Where is your bookmark?

[Tee]

Andrew wrote: "Tanya wrote: "I'm reading Moby-Dick for the classic author challenge. :)"

And till now what do you think? I read it some years ago, but it wasn't like I expected. Little action and so much bla,bla..."

...I've currently paused Moby-Dick. Too slow, tedious and full of run-on sentences. I hate that.

[Travis]

with Moby Dick the problem is it's too much Ishmael not enough Ahab. The captain is the life of the party in a manner of speaking. It's a 150 page 5 star book put in 500 something pages of yes blah blah blah

[Catherine]

Moving on from Dracula and Frankenstein and have been reading some of Poe's stories. Just started The Island of Dr. Moreau and will then be reading The Invisible Man. And yes, all of these are meant to go together as they are part of a MOOC on Coursera that is about sci/fi and fantasy. It's an interesting course, especially since we are reading a lot of the precursors to modern sci/fi/fantasy along with classic sci/fi/fantasy.

[Karena]

I'm doing my usual thing of reading way too many books at one time. Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking which I'm finding fascinating, Stoker's Manuscript, The Secret History even though I'm having a hard time with it and an urban fantasy that I suspect I'm going to abandon.

[Travis]

I thought The Island of Dr. Moreau was very daring considering when it was written. The Invisible Man was good as well. I have been hearing alot of Quiet in multiple fgroups

[Karena]

Travis of NNY wrote: "I thought The Island of Dr. Moreau was very daring considering when it was written. The Invisible Man was good as well. I have been hearing alot of Quiet in multiple fgroups"

I watched Susan Cain's TEDTalk about it the other day and it blew my mind. As an introvert, I am finding it to explain so much about how I felt (and to be honest, still feel) about how introverted people are treated.

[Travis]

Yea Karena were you also a bashful kid whose parents were always trying to force you into clubs and activities to " cure" shyness. Also an introvert.

[Karena]

Travis of NNY wrote: "Yea Karena were you also a bashful kid whose parents were always trying to force you into clubs and activities to " cure" shyness. Also an introvert."

Very much so. And "why do you never have any friends over?" I joke that I had to get married because otherwise I would be a complete hermit. Thank the gods for the internet though. It helps me communicate in a way I wouldn't have been able to otherwise.

Not only the way we were treated as children, but look how job interviews usually go "we're looking for an outgoing, excited person for this position!"

Anyway, from one introvert to another, so far, I recommend this book. :)

[Jessica]

Thanks for the recommendation, Karena. I am also an introvert and have been wanting to read it for a while so I'll keep an eye out for it.
I am currently reading Tess of the D'Urbervilles and a memoir called Happens Every Day.

[Alana]

Karena wrote: "Travis of NNY wrote: "I thought The Island of Dr. Moreau was very daring considering when it was written. The Invisible Man was good as well. I have been hearing alot of Quiet in multiple fgroups"..."

I didn't realize there was a TED talk, I'll have to check that out. I found the book fascinating and insightful.

[Travis]

I'll have to bump that book up my tbr list a bit. As a self employed dairy farmer I just don't have to deal with people. I have 5 or 6 people I do regular business with and occasional part time help but I'm sure there's a lot of adult introvert issues I'm not even aware of happening to other people. I walk 100 yards to go to work basically have no need to leave the yard except to buy parts.

[Becky]

Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment by James Patterson.

[HeatherIlene]

I just finished Lexicon and The Year of the Gadfly (really enjoyed it). I am reading Infinite Jest and just about to begin one of the galleys awaiting my attention.

[Andrew✌️]

After re-reading Treasure Island, now I'm reading Frankenstein and The Phantom of the Opera

[Karena]

Still moseying along wit Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking just because I'm the kind of person who takes nonfiction in spurts. Also reading The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P.: A Novel and thinking of starting one of Heather's favorite books The Master and Margarita.

[Travis]

1/4 through A Dance With Dragons

[Baheya]

Been reading Anna Karenina for several months now, taking me a very long time to get through it.

[Alana]

Baheya wrote: "Been reading Anna Karenina for several months now, taking me a very long time to get through it."

It's a long book, but keep at it, it's worth it!

[Theo]

i'm on page 160 of A Brief History of Montmaray and i'm having the hardest time getting through it. i will finish!

[Anil]

I have almost finished half of Northanger Abbey. I'll start reading Book of the Month, The Phantom of the Opera.

[Pam]

Reading PHANTOM OF THE OPERA for Classics Book Group and SILVER STAR by Jeanette Walls.

