http://groups.yahoo.com/group/modernlibrary100greatestbooks/ ModernLibrary 100 Greatest Books Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:51:10 GMT bookeplenum http://groups.yahoo.com/group/modernlibrary100greatestbooks/message/1611 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/modernlibrary100greatestbooks/message/1611 Edith Wharton writes well. Read this with interest even though it is about a social strata that I don't belong to. Twists and turns, but this is ultimately a Thu, 08 Nov 2007 02:29:05 GMT hecon_99 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/modernlibrary100greatestbooks/message/1610 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/modernlibrary100greatestbooks/message/1610 I thought this was a picture of despair. It was beautifully written in many places, but I did not find it that involving. What did anyone else who has read it Sat, 20 Oct 2007 02:38:44 GMT Henry McFarland http://groups.yahoo.com/group/modernlibrary100greatestbooks/message/1609 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/modernlibrary100greatestbooks/message/1609 Welcome to the group, Niclas. I am afraid it is not a very active one. My favorites from the list so far include Portnoy's Complaint, the Moviegoer, and I Fri, 19 Oct 2007 11:58:01 GMT niclas.persson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/modernlibrary100greatestbooks/message/1608 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/modernlibrary100greatestbooks/message/1608 Hi all! My name is Niclas and I've recently joined this group. I'm 35 and originally from Sweden but now lives in Taipei, Taiwan with my wife. I've always been Sun, 30 Sep 2007 14:32:57 GMT Terry Slivinski http://groups.yahoo.com/group/modernlibrary100greatestbooks/message/1607 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/modernlibrary100greatestbooks/message/1607 At the outset I need to confess that I did not finish the book. That said, I really didn't like it. It just seemed more of the poor me put upon by society's Wed, 05 Sep 2007 01:25:49 GMT Judy Dague http://groups.yahoo.com/group/modernlibrary100greatestbooks/message/1606 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/modernlibrary100greatestbooks/message/1606 A member from another group that I belong to recommended this blog site that is strictly for books and readers. It is called Good Reads, and like it alot. It Thu, 30 Aug 2007 14:17:46 GMT Terry Slivinski http://groups.yahoo.com/group/modernlibrary100greatestbooks/message/1605 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/modernlibrary100greatestbooks/message/1605 I finished it, never having read it in school (don't know why they didn't assign it) anyway, it is still a bit frightening. There are so many connections to Wed, 08 Aug 2007 12:24:38 GMT Terry Slivinski http://groups.yahoo.com/group/modernlibrary100greatestbooks/message/1604 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/modernlibrary100greatestbooks/message/1604 Welcome to the group. I hope you will enjoy it here. Terry S. Tue, 07 Aug 2007 20:20:35 GMT bookreader1012 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/modernlibrary100greatestbooks/message/1603 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/modernlibrary100greatestbooks/message/1603 Hi Everyone! My name is Kim and I am 35 years old and the mom of two wonderful teens, my son is 15 and my daughter is 14. Very scary but soo much fun too. I Tue, 17 Jul 2007 01:54:43 GMT Henry McFarland http://groups.yahoo.com/group/modernlibrary100greatestbooks/message/1602 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/modernlibrary100greatestbooks/message/1602 Glad you liked it, Terry. There is a sequel, Claudius the God, which I also liked. I am afraid I have fallen off our reading schedule, but I am about to start Mon, 16 Jul 2007 12:14:20 GMT Terry Slivinski http://groups.yahoo.com/group/modernlibrary100greatestbooks/message/1601 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/modernlibrary100greatestbooks/message/1601 I Claudius was wonderful. I loved it. The Author really got inside the mind of Claudius. I enjoyed the first person way of writing. It was also a quick read. I Fri, 22 Jun 2007 13:00:18 GMT Terry Slivinski http://groups.yahoo.com/group/modernlibrary100greatestbooks/message/1600 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/modernlibrary100greatestbooks/message/1600 Hi Henry, I remember watching I Claudius I don't remember the sequel. It was on one of the PBS stations. I will let you know what I think. Thanks for the heads Fri, 22 Jun 2007 01:45:44 GMT Henry McFarland http://groups.yahoo.com/group/modernlibrary100greatestbooks/message/1599 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/modernlibrary100greatestbooks/message/1599 I remember some years ago there was a TV series based on I Claudius and its sequel, Claudius the God. I thought it was very good. The series got me to read the Thu, 21 Jun 2007 21:22:37 GMT Terry Slivinski http://groups.yahoo.com/group/modernlibrary100greatestbooks/message/1598 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/modernlibrary100greatestbooks/message/1598 from a trip to the library and brought home I Claudius which I will put in the line up. There is one book ahead of it and SEVERAL behind it. I will let you Tue, 19 Jun 2007 19:58:55 GMT Terry Slivinski http://groups.yahoo.com/group/modernlibrary100greatestbooks/message/1597 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/modernlibrary100greatestbooks/message/1597 I also felt that the author's depression was coming through in this book. I had known that she completed suicide. It really seems like such a terrible waste