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[Judith]

Sandi wrote: "Maryann wrote: "Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "About a hundred pages into Fall on Your Knees. Are there many family sagas on the list?"

I can't say as I've read many, but a few that come to mind:"

I'..."

And don't forget "One Hundred Years of Solitude"!

[Denise]

Because of loss of electricity I qm stalled on the audioversions of The Master and Margaritaand Lord Jim. However, started White Teethyesterday with the aid of my booklight.

[Atiya]

A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry has been mentioned here a couple of times :)

Maryann wrote: "Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "About a hundred pages into Fall on Your Knees. Are there many family sagas on the list?"

I can't say as I've read many, but a few that come to mind:

Wild Swans: Three D..."

[Atiya]

In the last third of The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera

[Melissa]

Denise wrote: "Because of loss of electricity I qm stalled on the audioversions of The Master and Margaritaand Lord Jim. However, started White Teethyesterday with the aid of my booklight."

Hey Denise I hope all is well!

[Melissa]

So I have both Life of Pi and Cloud Atlas, both of which I can't wait to see the movie version. Better do Cloud Atlas since the movie is already out.

[Deanne]

Started Pilgrimage by Richardson, but think it may take a while to track down the other volumes.

[Ginny]

Melissa wrote: "Denise wrote: "Because of loss of electricity I qm stalled on the audioversions of The Master and Margaritaand Lord Jim. However, started White Teethyesterday with the aid of my booklight."

Hey De..."

Keeping you in my thoughts and prayers

[Craig]

Hard Times -Dickens
and
The House on the Borderland -Hodgson

[Denise]

Melissa wrote: "Denise wrote: "Because of loss of electricity I qm stalled on the audioversions of The Master and Margaritaand Lord Jim. However, started White Teethyesterday with the aid of my booklight."

Hey De..."

Ginny wrote: "Melissa wrote: "Denise wrote: "Because of loss of electricity I qm stalled on the audioversions of The Master and Margaritaand Lord Jim. However, started White Teethyesterday with the aid of my boo..."

Thank you, the electric came back today. So nice to have heat again. I will pick up where I left off with Lord Jim

[Liz M]

Craig wrote: "The House on the Borderland -Hodgson"

Oooh, please post your thoughts when done. I couldn't decide if it was a 2-star book (middle sections) or a 4-start book (beginning and end).

[Karina]

Just started Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. Of course it's part of a series. Has anyone read the previous novels? I hate starting a book in the middle of a series.

[Craig]

Liz M wrote: "Craig wrote: "The House on the Borderland -Hodgson"

Oooh, please post your thoughts when done. I couldn't decide if it was a 2-star book (middle sections) or a 4-start book (beginning and end)."

So far, like you stated, the beginning is great. Reminds me of H. P. Lovecraft.

[Maryann]

Karina wrote: "Just started Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. Of course it's part of a series. Has anyone read the previous novels? I hate starting a book in the middle of a series."

It's one of the George Smiley books, right? I read Smiley's People and I think it's toward the end, but I felt like it could stand alone.

[Mekki]

Karina wrote: "Just started Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. Of course it's part of a series. Has anyone read the previous novels? I hate starting a book in the middle of a series."

Hi Karina,

I read the first two smiley books "Call for the Dead" and "A Murder of Quality and Call for the Dead". They both were able to stand alone.

[Karina]

Mekki wrote: "Karina wrote: "Just started Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. Of course it's part of a series. Has anyone read the previous novels? I hate starting a book in the middle of a series."

Hi Karina,

I rea..."

Thanks for the info! As I am reading it, I feel like it stands alone and that I am not missing anything. When I read Nineteen Seventy-Seven by David Peace on the list, it's the second book in that series and I felt like I was missing so much information!

[Sophia]

Karina wrote: "Mekki wrote: "Karina wrote: "Just started Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. Of course it's part of a series. Has anyone read the previous novels? I hate starting a book in the middle of a series."

Hi ..."

Hi Karina,
I just finished reading Tinker, Tailor , Soldier, Spy. I felt it stands alone (with some glossary to explain the jargon which can be found online). In fact, according to Wikipedia, some of George Smiley's timeline was altered in order to fit in the "Karla trilogy" (TTSP and the next 2 books) so reading the earlier versions might lead to some confusion caused by inconsistency.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_S...

[Judith]

Sophia wrote: "Karina wrote: "Mekki wrote: "Karina wrote: "Just started Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. Of course it's part of a series. Has anyone read the previous novels? I hate starting a book in the middle of ..."

