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[Sean]

Vikki wrote: "Sean wrote: "Vikki wrote: "The Pelican Brief by John Grisham"

I've heard this was good. But it's not on the list.... not on this list, anyway..."

Oops, I guess I will read it anyway."

I'm not sure that's allowed... moderators.... ban hammer!! :P

[Diane]

Started The Female Quixote by Charlotte Lennox.

[Mia]

The Hive by Camilo José Cela.

[Sean]

Schindler's List by Thomas Keneally

[Diane]

England Made Me by Graham Greene.

[Diane]

Sentimental Education by Gustave Flaubert.

[Edgar]

Hi there, I am new here and I am now starting with The God of Small Things of Arundhati Roy.

[Mia]

Dispatches by Michael Herr.

[Pooja]

I am feeling very smug - since I started officially trying to finish the list this month, I've read two books on it, both of which I enjoyed (Treasure Island and Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China) and I've just begun Animal Farm.

[Diane]

Started Amelia by Henry Fielding.

[George P.]

Edgar wrote: "Hi there, I am new here and I am now starting with The God of Small Things of Arundhati Roy."

Hi Edgar, Welcome- a good novel. My friend's mother is named Arundhati.

[George P.]

Since last posting here, I started The Engineer of Human Souls, A Hero of Our Time, Our Mutual Friend, At Swim, Two Boys and Of Love and Shadows.
All are still in progress- no more til I finish a couple (which will be soon)!

[Edgar]

George P. wrote: "Edgar wrote: "Hi there, I am new here and I am now starting with The God of Small Things of Arundhati Roy."

Hi Edgar, Welcome- a good novel. My friend's mother is named Arundhati."

Diane wrote: "Started Amelia by Henry Fielding."

It was indeed a wonderful book. I will read a number of books set in India during the next few months. Amongst others, Roy's other famous novel, The Ministry of Utmost Happiness, is on the list. And cheers for the welcome.

[Edgar]

Starting with Daniel Kehlmann's Measuring the World

[Edgar]

Starting with The Reader by Bernhard Schlink

[Diane]

The Lambs of London by Peter Ackroyd.

[Nocturnalux]

Edgar wrote: "It was indeed a wonderful book. I will read a number of books set in India during the next few months. Amongst others, Roy's other famous novel, The Ministry of Utmost Happiness, is on the list. And cheers for the welcome."

I don't think it is. The God of Small Things is on the list and as far as I can tell it is the book of hers that is.

[George P.]

Edgar wrote: " I will read a number of books set in India during the next few months. ..."

My favorite book from India is one not on the Boxall list, but should be, Pather Panchali: Song of the Road by Bandyopadhyay (aka Banerji). Translated from Bengali. May not be in your local library.

[Nocturnalux]

George P. wrote: "Edgar wrote: " I will read a number of books set in India during the next few months. ..."

My favorite book from India is one not on the Boxall list, but should be, [book:Pather Panchali: Song of ..."

George, thanks for bringing this one to my attention. I descend from Indians myself although I am painfully ignorant of Indian culture and am making an effort to read more Indian lit. It is always great when I have another title to add to my list, be they Boxall books or not.

[Edgar]

What I did to start with is searching for lists of best books from India (and other countries). theculturetrip.com is often my starting point with this (select a country, select "books", look for articles on books and writers). I came up with 21 books from the 21st and 20th century each. Panchali is not among them. And then I looked for them in the library indeed. I found only four of them in the library and 35 of them on archive.org and openlibrary.org. That will get me through the next years, given that I also focus on Japanese and German literature, even though I do not like to read books online so much and prefer the haptic experience of real books in my hand.

[Frances]

In Cold Blood - I saw this on the GR list, and I’ve been wanting to read this for a while.

@Edgar, @Nocturnalux, @George P, I’ve been wanting to read A Suitable Boy, but the number of pages are just so daunting. Have any of you read it yet?

[Edgar]

It's on my list, Frances. Probably this winter I will tackle it.

[Peter]

The Child in Time by Ian McEwan

[Alice]

@Frances: I read this book in July 2017, finished December 2017. It is quite daunting, but I read a few pages every evening. Reading slowing, you remember the characters and different storylines. Enjoy. I did.

[Diane]

Frances wrote: "In Cold Blood - I saw this on the GR list, and I’ve been wanting to read this for a while.

@Edgar, @Nocturnalux, @George P, I’ve been wanting to read A Suitable Boy, bu..."

Sorry, I am not one of the people you addressed, but I read it a few years ago and loved it. It, and A Fine Balance are my two favorite Indian books on the list.

[Bryan--The Bee’s Knees]

I've started The Cross by Sigrid Undset, which is the last part of Kristin Lavransdatter: The Bridal Wreath/The Mistress of Husaby/The Cross

[Diane]

Started Herzog by Saul Bellow.

[Frances]

Diane wrote: "Frances wrote: "In Cold Blood - I saw this on the GR list, and I’ve been wanting to read this for a while.

@Edgar, @Nocturnalux, @George P, I’ve been wanting to read

Diane, I have yet to read A Fine Balance. It has been gathering dust on my shelf. It is one of the first books I have purchased as an adult. I have read The Ministry of Utmost Happiness and Interpreter of Maladies (which are not on the list). I enjoy the lyrical prose of these writers. Please feel free to DM me recommendations. 🤗

[Frances]

Alice wrote: "@Frances: I read this book in July 2017, finished December 2017. It is quite daunting, but I read a few pages every evening. Reading slowing, you remember the characters and different storylines. E..."