[Jessica]

Finished Fahrenheit 451 and started Slaughterhouse 5. Working on my classic author challenge. :)

[Baheya]

Fahrenheit 451 is an I incredible book, certainly worth reading. Hope you enjoyed it Jessica.

[LaLaLa Laura]

Jessica wrote: "Finished Fahrenheit 451 and started Slaughterhouse 5. Working on my classic author challenge. :)"

Same here Jessica. Just finished Fahrenheit and started Slaughterhouse 5, but I only have a paper copy so I have been reading it on my lunch time at work when I can. I keep it in my lunch box.

[Francie]

Just finished Phantom of the Opera. I read Fahrenheit 451 last year; it's a great book. Maybe I'll start Slaughterhouse 5 this weekend; have heard a lot about it. I'm presently listening to "Macbeth, A Novel". It's being read by Alan Cumming (yummmm); love his Scottish brogue!

[Jessica]

LaLaLa Laura wrote: "Jessica wrote: "Finished Fahrenheit 451 and started Slaughterhouse 5. Working on my classic author challenge. :)"

Same here Jessica. Just finished Fahrenheit and started Slaughterhouse 5, but I on..."


I don't think i should have read these back to back. While, both are fabulous works in literature, I am on the road to depression, lol. Man, I know how to pick em.
"So it goes...."

[Becky]

The Art of Racing In The Rain by Garth Stein, The Carrie Diaries by Candace Bushnell, and the Good News Translation Bible.

[Anil]

I finished Northanger Abbey. It is my least favourite Jane Austen novel. I'm reading The Scarlet Letter, The Phantom of the Opera and The Railway Children now.

[Judy]

I'm reading "The Mayor of Casterbridge". I've always enjoyed Thomas Hardy, but missed some of his books along the way. This one is very good so far.

[Travis]

Reading Great Expectations

[Maricarmen]

Still reading Anna Karenina, The Phantom of the Opera, and The Man in the Iron Mask. Love Dumas!

[Jessica]

I am almost done with The Windup Girl, pretty good post apocalyptic book. After that I will start 1984 and then The Maze Runner. I have a ton of books I have borrowed from people that I will need to get through asap.

[Andrew✌️]

After Frankenstein I started Ender's Game. It's not bad, but it doesn't convince me. We'll see.

[K. G.]

I'm reading CRIME INTERVIEWS V.1 by Len Wanner and ROXANA by Daniel Defoe. I'm about half way through each.

[Ashish]

Reading and both half completed.

[Anil]

I am reading Tess of D'Urbervilles, finished one third of the novel.

[Ana Lu]

Reading Oliver Twist. The beginning is kind of boring, I hope it gets better.

[Travis]

Started Pacific Vortex! and a while back I got for $5 at audible Kafka on the Shore the narration is good but o hope at some point the book begins yo make sense because st this point I feel like the author wrote it while on an acid trip. Meaning its kinda wacked at this point

[Timea]

Nearly done with 1984! The lovely Orwell has gotten me into classics for the first time in my life :)

[Karena]

Reading Orange is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison now that I finished season 1. It's pretty interesting.

[Patrick]

I'm through Part one of Ken Follett's Pillars of the Earth... A little intense!
Reading a sample of Swan Song while waiting for a copy from the library.

[Travis]

Patrick wrote: "I'm through Part one of Ken Follett's Pillars of the Earth... A little intense!
Reading a sample of Swan Song while waiting for a copy from the library."

Swan Song is very good

[LaLaLa Laura]

I started reading Persuasion

[Kristina]

Just finished Fahrenheit 451, and now I am deciding on what book to read next! Most Likely Inferno, by Dan Brown.

[Anil]

I finished Tess of D'Urbervilles. It was a fantastic book to read. I'm reading The Adventures of Roderick Random and The Age of Innocence now.

[Alana]

Kristina wrote: "Just finished Fahrenheit 451, and now I am deciding on what book to read next! Most Likely Inferno, by Dan Brown."

I enjoyed Inferno. It's not a masterpiece but was quite enjoyable.

[Ana Lu]

LaLaLa Laura wrote: "I started reading Persuasion"

I love Persuasion! It is one of my favorite books from Jane Austen.

[Jess]

Currently about a quarter of the way through "Vanity Fair" by William Makepeace Thackeray. I'm really enjoying it so far. Something about Victorian Classics (or even pre-Victorian, as I am a huge fan of Jane Austen). :)

[Christine]

I just started reading Midnight's Children which takes place in India. My professional read is If they don't learn the way they teach, teach the way they learn.

[Andrew✌️]

After finished Ender's Game, I started yesterday Fahrenheit 451 and till now I read half of the book. I think that with holidays I could read a lot of books of my tbr list.