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[Karen]

Bryan wrote: "David Copperfield by Dickens. If you like Dickens, then it was great. If you don't, it's full of the stuff Dickens does that people don't like."

LOL -- love your review and also love Dickens!

[Karen]

George wrote: "1Q84 by Haruki Murakami, a long one. A lot to like but a plodding pace at times.

Also The Day of the Triffids. I think this is my new favorite pre-1980 scifi."

My cousins took me to see that movie as a child and I had nightmares for weeks afterward -- especially when branches blew against the window. Didn't read the book until many years later and loved it.

[Amanda]

Hunger by Knut Hamsun. My review is up on http://1001everything.blogspot.com. I am not saying this guy should have been excluded because he was a Nazi sympathizer. Okay, maybe I am a bit. But I could deal with his inclusion better if the book didn't suck.

[BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...)]

I finished De onverschilligen (The Time of Indifference) by Alberto Moravia. A Dutch review can be found in the Netherlands & Flanders group.
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[Mia]

Cane by Jean Toomer.

[Diane]

Finished The Garden Where the Brass Band Played by Simon Vestdijk.

[Carol]

Finally finished Tristram Shandy

[Amanda]

Carol wrote: "Finally finished Tristram Shandy"

Nice, I hated that one

[BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...)]

Amanda wrote: "Carol wrote: "Finally finished Tristram Shandy"

Nice, I hated that one"

I didn't :-) It is hard to get through, granted, but it is a marvellous book.

[Bob]

Absalom, Absalom! by William Faulkner. A very interesting retelling of the story of King David and his children, masterfully done.

[Benjamin]

Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino. Indubitably one of my favorite reads of the year.

[Sean]

Bob wrote: "Absalom, Absalom! by William Faulkner. A very interesting retelling of the story of King David and his children, masterfully done."

I struggled with this book in college. I will have to revisit it with some maturity on my side.

[Benjamin]

I started and finished The Invention of Morel by Adolfo Bioy Casares today. I understand the book is not on the list, but it was one of the most fascinating reading experiences I have ever had and I highly recommend it. If you are into writers like Borges or Calvino, you might like this; personally, I loved it.

[Benjamin]

Finished The Pigeon by Patrick Süskind. It was a greatly enjoyable book; I feel as if I am now slightly more prepared to enter adulthood, as I now understand some of the anger I can expect as a middle-aged man.

On another note, I've managed to finish three books today... Thank God for spring break.

[George P.]

Eugene Onegin by Pushkin. I'm on a roll, that's already twelve for me this year.

[George P.]

Bob wrote: "Absalom, Absalom! by William Faulkner. A very interesting retelling of the story of King David and his children, masterfully done."

I've read it and didn't know that.

[George P.]

Amanda wrote: "Hunger by Knut Hamsun... I am not saying this guy should have been excluded because he was a Nazi sympathizer. Okay, maybe I am a bit. But I could deal with his inclusion better if the book didn't suck..."

I kind of liked it.

[Bob]

Sean wrote: "Bob wrote: "Absalom, Absalom! by William Faulkner. A very interesting retelling of the story of King David and his children, masterfully done."

I struggled with this bo..."

I think it made it more interesting to me looking for the similarities between this and that older story.

[Bob]

George wrote: "Bob wrote: "Absalom, Absalom! by William Faulkner. A very interesting retelling of the story of King David and his children, masterfully done."

I've read it and didn't ..."

I just recently finished The Secret Chord by Geraldine Brooks, another retelling of the King David story. David's son Absalom clued me into wonder about this Faulkner piece, so I was watching for the parallels. I think it made this work more interesting to me.

[Karen]

Time's Arrow by Martin Amis
Rather strange going backward in time, literally, but well worth where you wind up.

[Benjamin]

Finished The Devil in the Flesh by Raymond Radiguet.

While the protagonist was at times deplorable, I could not help but find the story ultimately moving. It did a fantastic job at capturing the essence of youthful lust.

[Storm]

just finished The Reader

[Mia]

The Wonderful O by James Thurber.

