Poll: Let's Choose a Book for July |
 Jun 4 2009, 04:36 AM
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Being Eaten by the Pea Soup Posts: 22 Joined: 8:10pm April 10, 2009 Location: Sydney, Australia  |
Emma for me, because Jane Austen never seems to lose her genius with every read. Any excuse to read her books will do for me
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Jun 4 2009, 06:15 AM
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Diagon Alley Magical Bricklayer Posts: 2,898 Joined: 8:53am April 20, 2006 Location: Prifysgol Bangor Univeristy, Bangor, Cymru |
I voted for Emma. I nearly did it for my A Level book but when I bought it it was a choice between that and Dorian Gray, and guess what, I chose wrong!
 I enjoyed reading it though, so it would be nice to eventually get round to discussing it. --------------------  "...because if there is one thing I've learned from all I've been through, it's that you only regret the things that you didn't do." Cameron Duncan |
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Jun 5 2009, 02:04 PM
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The Talking Mirror in Room 7 Posts: 1,801 Joined: 10:46am April 8, 2006 Location: Home  |
QUOTE(paint it Black @ May 17 2009, 02:50 PM)  I chose I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith. It recently clicked with me that this same author also wrote The Hundred and One Dalmations, which was my first and favorite book of any length that I read in childhood -- I would read it from start to finish then start right over again! I've not yet read another book by this author, so that would be fun. Also, I just scored a nice copy of this at a used book sale. This was my one of my favorites as a child as well, paint it Black. It was for that reason that I read I Capture the Castle a year ago and loved it. This novel easily became a favorite of mine and I'd love to discuss it with a group. For that reason, it has my vote.-------------------- "Yes, Harry, you can love," said Dumbledore..."Which, given everything that has happened to you, is a great and remarkable thing." HBP
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Jun 6 2009, 08:25 PM
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Sundae-Nut-Chopper at Florean Fortescue's Posts: 921 Joined: 10:41pm March 2, 2007 Location: Entering the Ministry of Magic  |
I won't be able to be on the forum for most of July so my vote is that you wait for Emma and Hamlet, because I'd love to discuss them!
-------------------- "I would like to say a few words. Nitwit! Blubber! Oddment! Tweak! And now before we go to bed, let us sing the school song! Everyone pick their favorite tune...and off we go!" Dumbledore; Sorcerer's Stone. |
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Jun 10 2009, 11:08 AM
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Leaky's Official Donut Maker and Mosquito Man  Posts: 11,144 Joined: 10:51am August 25, 2005 Location: Playing kal-toh with Professor Snape |
I voted Hamlet because, my dad has the book so I'll be able to read it, although the title on his book is Hamlet, the King of Denmark.
The only book on the poll that I've read is Animal Farm & I disliked it intensly  I guess it shows how well written it is, that after all this time it still bothers me ... but, personally I wouldnt want to discuss it 
--------------------   I'm 1 of the 99.99% W.L.Y.J.  When I sleep I dream, and when I dream I can rise above the walls Remember Cameron Duncan Thanks Jeff! |
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Jun 11 2009, 03:35 AM
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One Half of the DDD  Posts: 8,481 Joined: 5:31pm August 30, 2006 Location: Siriusly Dreaming Somewhere |
As we only have three weeks before the next Book Nook I'm going to close this thread and declare Emma by Jane Austen as the clear winner.
--------------------  November's book is The Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger "THEN YOU SHOULD HAVE DIED!" roared Black. "DIED RATHER THAN BETRAY YOUR FRIENDS, AS WE WOULD HAVE DONE FOR YOU!" |
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