Which LIST book did you just finish? Showing 5,401-5,450 of 10,248

[Diane]

Finished:
The Line of Beauty by Alan Hollinghurst
Everything You Need by A.L. Kennedy
The Commandant by Jessica Anderson

[Sean]

The Girls of Slender Means by Muriel Spark. More in a few days on the group read thread.

[Tim]

The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne - probably the greatest novel in American literature

[{cindy}]

Invisible by Paul Auster

[Bryan--The Bee’s Knees]

{cindy} wrote: "Invisible by Paul Auster"

What did you think about it? I didn't see much 'must-read' about it. It was okay

[Sarah]

Finished La Reine Margot by Alexandre Dumas.

[Ellinor]

Finished Nadja by André Breton

[Karen]

Cphe wrote: "The Diary of a Nobody - enjoyed it way more than I thought I would"

It was hilarious -- especially when he went wild with the red enamel paint!

[Karen]

Rites of Passage: With an introduction by Robert McCrum by William Golding

[Diane]

Finished The Story of the Lost Child by Elena Ferrante. I am glad I decided to read the first three books in the series first, as this wouldn't work well as a stand-alone novel. The series is well worth the extra reading, though.

[Sean]

Diane wrote: "Finished The Story of the Lost Child by Elena Ferrante. I am glad I decided to read the first three books in the series first, as this wouldn't work well as a stand-a..."

This is good info. I have been planning to start a thread about which serial LIST books can be read as stand alone and which should not. Adding a note to my personal list about this one so I know.

[Ella]

Sean wrote: "I have been planning to start a thread about which serial LIST books can be read as stand alone and which should not. "

I've been updating my personal spreadsheet with this info on a less-than-serious basis, but if you want help with this task, I can certainly get more serious. And I agree that Elena Ferrante's books really don't stand as well alone after the first one. It's a bit like some of the others where the effect as a whole is what makes the book better.

[George P.]

Finished the coming-of-age memoir A Tale of Love and Darkness (five stars) by Amos Oz of Israel a few days ago, and now Silas Marner by George Eliot of England. I was reading them concurrently; two very different books so worked well for that.

[George P.]

Diane wrote: "Finished The Story of the Lost Child by Elena Ferrante. I am glad I decided to read the first three books in the series first, as this wouldn't work well as a stand-a..."

I thought that may be the case. I've read the first book in the series, My Brilliant Friend (very good), and am planning to read the second one, The Story of a New Name, next.

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

Yesterday evening I finished De gouden ezel : metamorfosen (The Golden Ass). It was fun to read 😉

[Karen]

Ella wrote: "Sean wrote: "I have been planning to start a thread about which serial LIST books can be read as stand alone and which should not. "

I've been updating my personal spreadsheet with this info on a ..."

Great idea! I hate reading books out of order.

[Bryan--The Bee’s Knees]

The Club Dumas by Arturo Pérez-Reverte. Meh. Interesting descriptions of the trade in old books though.

[Sarah]

Finished The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James. Slow start but the characters grew on me as the novel progressed.

[Mia]

The Successor by Ismail Kadare. 5 stars.

[Diane]

George wrote: "Diane wrote: "Finished The Story of the Lost Child by Elena Ferrante. I am glad I decided to read the first three books in the series first, as this wouldn't work wel..."

The second one was my favorite.

[Bob]

Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen, rather funny in places, excellent characters.

[Bryan--The Bee’s Knees]

The Acceptance World by Anthony Powell. From his Dance to the Music of Time series.

[Sean]

Just finished my re-read of A Tale of Two Cities. I got way more out of it this time than I did in high school.

[Karen]

The Kingdom of This World by Alejo Carpentier

[Karina]

Just finished The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham and I really enjoyed it

[Ella]

Karina wrote: "Just finished The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham and I really enjoyed it"

Me too. I'm looking forward to the summer when my nephew and I are going to read more of his novels. I liked it better than many people in our group read did, and I also thought it had some very profound themes running through a fun fantasy read.

