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My word I don't know if you can read my answer in all the quotes nesting going on! Basically it was 'I'm in".

Re. Wuthering Heights - just to confirm that I’m in too!

YAY to sianann and feeli0 for wanting to read WH! I own several editions so let me know which you choose (the various introductions can be fascinating!) Has anyone heard from redxk or alirat lately?

One month and counting...

Bring your thunder and lightning! Bring your teacups and troubles!

Reposting for others who may want to read!

Necro Files: Two Decades Of Extreme Horror.

Anthology of truly disturbing, even stomach churning literary terror. The very first story is by George R.R. Martin - - yes, he also writes horror.

L'Etranger. Well, I wish my French was still good enough to have a go at reading the original version. Alas, it's not.

I'm rereading Camus' The Stranger.

I read L'Etranger in a French Lit class. It's one of the only times I remember speaking in class (or in French, for that matter, because I didn't take conversational classes). I raised my hand and asked a poignant question in French, in a large lecture theatre, feeling very proud of myself for finding my voice. I don't remember the question, but it was a "pourquoi?" one. lol. It was something philosophical and quite lengthy. My professor was impressed and responded accordingly. It was liberating to speak in French because it would be normal if I got it "wrong". In English I am nearly mute, unless I write (at which point I can't stop, as you know). That's my story of the day, about Camus. (I also read Le Petit Prince, but I can't recall the others).

Enjoy!

I came across this bracket online and thought the idea was funny!
It's clearly designed by an American but that's OK -- I still like it despite its underestimation of Wuthering Heights

How many of these books have you read? I think I counted 13.

There is a certain Victorian-ness to Isabella’s avatar.

Reminds me of a precocious girl who has much underneath.....but is cloistered by her perceived future role.

Jane Eyre was such that type of person who had “seen too much” and who is seeking to transcend her tragedy.

That was very sweet and perceptive, Kortie!

I didn't know that you've read Jane Eyre!
Indeed, young Jane was my inspiration today. My avatar shows Jane Eyre from another film adaptation of the novel.
I love her fortitude and enduring spirit in harsh circumstances.

Spoiler Alert:
From Jane Eyre: An Autobiography, Charlotte Brontë aka Currer Bell, 1847 (BBC Adaptation)

I’ve read many accounts of Jane Eyre, some criticism, and some passages.....but never the book itself.

I am currently reading an anthology of short mystery stories.

Albert Camus 1913-1960 by Philip Thody. Copyright 1961