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Poll results are as follows:
1. Fanfiction, yes or no?
19 yes
20 no
2. Reading period, one month or two?
16 votes for 2 month period
23 votes for 1 month period
This months reading?
Poetry 3
Novel 17
Online Journal 2
Short Story 17
Other 0
So...this is what I've decided so that everyone will be happy. This month, we will have a choice reading- one novel, one short story. Next month, the short story option will be exchanged for a fanfiction option. The voting was so close that I just do not think it fair to disregard the 19 people (well, 20 if you include my un-cast vote). Doing it this way, people will always have the classic option of reading one book in addition to one shorter, less time-consuming read.
The theme for the month of February will be classics. I am asking for book recommendations from you all, to be voted on next Wednesday. On February 1, the book will be announced.
What is a "classic" you ask?
-Well, to be perfectly honest, this is up to interpretation. My opinion, however, is that it is a book that has been around for a while and has made a lasting impact on the world of literature. Though does not hold true to every story (hey, I'd consider J.K Rowling's novels to be classic), I find that these stories tend to be more that 50 years old, usually older. I believe that you are all wise enough to determine what makes a novel a classic. Use your own discretion.
A few places to find online classic short stories:
Classic Short Story Archive
East of the Web Short Stories
Classic Reader
Again, recommendations will be accepted until Friday, the 27th at 10PM EST. Voting will run until Wednesday, February 1st, when the book/short story will be announced. The reading period will run from February 1st to March 6th, when the discussion will be posted.
Please use the appropriate form below to make your recomendations:
Book Title:
Author:
Brief Description (link if available, your view if not):
Short Story Title:
Author:
Brief Description (link if available, your view if not):
Link to the short story (if possible):
I hope you all approve of these changes. If not, I'll gladly address any issues with you. Don't hesitate to ask!
Have a wonderful week!
Anna M
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Date: 2006-01-21 05:31 am (UTC)Book Title: We Have Always Lived in the Castle.
Author: Shirley Jackson
Brief Description (link if available, your view if not): It's about these two girls, Constance and her sister, Mary Katherine Blackstone. They live their invalid uncle, Julian, in a mansion that is cut off from the rest of village. Contace was accused and acquited of murdering's four other members of the family by way of poison. One day, one of their cousins, Charles, comes to say. Constance welcomes him in, but Mary Katherine does not trust him. If I remember correctly, he steals from the sisters before leaving.
Here is a link to a book review of We Have Always Lived in The Castle
http://www.allreaders.com/Topics/Info_25841.asp
Short Story Title: The Lottery
Author: Shirley Jackson
Brief Description (link if available, your view if not):People draw tickets, and whoever gets the unlucky ticket, dies.
Link to the short story (if possible): http://www.classicshorts.com/stories/lotry.html
Nikkie//Gryffindor
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Date: 2006-01-21 05:41 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-01-21 06:37 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-01-21 06:36 am (UTC)Author: Shirley Jackson
Brief Description: The morning of June 27th was clear and shiny, with the fresh warmth of a full summer day; the flowers were blossoming profusely and the grass was richly green. The town seems centered on its annual lottery, an event which appears harmless enough, but as the story progresses, the reader learns the full and horrifying truth behind the lottery
Link to the short story: The Lottery (http://www.classicshorts.com/stories/lotry.html)
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Date: 2006-01-21 06:46 am (UTC)BTW, have you ever read, "We Have Always Lived In The Castle?"
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Date: 2006-01-21 07:30 am (UTC)Book Title: Dune
Author: Frank Herbert
Brief Description (link if available, your view if not): You can see editorial reveiwes from amazon.com here (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/product-description/0441172717/ref=dp_proddesc_0/103-0151010-6311047?%5Fencoding=UTF8&n=283155).
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Date: 2006-01-21 07:56 pm (UTC)Author: Mikhail Bulgakov
Brief Description: Amazon page (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0802150594/qid=1137873297/sr=2-2/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_2/103-5541502-3061417?s=books&v=glance&n=283155)
Short Story Title: Birthday Party
Author: Katharine Brush
Brief Description: Very short story dealing with relationships.
Link to the short story: Opens in .doc format (www.sccollege.edu/projects/ 433/Birthday%20Party%20K.%20Brush.doc)
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Date: 2006-01-22 07:36 am (UTC)Author: Truman Capote
Brief Description: (link if available, your view if not): A lonely older woman meets a young girl on one of her rare trips to the movies, and the child then begins mysteriously showing up at the woman's home.
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Date: 2006-01-22 07:46 am (UTC)Author: Jules Verne
Brief Description (link if available, your view if not): It was a secret message by an ancient alchemist, found on a crumbling scrap of parchment. And if Saknussemm was right, then every theory about the molten core of the earth is wrong. Prof. Otto Lidenbrock has to learn the truth. So Lidenbrock, his nephew Axel, and the Icelandic hunter Hans climb down the cone of an arctic volcano and into...
A realm of awesome mystery, weird beauty--and deadly peril. Where vast caverns and endless mazes lead to an underground ocean, living fire, and prehistoric monsters. But where any wrong turn, any misstep, can leave the explorers forever trapped in the eternal darkness of a planet-sized tomb...
Buried alive at the heart of the world....
Short Story Title: The Ransom of Red Chief
Author: O'Henry
Brief Description (link if available, your view if not): A kidnapping goes horribly wrong.
Link to the short story (if possible): http://www.classicshorts.com/stories/redchief.html
Mary HM // Gryffindor
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Date: 2006-01-23 01:21 am (UTC)Book Title: A Tale of Two Cities
Author: Charles Dickens
Brief Description (link if available, your view if not): "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times..."
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0451526562/qid=1137979069/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/104-5390049-7164752?n=507846&s=books&v=glance
Short Story Title: The Tell-Tale Heart
Author: Edgar Allan Poe
Brief Description (link if available, your view if not): A young man takes care of an older man with a peculiar eye problem. Given that it is a Poe story, it is far from that simple a tale...
Link to the short story (if possible): http://www.literature.org/authors/poe-edgar-allan/tell-tale-heart.html
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Date: 2006-01-23 03:29 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-01-23 03:52 am (UTC)Book Title: The Phantom of the Opera
Author: Gaston Leroux
Brief Description: It is, obviously, the book that the musical was based on, but the story doesn't follow exactly, and I really enjoyed reading it. It goes into a level that the musical can't possibly reach, both in horror and in emotion.
Some reviews/descs on amazon. (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0140368132/qid=1137987141/sr=1-10/ref=sr_1_10/104-8336774-7586300?s=books&v=glance&n=283155)
Also, it's online for free at: http://leroux.thefreelibrary.com/Phantom-of-the-Opera
Short Story Title: The Cask of Amontillado
Author: Edgar Allan Poe
Brief Description: It's the story of a man that does his best to get revenge on a supposed 'friend', and he does it in a very creative way.
Link to the story: The Cask of Amontillado (http://www.classicshorts.com/stories/caskpoe.html)