Ladies: I was sad to miss tonight especially at the last minute. I hope the book I've selected works out. It claims to be one of the best Gothic books of all time. I thought it was fitting, it is reviewed as scary and controversial. You know I like to bring a bit of Religion to book club. Below is a bit of a description:
The Monk: A Romance is a Gothic novel by Matthew Gregory Lewis, published in 1796. A quickly written book from early in Lewis's career (in one letter he claimed to have written it in ten weeks, but other correspondence suggests that he had at least started it, or something similar, a couple of years earlier[1]), it was published before he turned twenty. Its convoluted and scandalous plot has made it one of the most important Gothic novels of its time, often imitated and adapted for the stage and the screen.
Can't wait to see you all in April.
Laura
3 comments:
Looking forward to this read described from one reader:
Calling all Gothic Novel fans : you have to read The Monk - this is the Texas Chainsaw Massacre of Gothic novels which will unjade the most jaded. Here you will find much fun to be had with nuns, priests with uncontrollable underwear, more nuns, pregnant nuns, nuns with minimal clothing, nuns giving birth in frankly unsanitory conditions attended only by untrained inappropriate monks, heaving bosoms, unspeakable acts, souls in the process of being damned for all eternity, mostly ghostly ectoplasm, also big rats.
I LOVE A GOOD NUN STORY!! CAN'T WAIT.
First -- thank you Miriana for a lovely evening. the food an company were equally good -- so that is saying something. Those of you who did not attend missed fantastic sushi and Uncle Tetsu cheesecake. It was all so delicious I kept eating and eating.
Also -for anyone who is interested in listening to this as an audiobook -- it is available for free from Librivox. I don't know the quality of this service but they are committed to digitizing all literature in the public domain. https://librivox.org/the-monk-a-romance-by-matthew-lewis/
Miriana the vegan sushi platter you plac d directly in front of Christine and myself was amazing and the cheesecake, well no wonder people line up!
Laura fun sounding book, I'll try for the audio link (thx Barb!)
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