Which LIST book did you just finish? Showing 501-550 of 10,317

[Ellinor]

Finished The Hour of the Star and The Afternoon of a Writer. I liked the latter one better. I didn't like Hour of the Star much until I got to the end of it. I think I only then understood what it was about.

[Kai]

The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins. I really loved it.

[Jonpaul]

At the Mountains of Madness. Classic stuff. Really inventive.

[Wendy]

Death in Rome by Wolfgang Koeppen. Rather Thomas Mann-ish, a very uncomfortable post-war story, but so well-written.

[Mekki]

I finished The Purloined Letter/Murders in Rue Morgue by Edgar Allan Poe and Death Sentence by Maurice Blanchot

[Steve]

Ada or Ardor a Family Chronicle by Vlad Nabokov, whew I am glad its over:)

[Steve]

by
W.G. Sebald
Nicely written and enjoyable read.

[Kai]

The Labyrinth of Solitude and Other Writings - really, really dry.

[Lauren]

I just finished The Garden Party and Other Stories by Katherine Mansfield. It was okay, but I'm not a huge fan of short stories. The three best stories in this volume are: "At the Bay," "The Garden Party," and "Ma Parker."

[April]

Jonpaul wrote: "At the Mountains of Madness. Classic stuff. Really inventive."
How did you like this? I currently have this one on hold at the library and should be able to pick it up soon.

[Laura]

Kai wrote: "The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins. I really loved it."
Glad you liked it, I read The Woman in White and I couldn't put it down. so I'm looking forward to getting to the moonstone xx

[Luke]

Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin; review here.

[Mandy]

Laura wrote: "Kai wrote: "The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins. I really loved it."
Glad you liked it, I read The Woman in White and I couldn't put it down. so I'm looking forward to getting to the moons..."

I agree with both of you - loved both books! Read Moonstone as a result of loving Woman in White.

[Laura]

Mandy wrote: "Laura wrote: "Kai wrote: "The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins. I really loved it."
Glad you liked it, I read The Woman in White and I couldn't put it down. so I'm looking forward to gettin..."

Have you read any other Wilkie Collins books?

[Diane]

Finished Zorba the Greek by Nikos Kazantzakis. Loved it! One of the best books I have ever read. Awesome, awesome, awesome!

[Ellinor]

Finished Bunner Sister by Edith Wharton. I liked the second half of it better than the first.

[Glorianne]

Just finished Breakfast at Tiffany's. Loved it better than the movie, even though both are similar.

[Colleen]

The world according to Garp. Funny and sweet.

[Kayla]

Colleen wrote: "The world according to Garp. Funny and sweet."

I have this book packed somewhere from my move. I haven't read it yet, but want to. Unfortunately, the place we moved isn't big enough to unpack all 1500 of my books so I'm currently slowly being driven insane by the need to access my books and the inability to do so...

[Sandi]

Finished The Left-Handed Woman by Handke. A married woman decides to separate from her husband and then has to overcome her loneliness, all in only a hundred pages. One of those stories that could have been interesting but just made me shrug.

[Ellinor]

Finished The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain. The story was really good, so many twists and turns in such a short book. But the language was awful.

[Steve]

Finished Death in Venice by Thomas Mann
Surprised me a bit, great writing, strange plot but good read.

[Jean]

Finished The Sense of an Ending byJulian Barnes

Great book.

[Laura]

Ellinor wrote: "Finished The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain. The story was really good, so many twists and turns in such a short book. But the language was awful."

I definitely want to read this- really enjoyed the film

[Mekki]

Finished The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark.

One of those cautionary tales that stick with you. A good read.

[Maggie]

Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf. The only other Woolf I've read is A Room of One's Own and I really like her insightful and intelligent style.

[Katrina]

Story of an Eye by George Bastille, crude and dreadful, not sure how this is on the list.

[Linda]

Daniel Deronda by George Eliot. It was the second George Eliot book I've read, after Middlemarch. It was good, but not as great as Middlemarch. There were a couple of coincidences which were a bit much in my opinion. I would rate it 3.5 or 4 stars.

[RoseB612]

Heinrich von Ofterdingen by Novalis. First half was nice, the second wasn´t really my cup of tea.

[Angelique]

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

[Laura]

Angelique wrote: "Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck"
Good book!

[Laura]

I finished The Turn of the screw yesterday. I liked that it was short, a classic, quality, really eerie and scary (scariest book that I've ever read). I didn't really like the ending because I don't understand what happened! So I need to look it up

[Ann A]

Rebecca
Skillful writing, but I was frustrated by often feeling "I know what's going to happen - why can't the characters see it?!"

[Ursula]

Finished The Remains of the Day. Much to think about.

[Luke]

Ursula wrote: "Finished The Remains of the Day. Much to think about."

Love that book.

[Ann A]

Aubrey wrote: "Ursula wrote: "Finished The Remains of the Day. Much to think about."

Love that book."

Me too!

[Danyellemastro]

The Beautiful Room is Empty. Although a smaller book, it packs a punch and the language deserves to be read slowly and thoughtfully. A really wonderful little gem on this long list.

[Stephanie "Jedigal"]

Robyn wrote: "I just finished Madame Bovary. I was a little bored sometimes, but liked it overall. I'm glad I finally read it.

And this is my first post here. So, hi."

Hi, Robyn! Welcome!

[Kai]

One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich - so very good and a quick read. Now I'm reading a book about Russian history at the time and understanding a bit more of the setting and author.

[Ursula]

Kai wrote: "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich - so very good and a quick read. Now I'm reading a book about Russian history at the time and understanding a bit more of the setting and author."
I'm just about halfway through that at the moment! I remember him being in the news as an exile when I was in high school.

[Bucket]

Just finished Thérèse Raquin. Intense and provocative and completely fascinating and disturbing.

[Diane]

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë. Just wonderful.

[Kayla]

Jane Eyre and Pride and Prejudice are my two favorites. So glad you enjoyed it!

[Kayla]

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath.

[Ellinor]

Finished The Breast. Very strange stuff!

[Manny]

Ellinor wrote: "Finished The Breast. Very strange stuff!"

Are you telling me that this is on the 1001 Books list?! I suppose I might put it on "1001 Books By Philip Roth You Must Read Before You Die", but to be honest I'm not sure.

[Ellinor]

Manny wrote: "Ellinor wrote: "Finished The Breast. Very strange stuff!"

Are you telling me that this is on the 1001 Books list?! I suppose I might put it on "1001 Books By Philip Roth You Must Read..."

Yes, it's on the list but was removed in the first revision. I wonder why...

[Manny]

How many other books by Roth are there?

[Amber]

Six other Roths, if I read correctly.

[Manny]

If I tried for a week, I could not come up with a better argument against this kind of list.