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The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner | 5 | 23.81% | |
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding | 6 | 28.57% | |
The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra | 6 | 28.57% | |
Paradise Lost by John Milton | 5 | 23.81% | |
Histories by Herodotus | 10 | 47.62% | |
On the Nature of Things by Lucretius | 7 | 33.33% | |
Buddenbrooks by Thomas Mann | 12 | 57.14% | |
Journey to the West by Wu Cheng'en | 6 | 28.57% | |
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07-05-2013, 02:31 AM | #1 |
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Highly Challenging Vote • July 2013
Help us choose the July 2013 selection to read for the MR Literary Club! The poll will be open for THREE days (we have added an extra day to see how it goes).
The vote is multiple choice. You may vote for as many or as few as you like. A discussion thread will begin shortly after a winner is chosen. In the event of a tie, there will be a one-day non-multiple-choice run-off poll. In the event that the run-off poll also ends in a tie, the tie will be resolved in favour of the selection that received all of its initial nominations first. Select from the following works: The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner Spoiler:
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding Spoiler:
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Buddenbrooks by Thomas Mann Spoiler:
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07-05-2013, 04:24 AM | #2 |
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Well, that wasn't easy! (Appropriate I suppose for "Highly Challenging".)
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07-05-2013, 04:10 PM | #3 |
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OK: I voted for half of the nominations. I don't know whether this is a wise strategy.
If I may....... I will canvass Journey to the West Spoiler:
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07-06-2013, 03:31 AM | #4 |
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thank you desertblues - my reading month really is August, so I am scouring all the suggestions, assuming I manage to catch up with what I am reading currently.
I am disappointed Lucretius is not doing as well as Herodotus, but there is still time! |
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For now the Buddenbrooks lead the poll. I read some other work of Thomas Mann; Der Zauberberg (Magic mountain) and Der Tod in Venedig (Death in Venice) but that was a long time ago. |
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07-06-2013, 02:48 PM | #6 |
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I re-read the Magic Mountain a couple of years ago (actually, read really, as the first time as a teenager I stopped midway) and loved it. It does take its time though.
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07-06-2013, 03:05 PM | #7 |
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hm, yes, teenager.......long ago, to tell you the truth....German literature list at school. I liked it then.
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07-06-2013, 07:02 PM | #8 |
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My head says Herodotus as the more enriching, my heart says Mann as Buddenbrooks is such a great read and hey! It's summer. So I guess either is a winner.
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I'm late to this party. Surprisingly my library has Buddenbrooks, so that would be my choice of frontrunners. But 700+ pages? I guess I could do a lot of skimming.
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07-06-2013, 08:25 PM | #10 |
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I have never read Buddenbrooks so I would be happy if it won ... and equally happy with Herodotus which I read over 30 years ago and enjoyed very much back then.
I haven't read much of Thomas Mann - only Death in Venice I think and that was after seeing the film. Usually I prefer to do it the other way around. |
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Does anyone know of an English ebook version of Buddenbrooks--neither Amazon UK nor the itunes Store seems to have one.
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07-07-2013, 06:08 AM | #12 |
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There's really no need to search for an english version of Buddenbrooks since it is a very boring book. Better keep an eye on Zauberberg. This on is really a very special book in my personal opinion.
I voted for Herodotus and Lucretius because I think I need more real classics this year, and I voted for Cervantes because I'd like to read it in the near future. |
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Maybe medard is right, as I couldn't find it in my local library's catalogue! |
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07-07-2013, 07:46 AM | #15 |
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I've found John. E. Wood's translation here:
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/budd...=9780307780959 |
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