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I have absolutely no idea. My inclination, since I collect them, would be to go with the latest Penguin Classic. :D

Playing up on that old Irish stereotype, I see. You'd think he wouldn't have died if he wanted to finish it.

Which changes to: June: A Farewell To Arms, Ernest Hemingway July: Embers, Sandor Marai August: Sons And Lovers, D.H. Lawrence September: Fathers And Sons, Ivan Turgenev

I can say that of all the book of the month discussions since 2002, none have been a book by F. Scott Fitzgerald. I do get the feeling that The Great Gatsby is too obvious a choice.

No, no. I've just been lax this month. In a way, though, I'm back to reading this and since there seems to be a concensus on Ernest Hemingway's A Farewell To Arms, we can confirm that for June. Fathers And Sons, is another that is regularly mentioned and has been a consistent choice, so we can...

In honour of forty years of the Booker Prize, the Best Of The Booker shortlist has been announced. A panel of judges has whittled down all the winners (forty-one, I think) to six, which are: The Ghost Road, Pat Barker Oscar And Lucinda, Peter Carey Disgrace, J.M. Coetzee The Siege Of...

I asked this question on another forum and one of the members provided a list of links that you may find helpful.

Yes, I have. My review is here. Not exactly enjoyable, but certainly a good and interesting read.

And he did win, although he didn't accept the money, preferring to donate it to the American Civil Liberties Union. You can read his full non-acceptance speech here.

I wouldn't say a portion of my musical tastes were weird but an example would be, say, a band like Einstürzende Neubauten who use found sounds, typically made from custom instruments, in addition to some more traditional instruments, like guitars.

Dedalus Books Catalogue - Lobster

Well, based on the following novel's blurb there was no way I was not reading it because it all sounded so bizarre...and was. Lobster, Guillaume Lecasble [/SIZE][/FONT]

Why not? They are, by definition, irrational.

I meant to come back regarding this one as the shortlist was announced back on 15th April. Those still in the running are: Fault Lines, Nancy Huston The Outcast, Sadie Jones When We Were Bad, Charlotte Mendelson Lullabies for Little Criminals, Heather O'Neill The Road Home, Rose Tremain...

I only have one place now, and that's the World Lit Forum. And yes, I have this software installed. Where it comes into its own is on tagging threads.

It certainly has. The new software has been a long time coming. Whether we need all this social networking is another thing. But people seem to like it.

Wonderful choice. Yesterday I bought Storm Of Steel by Ernst Jünger, his account of being a German soldier during the First World War.

There's no Escape button on Stewart's keyboard, because escape is for sissies.

Where have you been hiding?

We'll have no trouble here, please.