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[Joy D]

Finally got around to reading this well-known work:
Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel - 3 stars - My Review

[Sean]

Just finished Beloved by Toni Morrison. What a fantastic piece of work.

[James]

Amen Sean. I had read no Morrison until she died and since then have read both Beloved and Song of Solomon. I very very much look forward to reading the rest of her work.

[Sean]

James wrote: "Amen Sean. I had read no Morrison until she died and since then have read both Beloved and Song of Solomon. I very very much look forward to reading the rest of her work."

I know exactly what you mean. I read The Bluest Eye. Thoroughly enjoyed it, but I don't think I appreciated it as much as I should have. I am now looking forward to Song of Solomon.

[Diane]

Finished The Clay Machine-Gun by Victor Pelevin and A World for Julius by Alfredo Bryce Echenique.

[Ellinor]

Finished The Untouchable by John Banville. Ist was really good, the best of his work I‘ve read so far.

[Tim]

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

[Ann A]

Midnight's Children - This one took me awhile, but it was worth it. Rushdie is some kind of writer.

[Diane]

Ellinor wrote: "Finished The Untouchable by John Banville. Ist was really good, the best of his work I‘ve read so far."

It's my favorite of his so far, too.

[Diane]

Finished News from Nowhere by William Morris.

[George P.]

Sean wrote: "Just finished Beloved by Toni Morrison. What a fantastic piece of work."

I liked Beloved much more than Song of Solomon. It just moved me more. I haven't read any of her others yet.

[Birthe]

The Temple of My Familiar by Alice Walker - recommend it!

[Mia]

Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides.

[Tyler]

Finished re-reading To Kill A Mockingbird. Just as powerful as ever.

[Karen]

Mercedes wrote: "Gone with the Wind

My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed this monumental novel."

One of my favorites. Since reading it in high school one summer with friends (and watching the movie together at a drive-in theater), I've reread it twice. Love both book and movie!

[Joy D]

One of my goals this year is to read 5 books by Saramago. This is the 3rd of the five. It may not have been that much fun to read, but it certainly engages the brain.

The History of the Siege of Lisbon by José Saramago - 3 stars - My Review

[Sean]

Rainy weekend and I polished off:

Buddha's Little Finger by Victor Pelevin. My most understood and interesting book of existential/metaphysical topics so far. Enjoyed it.

Ulysses by James Joyce. More on the group read page. But I'll straight up admit to using the link below. Absolutely loved this book and loved it even more when I gained more understanding.

Ulysses Summary

[Nocturnalux]

Luís wrote: "It is one of the few Saramago's books that still left to me to finish his work ..."

Luís, you can download a bunch of Saramago's books, including this one, legally and for free here:

https://onlinecursosgratuitos.com/19-...

I found this link via Lisbon's library system, it's been putting up all sorts of reading resources to tackle these very difficult times.

[Bob]

Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

[George P.]

Mercedes wrote: "Gone with the Wind
My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed this monumental novel."

I have resisted putting it into my to- read list (even though my Dad lived near Atlanta in his 50s), but you have persuaded me, finally.

[George P.]

Today I finished both The Great Indian Novel by Shashi Tharoor, a long one, and The Lover by Marguerite Duras, a short one. I'm rating 3.5 stars for both, they have definite bright spots.

[Peter]

The Berlin Stories by Christopher Isherwood. This book consists of two of the author's novels ('Mr. Norris Changes Trains' and 'Goodbye to Berlin'), each one is a semi-autobiographical account of his time in Berlin in early 1930's and both feature on the 1001 list.

For me this is a book of contrasts. I found 'Mr. Norris Changes Trains' (titled The Last of Mr. Norris in the US) to be somewhat wishy-washy whilst in contrast I rather enjoyed 'Goodbye to Berlin' with its engaging characters and it was here that I felt that I got a real glimpse of the author and his abilities.

[Karen]

A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
So politically incorrect, so poignant, and yet so funny! There are scenes in this book I will never forget. A fun read!

[Sean]

Of course I know the story. I knew what to expect. Still made me tear up: A Christmas Carol

[Bryan--The Bee’s Knees]

A Passage to India by E.M. Forster. Quite a bit better than I expected

[Diane]

George P. wrote: "Sean wrote: "Just finished Beloved by Toni Morrison. What a fantastic piece of work."

I liked Beloved much more than Song of Solomon. It just moved me more. I haven't rea..."

My favorite is The Bluest Eye

[Diane]

Finished City Sister Silver by Jáchym Topol.

[Mia]

The Third Policeman by Flann O'Brien. I liked the end but otherwise it wasn't really my kind of a book.

[Joy D]

Finished:

Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - 4 stars - My Review

[Diane]

The Pursuit of Love by Nancy Mitford.

[James]

Finnegans Wake - Folio Society Edition James Joyce Second time through and still a great intellectual exercise.

[Diane]

The Heather Blazing by Colm Tóibín.

[Joy D]

Just finished:
The Untouchable by John Banville - 3 stars - My Review

[Diane]

The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy.

[Ellinor]

The Forbidden Realm by Jan Jacob Slauerhoff

[Peter]

The New York Trilogy by Paul Auster. I found this hard work and in all honesty couldn't recommend.

[Diane]

Coming Up for Air by George Orwell.

[Amanda]

Peter wrote: "The New York Trilogy by Paul Auster. I found this hard work and in all honesty couldn't recommend."

Interesting, I liked this one, but Paul Auster can be a little much. What didn't you like?

[Mia]

A Hero of Our Time by Mikhail Lermontov.

[Diane]

Mia wrote: "A Hero of Our Time by Mikhail Lermontov."

One of my favorites.

[Diane]

Finished Confessions by Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

[Bryan--The Bee’s Knees]

That looks so boring to me, plus I don't like Rousseau anyway. My plan is to read Finnegan's Wake last, and Rousseau's Confessions next-to-last.

[Mia]

Diane wrote: "Mia wrote: "A Hero of Our Time by Mikhail Lermontov."

One of my favorites."

I liked the writing but didn't really like Pechorin, that's why I only gave it 3 stars.

[Nocturnalux]

Clear Light of Day by Anita Desai.

[Sean]

Bryan "They call me the Doge" wrote: "That looks so boring to me, plus I don't like Rousseau anyway. My plan is to read Finnegan's Wake last, and Rousseau's Confessions next-to-last."

I find it hilarious that you are planning what to read last! :D

[Sean]

I just finished The Hunchback of Notre-Dame. Fantastic stuff. So different from Disney!! Ha!

[Mia]

I finished Faces in the Water by Janet Frame. It took me some time to get into it, but I liked it.

[George P.]

I've finished Promise at Dawn, Romain Gary's memoir of his childhood in Lithuania, Poland and France and young adulthood in WW2. Very witty and enjoyable- five stars.

[Vikki]

Mansfield Park, by Jane Austin

[Mia]

The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain.