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I have sometimes dreamt, at least, that when the Day of Judgement dawns and the great conquerors and lawyers and statesmen come to receive their rewards--their crowns, their laurels, their names carved indelibly upon imperishable marble--the Almighty will turn to Peter and will say, not without a certain envy when He sees us coming with our... more »
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  • llevinso

    llevinso says

    Welcome to the “Who Doesn’t Love a Classic?” Group!

    We’re a very active group so I hope you enjoy it here. Feel free to take your time and browse around. We have group reads that take place every two months, a discussion thread where people post great reviews (post yours too!) and lots of other interesting conversations taking place all the time.

    …And don’t forget to introduce yourself in the Introductions thread!

    -Llevinso

    posted 1 month ago. ( send a note )
  • Mark K

    Mark K says

    I received your nomination -- what an interesting choice! You can expect to see it on the ballot when I post it in a few days.

    posted 2 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Mark K

    Mark K says

    Nobody has nominated it yet; I will add it to the ballot. I'm also talking with DL about possibly broadening the chronological scope of the group so as to include books like Foner's Free Soil, Free Labor, Free Men, which is certainly relevant; if we end up opening the discussion to the broader group I would certainly appreciate your input.

    posted 6 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Mark K

    Mark K says

    Hi! I received your nomination, but unfortunately there's an issue with it. I like your selection (I even have a copy on my shelf waiting to be read) and it certainly fits the category as a socio-political read, but it's a problematic choice -- it's really more of a pre-Civil War book and, as outlined in our charter, the group's focus is on the war itself. I've already had to decline another nomination for a similar reason. Could you nominate a different book instead?

    posted 6 months ago. ( send a note )
  • mmolino54

    mmolino54 says

    I forgot you almost joined us in the fiction effect group when we read Ulysses---there's a couple of links in that discussion to online support (cliftnotes and sparknotes, if you haven't already checked them out). I still haven't seen the HBO series for Game of Thrones. I read the 1st book and liked it OK, but I don't think I'll be reading the rest of the series (just interested in too many other books right now).

    posted 7 months ago. ( send a note )
  • mmolino54

    mmolino54 says

    Ulysses is a tough one to tackle--hope it's going well!

    posted 7 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Gav

    Gav says

    Hey! Welcome to the group All Genres! This is a very friendly and chatty group-jump right in! Please feel free to post to the discussions or start a new one! We would love for you to invite your friends to the group. Please note: the calendar for reading the genres and the group rules are located at the top of the page as part of the group description. June Group Reads are: Water for Elephants by Sarah Gruen and A Tree Grows In Brooklyn by Betty Smith. Group reads are voluntary!

    posted 8 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Mark K

    Mark K says

    I am glad that you're enjoying the discussion; I was just hoping you might enrich it with your insights as well.

    posted 9 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Mark K

    Mark K says

    Hi! I'm just posting a note to find out why you haven't contributed to our discussion over at the Sesquicentennial Read of Civil War History on A Diary from Dixie. You did vote for it after all!

    posted 9 months ago. ( send a note )
  • mmolino54

    mmolino54 says

    Actually, a fellow Shelfarian and I are reading it, but I haven't seen the HBO series yet... probably won't for a while because we don't have HBO (somehow, we do have 500 other channels). I'm only a fifth of the way through it. Have you read it?

    posted 10 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Ross

    Ross says

    Hi. We had some interesting discussions in the Literary Theory and Criticism group some months ago. James is no longer in the group and I am thinking of leaving the group too. Would it be okay if I make you Admin of that group? I really don't think there would be much to it. As Admin, you would be able to remove individuals from the group if necessary. I hope you are doing well.

    posted 11 months ago. ( send a note )
  • mmolino54

    mmolino54 says

    Glad to joined the Calvino discussion--I'm hoping to pick things up a bit next week (been a little crazy around here). Hope all is well with you and yours and that you have a lovely weekend!

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Pawbones

    Pawbones says

    Just wanted to welcome you to the Best English-Language Fiction of the Twentieth Century group – the name rolls right off the tongue doesn’t it…
    Feel free join in with any of the discussions already on the board or start up a new one any time you like.
    Again, glad you joined up and I look forward to picking at the threads with you.
    See you around the shelves.
    Pawbones

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • cpauley929

    cpauley929 says

    Don't forget to sign up to pick one of this month's authors over at Author, Author. Check out who we're reading this month, and help us pick for next month. Just find the discussion titled "Sign up to choose February's author" and put your name in the hat by tomorrow (Saturday) evening.

    posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )
  • Don K.

    Don K. says

    Welcome to the Good Reads group. We are glad you are here and want to encourage you to participate.

    The group profile should give you some idea of how the group works as well as a list of books we have read. For January, we are reading The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver. Please feel free to read along and join the discussion or add to any of the other group discussions for that matter. We would love to hear from you.

    posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )
  • Regina L

    Regina L says

    No that the Holidays are over, this is a reminder that the nominations for James Monroe are open. Instructions are posted on a thread found at http://www.shelfari.com/groups/34700/discussions/165661/James-Monroe-Nominations-Open.

    Hope you had a wonderufly Holiday and have a safe New Year!

    DL & Regina

    posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )