter and Lolita with another group next month but plan to read another Russian novel the following month, probably The Gift

I might join with Tropic of Cancer. I'm the opposite to you in that I came to Miller via Anais Nin, and read his Sexus (my review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/3068681254).

Would also read more Nin, and have been meaning to get to Gertrude Stein as part of my American project.

We read Lolita here and there's a thread if you're interested: I found it too much for me on our reread and dnf - unusual for me and a testament to how deeply Nabokov got into Humberto's head.

December is great.

Many of her non-Kindle books are also available on Open Library/Internet Archive

Do we have a thread for Major Barbara yet btw? I'm planning to start soon but can't find it. Probably me!

Alwynne wrote: "Do we have a thread for Major Barbara yet btw? I'm planning to start soon but can't find it. Probably me!"


We do

I'll give it a bump

Nigeyb wrote: "Alwynne wrote: "Do we have a thread for Major Barbara yet btw? I'm planning to start soon but can't find it. Probably me!"


We do

I'll give it a bump"

Thanks Nigey!