https://padlet.com/carolinabookclub/ktc97lzvzp935d2p Recommendations, audiobooks, memes, anything you like, as long as it's about lit! en-us 2021-11-11 20:39:42 UTC 2026-01-20 12:49:45 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f913.png carolinabookclub https://padlet.com/carolinabookclub/ktc97lzvzp935d2p/wish/1885121851 The presentation I prepared for 'A Woman of No Importance' ]]> 2021-11-11 20:54:28 UTC https://padlet.com/carolinabookclub/ktc97lzvzp935d2p/wish/1885121851 carolinabookclub https://padlet.com/carolinabookclub/ktc97lzvzp935d2p/wish/1885135170 A booktube channel, covering a pretty heterogeneous range of genres. I quite enjoy his silly puns and earnest reviewing style.  ]]> 2021-11-11 21:05:52 UTC https://padlet.com/carolinabookclub/ktc97lzvzp935d2p/wish/1885135170 https://padlet.com/carolinabookclub/ktc97lzvzp935d2p/wish/1885149258 2021-11-11 21:18:45 UTC https://padlet.com/carolinabookclub/ktc97lzvzp935d2p/wish/1885149258 carolinabookclub https://padlet.com/carolinabookclub/ktc97lzvzp935d2p/wish/1886395524 For those of you who have less time for reading these days but still want to stay in touch with BRITISH English and BRITISH Culture (lol), here's this amazing series of vids about the Arthurian legends. Hope you LADS and LASSES like it :) ]]> 2021-11-12 11:11:31 UTC https://padlet.com/carolinabookclub/ktc97lzvzp935d2p/wish/1886395524 carolinabookclub https://padlet.com/carolinabookclub/ktc97lzvzp935d2p/wish/1891515491 The presentation on 'Machinal']]> 2021-11-15 15:01:34 UTC https://padlet.com/carolinabookclub/ktc97lzvzp935d2p/wish/1891515491 https://padlet.com/carolinabookclub/ktc97lzvzp935d2p/wish/1910498367 This is the recording of a 1979 interview with Dodie. It's only the audio (no kidding, there is not even a picture reel, haha) but I think it's a gem. Cheers!]]> 2021-11-24 12:27:24 UTC https://padlet.com/carolinabookclub/ktc97lzvzp935d2p/wish/1910498367 https://padlet.com/carolinabookclub/ktc97lzvzp935d2p/wish/1910508765 "Machinal" was premiered in 1928 on Broadway. In this production, Clark Gable played one of the lead roles. In 1993, a new adaptation casted Fiona Shaw, who is also featured on the cover of one of the editions of the book. If her name rings a bell, perhaps it's because she is Harry Potter's aunt Petunia in the movies! ]]> 2021-11-24 12:34:13 UTC https://padlet.com/carolinabookclub/ktc97lzvzp935d2p/wish/1910508765 https://padlet.com/carolinabookclub/ktc97lzvzp935d2p/wish/1923624510 Hello peeps! Here is a link to the story by Hans Christensen Andersen that might be connected to the one written by Gaskell. I only just found it so I haven't read it yet but it's suuuper short. ]]> 2021-12-01 19:20:53 UTC https://padlet.com/carolinabookclub/ktc97lzvzp935d2p/wish/1923624510 https://padlet.com/carolinabookclub/ktc97lzvzp935d2p/wish/1923639165 2021-12-01 19:28:44 UTC https://padlet.com/carolinabookclub/ktc97lzvzp935d2p/wish/1923639165 carolinabookclub https://padlet.com/carolinabookclub/ktc97lzvzp935d2p/wish/1926093088 playlists to read with ]]> 2021-12-02 21:04:06 UTC https://padlet.com/carolinabookclub/ktc97lzvzp935d2p/wish/1926093088 https://padlet.com/carolinabookclub/ktc97lzvzp935d2p/wish/1936962238 Hey peeps! Remember we recently came across the name of a play by Molière, while discussing Gaskell's story? "Le cocou imaginaire". To be honest I hadn't heard of it, but I found myself doing some research on the french dramatist this week for academic purposes and I learned that it was actually the most represented play of his during his lifetime! Who would have thought?]]> 2021-12-08 23:17:12 UTC https://padlet.com/carolinabookclub/ktc97lzvzp935d2p/wish/1936962238 carolinabookclub https://padlet.com/carolinabookclub/ktc97lzvzp935d2p/wish/1941709725 2021-12-11 13:01:59 UTC https://padlet.com/carolinabookclub/ktc97lzvzp935d2p/wish/1941709725 carolinabookclub https://padlet.com/carolinabookclub/ktc97lzvzp935d2p/wish/1942620996 2021-12-12 12:49:21 UTC https://padlet.com/carolinabookclub/ktc97lzvzp935d2p/wish/1942620996 https://padlet.com/carolinabookclub/ktc97lzvzp935d2p/wish/1968084471 2021-12-29 21:00:46 UTC https://padlet.com/carolinabookclub/ktc97lzvzp935d2p/wish/1968084471 carolinabookclub https://padlet.com/carolinabookclub/ktc97lzvzp935d2p/wish/1990232106 a song for starcrossed lovers
- I Capture the Castle]]> 2022-01-13 12:36:35 UTC https://padlet.com/carolinabookclub/ktc97lzvzp935d2p/wish/1990232106 sofiamigomusica https://padlet.com/carolinabookclub/ktc97lzvzp935d2p/wish/2016092210 Hey all!! I know it's only been one meetup since we started reading Sally Rooney, but I got excited and felt like pointing out some themes I feel it shares with ICTC. I would also love to know what you think. Here's my list so far:  


- Writer's figure and work. Alice and Mr. Mortmain show the professional side of it, both having achieved success, while Cassandra represents a strong writer's vocation. 

