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1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus | 10 | 28.57% | |
The Sixth Day and Other Tales | 4 | 11.43% | |
BEAR by Marian Engel | 10 | 28.57% | |
A Man Called Ove | 4 | 11.43% | |
The Mabinogion by Evangeline Walton | 7 | 20.00% | |
Total: | 25 votes |
Please vote for one or more of the below to be next month's Book of the Month! Please only vote if you plan on participating if the book(s) you vote for win(s)! 1) 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus quote:1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus is a 2005 non-fiction book by American author and science writer Charles C. Mann about the pre-Columbian Americas. It was the 2006 winner of the National Academies Communication Award for best creative work that helps the public understanding of topics in science, engineering or medicine. 2) The Sixth Day and Other Tales quote:The Sixth Day and Other Tales, written by Primo Levi, is a collection of short stories, originally published in Storie naturali and Vizio di forma. Unlike the author's earlier and better-known works, these stories may be considered science fiction. quote:Primo Michele Levi (Italian: [ˈpriːmo ˈlɛːvi]; 31 July 1919 – 11 April 1987) was an Italian Jewish chemist, writer, and Holocaust survivor. He was the author of several books, novels, collections of short stories, essays, and poems. His best-known works include If This Is a Man (1947, published as Survival in Auschwitz in the United States), his account of the year he spent as a prisoner in the Auschwitz concentration camp in Nazi-occupied Poland; and The Periodic Table (1975), linked to qualities of the elements, which the Royal Institution of Great Britain named the best science book ever written.[1] 3) BEAR by Marian Engel quote:Bear is a novel by Canadian author Marian Engel, published in 1976. It won the Governor General's Literary Award the same year. It is Engel's fifth novel, and her most famous. The story tells of a lonely librarian in northern Ontario who enters into a sexual relationship with a bear. The book has been called "the most controversial novel ever written in Canada".[1] 4) A Man Called Ove quote:Ove is a curmudgeon—the kind of man who points at people he dislikes as if they were burglars caught outside his bedroom window. He has staunch principles, strict routines, and a short fuse. People call him “the bitter neighbour from hell.” However, behind the cranky exterior there is a story and a sadness. So when one November morning a chatty young couple with two chatty young daughters move in next door and accidentally flatten Ove’s mailbox, it is the lead-in to a comical and heart-warming tale of unkempt cats, unexpected friendship, and the ancient art of backing up a U-Haul. All of which will change one cranky old man and a local residents’ association to their very foundations." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Man_Called_Ove_(novel) buglord posted:goodness gracious Ove was good. shouldn't have finished it at work. more impressions later on. 5) The Mabinogion by Evangeline Walton quote:. . . . Ballantine’s desire to publish the novel set in motion a heartwarming series of events. Having initially been informed that the book’s copyright had expired, and having searched fruitlessly for Walton, Ballantine prepared the work for publication, finding out at the last minute that the copyright had in fact been renewed, and that Walton was alive and well and living in Phoenix. Walton’s childhood had been marked by illness that kept her in her home, and medical treatments that resulted in a skin condition that would make her reluctant to appear in public later in life. Seeking refuge in books, she developed a love of fantasy and medieval literature, leading to a determination to retell The Mabinogion as a series of fantasy novels. http://blog.worldswithoutend.com/2012/08/forays-into-fantasy-the-mabinogion-tetralogy-by-evangeline-walton/#.XE_JH1xKguU Hieronymous Alloy fucked around with this message at 18:49 on Jan 31, 2019 |
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# ? Jan 29, 2019 03:35 |
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i don't really understand reading someone's adaptation of the Mabinogion rather than the actual Mabinogion.
