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Lisa
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Jun 08, 2009 08:58AM
47. "Beach Trip" by Cathy Holton. A summer read that's got too long to be a summer read. Not fun enough to be a light beach read; not rich enough to make you want to read 400 pages.
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48. "The Piano Teacher" by Janice Y. K. Lee. Really enjoyed this work of historical fiction.
49. "In Her Shoes" by Jennifer Weinerand....
50. "The Elegance of the Hedgehog" by Muriel Barbery
I made it! New goal--100!
51. "The Curious Incident of the Dog In the Nighttime" by Mark Haddon. I listened to it on CD and it was really well read. Told entirely from the point of view of an autistic young man.
52. "Unaccustomed Earth" by Jhumpa Lahiri. Beautiful stories about all kinds of relationships.
53. "Ethan From" by Edith Wharton. Being as it was Edith Wharton, it was a foregone conclusion that everyone would not live happily ever after but I did not see this ending coming!
54. "The Picture of Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde--there was a part in this book when I thought I might just give it up, but I was happy I stuck with it
Aprile wrote: "Congrats!"Thanks! I've recently discovered Librivox, hence "Ethan Frome" and "Dorian Gray." I know I don't get the same experience listening to books because I'm doing something else at the same time but I get most of them. Then, if I want, I can always re-"read" them.
55. "The Romance of Tristan & Iseult" by Joseph Bidier on Librivox. Beautifully read but really hard to keep track of who is who.
56. "Eating Heaven" by Jennie Shortridge Really liked this story about a woman with an eating disorder who is called upon to care for her "uncle" when he is diagnosed with terminal cancer.
57. "Romeo & Juliet" by William Shakespeare on Librivox. Listening to a play read as written is more than a little confusing. If I didn't know the story, I would have been lost.
58. "The Commoner" by John Burnham Schawartz. Unique story, for me anyway,that I really enjoyed. The fictional account of the first commoner to marry into the Japanese royal family.
59. "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" by Mark Twain. Another Librivox reading and it was well done. I haven't "read" this since I was a child and found it to be a most excellent book for young people with just enough wit in it for adults to enjoy.
60. "The Street of a Thousand Blossoms" by Gail Tsukiyama; a story set in Japan spanning nearly 30 years which include WWII.
61. Eating Heaven by Jennie Shortridge I really enjoyed this one62. All We Ever Wanted Was Everything by Goodreads author Janelle Brown
63. "Emma" by Jane Austen on Librivox. I just figured out that when they made the 2005 Pride & Prejudice movie, they got the idea for the conversation at the end of the movie from this book. So it was Austen, but it still sucked.
64. "Hannah's Dream" by Diane Hammond. One of my favorite books this year.
65. "The Turn of the Screw" by Henry James--yawn
67. "I Capture The Castle" by Dodie Smith
68. "The Canterville Ghost" by Oscar Wilde Definitely not what I was expecting; it felt a bit like two different stories. The first half had much more of Wilde's wicked humour.
69. "Two Years, No Rain" by Shawn Klomparens It had great potential; I just wish Klomparens had been able to work out the problems in a more satisfying way.
70. "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen in Librivox One of the most disappointing Librivox recordings I've listened to.
71. "The Tricking of Freya" by Christina Sunley a tale of family as well as a lesson in all things Icelandic
72. "A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court" by Mark Twain. I gotta say, this is not what I was expecting. It's definitey not what the movies would lead you to believe. Twain's razor-sharp social commentary goes after class structure, slavery, religion and the uneducated masses.
73. "A Reliable Wife" by Robert Goolrick Liked this one a lot!74. "Gilead" by Marilynne Robinson also a 4 start
75. "Netherland" by Joseph O'Neill I'm sorry--it just didn't like this one as much as I expected considering all of the awards it's gotten.
76. "Death In A Village: A Hamish MacBeth Mystery" by M.C. Beaton
77. "The Uncommon Reader" by Alan Bennett really like this one--for once a book that left me wanting more!
78. "Gilead" by Marilynne Robinson--beautiful; I read it slowly making it read like a series of short stories of lessons
79. "The Dogs of Babel" by Carolyn Parkhurst I liked it then I thought it was ridiculous, then I liked it. Strange premise but it finally sucked me in.
80. Bridge of Sighs by Richard Russo81. Open House by Elizabeth Berg
82. The Help by Kathryn Stockett
Molly wrote: "We're discussing The Help this month in the You'll Love This One group."I just joined and will be back later to join in the discussion!
Very cool! I just read the first few chapters last night and love the storytelling.
"Last Night in Montreal" by Emily St. John Mandel. Very unique, great characters.
84. "When Will There Be Good News" by Kate Atkinson--not at all what I was expecting. A lot of back in forth in time picking up the history of all of the characters.
85. "The Red Tent" by Anita Diamante. Very unusual story.
86. "The Story of Edgar Sawtell" by David Wrobleski. I was expecting to love this one so I must admit I was disappointed to only like it quite a lot.
87. "The Smart One & The Pretty One" by Claire LaZebnik Pretty much what you would expect from a book with a pink purse on the cover.
88. "Fragile Things" by Neil Gaiman Not sure quite what to make of this collection.
89. "The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay" by Michael Chabon. Great characters!
90. "Death of A Cad" by M. C. Beaton. Liked this one so much more than the first Hamish MacBeth book I read. Liked it so much I just went and checked out three more Beaton books.
Lisa, were all the Beaton books Hamish books, or did you find some Agatha Raisin too? I think she's more interesting than Hamish.SINGAGAIN (Carol)
I've done 2 Hamish MacBeth's so far with 3 more. I do have one Agatha Raisin and would have gotten more but that was all the library had. I'm hoping that they were just out since I'm so enjoying Beaton.
Lisa wrote: "I've done 2 Hamish MacBeth's so far with 3 more. I do have one Agatha Raisin and would have gotten more but that was all the library had. I'm hoping that they were just out since I'm so enjoying B..."With the Agatha Raisins it's important to read the beginning books to get background, but they're all pretty easy to follow even without. The first two might be hard to find, though. My library seems to have them starting with number 4, I had to really look for the first three. Isn't she a hoot, though? Always getting herself into trouble with the law and her cop friend and thinking he won't find out...but he always knows. I think Ms Beaton must have her tongue in her cheek when she writes that series, the characters are all so...so...characters!
Carol
91. "The White Tiger" by Aravind Adiga. Listened to this one on CD which I highly recommend as it is narrated by an Indian gentleman who does a wonderful job.
I agree. I'm listening to it on MP3 while I weed the garden. The narrator does a great job and seems to make the book more interesting.
