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[George P.]

The Discovery of Heaven by Harry Mulisch. Liked it, would have loved it if had been shorter (730 pgs).

[George P.]

Nocturnalux wrote: With The Waves by Virginia Woolf have reached two milestones: 250 books; 100 authored by women.

Good going! I'm also a Woolf admirer.

[Sean]

I also finished The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

I'm heading over to start up the group thread now. If you have finished it, please post your thoughts.

[Luke]

Nocturnalux wrote: "With The Waves by Virginia Woolf have reached two milestones: 250 books; 100 authored by women."

Folks who are curious about their own women authored works read status can check out this list: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...

[Carol]

finished - Amadis of Gaul: Books I and II (all 3 volumes of a 3 volume set) by Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo

My thoughts... Not as good as Tirant lo Blanc, but much better than Gargantua and Pantagruel (in the pre-1700 category).

Granted, I haven't finished Gargantua yet, but over half way into it, I don't see much hope of it getting better.

[Karen]

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes by Anita Loos
Perfect book for the Boxall list! I loved the part where Lorelei gives her maid, Lulu, the classic literature books her gentlemen friends have given her so Lulu can read them for her!

[Diane]

Finished Spring Snow, book 1 of The Sea of Fertility, by Yukio Mishima.

[Angie]

Typical: Stories by Padgett Powell. A collection of abstruse short-stories that did not make much sense to me. I did not like reading this book and I'm glad it's over.

[Mia]

The Shining by Stephen King. I liked the writing but I'm not huge fan of horror.

[EJ]

just finished of human bondage
great book... long but good read especially now that winter is upon us. snuggle on the couch and get lost in this book for sure

[EJ]

S.L. wrote: "A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens"

i just learned that still to this day, this book remains the most purchased book year after year.

[Bob]

Spring Torrents by Ivan Turgenev

[Pamela]

The Nose by Nikolai Gogol

[Joy D]

A Sentimental Education by Gustave Flaubert - 4 stars - My Review

[Bob]

Hunger by Knut Hamsun

[Diane]

Runaway Horses, book 2 of The Sea of Fertility by Yukio Mishima.

[Diane]

The Temple of Dawn by Yukio Mishima, book 3 of The Sea of Fertility.

[Yrinsyde]

I just finished Metamorphoses. I started in early July! It took me ages to trudge through this! Not because it was boring - but because the stories are so jammed up together it was difficult to read. I couldn't read large chunks in one sitting as I usually do - it was more bite sized pieces while reading other books. A lot of the well known stories are just paragraphs and I can see where a lot of the old testament comes from (the flood for eg). It is also misogynistic: female gods saying 'even though I'm a woman...', female gods taking out on female rape victims rather than the male god perpetrator, evil stepmothers ... (you thought that was a recent invention ...?). Was it worth reading? I think so. It filled in some gaps in my knowledge and it was cool to find out how old some of the stories are.

[Diane]

Finished The Sea of Fertility by Yukio Mishima.

[Sean]

Over the last few days I finished Cataract by Mykhaylo Osadchy. He was a poet and he wrote like one. Writing about the Gulag prison system yet his prose was lyrical and descriptive. This lended a much different style compared to any of the other books I've read on similar topics.

I also finished At Swim-Two-Birds by Flann O'Brien. This was a bizarre book that had me shaking my head in wonder most of the time.

[Joy D]

A Bend in the River by V.S. Naipaul - 4 stars - My Review

[Alice]

The Witness by Juan José Saer

[Bob]

The Red Room by August Strindberg

[RJ - Slayer of Trolls]

I finished the OG (Original Gothic) novel


The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole
Rating: 3 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[S.L.]

Lord of the Flies by William Golding

[Bob]

Love in Excess by Eliza Fowler Haywood

[Bob]

Rameau's Nephew by Denis Diderot

[Alice]

Quartet in Autumn by Barbara Pym

[Karen]

Thank You, Jeeves by P. G. Wodehouse

[Bob]

Possibly the two shortest books on the list:

The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman A nice creepy October read.

The Nose: By Nikolai Gogol - Illustrated by Nikolai Gogol A book as plain as... but no.

[Sean]

Bob wrote: "The Nose: By Nikolai Gogol - Illustrated by Nikolai Gogol A book as plain as... but no...."

I LOL'ed! :D

[Alexia]

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

[Angie]

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood.
I'm not the biggest fan of dystopias, but I rather liked this one.

[RJ - Slayer of Trolls]

Angie wrote: "The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood.
I'm not the biggest fan of dystopias, but I rather liked this one."

I agree Angie. I thought it was excellent. The sequel is not quite as good unfortunately - it really falls on its face after a very nice setup.

My favorite dystopia is still 1984 but Handmaid's Tale might be second.

[Pamela]

The Unconsoled by Kazuo Ishiguro

[Peter]

Nostromo by Joseph Conrad
Its fragmented time-line and a text that is sprinkled with Spanish terms meant that I really had to concentrate and back-track on a few occasions so as to keep a handle on what was happening. All of which meant IMHO it falls short in comparison with say Heart of Darkness or even The Secret Agent, a real shame because despite being written over 100 years ago I feel that Conrad's message is insightful and unfortunately still relevant today.

[RJ - Slayer of Trolls]

I finished the Russian dystopian classic


We by Yevgeny Zamyatin
Rating: 3 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Karen]

The Berlin Stories by Christopher Isherwood
This audiobook contains both of Isherwood's books on the list -- The Last of Mr. Norris (aka Mr. Norris Changes Trains) and Goodbye to Berlin.

Storm of Steel by Ernst Jünger
Excellent memoir of World War I from a German officer. There are several Boxall books which focus on the experience of common soldiers (Her Privates We and Under Fire), but this book is written from the perspective of an officer who has a larger view of the conflict.

[Kirsten]

Karen wrote: "The Berlin Stories by Christopher Isherwood
This audiobook contains both of Isherwood's books on the list -- The Last of Mr. Norris (aka Mr. Norris Changes Trains) and Goodbye to Be..."

I really want to read some Isherwood.

[Karen]

Kirsten wrote: "Karen wrote: "The Berlin Stories by Christopher Isherwood
This audiobook contains both of Isherwood's books on the list -- The Last of Mr. Norris (aka Mr. Norris Changes Trains) and..."

These were the first books by Isherwood that I have read and I really enjoyed them. I want to read more and I also feel like rewatching Cabaret since it was based on Goodbye to Berlin.

[Aileen]

Pereira Maintains by Antonio Tabucchi

[Alice]

Quartet in Autumn by Barbara Pym, The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood and Closely Watched Trains by Bohumil Hrabal - all very short and quick reads

[Karen]

The Clay Machine-Gun by Victor Pelevin
Wow! I never thought I would encounter Arnold Schwarzenegger in a Boxall book.

[Diane]

Harvesters by Cesare Pavese.

[Ellinor]

Everything That Rises Must Converge: Stories by Flannery O'Connor. I liked it a lot better than Wise Blood

[Angie]

Patrick Süskind The Pigeon. - A short and intriguing read.

[Sean]

Karen wrote: "The Clay Machine-Gun by Victor Pelevin
Wow! I never thought I would encounter Arnold Schwarzenegger in a Boxall book."

haha! no kidding. That book was bizarre. I think we need a bookshelf for bizarre books.

[Bob]

Eugénie Grandet by Honoré de Balzac. My first story by Balzac and I rather enjoyed it. Good characters and description without going overboard. He has the story bring out his points rather than long inner monologues of the characters, which I like.

[Joy D]

Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey - 4 stars - My Review

[Joy D]

Night Boat to Tangier by Kevin Barry - 4 stars - My Review