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[Sean]

I started one today that I have never seen in the STARTED or FINISHED thread:

Has anybody read Buddha's Little Finger by Victor Pelevin?

[Bryan--The Bee’s Knees]

Sean wrote: "I started one today that I have never seen in the STARTED or FINISHED thread:

Has anybody read Buddha's Little Finger by Victor Pelevin?"

Yes. It is a book that I would like to reread someday, though I'm not sure when. It was one of those books that I didn't really glom onto to begin with, yet at the same time, I felt like there were probably a lot of things I was missing. Whether what I was missing would make the book worthwhile or not, I don't know. It is very surreal, very Buddhist.

The book of his that I didn't like was The Sacred Book of the Werewolf. I can't remember if that's on Boxall's list or The Guardian's, but that one didn't work for me at all.

[George P.]

I don't think I posted that I had started The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy, and now I've started The Great Indian Novel by Shashi Tharoor (he titled it that because it's a satirical modern retelling of the the 2 millenium-old Indian epic The Mahabharata, which means "Great India").

I'm STILL creeping along with War and Peace and Testament of Youth also.

[Amanda]

The Piano Teacher. So far...ick.

[Bryan--The Bee’s Knees]

Amanda wrote: "The Piano Teacher. So far...ick."

It's pretty intense. I doubt you'll think things improve as you go along.

I will say this--Jelinek was certainly willing to pull out all the stops on this one.

[Amanda]

Bryan "They call me the Doge" wrote: "Amanda wrote: "The Piano Teacher. So far...ick."

It's pretty intense. I doubt you'll think things improve as you go along.

I will say this--Jelinek was certainly willing to pull out all the stop..."

Finished it last night. She's a great writer, I could vividly see everything she described (but I wish I hadn't).

[Bryan--The Bee’s Knees]

Starting Hearing Secret Harmonies by Anthony Powell, the last book in his Dance to the Music of Time series.

[Rachel (Sfogs)]

I'm 242 pages into Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami.
It's a master piece!

[Tim]

The Plague by Camus

[Ellinor]

Tim wrote: "The Plague by Camus"

So did I. I find it very fitting for these times.

[Nocturnalux]

Crossfire by Miyuki Miyabe.

[Bryan--The Bee’s Knees]

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind

[George P.]

The Lover by Marguerite Duras, my 1st by her. A short one, to mix with my reading of the last third of War and Peace.

[Sofia]

The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami! On page 50 right now!

[Carol]

I've decided to try ALL the books (I've already read some), including those that have been dropped over the years. Nothing ventured, nothing gained!

I've just started Metamorphoses by Ovid. English translation, of course!

[Mia]

Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides.

[Vikki]

I am about half way through Emma by Jane Austen. I have to admit this is really not my genre, but I will persevere.

[Peter]

The Quiet American by Graham Greene

[Bryan--The Bee’s Knees]

The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy

[Sean]

Carol wrote: "I've decided to try ALL the books (I've already read some), including those that have been dropped over the years. Nothing ventured, nothing gained!

I've just started Metamorphoses by Ovid. Engli..."

Welcome to our addiction!

[Sean]

Started Ulysses by James Joyce last evening.

[James]

I’ll be very interested to see what you think of Ulysses.

[Sean]

Me too! It's the April group read, so I am going to try to pay more attention than I did with A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. I just couldn't stop my mind while reading that book. I don't know if it's Joyce's fault or mine...

[Sydni]

I know this may come across sounding idiotic, but what is the LIST? I joined Goodreads years ago, but didn't start taking it seriously until this past fall. If anyone can please explain this to me, it would be greatly appreciated! God bless and stay well! Sincerely, Sydni Gauwitz

[Sean]

If you see the LIST here in this group, it refers to the list maintained in 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die.

The list is kept at 1001 books with each revised edition. But usually, the LIST refers to the 1315 books on all the editions combined. The LIST can be found here:

The LIST

Here on this group in particular, we are dedicated to reading as many books from that list as we can.

[Diane]

Mia wrote: "Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides."

I love that one!

[Diane]

Started White Noise by Don DeLillo.

[Nocturnalux]

So Long a Letter by Mariama Bâ.

I wasn't planning on picking this one this soon but in my effort to read more women, I decided to always have at least one title authored by one on my current reading roster.

[Diane]

Stated The Great Indian Novel by Shashi Tharoor.

[Amanda]

The Crow Road by Iain Banks. "It was the day my grandmother exploded." What a way to start a story.

[George P.]

Starting Promise at Dawn by Romain Gary.

[Diane]

Starting The Clay Machine-Gun by Victor Pelevin.

[Sean]

Diane wrote: "Starting The Clay Machine-Gun by Victor Pelevin."

I'm right smack in the middle of this one. I had to take a break due to a book club date quickly approaching and I'm a little behind. But I can't wait to get back to it. Loving this book.

[Sean]

Just started Beloved by Toni Morrison for the above mentioned book club.

[Peter]

The Berlin Novels by Christopher Isherwood.

[Mia]

I started Faces in the Water by Janet Frame.

[Lorena]

I'm currently reading The Idiot

[Carol]

Well, I always have several books going at the same time, so I've started two list books:
Metamorphoses by Ovid -- this is the English translation from 1567 that Shakespeare supposedly read and used in his writings. It's sometimes known as "Shakespeare's Ovid". It's rather a challenge reading what I call Middle English (don't know the official term) with all its strange spellings and different phonemes, but I'm enjoying it. However, it will take me a while to work through it!

A Dream of Red Mansions -- by Xueqin Cao 1700's -- translated into English. This reads more like a modern day novel which is a good thing!

[Diane]

News from Nowhere by William Morris.

[Bryan--The Bee’s Knees]

The Book of Evidence by John Banville

[Tim]

Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan

[Diane]

City Sister Silver by Jáchym Topol.

[Mia]

The Third Policeman by Flann O'Brien.

[George P.]

I'm on the verge of finishing a couple, so I just started Dangerous Liasons by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos.

[George P.]

Mia wrote: "I started Faces in the Water by Janet Frame."

I read it just a couple months ago, fascinating.

[Birthe]

The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe

[Sean]

Mercedes wrote: "Doctor Zhivago

We're reading this out loud, my husband and I"

I will likely be right behind you with this one.

[Sean]

Local radio stations are playing Christmas music and I've seen houses with Christmas lights on. All trying to cheer up the masses.

I decided to play along. Started A Christmas Carol. Shouldn't take long...

[Leona]

Sean wrote: "Local radio stations are playing Christmas music and I've seen houses with Christmas lights on. All trying to cheer up the masses.

I decided to play along. Started A Christmas Carol. ..."

That is great.

[Bryan--The Bee’s Knees]

A Passage to India by E.M. Forster