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2010-05 - French - What will you Read in May?
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And I'm going to watch The Scarlet Pimpernel
Here is my list for the month:
1. Marie Antoinette: The Journey by Antonia Fraser
2. Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind
3. Claude & Camille: A Novel of Monet by Stephanie Cowell completed 5/9 ****
and if I have time:
4. Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne
5. The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo
6. The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas
OR 7. Chocolat by Joanne Harris
BJ - I am 150 pages away from finishing The Count of Monte Cristo and would highly recommend it!
Who was it that said last month or the month before that Harry Potter was on every shelf? It is also on this shelf. How is Harry Potter french?? That one is beyond me.
1. Marie Antoinette: The Journey by Antonia Fraser
2. Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind
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and if I have time:
4. Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne
5. The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo
6. The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas
OR 7. Chocolat by Joanne Harris
BJ - I am 150 pages away from finishing The Count of Monte Cristo and would highly recommend it!
Who was it that said last month or the month before that Harry Potter was on every shelf? It is also on this shelf. How is Harry Potter french?? That one is beyond me.
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Who was it that said last month or the month before that Harry Potter was on every shelf? It is also on this shelf. How is Harry Potter french?? That one is beyond me..."
That was me! I saw the H.P. books - one of them was shelved as 'French' 9X! When I saw the first one listed, I thought - Wow, they really are on every list. UNREAL
I thought it was you, but I couldn't find the comment. I thought the same thing when I saw them on the list. I laughed so hard. Maybe our next challenge should be to read books off of any list that DOES NOT have Harry Potter listed on it.
Don't get me wrong, I love the Harry Potter books, it's just cracking me up the lists they show up on.
Don't get me wrong, I love the Harry Potter books, it's just cracking me up the lists they show up on.
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I noticed that too, and had a chuckle. Maybe that reader read a french translation. LOL
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Les Misérables by Victor Hugo
A Year in Provence by Peter Mayle
Don Juan by Molière
My Life in France by Julia Child
Justine by Marquis de Sade
The Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy
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1. Marie Antoinette: The Journey
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3. The Count of Monte Cristo
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Fahrenheit 451
Sophie's World
The House of the Spirits
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The Count of Monte Cristo and
for proper books I'll start with
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Tina wrote: "Lyn M wrote: "Tina - are you reading Marie Antoinette with the HoR group."
I am! You too, I take it?"
Definitely!
I am! You too, I take it?"
Definitely!
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Oh Tara you will love Hedgehog - I just adored it.
Hi, everyone. This is my first month, and I’m reading
Swann's Way
(completed 5/20 ****), the first volume of Marcel Proust’s seven-volume series In Search of Lost Time. I’ve wanted to read Proust for years because of a glowing recommendation by the late authors Shelby Foote and his friend Walker Percy.
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And I've only (struggled with) Little Prince in French, at highschool, so I'll try it in English.
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My Life in France by Julia Child
and
The Little Prince.
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1. Marie Antoinette: The Journey by Antonia Fraser
2. Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne
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I would put "Around the World in 80 Days" last on your list. It ranks only slightly higher than "Old Man and the Sea" for me...and you know what THAT means.
BJ Rose wrote: "Lyn M wrote: "
Who was it that said last month or the month before that Harry Potter was on every shelf? It is also on this shelf. How is Harry Potter french?? That one is beyond me..."
And it's not just Harry Potter. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo was first written in Swedish, Fahrenheit 451 was English, House of Spirits was Spanish. The list seems full of translations.
Who was it that said last month or the month before that Harry Potter was on every shelf? It is also on this shelf. How is Harry Potter french?? That one is beyond me..."
And it's not just Harry Potter. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo was first written in Swedish, Fahrenheit 451 was English, House of Spirits was Spanish. The list seems full of translations.
Lynne - Bummer, I was hoping it was good. Is all Jules Verne that way, or just 80 days?
J. Travis and Liz - welcome aboard. May your horizon's widen with each shelf!
J. Travis and Liz - welcome aboard. May your horizon's widen with each shelf!
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The crowd chants "Count, count, count, count. . . " only because I'm reading it too :)
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Life: A User's Manual by Georges Perec
No Exit and Three Other Plays by [auth..."
I thought about the Diving Bell. . . I'll be interested to know what you think about it.
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You sold me!
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The Elegance of the Hedgehog
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Three books listed, but realistically, probably won't get through more than 1. We'll see what's available at the library.
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Exactly, Vivian!! Yay! :)
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J. Travis and Liz - welcome aboard. May your horizon's widen with each shelf!"
Lyn, I read 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea when I was younger and loved it.. of course that was the abridged version in 4th grade.. but i'm sure the original is even better!
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Thus, I will be a little less ambitious this month.
My choices are:
![The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1240508801s/2967752.jpg)
![Candide (Thrift Editions) by Voltaire](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1167204391s/19380.jpg)
![The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) by Stieg Larsson](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1255570700s/2429135.jpg)
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I found a cool app for my iphone called Stanza were I was able to download free books. Maybe having my phone on me all the time will allow me to fit in some reading ;op
I'm starting with Madame Bovary and we will see if I manage to finish it.
On a side note, I love Jules Verne I have read both Journey to the Centre of the Earth and Around the World in 80 days and I gave them both 4 Stars :0)
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I'm sure I remember posting my list, but can't find it now.
I'll start with The Little Prince.
Then I'd like to try either
The Immoralist
or Strait is the Gate, sort of companion books by Andre Gide. And I have 3 classics by Albert Camus on my bookshelf it would be nice to get to if I can.
I think The Count of Monte Cristo will turn out to be too much for me this month, with the end of school. Maybe next time it fits a category.
I'll start with
Then I'd like to try either
I think The Count of Monte Cristo will turn out to be too much for me this month, with the end of school. Maybe next time it fits a category.
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I've had a pretty awful few weeks so I'm not in the mood for a French tragedy - can anyone recommend something light and uplifting?
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I've also really enjoyed some French adventure reads as well such as:
Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Jules Verne
Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne
and I have on my To Be Read List
The Count of Monte Cristo & The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo because I have heard so many wonderful things about them.
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Books mentioned in this topic
Candide (other topics)The Elegance of the Hedgehog (other topics)
The Count of Monte Cristo (other topics)
Candide (other topics)
Claude & Camille: A Novel of Monet (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Albert Camus (other topics)André Gide (other topics)
Stephanie Cowell (other topics)
Georges Perec (other topics)
Antonia Fraser (other topics)
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What will you read?