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[Bryan--The Bee’s Knees]

Finished Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis. I thought it was pretty funny, but humor is pretty hard to recommend. Very subjective.

[Tatiana]

Finished House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski

[Jess]

I've just finished Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit and I loved it! So much humour for such a sad topic. This is my first book of Jeanette Winterson's and I love the way she writes

[Benjamin]

Just finished André Gide's Fruits of the Earth. Beautifully written, but definitely not as good as the other material I've read by him. This one was at times fascinating, but overall very tedious. I felt it lacked the insight/wit it so desperately wanted to have.

[George P.]

Aileen wrote: "Finished Thomas Of Reading by Thomas Deloney. Interesting but (to me) difficult read because of the old English."

I read this recently because it got assigned to me in a "Randomized Reading List" from a group. It's the oldest piece I've ever read by a hundred years. I'm surprised to see someone else (besides Diane) read it. As you say, it was interesting but a little challenging to read, though short.

[Diane]

Finished The Master of Ballantrae by Robert Louis Stevenson and The Poor Mouth by Flann O'Brien.

[Peter]

Nights at the Circus by Angela Carter. Two thirds let down by the remainder IMHO.

[Tim]

Wise Blood by Flannery O'Conner. I found it disappointing. I gave it one star.

[Birthe]

Frankenstein. Such a great read, but way far from what I have seen in movies! Reminded me of The Hunchback of Notre-Dame and Disney. Very sad, actually.

[Aileen]

George wrote: "Aileen wrote: "Finished Thomas Of Reading by Thomas Deloney. Interesting but (to me) difficult read because of the old English."

I read this recently because it got "to me in a "Randomized Reading List" from a group. It's the oldest piece I've ever read by a hundred years. I'm surprised to see someone else (besides Diane) read it. As you say, it was interesting but a little challenging to read, though short.

George, it was thanks to you posting the link to the UofMich copy that spurred me on to read it. I've read earlier works on the list - Ovid, Apulieus, Chariton etc albeit modern translations, but Thomas came close to my read of Rabelais' Gargantua and Pantagruel, a real challenge and over 800 pages!

[Karen]

Tim wrote: "Wise Blood by Flannery O'Conner. I found it disappointing. I gave it one star."

Her novels can be very depressing. The short story collections are better.

[Karen]

The Charwoman's Daughter by James Stephens

[Diane]

Finished Everything You Need by A.L. Kennedy.

[Bryan--The Bee’s Knees]

Silence by Shūsaku Endō

[Bryan--The Bee’s Knees]

Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys

[George P.]

Finished A Town Like Alice, and enjoyed it. That's Nevil Shute's only book in the list but I may read another of his. I read his On the Beach decades ago.
Tomorrow's a holiday here in Utah- Pioneer Day, so more time to read.

[George P.]

Tim wrote: "Wise Blood by Flannery O'Conner. I found it disappointing. I gave it one star."

I thought it was better than that but not really "List-worthy"".

[Diane]

Finished Crash by J.G. Ballard, Homo Faber by Max Frisch, and Yes by Thomas Bernhard.

[Tyler]

Finished Everything Is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer. I loved it.

[James]

Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace. Very apt title but I loved it.

[Karen]

George wrote: "Finished A Town Like Alice, and enjoyed it. That's Nevil Shute's only book in the list but I may read another of his. I read his On the Beach decades ago.
Tomorrow's a ho..."

A Town Like Alice is one of my favorite books. There was an excellent miniseries done in 1981 with Helen Morse and Bryan Brown.

[Karen]

Annie John by Jamaica Kincaid

[Tyler]

Finished Home by Marilynne Robinson today.

[Tim]

George wrote: "Tim wrote: "Wise Blood by Flannery O'Conner. I found it disappointing. I gave it one star."

I thought it was better than that but not really "List-worthy""."

I probably was a bit harsh with my rating. Certainly, it was not a "list-worthy" read.

[Benjamin]

I just finished Golding's Lord of the Flies. I think I made the mistake of setting my expectations a little too high, and thus was disappointed.

[Karen]

The Drowned and the Saved by Primo Levi

[Bob]

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky.

[Mia]

Moby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman Melville.

[Carol]

Finished A Bend In The River by Naipaul, good book.

[Tim]

Carol wrote: "Finished A Bend In The River by Naipaul, good book."

Reading that one now and enjoying it.

[Sarah]

Finished The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins.

[George P.]

Kokoro by Natsume Soseki of Japan. This is my 3rd Japanese list author. They all have rather a dry, unemotional writing style; not surprising that Japanese authors aren't popular in the U.S. (with the possible exception of Murakami).

[George P.]

Sarah wrote: "Finished The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins."

You didn't like it as well as Collins' The Woman in White?

[Benjamin]

Just finished Candide by Voltaire. Magnificent!

[Kirsten]

Cphe wrote: "Finished The Woman in White quite enjoyed it."

I'm glad!

[Yrinsyde]

Tim wrote: "Carol wrote: "Finished A Bend In The River by Naipaul, good book. ... Reading that one now and enjoying it."

I read it years ago and really enjoyed it and have read more Naipaul - a fav author now.

[Benjamin]

The Moon and Sixpence by Somerset Maugham. It actually is not on the list, but it most definitely should be. One of my favorite reads this year.

[Peter]

Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Jules Verne. I was a little disappointed with it if I'm honest.

[Sarah]

George wrote: “You didn't like it as well as Collins' The Woman in White?"

No, the storyline was not as good as The Woman in White. And I read it on the heels of Rebecca which was a hard one to follow.

[Sarah]

Finished The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco. Excellent!

[Karen]

Sarah wrote: "Finished The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco. Excellent!"

One of my favorite books!!

[Karen]

Inland by Gerald Murnane

[Aileen]

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind. Something different and very enjoyable.

[Diane]

Luís wrote: "Middlesex - simply loved it!"

Great book!

[Diane]

Finished The Street of Crocodiles by Bruno Schulz. Beautiful prose!

[Sarah]

Finished The Leopard by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa.

[Diane]

Finished Moscow to the End of the Line by Venedikt Erofeev.

[Diane]

Finished Summer in Baden-Baden by Leonid Tsypkin.

[Mia]

Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne.

[Tim]

Vidiadhar Surajprasad (V. S.) Naipaul, A Bend in the River