Which LIST book did you just finish? Showing 2,251-2,300 of 10,321

[Mia]

Winter wrote: "Mia wrote: "I just finished Little Women by Louisa May Alcott."

Liked it?"

Yes I liked it a lot! Especially the characters.

[Winter]

Mia wrote: "Winter wrote: "Mia wrote: "I just finished Little Women by Louisa May Alcott."

Liked it?"

Yes I liked it a lot! Especially the characters."

Me too! Very cozy read, made me think of childhood and home ^^

[Jean]

Winter wrote: "Jean wrote: "I completed The Devil and Miss Prym by Paulo Coelho."


I started it today, was it good?"

You know, it's okay but there is just something about Coelho's writing that drags for me. Wonderful theme and ideas.

[Mia]

I just finished Persuasion by Jane Austen. Didn't like this one as much as Northanger Abbey but it was ok.

[Laura]

Just nailed Casino Royale for the second time- love it!!

[Mia]

Luís wrote: "Mia wrote: "I just finished Persuasion by Jane Austen. Didn't like this one as much as Northanger Abbey but it was ok."

I didn't started yet Northanger Abbey, but I plann..."

You should! It was my first book from Austen and I really enjoyed it.

[Robin]

Mia wrote: "I just finished Persuasion by Jane Austen. Didn't like this one as much as Northanger Abbey but it was ok."

This was the only book by Austen I didn't really like. Haven't read Northanger Abbey yet, but I will :)

[Robin]

I just finished Love in the Time of Cholera and I absolutely loved it. It was my first book by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, but I can't wait to read more of his work.

[Robin]

Luís wrote: "Robin wrote: "Mia wrote: "I just finished Persuasion by Jane Austen. Didn't like this one as much as Northanger Abbey but it was ok."

This was the only book by Austen I d..."

I think my favorite Austen (until now) is Emma

[Winter]

Read Persuasion earlier this year. Can't say it was my favorite.

Finished Bleak House today. It took a bunch of patience to read, but the effort was well spent!

[Peter]

Finished The Tin Drum. One of the strangest books that I've read in a while.

[Linda]

Just finished The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje. What calm and poetic writing. I gave it 4 stars.

[Carol]

Orlando by Woolf. Love her use of language.

[Robin]

I just finished Rituals by Cees Nooteboom, my 50th book from the list and a book from the Netherlands, where I'm from. I am trying to read a few short ones to complete all my challenges before the end of the year and still have time to read the books I want to read but aren't from the list ;)

[Dree]

I have recently finished Decline and Fall by Evelyn Waugh and Black Dogs by Ian McEwan.

Both 3 stars. The first is clearly funny, but takes place among 20th century upper class English--a world I am definitely not familiar with. It is very much a picaresque story, so it's a bit much.

The second is not so much a story as a study. Interesting, but not my favorite McEwan.

[Peter]

Finished Of Mice and Men. Loved it a true classic.

[Tyler]

I finished listening to Lolita read by Jeremy Irons a few days ago. He is a great narrator and now I want to read the text.

[Mia]

I just finished Dead Souls by Nikolai Gogol.

[Winter]

Mia wrote: "I just finished Dead Souls by Nikolai Gogol."

Liked it? I have read it some years ago, but I want to read it again some day, don't remember much.

[Mia]

Winter wrote: "Mia wrote: "I just finished Dead Souls by Nikolai Gogol."

Liked it? I have read it some years ago, but I want to read it again some day, don't remember much."

I did, more than I thought. Even the story wasn't that interesting, it was beautifully written.

[Marina]

I've just finished reading Around the World in Eighty Days. It was good, though not as good as I expected.

[Carol]

Finished The Bell Jar today. This may sound strange given the content but I found it to be a funny fast read.

[Winter]

Marina wrote: "I've just finished reading Around the World in Eighty Days. It was good, though not as good as I expected."

I felt the same way.

[Rowizyx]

Surfacing by Margaret Atwood. It's probably not my favourite of her's, but I liked it

[Aileen]

I had to give up on The Man With the Golden Arm by Nelson Algren, the first list book I've given up on. I just didn't understand much of the slang and was losing the storyline. Did anyone else feel the same way about it?

