Yeah, McCullers for me too: central character is similar to that of The Heart... in some ways, but younger and more isolated esp. in the attic of her mynd, with outer world of small town sharply depicted again---she does walk around and shit---but doesn't interact and change like heroine of prev. book (who is central but the center turns etc amid realigning subsets and individual characters). This 'un turns some but is deep axis, more like if Joyce might have written a novel based in his Dublinersapproach maybe (a much smaller group of characters overall for one thing, than in McC.'s first (hate its dolefully misleading title, refuse to use in entirety)
― dow, Monday, 1 March 2021 17:25 (three years ago) link
Also, as usual, I've only read the one.
I voted, but I'm not inclined to stan for my choice, so I'll just fold my hands quietly and observe.
― Judge Roi Behan (Aimless), Monday, 1 March 2021 17:27 (three years ago) link
Again a year I've read little. Do recognise a few titles. Seen films and tv of Hornblower.
Read the Gormenghast trilogy and did enjoy first 2 a lot. 3rd was a lot more mundane but then Titus is travelling ain't he?
Warren reporting on Nixon this early?
― Stevolende, Monday, 1 March 2021 17:30 (three years ago) link
Didn't know Dreiser and Upton Sinclair were still publishing in 1946.
Stanislaw Lem on deck.
― alimosina, Monday, 1 March 2021 17:56 (three years ago) link
Not a great year for me, I liked The Big Clock alright but find Fearing’s Clark Gifford’s Body much more interesting.
― JoeStork, Monday, 1 March 2021 18:07 (three years ago) link
The book was adapted into a film with the same title directed by Michel Gast. Vian had already publicly denounced the adaptation while it was in production, but attended the premiere on 23 June 1959. A few minutes into the screening, he stood up and began to shout out his dissatisfaction with the film, and while doing so, he collapsed and died from sudden cardiac death on the way to the hospital.
― mookieproof, Monday, 1 March 2021 23:49 (three years ago) link
Williwaw by Gore Vidal -- with a W, not a V; this was actually very good but not a lot like his later books
The Big Clock by Kenneth Fearing -- wonderful noirish nastiness
Dark Passage by David Goodis -- wonderful mildly daft noirish nastiness
The Member Of The Wedding by Carson McCullers -- beautiful beautiful book, gets my vote
Mr.Blandings Builds His Dream House by Eric Hodgins -- gently humorous
Back by Henry Green -- really very good but annoying in that it breaks the pattern of his book titles (as does Caught), must try harder
Joy In The Morning by P.G. Wodehouse -- wonderful froth
The Honjin Murders by Seischi Yokomizo -- literally bought this 3 days ago
― Tsar Bombadil (James Morrison), Tuesday, 2 March 2021 02:27 (three years ago) link
The Dreiser book is a posthumous publication.
― Daniel_Rf, Tuesday, 2 March 2021 10:28 (three years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Wednesday, 3 March 2021 00:01 (three years ago) link
I know that "I Spit On Your Graves" was written to shock and disgust (I think righteously?) and it did that job on me fairly comprehensively and I don't much like even thinking about it.
― Tim, Wednesday, 3 March 2021 15:59 (three years ago) link
My mum had an edition of that with a super cartoony blood drenched cover. Responsible for quite a few childhood nightmares.
― Daniel_Rf, Wednesday, 3 March 2021 16:22 (three years ago) link
Boris Vian died of rage while watching the premiere of a film adaption of that book. This is my favourite bit of literary trivia.
― Tsar Bombadil (James Morrison), Wednesday, 3 March 2021 21:53 (three years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Thursday, 4 March 2021 00:01 (three years ago) link
Wherein We Elect Our Favourite Novels of 1947
― Daniel_Rf, Thursday, 4 March 2021 12:03 (three years ago) link