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[Diane]

La dama número trece by José Carlos Somoza.

[Angie]

Falling Man by Don DeLillo

[Colleen]

Voices of the Conquistadors, Volume 1. I highly recommend this book to any student of American history. Taken from journals, letters, and speeches, the story is told by the Conquistadors themselves. The first volume covers Columbus and Cortez. I am anxious to read the second volume.

[Colleen]

Great Expectations ... loved it!

[Kirsten]

Colleen wrote: "Great Expectations ... loved it!"

I did too when I read it a few years back. I hated it in high school. I think Dickens is wasted on the young.

[Mia]

The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver.

[George P.]

Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons. Graphic novels are not a usual genre for me, but I stuck it out and liked it.

[Bob]

The Adventurous Simplicissimus by Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen

[Fran]

Rabbit, Run by John Updike

[Karen]

White Noise by Don DeLillo

[Diane]

Finished The Manor by Isaac Bashevis Singer.

[Ellinor]

Finished The Life of Insects by Victor Pelevin

[Angie]

The Forbidden Kingdom by J. Slauerhoff

[Karen]

Amelia by Henry Fielding

[Joy D]

Winter by Ali Smith - 4 stars - My Review

[Nocturnalux]

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.

[Sean]

Promise at Dawn by Romain Gary. It was okay. I had expected more.

[Bob]

Thomas Of Reading by Thomas Deloney

[Mia]

I finished Get Shorty by Elmore Leonard.

[Diane]

Finished The Last Temptation of Christ by Nikos Kazantzakis.

[George P.]

Finished Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto of Japan, my 100th List book by a woman author. I'll post this to the 'milestones" thread also.
I'm working on #101, 102 and 103 now, and planning to have at least half the books I read this year by women writers.

[Maya]

I finished Little Women by Louisa May Alcott.

[Bryan--The Bee’s Knees]

Finished a reread of The Death of Artemio Cruz by Carlos Fuentes. I enjoyed it a lot more the second time.

[Dina]

Finished Shame by Salman Rushdie

[Kimberly]

The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter

[George P.]

Aubrey wrote: "The Leopard; that did not go well at all."

I thought it was a pretty well-written story but not 1001-worthy either. A couple of my GR friends thought it was great though.

[Diane]

Finished Pharaoh by Bolesław Prus.

[Mia]

I finished The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga, I really liked this book. And The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid. I was little disappointed, I was looking more from this one.

[Angie]

Finished A Room with a View by E.M. Forster.

[Alice]

The Riddle of the Sands / In The Ranks of the C.I.V. / The Framework of Home Rule by Erskine Childers

[Carol]

This was a real struggle for me, but I finished Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. I gave it 2 stars, which was generous of me. I see that almost everyone who reads it, just loves it! To me, it was sad. The characters and situations were pathetic. I guess my sense of humor just isn't the same as other's.

[Bryan--The Bee’s Knees]

Midaq Alley by Naguib Mahfouz. Definitely my favorite by this author so far.

[George P.]

Bryan--Pumpkin Connoisseur wrote: "Midaq Alley by Naguib Mahfouz. Definitely my favorite by this author so far."

I really like it too- the only one of his I've read though. I'm planning to read more of his some day.

[Sean]

I just finished The Once and Future King by T.H. White. It started off silly but was quite the adventure story by the end.

[Alice]

10:04 by Ben Lerner

And with that reading, I've finished the 10 2018 additions to the list:

The Goldfinch
The Circle
Americanah
The Flamethrowers
A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing
The Story of the Lost Child
H is for Hawk
10:04
H(A)PPY
Winter

[Bryan--The Bee’s Knees]

Alice wrote: "10:04 by Ben Lerner

And with that reading, I've finished the 10 2018 additions to the list:

The Goldfinch
The Circle
Americanah
The Flamethrowers
A Girl is a Half-..."

What's your assessment? Do you think they were all worthwhile additions?

[Karen]

The Journey to the West, Revised Edition, Volume 2 by Wu Cheng'en, Anthony C. Yu (Translator)

Sputnik Sweetheart by Haruki Murakami

[Tim]

A Farewell to Arms by Hemingway

[Karen]

Alice wrote: "10:04 by Ben Lerner

And with that reading, I've finished the 10 2018 additions to the list:

The Goldfinch
The Circle
Americanah
The Flamethrowers
A Girl is a Half-..."

Which was your favorite? Least favorite?

[Diane]

Finished a re-read of The Hours by Michael Cunningham.

[JenniferAustin]

I just finished The Life of Lazarillo de Tormes.

What a treat! This book was published in 1554, and so predates Don Quixote (Part 1, anyway) by 51 years. I could see that it likely influenced Don Quixote, which in tur influenced many books.
It definitely felt like a predecessor to Moll Flanders, Vanity Fair , and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
It's a quick read, for those wanted to check an item off the list, and it's an engaging read as well. The edition I read was translated by W.S. Merwin, and the language was fresh and lively.

[Alice]

Bryan--Pumpkin Connoisseur wrote: "Alice wrote: "10:04 by Ben Lerner

And with that reading, I've finished the 10 2018 additions to the list:

The Goldfinch
The Circle
Americanah
The Flamethrowers
A G..."

I think my favorite was The Circle. Absolutely scared in that we're living it. Every time I see surveys on Facebook, I want to scream "Don't participate! They're info-gathering". I actually screamed at the end. You'll understand when you get there.

Least favorite: H(A)PPY. I didn't understand all the different fonts the book was printed it. This is not a book that can be listened to.

[Angie]

Thomas Of Reading by Thomas Deloney.

Methinks, this book needeth not be read before one dies (quoth she). Prithee goodman Boxall, why didst thou put it on the list? Fie!

[Bob]

Euphues, the Anatomy of Wit by John Lyly Interesting style in this book, but I think that's the only reason it's on the list.

[Bryan--The Bee’s Knees]

Alice wrote: "I think my favorite was The Circle. ..."

That's the only one of the new additions that I've read, though I've got H is for Hawk on my shelves.

[Joy D]

Short story of about 60 pages, published in 1836:
The Nose by Nikolai Gogol - 4 stars - My Review

[Scott]

JenniferAustin wrote: "I just finished The Life of Lazarillo de Tormes.

What a treat! This book was published in 1554, and so predates Don Quixote (Part 1, anyway) by 51 years. I could see that ..."

I really enjoyed that picaresque 'novel' too. It was very funny.

[JenniferAustin]

Scott wrote: "JenniferAustin wrote: "I just finished The Life of Lazarillo de Tormes.

What a treat! This book was published in 1554, and so predates Don Quixote (Part 1, anyway) by 51 y..."

I am so glad someone else enjoyed it!

[JenniferAustin]

I just finished Kim by Rudyard Kipling. I found it both beguiling and irritating, which is my general response to Kipling. Overall, I like his writing so very much that I deal with his Victorian attitudes toward people who are not British.

As I work on the Boxall list, I am reminded of how much I enjoy British literature in general.

For those wanting an easy and enjoyable list read, I would rate it high on both those counts. Readers of historical fiction and those who love travel books will likely find this one enjoyable.

[Peter]

The Magus by John Fowles
This is a story that twists, turns and tantalises but personally I felt that it's lack of clarity only confused me so ultimately left me frustrated and disappointed.