Which LIST book did you just start? Showing 3,701-3,750 of 7,241

[Dana]

Sean wrote: "Dana wrote: "To have a Giant Read crossed off the list is one of my 2019 goals. I'm currently only seven chapters into the unabridged version of The Count of Monte Cristo.[bookcover:The Count of Mo..."

Thanks, that makes the reading experience even better! :)

[Diane]

A Kestrel for a Knave by Barry Hines

[RJ - Slayer of Trolls]

I started reading:


The Hours by Michael Cunningham

[Jake]

I read the Idiot last year. it is not as good as the other Dostoyevsky novels in my opinion.

[Sean]

Started The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith. Very enjoyable so far. I have not yet seen the movie either so that'll happen when I'm done.

[Sarah]

This is my second Sinclair Lewis book and I’m ready to be done. Its an endless trudge.

[Bryan--The Bee’s Knees]

A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka. It's not knocking my socks off yet

[Mia]

I started The Beautiful Mrs. Seidenman by Andrzej Szczypiorski.

[Jennifer W]

Yesterday I started Chess Story, but only got a couple pages into it before I was distracted.

Edit: by life, not the book!

[George P.]

Mia wrote: "I started The Beautiful Mrs. Seidenman by Andrzej Szczypiorski."

It jumps around a lot but I thought it was good overall.

[George P.]

I started Corelli's Mandolin, have read about a quarter and like it so far. No Corelli yet but I suppose he will come in soon. Maybe afterwards I will watch the film again which I saw about 15 years ago.

[Jennifer W]

I just read Corelli's Mandolin and really, really liked it! Hope you do, too!

[Diane]

Started Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey.

[Bryan--The Bee’s Knees]

Homo Faber by Max Frisch

[George P.]

Jennifer W wrote: "I just read Corelli's Mandolin and really, really liked it! Hope you do, too!"

Thanks Jennifer.

[George P.]

Mercedes wrote: "Sean wrote: "Started The Talented Mr. Ripley ....There are two films, in case you weren't aware, based on this one book; one French, with Alain Delon, from the 60s,."

Also there are 2 films from Highsmith's Ripley sequel novels: Ripley's Game which stars John Malkovic as an older Tom Ripley is very good and faithful to Highsmith's novel. Ripley Under Ground stars Barry Pepper as young Ripley- I haven't seen this one, it is lower-rated than the others but evidently not bad. I thought the French and American versions of "The Talented..." were both good.
There was also a good film made by Hitchcock of Highsmith's Strangers on a Train which was a very good novel as well.

[Tim]

The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien

[Mark]

The Magus, it has to be read at least twice

[George P.]

Starting Family Matters, by Rohinton Mistry, who is more famous for writing A Fine Balance. Family Matters was dropped from the 1001 List after the 1st edition (but A Fine Balance abides).

[Sean]

Making another go at The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

[Mia]

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le Carré.

[Sean]

About time I read One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.

[Tim]

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Philip K. Dick

[Sean]

Started the next group read. Rites of Passage by William Golding

[Diane]

Started The Woodlanders by Thomas Hardy.

[Tyler]

Catch-22

[Tim]

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick - fifty or so pages into it - so far - okay.

[Casey]

I've been on a bit of a binge lately, now that I've moved to London and have over two hours of public transport a DAY. I've read There Bute For The (Ali Smith), A Visit From The Goon Squad (Jennifer Egan) and The Sense of an Ending (Julian Barnes) - as well as The Tale of Desperaux (Kate deCamillo) from the Children's list, and now I'm working on Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides) before moving to The Marriage Plot.

[Vikki]

I just finished The Great Gatsby, will be starting Moby Dick soon.

[Sean]

Casey wrote: "I've been on a bit of a binge lately, now that I've moved to London and have over two hours of public transport a DAY. I've read There Bute For The (Ali Smith), A Visit From The Goon Squad (Jennife..."

Ooo that's a lot of time traveling. But two good points. Lots of time to read and it's better than driving 2 hours every day.

[Diane]

The Temple of My Familiar by Alice Walker.

[Sean]

I started yesterday and i'm half way through Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston.

[Mia]

The Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett.

[Sean]

My wife read The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien about a year ago and it's been on her shelf since then. I didn't even know it was a LIST book until I was browsing the list and noticed it. So, naturally, I started reading it.

[Diane]

All Souls by Javier Marías.

[Leona]

I am reading the book 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die itself.

[S.L.]

I’m listening to The War of the Worlds. Finished earlier The Jungle and up next is Contact

[Sean]

At least I knew A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute was a LIST book when I saw it on the shelf. Just that I kept putting it off. No longer...

[Sean]

Leona wrote: "I am reading the book 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die itself."

I have that book on loan from the library and keep renewing it. Seems nobody else wants it. Not sure how much longer I can do this.. ha!

But I keep it on my desk and reference it every time I start and/or finish a LIST book.

It's my "bible." And like The Bible, I don't think I could read it cover to cover.

[Diane]

American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis.

[Sean]

Diane wrote: "American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis."
ooooo that was a fun one.

[S.L.]

Contact by Carl Sagan

[Leona]

S.L. wrote: "Contact by Carl Sagan"

I have this one on my TBR shelf. I did watch the series years ago.

[Kirsten]

Leona wrote: "S.L. wrote: "Contact by Carl Sagan"

I have this one on my TBR shelf. I did watch the series years ago."

Actually you are thinking of the TV series Cosmos by Carl Sagan (which Neil deGrasse Tyson did a follow up too). They did make a movie of the book Contact. I haven't seen the film, but the book was incredible.

[Ella]

The Leopard by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa (I love it when one of my book groups reads a book on the list!)

[Diane]

Arcadia by Jim Crace.

[Leona]

Kirsten "Ghost Deserved Better" wrote: "Leona wrote: "S.L. wrote: "Contact by Carl Sagan"

I have this one on my TBR shelf. I did watch the series years ago."

Actually you are thinking of the TV series Cosmos..."

You are right. I believe Contact is with Jodie Foster.

[Jennifer W]

Leona wrote: "Kirsten "Ghost Deserved Better" wrote: "Leona wrote: "S.L. wrote: "Contact by Carl Sagan"

I have this one on my TBR shelf. I did watch the series years ago."

Actually ..."


I hated the movie, but I was a moody teenager when I saw it. I've been avoiding the book for that reason, though. Let me know if it's any good (and I will try to banish my angst-ridden self out of the way!)

[S.L.]

Kirsten "Ghost Deserved Better" wrote: "Leona wrote: "S.L. wrote: "Contact by Carl Sagan"

I have this one on my TBR shelf. I did watch the series years ago."

Actually you are thinking of the TV series Cosmos..."

Yeah, it was a movie, which I've seen several times but not lately. Contact is a good book after H.G. Wells' stuff. So far I'm loving Contact. I'm listening to it and at times, I have to back up and relisten. The segway between topics are not always clear.

[S.L.]

Sean wrote: "Leona wrote: "I am reading the book 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die itself."

I have that book on loan from the library and keep renewing it. Seems nobody else wants it. Not s..."

I have a 2012 version. I bought it when I decided to start this.