- Intellectuals. Not only in the figures of the writers but also in Simon I, Mrs. Cotton, Simon II and Eileen. 

- Young women's relationships. Friendship between women is vital to both works in my opinion, and it seems to portray a vaguely similar set of opposites in the two stories: a more adventurous girl on one hand, a rather shy one on the other.

- Growing up, seen from very different perspectives and across different timelines. Not only are the tones of the novels nothing like one another but also the chronological approach varies. 

- Correspondence. Between Eileen, Alice and Simon in Beautiful World. Cassandra, Rose and Simon in the other case -in which there's journaling too. 

- Traveling between Europe and America and within Europe, for work and study. 

- Sisters. Probably not a prime theme in Beautiful World, though it remains to be seen whether it will grow more relevant. 

- Life-long friends that like each other. In ICTC they are pretty much almost family, which doesn't allow for something real to develop. 

- Art. Not only is it present in all the writers' figures but also there's Topaz being a model, Rose singing and playing the piano, the musical passages in ICTC in general and Eileen's ex-boyfriend -who she still grieves- in Beautiful World being a musician.

- Mental health. While mentioned amusingly in Dodie's book -a loose, playful wonder on whether Mr. Mortmain went mad-, it's a serious issue that adds to the drama in Sally's. 

]]> 2022-01-27 15:18:55 UTC https://padlet.com/carolinabookclub/ktc97lzvzp935d2p/wish/2016092210 carolinabookclub https://padlet.com/carolinabookclub/ktc97lzvzp935d2p/wish/2023599521 2022-02-01 15:36:43 UTC https://padlet.com/carolinabookclub/ktc97lzvzp935d2p/wish/2023599521 https://padlet.com/carolinabookclub/ktc97lzvzp935d2p/wish/2024968673 2022-02-02 09:11:48 UTC https://padlet.com/carolinabookclub/ktc97lzvzp935d2p/wish/2024968673 sofiamigomusica https://padlet.com/carolinabookclub/ktc97lzvzp935d2p/wish/2029959907 Hey folks! Have any of you heard of this author? She is mostly a fantasy story writer with a little bit of horror. Myself I hadn't and thought maybe we could give it a go at some point! Perhaps between longer titles? According to The Guardian, Neil Gaiman is a fan of her, which to me is a huge win, haha. See you on Wednesday! ]]> 2022-02-04 18:33:29 UTC https://padlet.com/carolinabookclub/ktc97lzvzp935d2p/wish/2029959907 carolinabookclub https://padlet.com/carolinabookclub/ktc97lzvzp935d2p/wish/2032748783 2022-02-07 10:32:29 UTC https://padlet.com/carolinabookclub/ktc97lzvzp935d2p/wish/2032748783 sofiamigomusica https://padlet.com/carolinabookclub/ktc97lzvzp935d2p/wish/2049437286 This album sounds like a musical translation of Rooney's book in my head. ]]> 2022-02-15 19:52:56 UTC https://padlet.com/carolinabookclub/ktc97lzvzp935d2p/wish/2049437286 carolinabookclub https://padlet.com/carolinabookclub/ktc97lzvzp935d2p/wish/2049438462 Some results we got: Rodion Raskolnikov (I got him twice!), Jay Gatsby, Anna Karenina and Clarissa Dalloway. All healthy types!]]> 2022-02-15 19:53:34 UTC https://padlet.com/carolinabookclub/ktc97lzvzp935d2p/wish/2049438462 https://padlet.com/carolinabookclub/ktc97lzvzp935d2p/wish/2049640118 I got 23-27 and will happily accept it to be true. ]]> 2022-02-15 22:10:34 UTC https://padlet.com/carolinabookclub/ktc97lzvzp935d2p/wish/2049640118 https://padlet.com/carolinabookclub/ktc97lzvzp935d2p/wish/2051034643 https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/sep/02/beautiful-world-where-are-you-by-sally-rooney-the

Wow. Alice IS Sally!]]> 2022-02-16 14:52:56 UTC https://padlet.com/carolinabookclub/ktc97lzvzp935d2p/wish/2051034643 https://padlet.com/carolinabookclub/ktc97lzvzp935d2p/wish/2061231565 Well, we really struggled, didn't we? I found this: https://matthilliard.wordpress.com/2010/03/14/the-hortlak-by-kelly-link/
I'm not sure it sheds any light on things but it says a few things we didn't think of.

]]> 2022-02-22 19:12:04 UTC https://padlet.com/carolinabookclub/ktc97lzvzp935d2p/wish/2061231565 carolinabookclub https://padlet.com/carolinabookclub/ktc97lzvzp935d2p/wish/2121923175 A very timely article about Ukrainian literature. I find that I'm pretty familiar with Russian classics, but not as much as I'd like with the body of work belonging to other Eastern European nations, something which I should probably remedy!]]> 2022-03-30 17:00:27 UTC https://padlet.com/carolinabookclub/ktc97lzvzp935d2p/wish/2121923175 https://padlet.com/carolinabookclub/ktc97lzvzp935d2p/wish/2144319558 Valen and Caro are light academia, Sofi's dark ]]> 2022-04-14 20:14:53 UTC https://padlet.com/carolinabookclub/ktc97lzvzp935d2p/wish/2144319558