Which LIST book did you just start? Showing 451-500 of 6,816

[Deanne]

About 3/4 of the way through The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, only 350 pages left. Had trouble at first keeping the characters straight due to the Chinese names, the enormous cast of characters and the various factions of the three main armies. The book covers over 30 years of history, most of which is spent invarious fights and wars.
Saying that however I'm really enjoying the story and became quite attached to certain characters especially Lui Pei or Yuan-Te as he has at least two names.
The story is very intricate but the methods of tricking the various enemies are intriguing.
Great read.

[H.J.]

I just began my long journey into Les Miserables. See you guys in a few weeks. lol

I absolutely ADORE the musical and I am already thoroughly enjoying the book. I am so excited about this one. !!!.

[Silver]

Here are the books I have most recently started.

The Ambassadors
Kidnapped
Cat's Eye
The Jungle

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Started reading Brideshead revisited this morning. Another recent read from the list is Naked Lunch.

[Deanne]

Started Wise Children by Angela Carter, the story of the Chance twins, as told by Dora. Very funny have found myself laughing out loud at the images and Dora's language.

[Liz]

I'm supposing, Haylee, that you are reading the unabridged version?!? Good luck and happy reading!!!

[Stacie]

I am going to be starting Fathers and Sons by Turgenov.

[H.J.]

Liz--

Of course! I feel it an offense to Hugo himself to read an "abridged" version of his masterpiece.

And I am loving it!!!! I recommend Les Miserables to ANYONE.

[Deanne]

Started Cancer Ward by Solzhenitsyn, great book finding it hard to put down in order to go to work.

[Nahla]

"Time Management From Inside Out"
by Julie Morgenster...
so far so good.. i liked it.. :)

[Melissa]

Emma. Read it before, but it's been a long time. I've seen too many movie versions, I've forgotten the book.

[Charity]

I finished non-list book The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao last night and started in on the September group read...The Book of Illusions (Auster). A bit depressing, but intriguing thus far.

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Cocaine Nights.

[Charity]

I'm setting The Book of Illusions aside just for tonight so that I can read The Hound of the Baskervilles. Tonight we are expecting a good bit of thunderstorms and it's all about the ambience...

[Kristina]

Enduring Love – Ian McEwan

[Liz M]

Just started Spring Flowers, Spring Frost by Ismail Kadare, a little slow, but the structure seems interesting.

[Billy]

Gone by Julie Elizabeth Powell, a very thought provoking and addictive read that seems to explore what happen after you die, though I'm only a third of the way through so far.

[Derrick]

I just started Les Miserables, it's good I like the story so far but I can't read more than a few pages at a time, it makes me SO sleepy, i don't know why.

[Stacie]

I have just pulled Cider House Rules off the shelf to begin reading.

[Chloe]

LOL, Stacie. I just finished Cider House Rules and have started on John le Carre's The Spy Who Came in from the Cold.

[Charity]

Starting The Cider House Rules.

[Jason]

I am starting Wuthering Heights, but I am having trouble getting into the beginning of the book. A lot of my friends have said it is not worth the read... any encouragment? Does the book become more engaging?

[Rachelle]

Fianlly finished Cider House Rules and started On Beauty, which is my first for her.

[Inder]

Jason: I sympathize. The beginning of Wuthering Heights is absolutely interminable! Remember, it was written before the art of novel writing was perfected! But you have to stick it out (or skim, I wouldn't blame you) until the real story starts. Then you can decide whether it's worth reading. I say yes, if only because it is so widely referenced in pop culture and pretty much created the whole "Gothic" genre, but some would disagree. Good luck!

[H.J.]

Derrick--

I started Les Miz recently, too!! Though I don't seem to be having the same problem; I can hardly put it down and have stayed up far too late the past several nights reading it. I do admit that the first hundred or so pages about the Bishop of Digne are NOT the most exciting of the book. Don't give up! It only gets better.


And Jason--

I absolutely love Wuthering Heights! Like many classics, the beginning might not be all that engaging from the get go, but hang in there. It is such a touching book.

[Dimitra]

I've started reading The Sea by John Banville. So far it's okay but steadily getting more confusing and boring.

[Jason]

Thanks for the opinions on Whuthering Heights. I enjoy a lot of classic literature but it is my first time reading this one. I started reading it because as you mentioned it is so widely refrenced.. like i said thanks for the help and i will stick with it.

[Liz]

I've begun the oft-mentioned "Blindness" - so far, so good - I just read the back cover and can foresee it getting better!

[Alie]

I just started An American Tragedy by T. Dreiser. Slow moving....

[Kevin]

Alie,

I absolutely loved An American Tragedy. Stick with it. I thought it was well worth it. If you haven't done so yet, you should also read Sister Carrie. Sister Carrie I think is a little easier read, but I really enjoyed both books.

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Finishing Book Thief, not on the list but a great book.

Started Sense & Sensibility. I like it so far.

[April]

I am about half way through my first ever read of Pride and Prejudice. It is alright but not knocking me over or anything. Everyone keeps saying how amazing it is so I am assuming the end will really pack a punch.

[April]

Alie,

I am anxious to hear your review of An America Tragedy because I love love loved Sister Carrie and need to read AAT soon.

[Anna]

My mother's lovers by Christopher Hope

[Chloe]

I just finished John Le Carre's The Spy Who Came in From the Cold, which was as good as every other Le Carre book I've ever read.

Starting on The End of the Affair by Graham Greene but will probably put that to the side for a few days once my copy of The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao arrives tomorrow.

[Annemaria]

Just started the virgin suicides and its going very quickly!

[Deanne]

Animal's people, really enjoying it so far especially Animal and his take on life.

[Bishop]

The Picture of Dorian Gray is next!

[Galen]

Dimitra,
I just read The Sea and never really became caught up in it. There were individual sentences I loved, which is the only reason I finished...although the story does come together in a surprising way at the end so I think it is worth finishing.

I am reading Wilkie Collins' Woman in White. Good suspense so far!

[Ravenskya]

"The Picture of Dorian Gray" is wonderful!

I'm currently working through "The Count of Monte Cristo" it's VERY wordy, but I'm over half way through.

[Karen]

April, I don't know that the ending of Pride & Prejudice packs a punch, but it is a very nice ending. For me, P&P is on my list of favorites because it is a timeless story and I grow fonder of it with every re-read. When you finish it, give yourself a real treat and watch the BBC mini-series version with Colin Firth. OOOh baby!

[Karen]

I am listening to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll--somehow, this is one I never read as a kid or read to my own, although I've seen the Disney version many times. It's read by Jim Dale, who reads the Harry Potter books--he is fantastic--and I am loving it so far.

[Judith]

The Hamlet - Wm. Faulkner

[Heather]

The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas

[Laura (booksnob)]

A really good companion read I would recommend with An American Tragedy is A Northern Light. It is a young adult book based on the same murder. An excellent read.

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Silas Marner

[Amber]

Just starting The Master and Margarita.

[Sarah]

I've just finished madame bovary today and I'm starting to read Ethan Frome

[Laura]

Hi Galen - Woman in White is terrific. It's the only book I've read by Wilkie Collins - have you read any others? I'm thinking of trying out Moonstone. Also, I don't know if you are a fan of Daphne Du Maurier -- Rebecca is on the list and is her most well-known book, but My Cousin Rachel in my opinion is so much better! You might want to give that one a try if you like Wilkie Collins. I like to read creepy books at this time of year.

[Lisa]

I loved Woman in White and The Moonstone as well. Enjoy!