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aflanigan
Location: At Sea Gender:
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Dec 28, 2016 - 12:38pm |
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Proclivities wrote:The "fish" bit threw me off a bit, made me think of Jaws; maybe it should've been "deadly cetacean" or something. Wouldn't want to give it away. Recall, also, that the debate about whether whales are fish or mammals occupied an entire chapter of the book. So the word "fish" was a bit of a clue.
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NoEnzLefttoSplit
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Dec 27, 2016 - 1:54pm |
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sinologist hires cleaning lady, falls apart.
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Beanie
Location: under the jellicle moon Gender:
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Dec 27, 2016 - 1:53pm |
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kcar wrote:
It's been awhile since I read "Tale of Two Cities"...Is that it?
Sorry for the delay. Yes; that's correct
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kcar
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Dec 23, 2016 - 6:41pm |
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Antigone wrote: Ulysses
Yup!
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olivertwist
Location: Atlanta GA Gender:
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Dec 23, 2016 - 6:59am |
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Proclivities wrote: That's probably his best. The later ones seem like more of the same but not as well written or engaging.
Excellent. I'm going to place an Amazon order. This thread is inspiring
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Proclivities
Location: Paris of the Piedmont Gender:
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Dec 23, 2016 - 6:55am |
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olivertwist wrote: I like that quote. I haven't read any of that author's novels. I think I'll start with this one.
That's probably his best. The later ones seem like more of the same but not as well written or engaging - well, to me anyhow.
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olivertwist
Location: Atlanta GA Gender:
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Dec 23, 2016 - 6:52am |
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Proclivities wrote:You could walk up and down the main drive any Thursday in the week till doomsday and never meet an expansive soul. Sixty or seventy thousand people — perhaps more — wrapped in woolen underwear and nowhere to go and nothing to do. Turning out mustard by the carload. I like that quote. I haven't read any of that author's novels. I think I'll start with this one. Movie trivia: I believe that book makes a "cameo appearance" in a diner scene in Scorsese's After Hours.
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Proclivities
Location: Paris of the Piedmont Gender:
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Dec 23, 2016 - 6:47am |
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olivertwist wrote: Another wild guess here... Tropic of Cancer?
You could walk up and down the main drive any Thursday in the week till doomsday and never meet an expansive soul. Sixty or seventy thousand people — perhaps more — wrapped in woolen underwear and nowhere to go and nothing to do. Turning out mustard by the carload.
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olivertwist
Location: Atlanta GA Gender:
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Dec 23, 2016 - 6:35am |
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Proclivities wrote: It was a scandalous book, banned in many places - including the US for about 30 years after it was first published.
Another wild guess here... Tropic of Cancer?
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Proclivities
Location: Paris of the Piedmont Gender:
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Dec 23, 2016 - 6:31am |
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olivertwist wrote:Any hints? It was a scandalous book, banned in many places - including the US for about 30 years after it was first published.
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olivertwist
Location: Atlanta GA Gender:
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Dec 23, 2016 - 6:24am |
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Proclivities wrote: Nope.
Any hints?
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Proclivities
Location: Paris of the Piedmont Gender:
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Dec 23, 2016 - 5:56am |
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olivertwist wrote: The Sheltering Sky? I recall that the story takes place in North Africa, but I can't remember if one of the locales is a French colony.
Nope.
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olivertwist
Location: Atlanta GA Gender:
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Dec 23, 2016 - 5:46am |
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Proclivities wrote:American visitor scorns French mustard town.
The Sheltering Sky? I recall that the story takes place in North Africa, but I can't remember if one of the locales is a French colony.
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Antigone
Location: A house, in a Virginian Valley Gender:
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Dec 23, 2016 - 5:44am |
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kcar wrote:One day, two outsiders, dirty city.
Ulysses
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olivertwist
Location: Atlanta GA Gender:
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Dec 23, 2016 - 5:33am |
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kcar wrote:One day, two outsiders, dirty city.
Hmm. That description is intriguing...
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olivertwist
Location: Atlanta GA Gender:
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Dec 23, 2016 - 5:32am |
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Antigone wrote: Anna Karenina
Correct!
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Proclivities
Location: Paris of the Piedmont Gender:
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Dec 23, 2016 - 5:27am |
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American visitor scorns French mustard town.
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Antigone
Location: A house, in a Virginian Valley Gender:
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Dec 23, 2016 - 5:22am |
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olivertwist wrote:Adulterous affair, blood on the tracks
Anna Karenina
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Proclivities
Location: Paris of the Piedmont Gender:
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Dec 23, 2016 - 5:16am |
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aflanigan wrote: You got it! Have to be particular with word choice when you're limited to just 6, so many fishy stories out there.
The "fish" bit threw me off a bit, made me think of Jaws; maybe it should've been "deadly cetacean" or something.
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kcar
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Dec 22, 2016 - 8:42pm |
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One day, two outsiders, dirty city.
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