Alice, thank you. I read a few pages, and realized I needed a notebook to keep track of the characters. I didn’t get to pick it back up again. I do plan to be ready for the next read. I’m hoping to set up a Buddy Read to make it fun as well. 🤗

[Sean]

I just started Smiley's People by John le Carré.

[Mia]

The Old Devils by Kingsley Amis.

[Maggie]

Ulysses by James Joyce.

I actually just read the first few paragraphs to see how unreadable this is, not intending to read beyond that. And then I couldn’t put it down, and carried on reading. Then I got frustrated and said here is where I give up, but the next morning I woke up craving it. This has happened for three mornings in a row, and I just completed chapter 4, so I guess I have officially started it.

[Kirsten]

Maggie wrote: "Ulysses by James Joyce.

I actually just read the first few paragraphs to see how unreadable this is, not intending to read beyond that. And then I couldn’t put it down, and carried ..."

So, it was basically crack in literary form?

[Maggie]

Kirsten wrote: "Maggie wrote: "Ulysses by James Joyce.

I actually just read the first few paragraphs to see how unreadable this is, not intending to read beyond that. And then I couldn’t put it dow..."

Haha! I can think of several other analogies, once you put it like that.

[Nocturnalux]

Frances wrote: "@Edgar, @Nocturnalux, @George P, I’ve been wanting to read A Suitable Boy, but the number of pages are just so daunting. Have any of you read it yet?"

I've been giving priority to women author so I've yet to tackle it.

In the same line, I just started The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai.

[Diane]

Phineas Finn by Anthony Trollope.

[Edgar]

A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry in the German translation Das Gleichgewicht der Welt.

[Sean]

Just started The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie. It'll be my first Christie. Never got into this very popular genre so I am very interested to read it.

[George P.]

Frances wrote: "...@Edgar, @Nocturnalux, @George P, I’ve been wanting to read A Suitable Boy, but the number of pages are just so daunting. Have any of you read it yet? ..."

No, I'm daunted by the page count as well, about 1,475. I started off this year with War and Peace (1400 pg) and now reading Our Mutual Friend (almost 900 pg) am not eager to take on any more like that for awhile.

BTW I started Red Harvest by Dashiell Hammett a few days ago.

[George P.]

Bryan--Pumpkin Connoisseur wrote: "I've started The Cross by Sigrid Undset, which is the last part of Kristin Lavransdatter: The Bridal Wreath/The Mistress of Husaby/The Cross"

I'm planning to start the second one in 2 or 3 weeks; enjoyed the first. Probably a few months later for The Cross.

[Bryan--The Bee’s Knees]

It is very immersive. I needed a break between volumes, but it made it a little difficult to pick up the thread of the story again--many of the characters are recurring, and it took me a while to remember who belonged to who.

[Mia]

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson.

[Sean]

In for a fun ride... I can already tell.... Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh

[Frances]

George P. wrote: "Frances wrote: "...@Edgar, @Nocturnalux, @George P, I’ve been wanting to read A Suitable Boy, but the number of pages are just so daunting. Have any of you read it yet? ..."

No, I'm d..."

@George P, I’m at 67% into War and Peace and 65% into The Brothers Karamazov. I’ll be starting Moby-Dick or, the Whale in November -all of these as Buddy Reads. So I’ll try to find buddies to join me for A Suitable Boy in early 2021.

[George P.]

Frances wrote: "... I’m at 67% into War and Peace and 65% into The Brothers Karamazov. I’ll be starting Moby-Dick or, the Whale in November -all of these as Buddy Reads. So I’ll try to find buddies to join me for A Suitable Boy in early 2021. ..."

wow, you're in a long-book phase for sure.

[Bryan--The Bee’s Knees]

Frances wrote: "So I’ll try to find buddies to join me for A Suitable Boy in early 2021...."

I might be interested in that. ASB has been on my TBR for a long time as well. Let me know when you get closer to starting it.

[Frances]

George P. wrote: "Frances wrote: "... I’m at 67% into War and Peace and 65% into The Brothers Karamazov. I’ll be starting Moby-Dick or, the Whale in November -all of these as Buddy Reads. So I’ll try to find buddies..."

I’m over half a century old and late to reading the great books, so I have a lot of catching up to do. By the way, for those who find War and Peace daunting, I say jump right in! The water’s perfect. And just like all the reviews about Moby-Dick or, the Whale having too much trivia about whales... oooh, I can’t wait to start this. I love whale trivia!

[Tim]

The Plague by Camus

[Debbie]

Bryan--Pumpkin Connoisseur wrote: "Frances wrote: "So I’ll try to find buddies to join me for A Suitable Boy in early 2021...."

I might be interested in that. ASB has been on my TBR for a long time as well. Let me know when you get..."

I might be interested also. It has been sitting on my shelf for years

[Angie]

Frances wrote: "George P. wrote: "Frances wrote: "...@Edgar, @Nocturnalux, @George P, I’ve been wanting to read A Suitable Boy, but the number of pages are just so daunting. Have any of you read it ye..."

Depending on what 2021 brings, I might join in too.