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I will third The Red Cockade and Humbugs of the World.
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I will second A to Izzard.
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C'mon, folks! Thousands of free books to choose from and 2½ days to go - plenty of time to get more books in the poll.
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OK, issy! Recently I have been in the mood to read something in the Action & Adventure genre.
So I nominate King of the Khyber Rifles by Talbot Mundy. "The men who govern India—more power to them and her!—are few. Those who stand in their way and pretend to help them with a flood of words are a host. And from the host goes up an endless cry that India is the home of thugs, and of three hundred million hungry ones." Kindle https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=74966 ePub https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=74962 |
02-24-2017, 01:05 PM | #38 |
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I've got one ticket left. I'd really kind of like to read a classic of some sort, but one that's an enjoyable, rather than challenging, read, if you follow me. Anyone got a suggestion? Even if you don't have any nominations let.
If this were Life+50, I'd have a bunch of suggestions from things I've been meaning to read. But I'm not coming up with anything off the top of my head. And the library does NOT lend itself to browsing. |
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From your comment, I think you want something recent (in this context) and not a moldy old book that's no good, to employ a member's phrase. How about The Forsyte Saga? Good read, author's a Nobelist, started the Brit television drama craze in the US that persists to this day. Or there's the very readable F. Scott Fitzgerald, although the club did read something by him several years ago (full disclosure: one of my favorite club discussions ever). It's a fun question and I shall continue to think about it although i know the clock is ticking. |
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I'll nominate Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell. It was nominated before but didn't win.
Too be honest I didn't believe I would care too much for the book, but I ended up liking it a lot. Quote:
"the humor is so sly. at times it's difficult to believe that this was written over 150 years ago. I guess that gentle social humor has always been with us. https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=13375 |
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I'll also nominate the first book in one of my favorite series, Queen Lucia by E.F. Benson. The series really hits its stride with the third book, Mapp and Lucia, but Queen Lucia is good in its own right.
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02-25-2017, 08:45 AM | #42 |
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And I'll second King of the Khyber Rifles.
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I'm a huge Lucia fan and I know there are others here. Sheer delight.
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As for The Forsyte Saga? Perhaps. Though it's rather large, even if you only look at the first triplet. Though the first book alone would be a more manageable 220 pages or so. OTOH, I've wanted an excuse to read this epic work for years. So, why not. Time is short, but I'll nominate it in the hope that others will be willing to come along for the ride. I nominate book 1 of The Forsyte Saga, The Man of Property, by John Galsworthy. Quote:
Also, here's an Audible link for the David Case narration of the first volume. Again, there are multiple versions if you have someone you prefer, though I find that hard to imagine, David Case being one of my favourite narrators of all time. |
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I'll second Cranford
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