DFW Rabid Readers: reading and discussion group

Ames

Hey, finally someone who's read All Quiet on the Western Front! Everyone goes on about Birdsong, but I read AQOTWF first and thought it was far, far superior. I love Steinbeck too, although I haven't read everything by him. Grapes of Wrath is my favourite out of the ones I've read, I need to get another copy though because I lent mine out and am no longer in touch with the person. I saw the theatre version last year, it was so emotional.

I loved Cuckoo's Nest too, I read it a few years ago for my book club, although as I have mental health problems I was reading it and just going 'nowadays he'd just need a bit of Risperdal and he'd be fine'. Very scary stuff though.

Anne of Green Gables, I read these so many times when I was younger and I've still got them. I'm missing one though, otherwise I'd want to re read the whole lot!

Haven't reread Mockingbird yet though, I've been busy with an essay that's due tomorrow but once that's done, and I've read Anna Karenina for my book club on Monday then I'll crack on with it.

Marru

williamD1964 wrote: »

I know "Room on the Broom" off by heart!

You can see it live. I went to see them with DD and we both loved it. It was absolutely BRILLIANT. Have a look HERE

williamD1964

have two very inquisitive 6 year olds. Looking for some good books that I can read to them, maybe a chapter a night. Suggestions people. Already have:

Gullivers travels
The house at Pooh Corner
The arabian nights
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Truckers series (Terry Pratchett)

Firewalker

Ames wrote: »

Hey, finally someone who's read All Quiet on the Western Front! Everyone goes on about Birdsong, but I read AQOTWF first and Haven't reread Mockingbird yet though, I've been busy with an essay that's due tomorrow but once that's done, and I've read Anna Karenina for my book club on Monday then I'll crack on with it.

Hi there, I have read All Quiet on the Western Front! Anna Karenina I did find mildly irritating - but Mockingbird is the kind of book that is really hard to put down.

Firewalker

savingwannabe

williamD1964 wrote: »

have two very inquisitive 6 year olds. Looking for some good books that I can read to them, maybe a chapter a night. Suggestions people. Already have:

Gullivers travels
The house at Pooh Corner
The arabian nights
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Truckers series (Terry Pratchett)

Wow some fantastic suggestions on here. Hols start tomorrow and i am going to read TKAM and definitely going to look at many more on here.


Are they too young for James and The Giant Peach?
The Famous Five, The Far Away Tree
The Worst Witch by Jill Murphy

My nieces were expats living all over the world and i only really met them when they were 8 so i kind of missed out on the younger years.

savingwannabe

williamD1964 wrote: »

have two very inquisitive 6 year olds. Looking for some good books that I can read to them, maybe a chapter a night. Suggestions people. Already have:

Gullivers travels
The house at Pooh Corner
The arabian nights
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Truckers series (Terry Pratchett)

Gullivers Travels is one of the greatest books i have ever read. i keep it on my desk at work. Yahoos None of you are though.

williamD1964

For the adults, might I suggest the following:

Fatherland by Robert Harris

And for the children in all of us:

The cat in the hat!

savingwannabe

Read both!!!!

Hey i was thinking about Gullivers Travels. As a child i didn't understand the book - show your kids the video - the book is too deep. I know the best books can be interpreted in different ways but crumbs make it as easy as possible for them. Am finally reading to kill a Mockingbird today. One of my heroes Blindasabat posted last night he is Atticus Finch. Glad he is back.

Firewalker

Atticus is a very interesting character, isn't he? But the way that his chidren are discovering him through the under-stated persona he was presenting is marvelous.

Firewalker

savingwannabe

The greatest people I have known are the most humble i find. Err, you are one of them. Sorry.