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[Genia]

Started The Siege of Krishnapur and Disgrace.

[Mikela]

Genia wrote: "Started The Siege of Krishnapur and Disgrace."

Two terrific books Genia. Enjoy!

[Eliane]

Memoirs of a Geisha ...excellent writing

[Ellinor]

A Visit from the Goon Squad.

[Lesley]

Melanie wrote: "I just started Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe which has been in my TBR stack for several years."

Me too.

[Debra]

Deborah wrote: "I started Beloved a couple of days ago and it's going pretty quickly. About halfway through so far. I'm enjoying this book."

I LOVED that book...look forward to hearing your final analysis!

[Maryellen]

Starting 'The French Lieutenant's Woman'. I enjoyed the movie years ago so am looking forward to reading the story in the original version.

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

Next up is Crime and Punishment.

[Deanne]

Reading Sometimes a great notion by Kesey, just makes me want to visit Oregon.

[Ed]

Just started Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy.

[Christine]

My name is Christine. I sure am enjoying snooping around in this group! I'd love more friends from this group so I can get even more insight into new books to read! Please feel free to add me! I enjoy all types of books, and I usually have a few going at one time. It's easier to feed whichever book appetite I'm craving at the moment! On a personal note, I love my four legged kids more than most humans, and I love fostering baby kittens! I miss my family terribly. And I love football season!

[Diane]

I just started Delta of Venus by Anaïs Nin.

[Rachel]

I've been reading The Forsyte Saga for the last few days. According to my Kindle, I'm about 18% of the way through. If it were not for this group I probably would have dropped it by now because I am nearly bored out of my mind. But, I am really trying to stick with it. I am really interested to find out how things turn out with old Jolyon and his son and Irene and Bosinney, etc., but there are so many characters and side tracks!

Does anyone have any encouraging news about further along in this book, or am I the only one reading it?

[Anne]

I read it and loved it, but that was about 10 years ago. I don't recall if the beginning felt slow. A lot does happen - I can promise that. Not sure if that helps.

[Ed]

I recently read the Saga too...and recommend you stick with it. I know what you mean about a few areas getting bogged down... but there a plenty of twists. I felt that Galsworthy did a good job in helping the reader keep the many characters straight in my mind. I was rarely confused. It did help that I was on vacation and could devote a lot of time to reading the whole novel in a few days.

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

I read the entire 9 novels plus interludes nearly 2 years ago and was drawn in from the first, so my experience is different than yours.

[Andrea]

Rachel wrote: "I've been reading The Forsyte Saga for the last few days. According to my Kindle, I'm about 18% of the way through. If it were not for this group I probably would have dropped it by now because I a..."

I'm working on this one too. I'm almost done with part 3. I think the first part was rough because there was a lot on introduction. I can see it picking up a little. I think the Soames and Irene relationship is what's keeping me going. Keep going!

[Amie]

Ann A wrote: "Starting The Big Sleep. Have to remind myself we women were all silly, brainless flirts back then!"

I am reading The Big Sleep, too. I am about 65% done, and it has been very helpful for me to remember the time period it was written in. :^)

[Karena]

Starting Anna Karenina and Of Mice and Men

[Stephanie "Jedigal"]

Rachel wrote: "I've been reading The Forsyte Saga for the last few days. According to my Kindle, I'm about 18% of the way through. If it were not for this group I probably would have dropped it by now because I a..."

I started it on the 18th on my Kindle, and shortly after it broke after it took a great fall. My sis then gave me her old Kindle, so I was back and running a week later. But I restarted for exactly the reason that I felt I wouldn't keep the characters straight after that time off. About 40% of the way through the Saga now, I think I feel that the characters that are important to know distinctly you WILL be able to distinguish. And the others are more minor, and even though differentiated by the author, they more add to the tone/background.

I am really enjoying it, myself, although it seemed to take a little to get "into" it. It didn't grab or hook, just kind of wormed its way in... Can't wait til we discuss this in more depth in a few weeks when we are all finished....

[Rachel]

I am very encouraged by everyone's responses to The Forsyte Saga! I am definitely following along a little easier now and I am still really interested in finding out what happens with this family. I guess the fact that I often have to read in 5 - 10 minute snippets because of my kids and husband makes it hard to get into a new book :) I need to start devoting larger chunks of time to starting new books - I'll add that to my list of goals!

Looking forward to hearing what everyone thinks of this book soon!

[Dianna]

Fingersmith

[Ann A]

Amie wrote: "Ann A wrote: "Starting The Big Sleep. Have to remind myself we women were all silly, brainless flirts back then!"

I am reading The Big Sleep, too. I am about 65% done, and it has been very helpful..."

The "tough guy" slang is amusing as well!

[Ann A]

50 pages into The World According to Garp

[EShay]

I'm on a mystery kick. Just finished reading an Agatha Christie, now reading Faceless Killers by Henning Mankell. If you liked the vibe of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo trilogy, I recommend this book.

[Eliane]

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

[Peter]

Just started To The Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf. Too soon to say yet if I'm enjoying it.

[Judith]

Agnes Grey - Anne Bronte

Agnes Grey

[Anne]

The Art of Fielding. Loving it.

[Melanie]

The Driver's Seat by Muriel Spark.

[Rachel (Sfogs)]

Just started The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins.

[Maryellen]

Starting Marya - Joyce Carol Oates.

[James]

Dead Air - Iain Banks

[Juliana]

Tender is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

[Betty Jo]

I am listening to the audio of Atonement....the more I listen....the more I am drawn into this story....now I can understand why this one is on many lists.

[Alice]

Infinite Jest.

[Laini]

Rachel (Sfogs) wrote: "Just started The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins."

Just finished that one actually, really really enjoyed it, flew through it much quicker than I expected to!

[Ann A]

Alice wrote: "Infinite Jest."

This seems to be one of those "love it" or "hate it" books. I'm in the "love it" category! There's just no one like DFW.

[Ann A]

Megan wrote: "Ann A wrote: "50 pages into The World According to Garp"

I hope you enjoy that one, Ann. It's one of my absolute favorites. I read it twice, and will certainly read it again."

Liking this a lot so far. Can't believe I didn't get to it years ago.

[Erin]

Just started The Crying of Lot 49. Interesting so far ...

[Stephanie "Jedigal"]

Started a re-read of Cat's Eye by Atwood, and started Choke by Palahniuk.

[Ed]

Just started Melville's Billy Budd.

[Karena]

Slaughterhouse-Five

[Judith]

Growth of the Soil - Knut Hamsun

Growth of the Soil

[Steve]

Just started King Solomons Mines by Haggard, its old school entertaining, I love it so far.

[Amie]

I started The Tin Flute by Gabrielle Roy.

[Ian]

The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum by Heinrich Boll.
A bit of a step into the unknown for me.

[Maryellen]

I've started Morvern Callar by Alan Warner.

[Ellinor]

1984 and Buddenbrooks

[Lesley]

Listening to The French Lieutenant's Woman.