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# ? Jan 29, 2019 06:02 |
A human heart posted:i don't really understand reading someone's adaptation of the Mabinogion rather than the actual Mabinogion. That might be a good reason to read it! In this particular instance, that's kindof like asking why someone would read Mary Renault's The King Must Die when they could just read the original Theseus myth instead. For one thing, it isn't a binary choice, you can read both (especially since the original four books of the Mabinogi are rather short). Past that, Walton's version isn't just a straight retelling -- she's running a riff on the originals, as the blog entry I linked partly describes: quote:Walton unifies the loosely collected stories of the Mabinogion by focusing on themes of change hinted at in the original manuscripts. She characterizes the time in which they take place as a period in which the implicitly Christian New Tribes, characterized by a patriarchal culture that promotes monogamous marriage and patrilineal inheritance, has fairly recently invaded the islands previously inhabited by the Old Tribes, who still hold onto a pagan Druidic religion, allow sexual freedom for men and women, reject marriage, and do not recognize the father’s role in conception, maintaining the custom of matrilineal inheritance. The Old Tribes worship “the Mothers” rather than “the Father.” As the ideas of the New Tribes spread among the Old, the kings of the Old Tribes begin to see the appeal of these new ideas, and both The Children of Llyr and The Island of the Mighty center around tragic events set in motion by kings who, though otherwise considered good and wise, attempt to maneuver events in such a way as to install their own sons (instead of their sisters’ sons, as the ways of the Old Tribes prescribe) as their heirs. So in Walton's Mabinogion we get 1) exposure to the original works 2) through a modern feminist lens, written by a skilled female author 3) with a more modern narrative style that modern readers will probably find more accessible and engaging. Plus, anyone who wants to go further and read the originals is free to and we can talk compare/contrast, modern version and original, which might not happen if we started from the original because Walton's version is relatively obscure. Hieronymous Alloy fucked around with this message at 16:08 on Jan 29, 2019 |
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# ? Jan 29, 2019 09:33 |
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Mabinogion sounds great, I'm always down for more accessible adaptations of myths/ancient texts.
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# ? Jan 30, 2019 16:56 |
Jack B Nimble posted:Mabinogion sounds great, I'm always down for more accessible adaptations of myths/ancient texts. gotta vote in the poll! (you can vote for more than one thing)
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# ? Jan 30, 2019 17:03 |
just read the actual mabinogion its not hard. its not even that long, the four branches are like 80 pages
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# ? Jan 30, 2019 22:40 |
chernobyl kinsman posted:just read the actual mabinogion its not hard. its not even that long, the four branches are like 80 pages Get a load of this guy who isn't even reading the Dream of Macsen Wledig
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# ? Jan 30, 2019 22:55 |
I have made a command decision to replace the disqualified "I, Claudius" with a Valentine's-appropriate entry If you previously voted for a non-bear tome and wish to change your vote now, please post "I Vote Sex Bear" below
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# ? Jan 31, 2019 18:51 |
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I can’t access the poll because I’m on the app but can you add me to the “I vote sex bear” camp. Thanks H.
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# ? Jan 31, 2019 18:56 |
Hell, I vote sex bear, there's no way I'd come to regret that decision
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# ? Jan 31, 2019 19:02 |
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Please count my Levi vote in the sex bear tally, thanks.
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# ? Jan 31, 2019 19:16 |
gently caress bears. wait, that came out wrong
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# ? Jan 31, 2019 20:45 |
i voted for 1491 but would like to formally change my vote to Sex Bear
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# ? Jan 31, 2019 21:59 |
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There is literally one copy left of the sex bear book in my interlibrary loan system (at the University of San Francisco apparently!). I hope the rest of ya'll are actually gonna buy the sexy bear novel.
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# ? Feb 1, 2019 02:52 |
DeadFatDuckFat posted:There is literally one copy left of the sex bear book in my interlibrary loan system (at the University of San Francisco apparently!). I hope the rest of ya'll are actually gonna buy the sexy bear novel. THe kindle edition appears unavailable for purchase. https://www.amazon.com/Bear-Marian-Engel-ebook/dp/B0031TZ9T4
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# ? Feb 1, 2019 03:34 |
bear sex wins close htread
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# ? Feb 1, 2019 03:54 |
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:THe kindle edition appears unavailable for purchase. Ahahaha the end of the description for that paperback copy: "In thirty pages, the reticent librarian meets the not so reticent bear and "wonders if it would be good company." It is good company indeed. Intimate company. Shocking company."
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# ? Feb 1, 2019 06:42 |
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Being in Canada my local library system has 3 copies. I put a hold down because I've always been meaning to read it anyway. I wonder if the library's going to call and be like "are you qualified to read this" "idk you want me to bring my relevant degree in to show a librarian" e: avatar/post match
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# ? Feb 1, 2019 16:24 |
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I have checked the bear sex book out from the library. It is a jacketless hardcover copy, discreet and unassuming.
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# ? Feb 1, 2019 20:33 |
There are several copies in my university's system, including one in French. Some are being kept on reserve. Just need to screw up my courage to get a copy shipped to my local campus. Academic freedom right?
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# ? Feb 1, 2019 21:16 |
i bought it and im proudly putting it on my shelf when im done with it. your cowardice appalls me
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# ? Feb 1, 2019 21:29 |
I want a copy with cover shown in the OP but they're just a bit expensive for an ironic purchase.
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# ? Feb 1, 2019 22:18 |
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SEX BEAR
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# ? Feb 2, 2019 00:38 |
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# ? Dec 6, 2024 22:19 |
It's over. Bear wins. Obviously.
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# ? Feb 2, 2019 01:13 |