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[Judith]

The End of the Road

The End of the Road - John Barth

[Ginny]

The third volume of Proust's In Search of Lost Time....

[Denise]

The Monk

[Deborah Wells]

Just started The Blind Assassin and I'm already confused. :)

[Deborah Wells]

Karina wrote: "Just picked up my copy of Wise Children by Angela Carter. I refuse to read the discussion page until I am finished but I hope this one is good because it wasn't cheap and wasn't available on the Ki..."

I couldn't find this on Kindle or my library. Amazon sells used for $.01 plus shipping. That's where I'll get it.

[Casey]

Deborah wrote: "Karina wrote: "Just picked up my copy of Wise Children by Angela Carter. I refuse to read the discussion page until I am finished but I hope this one is good because it wasn't cheap and wasn't avai..."

I bought mine used from a bookseller for just a couple of dollars!

[Viviana]

Deborah wrote: "Just started The Blind Assassin and I'm already confused. :)" keep at it! it will pay off! I was also puzzled at first, and it is a puzzling book indeed, but I really liked it!

[Viviana]

Mikela wrote: "I just began The Feast Of The Goat. Haven't previously read anything by this author so don't know just what to expect." Exactly like me! I hadn't read anything by Llosa, but I quite liked it and plan to read more from him. He is very good at setting ambiances and giving depth to his characters. Enjoy!

[Sunny]

Anna Karenina
I've been sold - I'm a bona fide Tolstoy fan thanks to THE LIST.

[Mekki]

I have a copy ofThe Magus. So i'll start that today.

[Mekki]

Deborah wrote: "Just started The Blind Assassin and I'm already confused. :)"

The beginning of the book is kinda confusing. It starts to get more clear around the middle of the book. I liked it also.

[Deborah Wells]

Mekki wrote: "Deborah wrote: "Just started The Blind Assassin and I'm already confused. :)"

The beginning of the book is kinda confusing. It starts to get more clear around the middle of the book. I liked it ..."

Thanks for the comments, Viviana and Mekki. I will hang in there!

[Ginny]

Sunny in Wonderland wrote: "Anna Karenina
I've been sold - I'm a bona fide Tolstoy fan thanks to THE LIST."

I feel the same way!

[Karina]

Starting Madame Bovary by Flaubert this morning. Haven't read a French Lit book since I read The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas which I enjoyed.

[Peter]

Am presently reading Woman at Point Zero by Nawal El Saadawi

[Judith]

Sostiene Pereira

Pereira Declares: A Testimony - Tabucchi

The Once and Future King

The Once and Future King - White

The second is a re-read from years ago, but the Brit's favorite legend is always worth a revisit.

[Kelsi]

just started Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy. I've owned it for ages and have been in denial that in order to complete 1001 I need to tackle some of the massive books. So, here we go!

[Ginny]

Enjoy Anna; I enjoyed it. You can do it! : )

[Katrina]

Started Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris which looks to be a fun read.

[Denise]

.Villette

[Linda]

About 50 pages into "If on a Winter's Night a Traveler," Italo Calvino.

[Shelley]

Trying to start "The Big Sleep" by Raymond Chandler.

[Mikela]

Am about 100 pages into The War of the End of the World and finding it very interesting so far.

[Anthony]

Catcher in the Rye

[Diane]

I am about 1/3 through American Rust, and I am absolutely loving this book! I was very skeptical about a book published in 2009 being a "book you must read before you die", but I can clearly see why this book was included.

[Anthony]

American Rust is indeed a great read.

[Deanne]

Just started The Guide by Narayan, also going to have a look on the library website to find some books off the list.

[Judith]

I'll be starting Kundera's "Ignorance" later today.

Still working on my re-read of "The Once and Future King" by White as well.

Ignorance
The Once and Future King

[Judith]

Tony wrote: "American Rust is indeed a great read."

I agree!

[Judith]

Linda wrote: "About 50 pages into "If on a Winter's Night a Traveler," Italo Calvino."

I loved that one. Just go with and enjoy the ride, Linda! I've never read anything like it!

[Judith]

Katrina wrote: "Started Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris which looks to be a fun read."

I just ordered this one and expect to really enjoy it also.

[Judith]

Denise wrote: ".Villette"

I liked "Villette". Hope you do as well!

[Tara]

Working my way through Tom Jones by Henry Fielding. I expected to dislike it, mainly because of its length and the 250 year old English, but have been shocked to find that I'm enjoying it very much.

[Donna]

I'm about a third of the way through Les Misérables and loving it!

[Genia]

Started Dictionary of the Khazars. What an exceptionally odd book that is... I've never been one for literature that tries as hard as it can to be completely obfuscating and incomprehensible. it may be the hallmark of "True Art", but, really...

[Andrea]

I'm about 70 pages into The Elegance of the Hedgehog and I'm struggling to stay focused. I missed out on this one being the book of the month a few months ago. I keep finding myself at the end of the page and realizing I have no clue what I just read. Hope it gets better.

[Mikela]

I'm about 60 pages into The Old Devils and really struggling to finish it. Why this is on the list is totally beyond me. Maybe I need a break from 1001 books.

[~Calyre~]

Currently reading The Castle of Otranto

[Annina]

I'm just starting to read Les Misérables by Victor Hugo. I'm just wondering if I ever will finish it 'cause it such a big classic.

[Liz M]

Genia wrote: "Started Dictionary of the Khazars. What an exceptionally odd book that is... I've never been one for literature that tries as hard as it can to be completely obfuscating and incomprehensible. it ma..."

I thought that one was fun! It took a bit to get used to, but then I really enjoyed reading it in a random order (look at the status updates), switching sections as a particular word or phrase caught my attention. I did, eventually, find myself putting a check mark next to the entries as I went, so as not to re-read the same section too many times.

[Deanne]

Started Three Lives by Stein, not earth shattering, and not appreciating the remarks in the second story.

[Genia]

I am lucky in that my memory is really quite good, so I can read it in order, simply remembering the information from the appropriate parallel sections as I go, or skip around and know what I already read, as i choose. But generally, I have never been fond of novels where the author seems basically to say "look how smart and postmodern I really am!" Perhaps it's merely an indication of my lack of taste, or something.

[Arukiyomi]

Mikela wrote: "I'm about 60 pages into The Old Devils and really struggling to finish it. Why this is on the list is totally beyond me. Maybe I need a break from 1001 books."

that's one of the worst books on the list by a LONG way. It's not you that needs to take a break. It's the entire Amis family as far as I'm concerned.

[Mikela]

I'm so glad to see I'm not the only one who wasn't impressed with this book, but finishing this book just about wiped me out. It's time now to hit some pleasure reading and leave the list aside for awhile.

[Donna]

Annina wrote: "I'm just starting to read Les Misérables by Victor Hugo. I'm just wondering if I ever will finish it 'cause it such a big classic."

I'm absolutely loving it!! I'm taking regular breaks though to read shorter books as well - currently reading Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, which I'm a bit disappointed with so far!

[~Calyre~]

Currently reading One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich

[April]

Calyre wrote: "Currently reading One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich"

What do you think so far?

[Judith]

I'm Not Scared - Niccolo Ammaniti

I'm Not Scared

[Genia]

Calyre wrote: "Currently reading One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich"

Solzhenitsyn was one of my favourite writers, until I discovered how anti-Semitic he could be. I did love The First Circle a great deal, though.

[Arukiyomi]

Judith wrote: "I'm Not Scared - Niccolo Ammaniti

I'm Not Scared"

that has one of the best endings of many a novel. Enjoy it.