MobileRead February 2011 Mobile Read Book Club Vote - Page 4

doreenjoy · 01-31-2011, 11:08 PM

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Originally Posted by DixieGal

Maybe that's the problem. I gave up reading "literature" the day after graduation. Nothing but fun reading for the rest of my life. I think it ws that last semester when I had to do a last Victorian lit course that pushed me over the edge. My dislike for all things Jane Austen turned to hate. And this book struck a lot of those same nerves.

If you don't care for classics, that's definitely the issue.

I mostly read genre fiction, but I also love Dickens, DH Lawrence, and Jane Austen.

Ea · 02-01-2011, 03:45 AM

"Room with a view" is a social comedy where Forster satirises over the bourgeoise narrow-mindedness of the British upper-middle class. He didn't much like that attitude himself and he is generally merciless in the way he display his characters.

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Originally Posted by doreenjoy

I think the point is that she changes.

Exactly.

caleb72 · 02-01-2011, 07:17 AM

Wow - some pretty harsh sentiments already.

I think it's not hard to see that the author is poking fun at the British upper classes. Before I read this, I had no knowledge of this book whatsoever. I thought it was going to be a romance, rather than a lampooning of the British uppers.

Funny thing is that I've seen slightly updated versions of Miss Bartlett in my lifetime. This makes the story far from outdated in my mind and it allows me to enjoy the roast.

However, I'm only about 20 pages or so in at the stage, so there's more to discover yet.

Regards
Caleb

pdurrant · 02-01-2011, 07:55 AM

Shouldn't these comments wait for the discussion thread? I'm still finishing off the D'Artagnan Romances before I can get to this book.

Nyssa · 02-01-2011, 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

Shouldn't these comments wait for the discussion thread?

I agree.

I'm starting the book today. I apparently have to read approximately 200 location points a day to be ready on the 20th. I have no idea what that means in real time, though. I wish there was a location number to page number converter.

pilotbob · 02-01-2011, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

Shouldn't these comments wait for the discussion thread? I'm still finishing off the D'Artagnan Romances before I can get to this book.

Yea...

Don't make my pull this thread over!

BOb

caleb72 · 02-01-2011, 04:24 PM

Sorry - guys. My first book club month. Didn't realise the 20th was a strict rule.

20th is a long time to wait just to discuss the book though. I'll probably be several books down the track by the time I'm allowed to say anything. Usually my desire to discuss in detail is strongest when I'm reading or just after I've finished. The further from the book I get, the more generalised my discussion would tend to become.

Regards
Caleb

pilotbob · 02-01-2011, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by caleb72

Sorry - guys. My first book club month. Didn't realise the 20th was a strict rule.

20th is a long time to wait just to discuss the book though. I'll probably be several books down the track by the time I'm allowed to say anything. Usually my desire to discuss in detail is strongest when I'm reading or just after I've finished. The further from the book I get, the more generalised my discussion would tend to become.

Regards
Caleb

It's not really a big deal... it happens a lot. A tip would be to write down your thoughts and musings as you read in a document somewhere... then when the discussion thread opens up you can just post your message in.

BOb

caleb72 · 02-01-2011, 04:53 PM

I was just thinking maybe I should read the book club book closer to the 20th, then I can just launch into the discussion as soon as I've finished.

Just a bit of lateral thinking required.

Regards
Caleb

JSWolf · 02-06-2011, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by DixieGal

Caleb, that was probably the only good passage in this stinker of a book. Unfortunately, the unbearable and intolerant little twit quickly goes right back to her prejudices. I equated Lucy with a Paris Hilton type.

Is this mess of a book supposed to be satire as well as social commentary? Where is the romance?

I figured after reading A Passage to India that Forester was a stay the heck away from author and this just proves how correct I was. I tried to warn people. Oh well. They'll just have to learn on their own.

JSWolf · 02-06-2011, 05:42 PM

So if A Room With a View is not romance, then why was it allowed to be voted on?

JaneD · 02-07-2011, 12:24 AM

Well I just read it and it did seem to be a romance to me. The central plot line is who a girl will marry, and why.

paulak · 02-08-2011, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

I figured after reading A Passage to India that Forester was a stay the heck away from author and this just proves how correct I was. I tried to warn people. Oh well. They'll just have to learn on their own.

