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03-05-2019, 07:22 AM | #46 | |
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On a related note: At first I was trying to keep with stories that I expected the participants here would all know. I was thinking: what was the point of a retelling if you didn't know the original? But when I came across references to Chinese tales that I was not familiar with, I realised I would be happy with those so maybe familiarity with the original wasn't critical. I did like to see Victoria's nomination of the Christie novel because I had been going to say that many murder mysteries work with differences in "the way I heard it"; although I had been thinking along the lines of Cards on the Table or Five Little Pigs. I also thought about various vampire books. Maybe Terry Pratchett's Carpe Jugulum, but we already had a Pratchett. Interview with a Vampire by Anne Rice but I didn't feel like revisiting that right now. Salem's Lot by Stephen King was a possibility ... but I ended up moving on. I found it an interesting theme to explore. Certainly, I know there is a lot of I left unexplored, but then that's why it's so good having a team of people all exploring the theme together, we get to see other stuff we didn't think about. |
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I'm also enjoying the conversation here about the various avenues people considered. I like how the themes turn out to contain more possibilities than were originally evident; it was something of a lightning bolt moment for me when I realized that a retelling of a historical personage or event would fit. I find that it both fun and illuminating when everyone contributes their insights into a theme. |
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03-05-2019, 08:25 AM | #48 |
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I actually wanted to nominate Pentimento by Lillian Hellman. The book itself features layers of telling; and was later the subject of controversy, when Hellman was accused of stealing Julia’s story from someone else. But it won’t be available in ebook for kindles until September. I ran into accessibility issues with other ideas as well.
The theme led me to thinking about professional “tellers” and how for journalists in particular, telling can be very risky. We’ve recently had a Canadian journalist killed, and of course the murder of the US journalist. So I nominated All The President’s Men in tribute to the bravery of journalists, but it felt a bit corny to say that out loud. As I’m new to this, I wasn’t sure how themes would work. But I found it thought provoking, a bit challenging and quite enjoyable. And reading everyone else’s take on the theme is interesting, surprising & “why didn’t think of that?” fun. Last edited by Victoria; 03-05-2019 at 09:15 AM. |
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( PS - sorry for adding to my post after you replied. Rewriting is a bad habit of mine. It hasn’t mattered much, if a letter hasn’t been mailed. But I guess posting needs a better protocol. ) Last edited by Victoria; 03-05-2019 at 11:33 AM. |
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03-05-2019, 10:31 AM | #51 | |
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My first choice was The Beast's Garden by Kate Forsyth (Beauty and the Beast in a WWII setting)--I nominated a different title of hers instead because The Beast's Garden isn't available in the U.S. as an e-book, and is an Audible exclusive as an audiobook. Disney has offered retellings of some of its animated films in various series--one is Twisted Tales, another is Villains. |
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03-05-2019, 10:58 AM | #52 | |
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There have been a lot of interesting books and authors mentioned this cycle that haven't actually been nominated. I've found it a very fruitful discussion. |
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====== By the way, there's something under two days left for nominations and I think there are still several available. |
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Okay: I have now looked at the nominations and checked availability of the various nominations, price if I had to buy, etc. I'm a bit stuck unfortunately, so given some interest was expressed in the discussion above about one book I mentioned, I shall go ahead and nominate it at least to give a different slant to what we have so far. The prices are a bit on the high side, but as it was published in 2017, it could well be widely available from various libraries.
So, I nominate House of Names by Colm Tóibín. From Kobo: Quote:
Prices from Kobo: $US11.99, $C13.99, £9.99, $A9.99, $NZ10.99. Last edited by Bookpossum; 03-05-2019 at 09:57 PM. Reason: Typo. |
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03-05-2019, 10:01 PM | #55 |
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I apologize for my sour attitude. I think I had one too many glasses of wine and spoke less tactfully than I normally would. I love that we use categories to nominate books that bring a wide variety of interpretation. I appreciate that everyone put so much thought into their nominations. You really don't need to justify how you interpreted the category for any reason.
I put the same thought into my nominations. I could nominate the type of books that I think will get the votes. Although that wouldn't really be true to me. Realistically the books that I nominate aren't ever going to be voted as a winner so I am questioning what the return on investment is for my time spent researching good books. The answer to that can only be that I like the people in the club and I want to pay back others for their great nominations by offering something in return. I just finished reading one of last month's nominations for example. I have read several of the books that were nominated. Two of the books discussed in the thread are actually on my all-time favorite lists. I just didn't have in mind historical fiction and memoirs for this category (even though they are my favorite genres!). I wanted to push the envelope with books we don't normally read. I came up with this idea after reading Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie and A Green and Ancient Light by Frederic S. Durbin. I am just frustrated that so often we nominate or read the same authors (or even the identical books) that have already been read by the MR and Lit Clubs in the past. |
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I will second House of Names by Colm Tóibín.
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I was the one who nominated H is For Hawk when we read it in the Lit Club. I was inspired at the time to nominate it because I had recently re-read The Once and Future King. I have The Goshawk on my TBR.
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I will nominate The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King. I already own this book and need to read it someday. It is a retelling of a famous literary character. Available as an ebook everywhere and affordable prices.
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Less than a day to go. We've got several hanging nominations that need only a third.
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