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[Danyellemastro]

Deanne wrote: "Trying to decide which one to read next, got a

Do this one: Billiards at half past nine

Because I really love the title and can't find a copy anywhere so I want to live vicariously through you!

[Danyellemastro]

Ellie wrote: "Dbolden wrote: "Just started the Wasp Factory. My colleague just looked at in horror. I'm scared."

I hope you enjoyed Wasp Factory-I liked it very much. Even though it did deal with horrors."

it was alright for a quick read, but I couldn't help thinking the entire time about how much I really prefer Patrick McCabe's Butcher Boy which is also a list book:

The Butcher Boy

But, I've definitely read worse!

[Danyellemastro]

I'm over halfway through Fugitive Pieces. I can understand how some people may find the poetic prose a little heavy going but once I settle into it it feels like meditation or a dream. It's soothing, despite the story and plot.

[Mikela]

Sunny in Wonderland, yes I maintained my liking for Candide until the end (gave it 4*s) but in all honesty, without referring back to the book I can't remember just how it ended. I guess too many books in between or a sign of aging. No, it must be too many books in between.

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

Mikela wrote: "I guess too many books in between or a sign of aging. No, it must be too many books in between."

Definitely too many books in between. The other reason cannot be mentioned.

[Mikela]

You must realize of course that it would definitely be considered very premature aging if not too many books.

[Karina]

Just started Nicholas Nicklebyby Charles Dickens. Haven't read a Dickens novel since Great Expectations. I hope this is a good one!

[Deanne]

Dbolden, going to pick up Billiards at half past nine, let you know what it's like.

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

Karina, hope you like it. I have that one schedule for next month!

Just started The Country Girls last evening, but didn't get too far. The style is perhaps just what I need right now.

[Jennifer W]

I've started Goodbye to Berlin and a reread of Nervous Conditions.

[Casey]

Portrait of the Artist of a Young Man. I am liking if so far, more than I thought I would.

[Katherine]

I started Quicksand and Passing last night. It's always great when you can knock out two entries in one book! Nella Larsens style is highly readable so far.

[Rachael]

I've just started Doctor Zhivago. So far, I'm loving it!

[~Calyre~]

Starting Burmese Days by George Orwell.

[Maryann]

I just started The Last Temptation of Christ. I've been looking at it in the pile for awhile and decided to bite the bullet. So far, very easy going.

[Kristine]

The Lusiads sounds intriguing, so I'm starting on that.

[Liz M]

Kristine wrote: "The Lusiads sounds intriguing, so I'm starting on that."

I was surprised at how much I enjoyed this one, it flowed really well, even the more boring history bits.

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

Starting Storm of Steel.

[Danyellemastro]

Master and Margarita - I thought it was a classic from the 1800's, what a fool! Never judge an authors age by the fact that they are Russian!

[Melissa]

I'm working through Vanity Fair. For its age, it's surprisingly snappy and fun to read!

[Maggie]

I've read about 200 pages of A Suitable Boy... over 1200 pages to go. To my surprise I'm starting to feel sympathetic to several of the characters, even the less likeable ones, and I'm excited to see how all their stories tie together.

[Maryann]

Maggie, I really loved A Suitable Boy, despite the passages about Indian politics and legal issues. I have an affinity for Indian literature now.

[Mikela]

About halfway through The Death of Ivan Ilych and finding it very relatable and interesting.

[Rachel (Sfogs)]

I've just started into Ada, or Ardor: A Family Chronicle by Vladimir Nabokov.

[Cam]

Invisible Man from Ralph Ellison and I just finished Catcher in the Rye

[Casey]

Melissa wrote: "I'm working through Vanity Fair. For its age, it's surprisingly snappy and fun to read!"

Yeah, I was really surprised when I read that too, how engaging it was.

[Kristine]

Liz M wrote: "Kristine wrote: "The Lusiads sounds intriguing, so I'm starting on that."

I was surprised at how much I enjoyed this one, it flowed really well, even the more boring history bits."
Sounds encouraging Liz... I had better get cracking :)

[Maggie]

Maryann wrote: "Maggie, I really loved A Suitable Boy, despite the passages about Indian politics and legal issues. I have an affinity for Indian literature now."

That's very encouraging! I've read a few novels that involve Indian politics, like Midnight's Children, and overall I find them quite interesting.

[Peter]

Just starting Thomas Hardy's 'Far From the Madding Crowd'. This is a book that I have put off for far too long so felt that it was time to finally tackle it.

[Maryann]

Maggie, I haven't read Midnight's Children yet, but it's on the pile. A Fine Balance was the first Indian novel that I read and promptly fell in love. Rushdie is a bit harder for me to get through, but very interesting.

[Mikela]

Am about 20% into The Passion and wondering what all the fuss is about this book. Because it is a relatively short book I should have finished it already but can't seem to stay interested. Does it get better?

[Tomchicago]

Maggie wrote: "Maryann wrote: "Maggie, I really loved A Suitable Boy, despite the passages about Indian politics and legal issues. I have an affinity for Indian literature now."

That's very encouraging! I've re..."

Maggie wrote: "Maryann wrote: "Maggie, I really loved A Suitable Boy, despite the passages about Indian politics and legal issues. I have an affinity for Indian literature now."

That's very encouraging! I've re..."

Maggie wrote: "Maryann wrote: "Maggie, I really loved A Suitable Boy, despite the passages about Indian politics and legal issues. I have an affinity for Indian literature now."

That's very encouraging! I've re..."

Maryann wrote: "Maggie, I haven't read Midnight's Children yet, but it's on the pile. A Fine Balance was the first Indian novel that I read and promptly fell in love. Rushdie is a bit harder for me to get throug..."
I found A Fine Balance to be very interesting, too. The awful times and the awful politics depicted were very instructive to me. It was very, very clear what the title of the book actually referred to.

[Deanne]

Started Under Fire by Barbusse, a book based on the author's own experiences during the first world war.

[Cynthia]

"Possession," by A.S. Byatt

[Chelsea]

Just started A Prayer for Owen Meany by Irving. I really like it so far.

[Viviana]

Just started "Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood. I like it so far, but it is not mind blowing, at least not yet...

[Judith]

Petals of Blood - Thiong'o

[Karina]

Started Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen. I am almost done with all of the Austen books on the list.

[Lauren]

I just started Half of a Yellow Sun and I am really enjoying it so far.

[Dina]

I've just started Hunger by Knut Hamsun. I like it so far.

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

Started The Count of Monte Cristo last night. This will be fun!

[Rachel (Sfogs)]

Still working through Ada, or Ardor: A Family Chronicle

[~Calyre~]

Currently reading If This Is a Man / The Truce

[Mikela]

Currently reading The Black Prince. Not bad at all so far.

[Deanne]

Started Correction by Thomas Bernhard, bit heavy going, but that could be the style of his writing.

[Tara]

Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Started The Count of Monte Cristo last night. This will be fun!"

I'm just over halfway through - it's been great!

[Judith]

Heart of Darkness - Joseph Conrad

[~Calyre~]

Reading The Living and the Dead by Patrick White

[Craig]

The Great Gatsby -Fitzgerald
and
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn -Twain

[Kacy]

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen. So far, I don't really care for the gossipy nature of the characters. But I suppose Austen is critiquing English gentry culture, including the gossip. I'm assuming it will get better.