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[George]

For me the Booker, Pulitzer, Boxall.....lists are a guide in my search for the next great read. The lists are not foolproof but certainly help in my search. Reading is a very personal experience and some writing styles are not to everybody’s tastes.

The lists act as a means of providing me with some sort of goal to aim for and to read books I never actually had the urge to read. For example, Frankenstein by Shelley, which I read recently and loved! I am kicking myself for not having read it forty years ago!

[Bryan--The Bee’s Knees]

George wrote: "For me the Booker, Pulitzer, Boxall.....lists are a guide in my search for the next great read. The lists are not foolproof but certainly help in my search. Reading is a very personal experience an..."

Absolutely.

[Thebrook78]

Karina wrote: "I finally finished The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt and it was so unnecessarily long. I didn’t even care about the ending."

Great distinction, Karina. I don’t mind long. I hate “unnecessarily long.”

[Birthe]

The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner

[Tim]

Billy Budd, Foretopman by Herman Melville - I gave it five stars - a great book but a challenge to read

[Diane]

Born in Exile by George Gissing.

[Ellinor]

A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing by Eimear McBride. Really good once you get used to the style.

[Tim]

A Room with a View by E. M. Forster

[Mia]

The Cubs and Other Stories by Mario Vargas Llosa.

[Ellinor]

Girl with Green Eyes by Edna O'Brien. I liked it better than The Country Girls.

[Fran]

Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
For some reason I always thought it was too complicated for me and thus never read it, but I really enjoyed the writing

The Third Policeman by Flann O'Brien
Did not enjoy it, certainly because I read it in english (not my native language), I probably did not understand the humor in it.

[Diane]

Finished The Death of Artemio Cruz by Carlos Fuentes.

[Bob]

Diane wrote: "Finished The Death of Artemio Cruz by Carlos Fuentes."

How was that? I just recently found a copy of it at a book fair.

[Bob]

Where Angels Fear to Tread by E.M. Forster.

[Diane]

Bob wrote: "Diane wrote: "Finished The Death of Artemio Cruz by Carlos Fuentes."

How was that? I just recently found a copy of it at a book fair."

I liked it quite a bit. Beautiful writing.

[Diane]

Finished Some Prefer Nettles by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki.

[Diane]

Finished Rickshaw Boy by Lao She.

[Amanda]

Tipping the Velvet. So good.

[Dina]

Possessing the Secret of Joy. Fascinating book.

[Mia]

Black Box by Amos Oz. The more I read it, the more I liked it. It was really good.

[Karina]

Just finished Quo Vadis by Henryk Sienkiewicz. I am so-so on it.

[Ellinor]

Like Life by Lorrie Moore

[Aileen]

Sadly I had to abandon The Unfortunate Traveller: Or, the Life of Jack Wilton by Thomas Nashe. I could only find a reprint which had minuscule, cramped print, and the old English spelling. I picked my way through the first twenty pages, but gave up. Only the third list book I've abandoned but maybe I'll find a modern version one day and try again.

[Sean]

I finished The Country Girls by Edna O'Brien. It was not bad. I liked it.

[George P.]

I've finished The Secret Agent by Joseph Conrad. It's really about an informer rather than a 007 type spy. A very different novel from his Heart of Darkness. 4 stars. I look forward to Nostromo.

[GW]

I finished At the Mountains of Madness, which thrilled me and gave me a fright.

[James]

Anniversaries: From a Year in the Life of Gesine Cresspahl by Uwe Johnson. On the list with its original German title, Jahrestage, this was only available in English in an abridged edition until last year when NYRB finally published it in a complete two volume edition. Longest book I've ever finished (still have the 6th volume of my edition of Proust to get through), I enjoyed every single page. One of the truly great works of the 20th century.

[Karen]

Nervous Conditions by Tsitsi Dangarembga
So beautifully written.

The Secret Agent by Joseph Conrad
Enjoyed the perspective of the anarchists.

Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters
Great read. Boxall should have left this one on the core list!
And the audiobook was fantastic.

Faces in the Water by Janet Frame
Powerful indictment of mental institutions

[Diane]

Finished The Secret Agent by Joseph Conrad.

[Sean]

Mercedes wrote: "Dracula

That was a fun."

Wasn't it? Loved that ride.

[Marlise]

Dracula is one of my favorites. Been a long time since I read it. Maybe have to reread soon!

[Bryan--The Bee’s Knees]

Mercedes wrote: "Snow

I can't rate this book. It was difficult to get into. It seemed 90% politics and religion and 10% story and the characters seemed shallow. I'm disappointed, somewhat."

I wasn't crazy about it either--I was surprised it made the list. I've got a couple of his other books I'd already picked up, but I haven't been all that eager to jump into them after Snow. Have you read any of his others?

[Bryan--The Bee’s Knees]

Just so I don't always sound like a downer, I thought Dracula was great.

[Tim]

The Thin Man by Dashielle Hammett

[George P.]

Mercedes wrote: "This is my first Pamuk. I also have another one by him, but I'm going to wait a while, like a long while.*..."

I have a copy of his A Strangeness in my Mind; probably won't get to it for a while.

[Ellinor]

August Is A Wicked Month, my final Edna O'Brien on the list.

[Tim]

Everything That Rises Must Converge by Flannery O'Connor

[Diane]

The Guide by R.K. Narayan.

[Mia]

Catch-22 by Joseph Heller.

[Kirsten]

Mia wrote: "Catch-22 by Joseph Heller."

I'm loving it!

[Colleen]

Fahrenheit 451....It was great! Next, Girl of Slender Means

[Benjamin]

Finally finished 1984 after weeks of heavy annotation. Hopefully now I'll be able to begin reading again for leisure.

[Nocturnalux]

Mia wrote: "Catch-22 by Joseph Heller."

My favorite has got to be Major Major Major. Poor guy, his father was insane and then the entire army seems to conspire to keep him utterly isolated when all he wants is to be friends with the guys.

The comedy is spot-on and adds a layer of surrealism to the whole thing. So when the horror peeps through the absurdity, it hits so much harder.

[George P.]

Mercedes wrote: " "Mia wrote: "Catch-22 by Joseph Heller."

I read that book after having worked in southern Italy for three years..."

Wow there's a lot I don't know about you! :-)

[Sean]

I just finished Girl with Green Eyes by Edna O'Brien. Somebody said earlier that this book was better than book one of the trilogy. I totally agree. So much more depth. But more later when the group read catches up to me.

[Bryan--The Bee’s Knees]

Sean wrote: "I just finished Girl with Green Eyes by Edna O'Brien. Somebody said earlier that this book was better than book one of the trilogy. I totally agree. So much more depth...."

I've got the trilogy packed up and ready for next month. This will be my first attempt at reading O'Brien.

[Bryan--The Bee’s Knees]

Finished Nathanael West's Miss Lonelyhearts. Easily his best work

[Ellinor]

Finished The Laws by Connie Palmen.

[Bryan--The Bee’s Knees]

Gulliver's Travels

[Bryan--The Bee’s Knees]

Blind Man with a Pistol by Chester Himes