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Galatea

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If anyone is interested in this idea, I thought we could read the same book together and discuss it as we go along. I think we should nominate books for reading. I personally live in a library (I hoard books), but realize many people may not hoard books and might need to download them from the internet. So, I think books that are in the public domain should be nominated. If you are interested, please post in this thread. :)
 
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Count me in :)
 
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GODisLOVE7

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Sounds fun! :cool:
 
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Galatea

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GODisLOVE7 said:
Sounds fun! :cool:
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Oh, good- I am glad you are interested. I know you are well read. I tried to look up the title of the book about Van Gogh's letters. I think it is called The Letters of Vincent Van Gogh. I found out that Theo died six months after Vincent- and part of his illness was ascribed to "having a broken heart". Unfortunately, not very many of Theo's letters have survived. Vincent didn't save them. I think the book I read had the letters of Vincent and Theo, because that was impressed upon me- how tender Theo was, how encouraging.

Think of something you'd like to read and nominate a few choices. I would say just make them downloadable, though.
 
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Galatea

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Magenta said:
Count me in :)
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Think of some books you'd like to read and nominate them. The only proviso is that they be downloadable in case someone does not already have the book or does not have access to a library.
 
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Ariel82

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I guess it depends on the book.
 
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Galatea

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Ariel82 said:
I guess it depends on the book.
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I suggest interested parties nominate books that are in the public domain- just in case some one doesn't already have a copy or access to a library. I like physical books, but I know a lot of people prefer e-readers. If you want to, you can nominate some books and we can vote.
 
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Galatea said:
Oh, good- I am glad you are interested. I know you are well read. I tried to look up the title of the book about Van Gogh's letters. I think it is called The Letters of Vincent Van Gogh. I found out that Theo died six months after Vincent- and part of his illness was ascribed to "having a broken heart". Unfortunately, not very many of Theo's letters have survived. Vincent didn't save them. I think the book I read had the letters of Vincent and Theo, because that was impressed upon me- how tender Theo was, how encouraging.

Think of something you'd like to read and nominate a few choices. I would say just make them downloadable, though.
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Well, just off the top of my head, there is that book that Des recommended way back in December when we were all talking books... The Idiot by Dostoyevsky.

I'd be interested to hear what others come up with though and we could have a choice from a handful of books.

Here is a summary of The Idiot:

Returning to Russia from a sanitarium in Switzerland, the Christ-like epileptic Prince Myshkin finds himself enmeshed in a tangle of love, torn between two women—the notorious kept woman Nastasya and the pure Aglaia—both involved, in turn, with the corrupt, money-hungry Ganya. In the end, Myshkin’s honesty, goodness, and integrity are shown to be unequal to the moral emptiness of those around him.


 
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Galatea

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GODisLOVE7 said:
Well, just off the top of my head, there is that book that Des recommended way back in December when we were all talking books... The Idiot by Dostoyevsky.

I'd be interested to hear what others come up with though and we could have a choice from a handful of books.

Here is a summary of The Idiot:

Returning to Russia from a sanitarium in Switzerland, the Christ-like epileptic Prince Myshkin finds himself enmeshed in a tangle of love, torn between two women—the notorious kept woman Nastasya and the pure Aglaia—both involved, in turn, with the corrupt, money-hungry Ganya. In the end, Myshkin’s honesty, goodness, and integrity are shown to be unequal to the moral emptiness of those around him.
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I haven't read it, but loved Crime and Punishment. I'm willing, it sounds sad- but Russian lit., tragedy is par for the course. Lol :) One vote for The Idiot​. It should be in the public domain.
 
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Ugh, this looks like it would be so fun. I wish I could join, but with classes coming up and work and other drama, I probably couldn't keep up. Unless the book has cliffs notes... :p
 
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Galatea

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EmilyNats said:
Ugh, this looks like it would be so fun. I wish I could join, but with classes coming up and work and other drama, I probably couldn't keep up. Unless the book has cliffs notes... :p
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That's too bad, but your studies come first. :) If it is still extant in the summer, maybe you'll have time, then. :)
 
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GODisLOVE7

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Galatea said:
I haven't read it, but loved Crime and Punishment. I'm willing, it sounds sad- but Russian lit., tragedy is par for the course. Lol :) One vote for The Idiot​. It should be in the public domain.
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I think its quite long, so maybe a shorter one would be easier for others to join! Lolol.
 