I agree with this, it can stand alone; but I felt I got much more out of it because I had read the others. George Smiley and his world are worth getting to know!

[Mikela]

Have read about 30 pages of The Razor's Edge and am enjoying it immensely so far.

[Laura]

Today I started reading Graham Greene's The Heart of the Matter. Previously I've read Greene's The End of the Affair, which I enjoyed up until it started discussing Catholicism, but I thought I'd give him another chance.....

[Deanne]

Started The Marriage Plot by Eugenides, mainly because I've borrowed it from the library and someonelse has requested it, hence can't renew. Easy to read, told from 3 viewpoints, do feel like there's a lot of whingeing from two of the main characters, but it's fun to play spot the 1001 books mentioned.

[Mandy]

Just started The House of Dr Dee.....maybe it is me but it has a "odd" feeling. I am only into 10 pages and a bit tired so maybe it is me that is odd!

[Judith]

I'm over half way finished with Graham Swift's "The Light of Day" and liking it, but I liked his "Last Orders" (not on the lists) and "Waterland"(on the list) even better.


The Light of Day

[Lisa]

Main Street- so far it's good!

[Danyellemastro]

The man who loved children - haven't seen many other group members discussing this one but I think it's a really interesting look at family structure - it's quite brave for its time I think. Added bonus for me was finding out Stead is an Aussie as this was in the Aussie fiction of Sappho!

[Ginny]

Over half way through The Art of Fielding. So far, I'm enjoying the new additions to the list. I've read The History of Love, 1Q85 and now this one. All really good.

[Margie]

Have started Raymond Chandler's The Big Sleep, loving it so far. I needed something on the light side and this is doing the job marvellously.

[Katrina]

I started Farewell, My Lovely by Raymond Chandler for the group read, so far all is going well. Chandler is a new author to me so I'm hoping this is a good discovery.

[Kelsi]

Madame Bovary: 150th Anniversary and Perfume: The Story of a Murderer. Kind of excited for both of them.

[Denise]

Ulysses, think this one is gonna take awhile.

[Craig]

The Immoralist -Gide
and
The Iron Heel -London

[Judith]

I'm still reading "Rituals", but I also started "Under the Skin" by Michel Faber yesterday. Strange, really strange!

Under the Skin

[Olivia]

Just started reading Oliver Twist. I fear that Mr Dickens is sadly not for everyone.

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

A couple of chapters into The Voyage Out. My first Woolf, don't yet see why people complain about her.

[Arukiyomi]

heh heh... that's cos you're reading possibly her only normal novel. It was her first and established her as a run of the mill novelist. It was her later works that set her apart as a genius. Try To the Lighthouse next and, if you love that, try The Waves after that. Then you might see what others mean.

[Kristel]

Just starting I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou.

[Ellinor]

Just started reading The Golden Ass by Apuleius.

[Laura]

I've just started The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins

[Mandy]

Laura wrote: "I've just started The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins"

I loved Woman in White, so much so that I looked for other books by Wilkie Collins.

[Laura]

Mandy wrote: "Laura wrote: "I've just started The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins"

I loved Woman in White, so much so that I looked for other books by Wilkie Collins."

That's good to hear- hopefully I'll love it too :)

[Kirsten]

Judith wrote: "I'm still reading "Rituals", but I also started "Under the Skin" by Michel Faber yesterday. Strange, really strange!

Under the Skin"

Judith,
I'm interested to hear what you think at the end of "Under the Skin". I finished it a little while ago and found it quite disturbing. I'm glad I read it though.

[Katrina]

Felicia's Journey Just a few chapters in but looking good so far :)

[Laura]

Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "A couple of chapters into The Voyage Out. My first Woolf, don't yet see why people complain about her."

Neither do I. I also read The Years and I absolutely loved it.

[Denise]

The Master and Margarita and very much enjoying it.

[Mekki]

I'm going to start The End of the Story

[Peter]

Am about a quarter of the way through One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. So far it has failed to grip me but will keep going with it.

[Deborah Wells]

It's time for some humor, so picked up The Life of Insects last night.

[Laura]

Peter wrote: "Am about a quarter of the way through One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. So far it has failed to grip me but will keep going with it." I had high hopes hope for that book but it the end it was rubbish! So if we're of the same mindset I doubt it'll grip you at any point. But hey! Look forward to when you can finish it and not have to read it anymore :)

[Denise]

I just finished The War Of The End Of The World and I am very happy to be able to move on to something else. This was a very tough read for me to finish. On to something new!

[Craig]

Fantomas -Marcel Allain
and
Ethan Frome -Edith Wharton