[Sean]

Catch-22 by Joseph Heller. Quite the journey into ridiculousness. But it really is my kind of humor and I loved every word.

[Laura]

Just finished war & peace, didn’t take the year my husband predicted, only 5 months

[Aileen]

Karen wrote: "Time's Arrow by Martin Amis
Rather strange going backward in time, literally, but well worth where you wind up."

I started this one yesterday, my first of Amis' books.

[Diane]

Finished The Castle by Franz Kafka, my 800th list book.

[Tyler]

Just finished reading The Maltese Falcon.

[Nuno]

Just finished a great book!

Histórias Extraordinárias

[Karen]

The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga
Listened to this as an audiobook and really enjoyed it. Fascinating story set in modern India, very realistic and eye-opening.

[Jake]

Laura wrote: "Just finished war & peace, didn’t take the year my husband predicted, only 5 months"

i read War and Peace three years ago, took about a month. It was a tough slog at times but well worth it. Very powerful and moving if you stick with it. If I were to write it ---- i would have made it into four or five inter-related books. Just overwhelming to conquer. Glad I did though

[Tim]

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

[Benjamin]

Started and finished Death Sentence by Maurice Blanchot.

[Tim]

Wittgenstein's Nephew by Thomas Bernhard. Outstanding read. I gave it five stars.

[Benjamin]

Finished Exercises in Style by Raymond Queneau. Of all the books I've read on this list, this was by far the shortest, but I adored it. I found a copy at my local library, but I think I will have to purchase one for myself, as I could see it coming in handy as a reference for my writing.

A bland story retold ninety-nine times to demonstrate the wide range of linguistic possibilities in storytelling. Brilliant.

[Karen]

Less Than Zero by Bret Easton Ellis
This book goes on my list of books that should never have been on the Boxall list! I can see why it was removed after 2006. Rich teenagers drinking, taking drugs, driving expensive cars, and leading aimless lives. I dislike authors who rely on name brands -- and this book uses a lot!

[Karen]

Benjamin wrote: "Finished Exercises in Style by Raymond Queneau. Of all the books I've read on this list, this was by far the shortest, but I adored it. I found a copy at my local libra..."

You should try Italo Calvino's The Castle of Crossed Destinies. He retells stories using tarot cards following different pathways through the card arrangement. Fascinating!

[Benjamin]

Karen wrote: "Benjamin wrote: "Finished Exercises in Style by Raymond Queneau. Of all the books I've read on this list, this was by far the shortest, but I adored it. I found a copy ..."

Will do! I read Invisible Cities earlier this week and loved it, so I'll try anything Calvino.

[Diane]

Finished The Melancholy of Resistance by László Krasznahorkai.

[Benjamin]

Finished Novel with Cocaine by M. Ageyev. It was disgusting, depraved, and dark, so naturally I enjoyed it.

[RJ - Slayer of Trolls]

I finished:


Ficciones by Jorge Luis Borges
Rating: 3 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Aileen]

Time's Arrow by Martin Amis 4/5

[Bryan--The Bee’s Knees]

Finished A Question of Upbringing, which is the first installment in Anthony Powell's A Dance to the Music of Time series. Looking forward to the next, A Buyer's Market

[Sean]

Took a break out of my day to read A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift. I have heard that title my whole life and always assumed it was something akin to The Federalist Papers... not sure why. I never knew what the "proposal" was until now. I was very amused and enjoyed that very short work.....

[Tim]

Pere Goriot by Honore de Balzac. This is a very enlightening read on the power of money, greed and prestige to win over true and heartfelt love. I highly recommend this book.

[Tyler]

Finished The Good Soldier today. I enjoyed it.

[Tim]

Seize the Day by Saul Bellow

[Diane]

Benjamin wrote: "Finished Novel with Cocaine by M. Ageyev. It was disgusting, depraved, and dark, so naturally I enjoyed it."

lol

[Diane]

Finished The Melancholy of Resistance by László Krasznahorkai and Youth by J.M. Coetzee.

[Mia]

I finished Kadonnutta aikaa etsimässä 5 Guermantesin tie 1 by Marcel Proust.