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[Angelique]

Just finished The Nun (Memoirs of a Nun) by Denis Diderot.

[Karen]

Story of the Eye by Georges Bataille
A rather explicit pornographic novel, but short!! LOL -- my Penguin edition was 127 pages long, but contained two essays by Susan Sontag and Roland Barthes explaining the book which combined were longer than the book!

[Eva]

The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes

Definitely a book worth reading!

[Diane]

Thursbitch by Alan Garner.

[Peter]

Decline and Fall by Evelyn Waugh

[Mia]

The Kingdom of This World by Alejo Carpentier.

[George P.]

Mia wrote: "The Kingdom of This World by Alejo Carpentier."

His highest-rated novels aren't on the Boxall list. The only one I've read so far is The Lost Steps, also in Boxall, and that was excellent. I want to read his Explosion in a Cathedral also known as El siglo de las luces (The Century of Light). Fortunately for me I can borrow all of them from the university here.

[George P.]

The Postman Always Rings Twice by James Cain and Independent People by Halldor Laxness of Iceland. Both published in 1934 by coincidence, both very good but very different. (Independent People's English translation published in 1946).

[Mia]

George wrote: "Mia wrote: "The Kingdom of This World by Alejo Carpentier."

His highest-rated novels aren't on the Boxall list. The only one I've read so far is [book:The Lost Steps|5..."

This was my first book from him and I liked it. I don't know anything about history of Haiti but this book made me want to learn more. And The Lost Steps is on my reading list so I'm gonna read it soon, nice to know you liked it :)

[Diane]

The Adventures and Misadventures of Maqroll by Álvaro Mutis.

[Aileen]

Strait is the Gate by André Gide a very sad love story which put me in mind of Ethan Frome.

[Karen]

The Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
A rather haunting story -- reminds me of The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

[Diane]

The Enchanted Wanderer: Selected Tales by Nikolai Leskov.

[George P.]

Mercedes wrote: "George wrote: "The Postman Always Rings Twice by James Cain ..."

There's an excellent old Italian film based on Cain's book, though it's difficult to find.

Yes I've seen it, Ossessione, dircted by Visconti, very good. It was made/released before the first American film that starred John Garfield and Lana Turner.

[George P.]

I've finished Americanah one of the newest additons to the 1001 list. I liked it a lot but didn't love it. I liked her novel Half of a Yellow Sun somewhat more.

[Tyler]

Finished Between the Acts by Virginia Woolf today.

[Bryan--The Bee’s Knees]

Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston. Excellent.

[Mia]

Mercedes wrote: "Mia wrote: "George wrote: "Mia wrote: "The Kingdom of This World by Alejo Carpentier."

His highest-rated novels aren't on the Boxall list. The only one I've read so fa..."

Thank you Mercedes! It hasn't been translated into Finnish but I found it from openlibrary so I have to check it out.

[Karen]

The Book of Disquiet by Fernando Pessoa

A thought-provoking book that needs to be savored slowly and reread. It took me several months to complete this book as I often found myself using the Benedictine practice of Lectio Divina that my church group uses in Bible Study. To be clear, this is not Scripture but the principles can apply to novels and poetry. There are four steps: (1) read the passage; (2) meditate and/or read the passage again slowly; (3) let the text speak to you paying attention to words, phrases, images, and ideas; and (4) contemplate – let the passage speak to you. This book is filled with so many passages where you just have to put it down for a while and spend some time reflecting on what you have read.

On a lighter note, Pessoa is one of the few authors I have read who actually describes crochet correctly. Many authors have used knitting metaphors, but he aces it (from an avid crocheter).

And thank you Mercedes and Pillsonista for the recommendation of the Penguin edition with Zenith’s translation. It was excellent.

[Mia]

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz.

[Karen]

Life and Death of Harriett Frean by May Sinclair

[Gemma]

Just finished Les Mis. It was beautiful.

[Diane]

Gemma wrote: "Just finished Les Mis. It was beautiful."

One of my favorites from the list.

[Karen]

Gemma wrote: "Just finished Les Mis. It was beautiful."

One of my all-time favorites! Glad you enjoyed it.

[Diane]

London Fields by Martin Amis.

[Mia]

I finished The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoyevsky.

[George P.]

The Reader by Bernhard Schlink. Half-way through I realized that I was reading novels by Schlink and Brink! (Andre Brink's A Dry White Season) :-)

[RJ - Slayer of Trolls]

I re-read


The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain
Rating: 5 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Tyler]

Finished listening to The Wings of the Dove yesterday.

[Mia]

Exercises in Style by Raymond Queneau. I really liked it!

[Diane]

Finished The Afternoon of a Writer by Peter Handke.

[Sarah]

Finished Clarissa: or The History of a Young Lady, Volume 1. I need a few days before I start the second volume. He's a wretched fellow. I don't know what she was thinking.

[James]

In fairness her family is treating her abominably and she is desperate.

[Benjamin]

I am not sure if this book is on the list, but I just finished Stoner by John Williams and was profoundly moved. I cannot recommend this book enough; novels such as these make life worth living.

[Karen]

Pierre et Jean by Guy De Maupassant

[Mia]

I finished Disappearance by David Dabydeen.

[Bryan--The Bee’s Knees]

Berlin Alexanderplatz: The Story of Franz Biberkopf by Alfred Döblin

[Diane]

Finished 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami and Bartleby & Co. by Enrique Vila-Matas.

[Birthe]

Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

[Sean]

Diane wrote: "Finished 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami and Bartleby & Co. by Enrique Vila-Matas."

This one is on my short list of soon-to-read books.

[Sean]

I just finished The Goldfinch. I enjoyed this one.

[Peter]

Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood. Not without its faults but a thought provoking read all the same.

[Karen]

The Diary of a Nobody by George Grossmith
A light, enjoyable read!

[Diane]

Finished Caleb Williams by William Godwin.

[Sean]

It was just an impulse. I found myself at the library. I found The Nose by Nikoli Gogol. I read it in just a few minutes. And there you have it. Another book off the list....

Delightfully Odd!!

[Karen]

The Heart of the Matter by Graham Greene

[Sean]

It was a dark and stormy night... well, it really was. It was raining pretty good last night so I brought out Poe. Perfect night for reading The Fall of the House of Usher and The Pit and the Pendulum. First time for both. Loved them. New appreciation for Poe. I have not read him since high school.

[Karen]

Sean wrote: "It was a dark and stormy night... well, it really was. It was raining pretty good last night so I brought out Poe. Perfect night for reading The Fall of the House of Usher and [book:T..."

Love Poe -- I'm currently re-reading a book of his selected poems.

[Karen]

Amok and Other Stories by Stefan Zweig
I really liked Zweig's short stories -- tight and well-written. I think I will add his complete collection to my TBR list.

[George P.]

Finished A Dry White Season today. Thought it good, not great. Am part way through two more 1001 books.