[Nicola]

The Devil And Miss Prym - I thought I'd get a head start on the next group read and I'd finished it in a couple of hours.

So, a quick and enjoyable read :-)

3 1/2 stars

[Joy]

The Count of Monte Cristo
Finally finished this tome! For a Classic it is a fairly easy and "fun" read.

[Kirsten]

Well after nearly a year of reading it off-and-on, I finally finished Middlemarch by George Eliot

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

My 40th book from the list.

[Nicola]

Kirsten *Dogs Welcome - People Tolerated" wrote: "Well after nearly a year of reading it off-and-on, I finally finished Middlemarch by George Eliot

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show......"

Good effort!

[Peter]

Finished Cannery Row by John Steinbeck. A book with no real plot but still rather enjoyable in it's own way.

[Nicola]

The Military Philosophers - definitely my least favourite in the series so far. Too many new characters and too much war related information. Rather boring.

2 stars

[Winter]

The Devil and Miss Prim by Paulo Coelho. Good book, interesting thoughts although I don't agree at all points.

[J_BlueFlower]

The Sun Also Rises: The book has a really slow start. If it had been a 500 pages book, I would have abandoned it. The first 2/3 of the book was a 2-star read for me, but then finally things started happening. The scene at the end of chapter 16 is worth the whole book. Tension.

Though the book is short, it is not an easy read. You have to pay attention. Even after finishing it I a not really sure what it was about. But I do not seem to be the only one judging from reviews.

[Carol]

Finished the Shining, read it for Halloween. I try to read gothic or horror in October. The book went by rapidly, found myself glad my house has had no death in it. Don't really like this type of book.

[Mekki]

Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace

Super tough in a chewy kind of way.
4-5 stars

[Linda]

Mekki wrote: "Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace

Super tough in a chewy kind of way.
4-5 stars"

Nice description! :) I finished that one at the beginning of this year and I loved it. Definitely on my favorites list.

[Amanda]

Finished Spring Torrents (review on http://1001everything.blogspot.com) I would have never discovered Turgenev if it wasn't for the List.

[Rowizyx]

Finished yesterday The robber bride, amazing.

[Jan-]

Finished The Fox - quite enjoyed it - a nice short one.

[Winter]

Janet wrote: "Just finished The Iron Heel - inspired by those who abandoned it. Loved it. Over a hundred years old and yet a frightening description of present day politics in the UK. A cross between 1984 and th..."

Wow it's fascinating how one book can be hated by one and loved by another! I didn't hate it myself exactly, but not my favorite either to say the least.

[J_BlueFlower]

Winter wrote: "Janet wrote: "Just finished The Iron Heel - ..."

For me it was one of those book that was not a joy to read, but afterwards I was happy that I did, and I had a lot to think about.

[Winter]

J_BlueFlower wrote: "Winter wrote: "Janet wrote: "Just finished The Iron Heel - ..."

For me it was one of those book that was not a joy to read, but afterwards I was happy that I did, and I had a lot to think about."

^^ Books are that way sometimes :)

[Robin]

I just finished The Shining by Stephen King for the Halloween read from one of my groups. Until I finished it, I didn't realize it is in the list as well. I liked it a lot, it had some scary moments.

[Zonnah]

I just finished Outlaws of the Marsh also known as The Water Margin.

[Nicola]

Robin wrote: "I just finished The Shining by Stephen King for the Halloween read from one of my groups. Until I finished it, I didn't realize it is in the list as well. I liked it a lot, it had some..."

I love reading books and afterwards realising they are on the 1001 list. It's like getting a 'free' book :-)

[Nicola]

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - A re-read but it's been a few years. An absolute classic for those whose humour is orientated that way. Mine absolutely is.

5 stars

[Nicola]

Never Let Me Go - A very quick read. It holds quite the emotional punch but I really didn't start feeling it until near the end due to the clinical and matter of fact style of writing.

4 stars

[Marina]

Yesterday I finished The English Patient, after a long struggle. I didn't like it. The writing style was good but the novel itself wasn't my cup of tea - too boring for my taste.

[Carol]

finished another Halloween read In a Glass Darkly, really enjoyed it.

[Nicola]

Hunger - Ouch. Light reading (listening) this was not...

I can't say I enjoyed it exactly but it was very well written.

3 stars