Can't you just hold off on the comments about author/book/other works until the 20th? Please?

viviena · 02-09-2011, 06:44 AM

I've been made a bit apprehensive by comments saying how awful E. M. Forster's works are. I'm very much not a reader of the romance genre, but I wanted to try something new and A Room With A View sounded interesting -- romance with a good dash of social satire -- thus it got my vote. Plus, even though the genre is different, I really enjoyed Forster's short story The Machine Stops. I'm fairly optimistic that I'll enjoy A Room With a View, now that I'm getting around to starting it. Reasonable thinking, yes?

Ea · 02-09-2011, 07:11 AM

E. M. Forster is not awful at all, and I'd also say there is no question whether he's a good author or not, he is very widely considered a great author, but he's also a literary author and his works are about 100 years old - it can't be to the taste of everyone.

View Poll Results: February 2011 Mobile Read Book Club Vote
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte	7	7.87%
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë	8	8.99%
Sons and Lovers by D.H. Lawrence	6	6.74%
Lady Chatterly's Lover by D.H. Lawrence	4	4.49%
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon	4	4.49%
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro	9	10.11%
A Civil Campaign by Lois McMaster Bujold	8	8.99%
A Room With A View by E. M. Forster	21	23.60%
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen	15	16.85%
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway	7	7.87%
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02-01-2011, 07:17 AM	#48
caleb72 Indie Advocate Posts: 2,863 Karma: 18794463 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: Kindle	Wow - some pretty harsh sentiments already. I think it's not hard to see that the author is poking fun at the British upper classes. Before I read this, I had no knowledge of this book whatsoever. I thought it was going to be a romance, rather than a lampooning of the British uppers. Funny thing is that I've seen slightly updated versions of Miss Bartlett in my lifetime. This makes the story far from outdated in my mind and it allows me to enjoy the roast. However, I'm only about 20 pages or so in at the stage, so there's more to discover yet. Regards Caleb

02-01-2011, 07:55 AM	#49
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 71,496 Karma: 306214458 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Voyage	Shouldn't these comments wait for the discussion thread? I'm still finishing off the D'Artagnan Romances before I can get to this book.

02-01-2011, 04:24 PM	#52
caleb72 Indie Advocate Posts: 2,863 Karma: 18794463 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: Kindle	Sorry - guys. My first book club month. Didn't realise the 20th was a strict rule. 20th is a long time to wait just to discuss the book though. I'll probably be several books down the track by the time I'm allowed to say anything. Usually my desire to discuss in detail is strongest when I'm reading or just after I've finished. The further from the book I get, the more generalised my discussion would tend to become. Regards Caleb

02-01-2011, 04:53 PM	#54
caleb72 Indie Advocate Posts: 2,863 Karma: 18794463 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: Kindle	I was just thinking maybe I should read the book club book closer to the 20th, then I can just launch into the discussion as soon as I've finished. Just a bit of lateral thinking required. Regards Caleb

02-06-2011, 05:42 PM	#56
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,897 Karma: 128597114 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	So if A Room With a View is not romance, then why was it allowed to be voted on?

02-07-2011, 12:24 AM	#57
JaneD Addict Posts: 322 Karma: 1057749 Join Date: May 2010 Location: LA, CA Device: Kindle Paperwhite 2013	Well I just read it and it did seem to be a romance to me. The central plot line is who a girl will marry, and why.

02-09-2011, 06:44 AM	#59
viviena Evangelist Posts: 412 Karma: 520610 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Canberra, Australia Device: Currently Kobo Clara HD and Aura One, iPad	I've been made a bit apprehensive by comments saying how awful E. M. Forster's works are. I'm very much not a reader of the romance genre, but I wanted to try something new and A Room With A View sounded interesting -- romance with a good dash of social satire -- thus it got my vote. Plus, even though the genre is different, I really enjoyed Forster's short story The Machine Stops. I'm fairly optimistic that I'll enjoy A Room With a View, now that I'm getting around to starting it. Reasonable thinking, yes?

02-09-2011, 07:11 AM	#60
Ea Wizard Posts: 3,490 Karma: 5239563 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Denmark Device: Kindle 3\|iPad air\|iPhone 4S	E. M. Forster is not awful at all, and I'd also say there is no question whether he's a good author or not, he is very widely considered a great author, but he's also a literary author and his works are about 100 years old - it can't be to the taste of everyone.

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