The Nightingales of Troy

Welcome to The Nightingales of Troy...


BLOG ONE WEDNESDAY JUNE 1ST-ARYANA
First Week Team Leader Blogger Question for Discussion is,“Time is one of the book’s large themes. ‘And though my children were sleeping the sleep of the just, I half believed my unvoiced thoughts would reach them across that room full of twentieth-century light,’ Mamie thinks at the end of the first story. What do her thoughts suggest about time?”
(remember we have a week to respond, but be courteous to your team leader's prompt address of the question)

BLOG 2 WEDNESDAY JUNE 8TH-TANYA
Week 2 Team Leader Blogger Question for Discussion is,“Alice Fulton has called the past ‘the ultimate foreign country.’ The Nightingales of Troy covers a century with remarkable attention to detail. It’s full of fascinating period objects and artifacts, from cosmetics to medical equipment. How do these cultural objects and markers deepen your sense of the past?”

Meeting Wednesday, June 16th from 4-6ish in room CC3345. We will do the book vote around 5:30 pm. Those of you who cannot make it to the book vote can vote via email. I will send you packets of the selections and then you can email me back with your picks. Let me know if you are interested!

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Briefly-- Characters

Due to the high volume of work I have this quarter, I am extremely behind. On all studies and our book. :D
But what I have to contribute...
So far I am really enjoying the characters of the book. Of the little I have read the plot is steadily moving and we are given much information in only a few pages. The ethereal character that is Rosa, the quirky background of the deceased uncle. Many hints at new information we have yet to find out as well (like the giant?). It reminds me of many fairy tales, where it is a norm in our main character(s)' life to have odd things happening all around. I found.. Nana was it? to be a funny character. I liked that we are given many actions that show her loving but harsh personality, being the one to kill the annoying parrot and all. It seems we have a window into all of the characters, the author seems very efficient at laying out the main impression.
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  1. VictoriaJanuary 13, 2011 at 6:48 PM

    Thank you for posting Tanya. We are a club of people who love to read and want to chat about some great books with each other. Just chime in when you can and enjoy it. It gets better, weirder, and more interesting(and sad) as it progresses. I make sure I get to bed and read 20 pages. That lets me get through 3 chapters in 5 days. (it lets me full myself into thinking, 20 pages isn't so much-i can do that)

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