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Galatea

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GODisLOVE7 said:
I think its quite long, so maybe a shorter one would be easier for others to join! Lolol.
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I don't mind a long book, we'll see if there are any other nominations.
 
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EmilyNats said:
Ugh, this looks like it would be so fun. I wish I could join, but with classes coming up and work and other drama, I probably couldn't keep up. Unless the book has cliffs notes... :p
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Yeah...same here. We should make a wish-I-could-join-the-book-club thread ;)
 
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Galatea, I have been wanting to suggest you read The Vampire Lestat. I know it is probably not what some would call great literature, but it is an incredibly complex story so very well told, and goes quite deeply and eloquently into the suffering of the main character, who was turned into an agent of darkness against his wishes... the suffering he endures believing he can no longer be beloved by God nor redeemed in any way is one of the reasons why I think you would like it... also I do not recall there being any x rated type stuff in it, but I could be wrong, so I looked it up to make sure, and people were saying they would not let their preteens read this, not necessarily because of the sexual stuff, but simply because it is horror genre, even though I did not find it to be horror in the way Stephen King is scary, now there is some freaky stuff I would really rather avoid (although I have read a few of his haha) :D

Interestingly enough Ann Rice herself posted on the board I looked at and was interested to see what people were saying, because of course young people are reading all kinds of stuff these days. However, she said: the book does have a strong moral compass and talks up front about good and evil in a serious way. I agree with this. The book is amazing, and though it is part of a series, and the whole series is fabulous, Lestat can stand on it own quite well :D

I have not read The Idiot since I was in my twenties :)
 
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Tinuviel

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Has anyone read Dorthy Sayers Lord Peter Wimsey mysteries with Harriet Vane? (There is like, four of them...I think??) The mysteries themselves aren't that great, but Sayers' characters are magnetic! I love the relationships between the characters and the way it all plays out. I would highly recommend them.
 
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Galatea

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Magenta said:
Galatea, I have been wanting to suggest you read The Vampire Lestat. I know it is probably not what some would call great literature, but it is an incredibly complex story so very well told, and goes quite deeply and eloquently into the suffering of the main character, who was turned into an agent of darkness against his wishes... the suffering he endures believing he can no longer be beloved by God nor redeemed in any way is one of the reasons why I think you would like it... also I do not recall there being any x rated type stuff in it, but I could be wrong, so I looked it up to make sure, and people were saying they would not let their preteens read this, not necessarily because of the sexual stuff, but simply because it is horror genre, even though I did not find it to be horror in the way Stephen King is scary, now there is some freaky stuff I would really rather avoid (although I have read a few of his haha) :D

Interestingly enough Ann Rice herself posted on the board I looked at and was interested to see what people were saying, because of course young people are reading all kinds of stuff these days. However, she said: the book does have a strong moral compass and talks up front about good and evil in a serious way. I agree with this. The book is amazing, and though it is part of a series, and the whole series is fabulous, Lestat can stand on it own quite well :D

I have not read The Idiot since I was in my twenties :)
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One vote for The Vampire Lestat. I think the vehicle doesn't matter as much as the message. I was on yhe fence about Harry Potter books, but read the first one and it had good morals in it- sacrificial love. It is no surprise because Rowling said she was inspired by Narnia. :)
 
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Galatea

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Tinuviel said:
Has anyone read Dorthy Sayers Lord Peter Wimsey mysteries with Harriet Vane? (There is like, four of them...I think??) The mysteries themselves aren't that great, but Sayers' characters are magnetic! I love the relationships between the characters and the way it all plays out. I would highly recommend them.
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I remember reading a short story by Sayers. She was a Christian, I know. I don't think I ever read a Lord Wimsey. One vote for a Lord Wimsey/Harriet Vane book.
 
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