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[Diane]

Mia wrote: "Diane wrote: "Mia wrote: "Diane wrote: "Mia wrote: "George wrote: "Mia wrote: "Which one have you read?"

I have read Queer (which wasn't too bad), The Wild Boys (awful), and one that isn't one the 1001 list.

[Karen]

Girl with Green Eyes by Edna O'Brien and The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin (audiobook). Long term read (started in January) -- The Tale of Genji.

[Tim]

Gustave Flaubert, A Sentimental Education: The Story of a Young Man

[J_BlueFlower]

Problem reading Solaris? I liked it. 4 stars from me. But yes it is scary/depressive/cold.

[Mia]

I started listening Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe.

[George P.]

Mia wrote: "I started listening Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe."

Did you know that was the best-selling novel ever in the U.S. at the time, the 1st to sell a million copies? Not many read it in recent times though.

[Bryan--The Bee’s Knees]

Mia wrote: "I started listening Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe."

I wouldn't argue the placement of that book on the list, but for me, it would be there for its historical value rather than its literary qualities. I'll be interested in your opinion when you finish, as it's been a looooong time since I read it.

[Bryan--The Bee’s Knees]

Starting Mao II by Don DeLillo. It's my first book by him--I grabbed this a long time ago at a library sale. I'm hoping to finally read it and treasure it forever, or read it and clear some space off my bookshelves. Either way, it's a win/win

[Sarah]

Starting Les Misérables by Victor Hugo.

[Mia]

Bryan wrote: "Mia wrote: "I started listening Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe."

I wouldn't argue the placement of that book on the list, but for me, it would be there for ..."

I do agree whit you why this book is on the list, but I'm gonna give you better opinion after I've read it :D

And I started The Devil's Pool by George Sand, which I've almost finished.

[Bryan--The Bee’s Knees]

Starting Les Enfants terribles by Jean Cocteau.

[Tyler]

Starting Wide Sargasso Sea. I finished Jane Eyre a few weeks ago, so it seems only appropriate to read this now.

[Diane]

Started Nip the Buds, Shoot the Kids by Kenzaburō Ōe.

[Diane]

Black Box by Amos Oz.

[Mia]

Schindler's Ark by Thomas Keneally.

[Bam cooks the books]

Look Homeward, Angel by Thomas Wolfe. Picked this up on a trip to Asheville, NC.

[Diane]

Started Disappearance by David Dabydeen.

[Bryan--The Bee’s Knees]

Mercedes wrote: "1984
My husband and I are reading this one out loud. I'm enjoying it."

Now that you bring it up, that sounds for some reason like an absolutely excellent choice for a couple to read.

[Laurie]

Starting Dom Casmurro by Machado de Assis

[Diane]

Starting Mao II by Don DeLillo.

[Diane]

Starting Dirty Havana Trilogy by Pedro Juan Gutiérrez.

[Tyler]

I started Notes From Underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky today.

[Tim]

Started, Adam Bede, by George Elliot

[Mia]

The Life and Death of Harriett Frean by May Sinclair.

[Diane]

The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin.

[Diane]

Starting Faces in the Water by Janet Frame.

[J_BlueFlower]

Started The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin. Very interesting so far. Political science fiction in general seems to be a good cross.

[Diane]

Starting One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez.

[Peter]

Diane wrote: "Starting One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez."

I hope that you have more joy with than I did.

[Peter]

Complicity by Iain Banks.

[Karina]

If Not Now, When? By Primo Levi

Started it this morning on my quest to read all the past books picked. Last book that was chosen in 2008 and I can move on to 2009. I really am enjoying this book so far!

[Nicola]

Karina wrote: "If Not Now, When? By Primo Levi

Started it this morning on my quest to read all the past books picked. Last book that was chosen in 2008 and I can move on to 2009. I really am enjoying this book s..."

I might try that approach next time I'm wondering what to read :-)

[George P.]

J_BlueFlower wrote: "Started The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin. Very interesting so far. Political science fiction in general seems to be a good cross."

I'm about 80% through it and enjoying it.

[Diane]

Platform by Michel Houellebecq

[Bryan--The Bee’s Knees]

Brighton Rock by Graham Greene

[Bryan--The Bee’s Knees]

Mercedes wrote: "Bryan wrote: "Brighton Rock by Graham Greene"
Ohhhhh I just saw the British film... I recommend it!"

I didn't even know there was a film of this--I'll check it out. Thanks!

[Karina]

Just started The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett

[Bryan--The Bee’s Knees]

Mercedes wrote: "Bryan wrote: "Brighton Rock by Graham Greene"
Ohhhhh I just saw the British film... I recommend it!"

I assume you saw the newer film with Helen Mirren? I see there's an older film too--I thought maybe I could get the older one on youtube, but all I found was a short clip.

[Bonita]

I'm "reading" Clarissa as well as Mysteries of Udolpho. Poor Clarissa! It's bad enough being a teen without obnoxious siblings. If my brother had treated me that way, I'd have made his life a living hell! As for Emily, of Mysteries of Udolpho, I had to patiently wait for the book to get good and creepy. It finally has, and I'm loving it! I play crackling fireplace with thunderstorm and howling winds as well as "sinister" music. Gotta love youtube!
I'm studying and currently transferring marginal notes from a 1000 page 2016 reference book to a 2017 edition. Imagine how fascinating this job is! Having trouble staying awake, I began listening to audio books. I used to regard audio books as cheating. Not only as speeding through books, but also as being unfaithful to my books. Not anymore. This easy way of enjoying books can never replace the pleasure of turning pages or the wonderful aroma of the paper. Listening has made my work bearable.

[Nicola]

Bonita wrote: I'm "reading" Clarissa as well as Mysteries of Udolpho

Well those two should keep you busy for a while!


I used to regard audio books as cheating. Not only as speeding through books, but also as being unfaithful to my books."

My reading is at least 5 x faster than listening to an audio. I'm glad you've come around to the joys of audiobooks though. A good book read by a good reader can be just magical.

[Kirsten]

Started reading The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin yesterday.

[Diane]

Started Eugénie Grandet by Honoré de Balzac.

[Tyler]

Started Leo Tolstoy's The Death of Ivan Ilych yesterday. Liking it so far.

[Josh]

Started Dead Souls By Nikolai Gogol

[Mia]

Started The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann.

[Diane]

Started Nightwood by Djuna Barnes.

[Peter]

Started The Trial by Franz Kafka.

[Diane]

Starting The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham.

[Tim]

Started Look Homeward, Angel by Thomas Wolfe

[J_BlueFlower]

Started The Plot Against America