LoT Book Club Poll - Page 3

wendybeth · 06-05-2006, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

I actually read 'Madame Bovary'. Loved it. I wrote a paper on it in college. Got an A.

I thought it was one of the most perfectly crafted novels I have ever read. It's origins are interesting- Flaubert wrote it after being challenged by a friend, who accused him of being too steeped in Romanticism to write a realistic story. Madame Bovary is considered to be one of the finest examples of the realistic genre ever. (It was banned for a time, and he was brought up on obscenity charges as well).

I got an A on my college paper as well, GC.

Matterhorn Fan · 06-05-2006, 12:01 PM

I will read it one day.

Matterhorn Fan · 06-05-2006, 12:23 PM

From the summary, it sounds like it might be trying too hard to be "literary."

But it might just be a terrible summary.

Matterhorn Fan · 06-05-2006, 12:26 PM

My edition claims that with this book, Flaubert invented the novel. Hmmm.

wendybeth · 06-05-2006, 12:32 PM

Actually, I belive it's Fielding who is credited with that, but I could be wrong. Flaubert is considered to have invented the first true novel of the Realism movement, which also includes the works of Tolstoy, Dickens, etc.

Not Afraid · 06-05-2006, 12:37 PM

I voted for Mdm. Bovary for several reasons.

* I have never red Flaubert
* I probably wouldn't pick up thius book pn my own and isn't that what a book club is all about - reading something you wouldn't normally read and expanding your horizions?
* I've read Wind Up Bird, Howard's End and am currently reading Devil....
* We own I, Lucifer and I will get to it eventually
* The other 2 don't have reason enough to make a list.

So, there you have it.

SacTown Chronic · 06-09-2006, 05:18 PM

I'm in. I picked up a copy at a used bookstore for five bucks.

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Originally Posted by Not Afraid

I voted for Mdm. Bovary for several reasons.

* I probably wouldn't pick up thius book pn my own and isn't that what a book club is all about - reading something you wouldn't normally read and expanding your horizions?

That's why I'm here.

Matterhorn Fan · 06-05-2006, 12:37 PM

Aphra Behn has been credited with inventing the novel, too.

I guess it's a ready-made dissertation topic: Find a prose text of more than 50 pages and argue that it was the first novel ever written. Bonus points if it was written earlier than all the other stuff on which people have written "this marks the invention of the novel" dissertations.

wendybeth · 06-05-2006, 12:41 PM

MF is correct, but the definition of novel varies greatly from one expert to the next. Aphra's is considered to be the first wholly original work of prose fiction in English, but Le Mort d'Arthur predates it by several hundred years. Since it is derived from legend, it is not considered to be original, but it is presented in what is now considered to be the novel form.

Matterhorn Fan · 06-05-2006, 12:46 PM

The odd thing is that Behn presents the material as real. It generates much "could this have really happened?" discussion--I think the ultimate answer is no, not exactly as it's told at least, but really, it doesn't matter.

It's a great story/novel/work/whatever.

Sheesh, I'm derailing threads right and left today.

When does the poll close? OR, is this just a primary/meta-poll? Will there be a final showdown between the top 2?

View Poll Results: What Book Should we Read?
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell	1	4.17%
I, Lucifer by Duncan Glenn	3	12.50%
Devil in the White City by Erik Larsen	4	16.67%
Marley and Me by John Grogan	3	12.50%
Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert	6	25.00%
Howard's End by E.M Forster	2	8.33%
Wind Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami	5	20.83%
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06-05-2006, 12:01 PM	#2
Matterhorn Fan Double Agent Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Back East Posts: 2,071	I will read it one day.
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06-05-2006, 12:23 PM	#3
Matterhorn Fan Double Agent Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Back East Posts: 2,071	From the summary, it sounds like it might be trying too hard to be "literary." But it might just be a terrible summary.
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06-05-2006, 12:26 PM	#4
Matterhorn Fan Double Agent Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Back East Posts: 2,071	My edition claims that with this book, Flaubert invented the novel. Hmmm.
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wendybeth Nevermind Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,847	Actually, I belive it's Fielding who is credited with that, but I could be wrong. Flaubert is considered to have invented the first true novel of the Realism movement, which also includes the works of Tolstoy, Dickens, etc. __________________
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06-05-2006, 12:37 PM	#6
Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	I voted for Mdm. Bovary for several reasons. * I have never red Flaubert * I probably wouldn't pick up thius book pn my own and isn't that what a book club is all about - reading something you wouldn't normally read and expanding your horizions? * I've read Wind Up Bird, Howard's End and am currently reading Devil.... * We own I, Lucifer and I will get to it eventually * The other 2 don't have reason enough to make a list. So, there you have it.
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06-05-2006, 12:41 PM	#9
wendybeth Nevermind Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,847	MF is correct, but the definition of novel varies greatly from one expert to the next. Aphra's is considered to be the first wholly original work of prose fiction in English, but Le Mort d'Arthur predates it by several hundred years. Since it is derived from legend, it is not considered to be original, but it is presented in what is now considered to be the novel form. __________________
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06-05-2006, 12:46 PM	#10
Matterhorn Fan Double Agent Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Back East Posts: 2,071	The odd thing is that Behn presents the material as real. It generates much "could this have really happened?" discussion--I think the ultimate answer is no, not exactly as it's told at least, but really, it doesn't matter. It's a great story/novel/work/whatever. Sheesh, I'm derailing threads right and left today. When does the poll close? OR, is this just a primary/meta-poll? Will there be a final showdown between the top 2?
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