tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30395167.post116258744327358282..comments2023-08-15T07:41:19.933-05:00Comments on <center>Slaves of Golconda</center>: A modern classic next time?Quillhillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07601080339912553168noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30395167.post-1162930150348455772006-11-07T14:09:00.000-06:002006-11-07T14:09:00.000-06:00My (non-member) vote is for The Go-Between.My (non-member) vote is for The Go-Between.citronyellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18195143718464850048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30395167.post-1162831507651014772006-11-06T10:45:00.000-06:002006-11-06T10:45:00.000-06:00Another delinquent member here. All three books so...Another delinquent member here. All three books sound interesting but I'll go with The Street of Crocodiles.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30395167.post-1162701563340851962006-11-04T22:39:00.000-06:002006-11-04T22:39:00.000-06:00Hey Jeff! Glad to see you back. And new readers ar...Hey Jeff! Glad to see you back. And new readers are most definitely welcomed.<BR/><BR/>Maybe it's just a marketing ploy by Penguin, but my copies are all labeled "twentieth-century classics."<BR/><BR/>Oh, and I forgot to mention earlier, but the new Francine Prose has the Hartley listed as a book to be read immediately.<BR/><BR/>So it's 4 votes for Schulz and 2 for Hartley at this point (not counting Kate or myself, who like the idea of all three).<BR/><BR/>I'll leave the voting open till next Friday in case others are interested and announce the winner then.SFPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17439972994357205049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30395167.post-1162699302102374862006-11-04T22:01:00.000-06:002006-11-04T22:01:00.000-06:00I vote for Street of Crocodiles.I vote for Street of Crocodiles.Bookloggedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00651016653247142255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30395167.post-1162698275432283432006-11-04T21:44:00.000-06:002006-11-04T21:44:00.000-06:00Sorry to everyone for my prolonged absence. My tim...Sorry to everyone for my prolonged absence. My time was absolutely consumed with other responsibilities, and because I didn't already own Indiana, I forgot to get it, and thus forgot all about the whole thing until your comments about it starting appearing in my email.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, as a fan of Garcia Marquez and Calvino, I like the prospect of The Street of Crocodiles. And January sounds like a wise decision.<BR/><BR/>I do have a question: I had never heard of any of these titles or authors--so what are the criteria for being labeled a modern classic?Quillhillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07601080339912553168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30395167.post-1162696251910805182006-11-04T21:10:00.000-06:002006-11-04T21:10:00.000-06:00I don't know if my vote as a non-Slave counts? But...I don't know if my vote as a non-Slave counts? But I would vote for Schulz. And I guarantee, if you choose Schulz I'll read along and participate.Isabella Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10735198478395875257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30395167.post-1162668671964822562006-11-04T13:31:00.000-06:002006-11-04T13:31:00.000-06:00As one of the recently delinquent members of the g...As one of the recently delinquent members of the group, scheduling the discussion for the end of January sounds good to me. I read <I>The Island of Dr. Moreau</I> in time for the deadline but somehow never got round to posting about it. With <I>Indiana</I>, I only got as far as checking it out of the library and haven't yet read so much as a page of it. Hopefully with an end of January deadline for the next one, I can organize myself properly to become once again a member in good standing!<BR/><BR/>All three of the possibilities sound tantalizing. I'm most tempted by <I>The Go-Between</I>. But then <I>The Street of Crocodiles</I> would expand my reading horizons further as it seems less like the sort of thing I usually read. As for <I>The Flame Trees of Thika</I>, I like the novelty of a memoir as the focus for our discussion given that all of the Slaves of Golconda selections have been fiction so far. All of which is to say that I'm indecisive, and I'd be happy to read any one of the three!Kate S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16897618197257393697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30395167.post-1162604324653813372006-11-03T19:38:00.000-06:002006-11-03T19:38:00.000-06:00Great choices!! I would be happy with any of them...Great choices!! I would be happy with any of them, but at the moment The Go Between appeals to me most! In any case, all three are now going on my list. And I have no problem with holding off until January for discussion!! I am definitely one of those people trying to catch up on my reading!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30395167.post-1162598896422783352006-11-03T18:08:00.000-06:002006-11-03T18:08:00.000-06:00I agree with moving the date to January -- no need...I agree with moving the date to January -- no need to interfere with Christmas/New Years. And I'd be perfectly happy with any of the three -- I'm thrilled that you picked three I haven't heard of before. I'm bound to read something new. I'll vote for The Go-Between.Rebecca H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10825532162727473112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30395167.post-1162598352565378942006-11-03T17:59:00.000-06:002006-11-03T17:59:00.000-06:00I'm all for moving the discussion date to the end ...I'm all for moving the discussion date to the end of January. <BR/><BR/>And all three books sound so good. But I cast my vote for The Street of Crocodiles.Stefaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943596258182968212noreply@blogger.com