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#1 Dreamteam

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Posted 19 March 2009 - 05:46 PM

We now have six suggestions for the book to read and discuss in May, thanks to everyone who posted.

Please vote and let us know what you'd like to read. Whichever book is chosen will begin on 2 May.

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Posted 19 March 2009 - 05:57 PM

I voted for Emma by Jane Austen. I first read it when I was sixteen and have adored it ever since, so it would be nice to have an excuse to read it again (not that I need one

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Posted 19 March 2009 - 06:51 PM

It was difficult to choose from six awesome books but, I voted for Catcher in the Rye which I am about to start reading, & it would be cool to read it in a group.

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Posted 20 March 2009 - 03:47 AM

I voted for Northanger Abbey, which I also nominated... Since I'm thinking of rereading it soon anyway!

This novel by Jane Austen parodies the Gothic fiction of her time, among others Ann Radcliffe's The Mysteries of Udolpho (1794), which I am reading right now.* But you don't have to have read the Gothic works referred to, to appreciate the way Jane Austen makes fun of them.

*By the way, I am writing about my reading of Udolpho in my blog, to help myself get through it (670 pages and not quite the pageturner you might expect from the title, at least not to begin with). If anyone is interested, have a look. (First Udolpho post 9 March)

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Posted 21 March 2009 - 07:51 PM

I've not read any of these fine books; any of them would be great. I feel remiss that I've never read A Catcher in the Rye so I almost voted for that. However, my mind is already in the 19th century from reading Wuthering Heights, I've read some Dickens before, and I'm up for a big read, so I chose David Copperfield.

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Posted 03 April 2009 - 08:41 PM

I read all of them except for the little white horse...which doesnt really sound appealing, its it a childrens book...for very young kids?

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Posted 04 April 2009 - 05:33 AM

QUOTE(Moose_Starr @ Mar 20 2009, 12:51 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I voted for Catcher in the Rye which I am about to start reading, & it would be cool to read it in a group.

I second that, I've been meaning to read it and it'd great to be able to discuss it while reading. None of my friends have read it so cyber discussion is my only option

My second choice is Emma by Jane Austen, simply because I already have it so it's the simplest choice.

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Posted 05 April 2009 - 01:13 AM

Hello everyone! This would be my very first time to post in the Leaky Lounge. Imagine that! So anyways, I voted for Persuasion since I haven't read it for the longest of time. But I did have a hard time choosing. I would love to participate this coming May with this reading group!