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[Diane]

Amadis of Gaul by Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo.

[Alice]

Of Love and Shadows by Isabel Allende

[George P.]

I've started The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark and am going to start Thousand Cranes by Yasunari Kawabata today also.

[Alice]

The Jungle by Upton Sinclair

[Karen]

The Clay Machine-Gun by Victor Pelevin

[Alice]

The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon

[Mia]

The Monk by Matthew Gregory Lewis.

[S.L.]

Atonement by Ian McEwan on audiobook and slow going. I'm having to back up every so often if my attention starts wandering.

[Diane]

The 42nd Parallel by John Dos Passos. The first book in the USA trilogy.

[Naga]

valis by Philip k. Dick

[Vikki]

The Glass Key by Dashell Hammett

[Alice]

Surfacing by Margaret Atwood

[Jennifer W]

S.L. wrote: "Atonement by Ian McEwan on audiobook and slow going. I'm having to back up every so often if my attention starts wandering."

It does get better, the first part of the book is quite slow.

[Nocturnalux]

Naga wrote: "valis by Philip k. Dick"

Not a list title.

[Rose]

Three Musketeers

[Diane]

Started The Big Money by John Dos Passos, the 3rd volume in the USA Trilogy.

[Sean]

I started our next group read, Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters.

[Peter]

The Golden Ass by Lucius Apuleius

[Pamela]

Life A User's Manual by Georges Perec

[Alice]

The Twilight Years by Sawako Ariyoshi

[Jennifer W]

Sean wrote: "I started our next group read, Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters."

Technically, I did, too. I made it to page 2 before I was too tired to continue! lol

I loved her book Fingersmith, so I have really high expectations for TtV.

[George P.]

I started The Discovery of Heaven by Harry Mulisch of Holland (Netherlands) a few days ago. Pretty long so I'll probably be a couple months on it. Interesting so far.

[George P.]

Alice wrote: "The Twilight Years by Sawako Ariyoshi"

I'm planning to read this one in a couple months, so hope you like it.

[Nocturnalux]

George P. wrote: "Alice wrote: "The Twilight Years by Sawako Ariyoshi"

I'm planning to read this one in a couple months, so hope you like it."

I personally found it very moving and harsh at the same time, absolutely beautiful. I wish I had read it in Japanese.

[Alice]

Nocturnalux wrote: "George P. wrote: "Alice wrote: "The Twilight Years by Sawako Ariyoshi"

I'm planning to read this one in a couple months, so hope you like it."

I personally found it v..."

I'm halfway through the book and find it haunting. We live in an aging society and this book is hitting all the high/low points.

[Rose]

I just started England Made Me

[Mia]

Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston.

[Diane]

Mercier and Camier by Samuel Beckett.

[Nike]

Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family by Thomas Mann

[Diane]

Tarr by Wyndham Lewis.

[Mia]

The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck.

[S.L.]

Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs

[Rose]

I just started Candide by Voltaire

[Diane]

The Life and Opinions of the Tomcat Murr by E.T.A. Hoffmann.

[Timothy]

S.L. wrote: "Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs"What did you think of it?

[RJ - Slayer of Trolls]

I started reading:


The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark

[Alice]

V. by Thomas Pynchon

[George P.]

Started The Awakening by Kate Chopin.

[Diane]

Hebdomeros by Giorgio de Chirico.

[Rose]

Chaka Zulu by Thomas Mofolo

[Radiant]

I started Kidnapped last week, but I’m sure I will finish before the 15th… I’m over halfway through now, and am already excited about September’s book. Please forgive the lateness of my comment, I’m new and finally figured out how to post :)

[Sean]

Nakanisha wrote: "I started Kidnapped last week, but I’m sure I will finish before the 15th… I’m over halfway through now, and am already excited about September’s book. Please forgive the lateness of my comment, I’..."

Welcome Nakanisha! And don't worry about when you finish. We don't mark readers down for tardiness. In fact, within the last month, we have had posts to March's and December's books.

BTW, I am very much enjoying September's book!

[Karen]

Jacob's Room by Virginia Woolf

[Armin]

Candide by Voltaire, and it's really great so far.

[Alice]

The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid

[Diane]

Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.

[Alice]

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson

[RJ - Slayer of Trolls]

Zeejane wrote: "Cloud Atlas I'm liking it so far!"

Love that book.

[JenniferAustin]

Alice wrote: "Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson"

I adored this book, and hope you enjoy it as well!
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Alice wrote: "The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid"

I read this recently (though I forgot to mention it here). I hope you find it as interesting as I did.
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I recently started Frankenstein! I am enjoying it so far!

[Radiant]

I started Tipping the Velvet today. I just finished chapter 2 and I'm so excited! I've been looking forward to reading this book and so far it is living up to my expectations.