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I have other Hardy but haven't yet read it, I had a hard time with Far from the Madding Crowd, as I found it intolerably boring. |
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drat now i wish i had not voted in haste
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It looks like December's Bookclub is going to be dreadful. Don't say you've not been warned when you find Frome to be awful.
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11-30-2012, 02:29 PM | #67 |
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I'll start to read I, Robot now. Minority wins.
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On GoodReads, Frome has been voted the 29th most depressing book.
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As far as I know, I, Robot contains a hidden message that only intellectual giants can find and understand.
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I like both books, so I am happy nonetheless.
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11-30-2012, 04:02 PM | #73 |
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FWIW, I just read the first story in I, Robot (the one about a little girl and Robbie, her robot nanny), and it was wonderful. Just the kind of upbeat charmer that's perfect for the holidays.
And I just downloaded the late, great Patricia's prc upload of Ethan Frome from MobileRead's Patricia Clark Memorial Library. From the comments at Goodreads Jon quoted, I'd say we're in for a holiday season fit for the Addams Family, sans the humor. Last edited by WT Sharpe; 11-30-2012 at 04:48 PM. |
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My family and I have had enough real life Holiday sadness to last a lifetime, as far as I'm concerned, so I definitely do not want to add it through whats supposed to be my entertainment.
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I, Robot is a much more upbeat book that is just a much better read for the holidays. But it seems it won't win just because it's science fiction. But, at least it's not dreadful. So on one hand we have science fiction and on the other we have dreadful. We got gypped with Cloud Atlas as that wasn't science fiction and now we'll get stuck with dreadful. I would like to know who voted for dreadful because last month was supposed to have been science fiction (it was dystopian fiction at best) I think we could use some Sharpe overrides at times like these. Last edited by JSWolf; 11-30-2012 at 04:49 PM. |
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