Which LIST book did you just finish? Showing 7,151-7,200 of 10,328

[James]

Re Growth of Soil, in fairness, Hamsun wrote his best work and won the Nobel Prize long before the Nazi’s came to power. His work was thought very highly of by a lot of great authors who were not fascists.

[Joy D]

The Heart of the Matter by Graham Greene - 4 stars - My Review

[Diane]

The Glass Bead Game by Hermann Hesse.

[Jess]

The House of Mirth

[Nocturnalux]

James wrote: "Re Growth of Soil, in fairness, Hamsun wrote his best work and won the Nobel Prize long before the Nazi’s came to power. His work was thought very highly of by a lot of great authors who were not f..."

James wrote: "Re Growth of Soil, in fairness, Hamsun wrote his best work and won the Nobel Prize long before the Nazi’s came to power. His work was thought very highly of by a lot of great authors who were not f..."

The same cannot be said for Camilo Cela who had no qualms being an informer for Franco's secret police, denouncing dissident groups and fellow intellectuals. He was also, not at all surprising, a raging homophobe.

His Boxall title was published in the 50's so there is absolutely no excuse either.

And let us not forget Gabriele d'Annunzio. Boxall has a book of his and no Elsa Morante.

[Karen]

Cphe wrote: "The Heat of the Day I think Bowen may be an acquired taste."

I agree. She is not one of my favorite authors.

[Karen]

Cphe wrote: "Waiting for the Barbarians

@ Karen - Bowen has a few novels listed on Boxall though.

I find I have to be in the right mood to read her though."

LOL -- If I like an author, I'll read all their books. Bowen I read only when she comes up on the monthly read.

[Karen]

Anagrams by Lorrie Moore

[Angie]

Finished Kurt Vonnegut Slaughterhouse-Five, or The Children's Crusade today.

[Sean]

Main Street by Sinclair Lewis. Not a bad read. A little boring in spots, but I think that was the point.... the place was BORING! At least to the main character, Carol.

[Ellinor]

Finished Suite Francaise

[Andrea]

Cphe wrote: "The Heat of the Day I think Bowen may be an acquired taste."
I have had The Last September on the back burner for nearly a year now. I know 2020 threw me and I have not been able to focus on physical books nearly the same way I have done in the past, but I have never put one aside for so long.

Last week I finished Jack Maggs by Peter Carey

[Joy D]

Finished this fine piece of writing - I need to read more from this author:

Embers by Sándor Márai - 5 stars - My Review

[Peter]

Faces in the Water by Janet Frame. A remarkable but bleak piece of writing.

[Ellinor]

Joy D wrote: "Finished this fine piece of writing - I need to read more from this author:

Embers by Sándor Márai - 5 stars - My Review"

That‘s a brilliant book.

[Alice]

Just finished the Rabbit series by John Updike.
Rabbit, Run
Rabbit Redux
Rabbit is Rich
Rabbit at Rest

[Kirsten]

Alice wrote: "Just finished the Rabbit series by John Updike.
Rabbit, Run
Rabbit Redux
Rabbit is Rich
Rabbit at Rest"

I really need to read those. I've enjoyed the adaptation with Toby Jones on Radio 4.

[Bob]

The Adventures of Roderick Random by Tobias Smollett

[Tim]

Quicksand by Nella Larsen

[Joy D]

Ellinor wrote: "That‘s a brilliant book."

You are so right! I had no idea when I picked it up at a discount book store.

[Mia]

Mansfield Park by Jane Austen. Not as good as the others I've read from her but I still like her.

[Diane]

Finished Cecilia by Frances Burney.

[Aileen]

Notes from Underground by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

I hope the other Dostoyevsky books on the list are a little more cheerful!

[James]

Aileen wrote: "Notes from Underground by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

I hope the other Dostoyevsky books on the list are a little more cheerful!"

Unfortunately, no. :). Great reads though.

[James]

Finished The Wreath by Sigrid Undset, the first book in Kristin Lavransdatter

[Aileen]

James wrote: "Aileen wrote: "Notes from Underground by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

I hope the other Dostoyevsky books on the list are a little more cheerful!"

Unfortunately, no. :). Great ..."

I suspected as much :-)

[Diane]

Finished Arcanum 17 by André Breton.

[Skyler]

Just finished The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde.

[Diane]

Finished The Talk of the Town by Ardal O'Hanlon.

[James]

Finished Journey to the West Vol. 3. One more to go and I’m looking forward to it.

[Ellinor]

Finished The Birds by Tarjei Vesaas, a very precious book I probably wouldn't have discovered without the list and am so glad to have read.

I also finished Oroonoko by Aphra Behn.

[Sean]

I just finished Farewell, My Lovely by Raymond Chandler. I liked it more than The Big Sleep. Really liking this kind of writing. And I will say it again that his use of metaphors and similes constantly awes me.

[Kirsten]

Sean wrote: "I just finished Farewell, My Lovely by Raymond Chandler. I liked it more than The Big Sleep. Really liking this kind of writing. And I will say it again that his use of me..."

That's good to know. I liked The Big Sleep.

[Petra]

Sean wrote: "I just finished Farewell, My Lovely by Raymond Chandler. I liked it more than The Big Sleep. Really liking this kind of writing. And I will say it again that his use of me..."

Chandler is one of my fave authors!

[Diane]

Finished Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser.

[Peter]

Portnoy's Complaint by Philip Roth.
I had been really looking forward to reading this book beforehand but found it a little hit and miss, a book in which the author simply tries to show just how clever he is and ultimately disappointing.

[Gemma]

The Magus by John Fowles. I was a little disappointed after enjoying The Collector so much.

[Nocturnalux]

The Mandarins by Simone de Beauvoir.

[Mia]

Pastoralia by George Saunders. Weird but interesting stories, I really liked it. And I will definitely read more of him.

[Diane]

Mia wrote: "Pastoralia by George Saunders. Weird but interesting stories, I really liked it. And I will definitely read more of him."

I enjoyed it, too. I've heard good things about Lincoln in the Bardo.

[Diane]

Finished That They May Face The Rising Sun by John McGahern (aka By the Lake).

[Sean]

I finished Cutter and Bone by Newton Thornburg. More on the group read page in a few days.

[Bob]

Rabbit, Run by John Updike. Although the writing was well done and flowed smoothly, and the characters were solidly defined, I didn't like any of the characters, except maybe Ruth.

[George P.]

Like Life by Lorrie Moore. Rather dark little stories, but with some wit and charm. 4 stars.

[S.L.]

Cutter and Bone by Newton Thornburg -- a well-knit interesting story of a wanderlust, written before the days of politically correct standards.

[Diane]

Finished LaBrava by Elmore Leonard.

[Peter]

Faceless Killers by Henning Mankell
This isn't a genre that I would normally reach for but overall I found 'Faceless Killers' a realistic crime novel with an interesting protagonist.

[Alice]

Finished Schindler’s List.

[Diane]

Finished Land by Pak Kyongni.

[Bob]

The Lusiads by Luís de Camões