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OK - here I am - "Staying in the NOW"....Miz Pellen, my Sargasso Sea has arrived and I want to start reading!!
Or do I wait until second Saturday in February - the 10th - and we all start reading together? Or do we get assigned chapters-per-week and be trying out frags to go with?
"Needing Direction in SC"

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Quote: Originally Posted by Taolady Or do I wait until second Saturday in February - the 10th - and we all start reading together? Or do we get assigned chapters-per-week and be trying out frags to go with? I think you should suit yourself, as I don't think we have a specific plan. I read it in 2 sittings over the weekend, and I plan to go back and take the leisurely chapter-at-a-time approach as we get into posting. I needed time to crib notes on what sorts of samples to stock up on as my collection is pretty limited so far, especially where more exotic scents go. Glad you're in!

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Yep, I second coumarin. Do it your way, baby! The second Sat. in Feb. we'll all check in and do some discussin', so it's probably a good idea to start reading now, but there will be no specific assigning of chapters. Let's all just try to get a couple of chapters in before then so that we have something to discuss.
I think that we've decided to go with WSS for this session, but those of you with suggestions keep them coming; we'll need to come up with something else soon, too.
I'll try to think up some questions to think about while reading the book and anybody else that has some ideas for questions please post them!

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Quote: Originally Posted by pellen Yep, I second coumarin. Do it your way, baby! The second Sat. in Feb. we'll all check in and do some discussin', so it's probably a good idea to start reading now, but there will be no specific assigning of chapters. Let's all just try to get a couple of chapters in before then so that we have something to discuss.
I think that we've decided to go with WSS for this session, but those of you with suggestions keep them coming; we'll need to come up with something else soon, too.
I'll try to think up some questions to think about while reading the book and anybody else that has some ideas for questions please post them! Copy that!
(Have to admit I crept in even before I got your reply, Pellen. The writing is as spare and evocative as I remember. This is terrific choice, I think, for springboarding a literary/fragrance roundtable!! Plan on bringing home Glorioso and Casablanca lilies - maybe some jungle sounds - to get in the mood! Just got through sampling Datura Noir for Lutens week - thanks to a BNer have discovered that Datura [Jimson Weed!!] is an hallucinatory and used in Obeah to create zombies!. Oooooooh!!! )

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I finished Jane Erye, and now I feel more like The Wide Sargasso Sea. Besides which, I failed so miserably at Lutens week I feel I must participate in something according to plan or feel like a outcast!

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Please count me in........ah....books and perfume!!

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I should be able to get my hands on Wide Sargasso Sea and would love to join you guys. I'll be flying to NYC on the second Saturday of Feb. but it would still be fun to chat about the book. I always return to Jane Eyre, so I am truly hoping for an interesting read in WSS.
This site may be useful as a reference as it is a full and unabridged copy of Jane Eyre:
literature.org/authors/bronte-charlotte/jane-eyre/
(sorry for lack of a link, I do not have enough posts to paste a url)

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America's Public Broadcasting is beginning to air a new Masterpiece Theatre rendering of Jane Eyre on Jan. 21 & 28. Details here.

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I'm really glad that many of you are also looking into Jane Eyre. While Wide Sargasso Sea is a book that certainly can stand on it's own, it was written in response to Jane Eyre and knowledge of Charlotte Bronte's work adds an important level of depth to the novel.
Welcome to all the new people that have shown interest in this project. It's great to have more people on board.
I have been thinking that the title of this thread is a little exclusive sounding; I certainly would enjoy to have a few men on board! Perhaps I should post an invitation on the MFD?

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Quote: Originally Posted by Quarry America's Public Broadcasting is beginning to air a new Masterpiece Theatre rendering of Jane Eyre on Jan. 21 & 28. Details here.
Oh! Wonderful! What perfect timing, indeed! <marks callendar with bright marker>