[Diane]

Finished A World of Love by Elizabeth Bowen and A Severed Head by Iris Murdoch.

[Karen]

A Room with a View by E. M. Forster

[Sarah]

Finished Main Street: The Story of Carol Kennicott by Sinclair Lewis.

[Sean]

The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith. I liked this book a lot. Would love to see how Mr. Ripley's adventure continues, but the list calls...

[Tim]

Howards End by E. M. Forster

[Jennifer W]

I read The Fall of the House of Usher the other night. I wish it had been longer, I think there was more there. But on the other hand, I finished it in one sitting.

[Sean]

Jennifer W wrote: "I read The Fall of the House of Usher the other night. I wish it had been longer, I think there was more there. But on the other hand, I finished it in one sitting."

I am a huge fan!

[RJ - Slayer of Trolls]

I finished:


The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham
Rating: 3 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Ellinor]

Finished Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston. Not easy to read but a really good book.

[Mia]

Guermantesin tie 2 by Marcel Proust. My least favorite from the series so far.

[Bryan--The Bee’s Knees]

Finished Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel. I thought it was going to be pretty good the way it started out, but I thought it took a nosedive about 2/3rds of the way through.

[Karen]

10:04 by Ben Lerner

[George P.]

Ellinor wrote: "Finished Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston. Not easy to read but a really good book."

It's currently number two on the list "Best African American Books", close behind The Color Purple. You can vote at https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1....

[George P.]

Karen wrote: "10:04 by Ben Lerner"

This is one of the new (2018 edition) books on the list; sounds interesting.

[George P.]

Mia wrote: "The Successor by Ismail Kadare. 5 stars."

I thought his Broken April was amazing and want to read another of his, can't decide which. The General of the Dead Army and Chronicle in Stone have higher avg ratings than The Successor and his other list book, Spring Flowers, Spring Frost but arent on the Boxall list. The obvious solution is to read a couple of them.

[George P.]

I finished Memoirs of Hadrian. It's very unemotional and was kind of tough to for me to stick with it, even though it's not long, but a pretty amazing achievement to write.

[Bryan--The Bee’s Knees]

I think I built my expectations up too high for Hadrian. When I read it I was kind of disappointed.

[James]

Georges Perec's Life a User's Manual. Brilliant and I enjoyed it from start to finish.

[Mia]

George wrote: "Mia wrote: "The Successor by Ismail Kadare. 5 stars."

I thought his Broken April was amazing and want to read another of his, can't decide which. [book:The General of t..."

Broken April has been on my reading list for so long, but I think I'm gonna save it for later :D And just read what you find more interesting, I never look the ratings. We all like different things.

[Karen]

George wrote: "Karen wrote: "10:04 by Ben Lerner"

This is one of the new (2018 edition) books on the list; sounds interesting."

I enjoyed it, especially the section set in Marfa, Texas since I grew up out there in West Texas.

[Karen]

The Tartar Steppe by Dino Buzzati

I really liked this book. Like Giovanni Drago, the main character, it draws you into the isolated fort and doesn't let you go.

[Diane]

Finished Interim, the 5th of 13 books in Pilgrimage by Dorothy M. Richardson.

[Bryan--The Bee’s Knees]

Diane wrote: "Finished Interim, the 5th of 13 books in Pilgrimage by Dorothy M. Richardson."

Your comment got me looking at this author/work. I wasn't aware of her, so I'm glad you pointed it out. Neither did I realize this was another 12 volume series included as one entry (I'm a quarter of the way through Anthony Powell's Dance to the Music of Time right now.) Anyway, from the one review posted under the link you provided, this sounds very interesting. Five books in...I assume you are enjoying it?

[Bryan--The Bee’s Knees]

Finished A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka

Entertaining, but I didn't see anything 'must' about it. I'm kind of cranky that way