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Mekki | 171 comments I'm reading another Japanese authored novel. This time its Silence by Shūsaku Endō.


message 6602: by Craig (new)

Craig | 241 comments The Interesting Narrative -Equiano
and
Pierre and Jean -Maupassant


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Davin | 25 comments Just started At Swim-Two Birds, So far so good, but I think this might end up being a tough read!


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Steve mitchell | 127 comments Starburn wrote: "Just started At Swim-Two Birds, So far so good, but I think this might end up being a tough read!"

I wanna know what you think. I was a bit put off by ASTB in the beginning but ended up finding it hilarious by the end. The third policeman is even weirder and funnier.


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message 6606: by Kelly (new)

Kelly | 30 comments Finally got the ebook of Everything Is Illuminated from the library and started it last night.


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So many books I've bought,that I can't know the next book to read...
I've got to choose very well...


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Kaitlin (kait-k) I'm reading The Poisonwood Bible. I'm about halfway through and really (to my surprise) enjoying it so far.


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Deanne | 681 comments Hadrian the Seventh by Rolfe.


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Ellinor (1001andmore) | 912 comments Mod
I know why the Caged Bird sings


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Emma (writerinawheelchair) | 21 comments I started 2666 by Bolano yesterday which I'm enjoying more than I anticipated. Reminds me a bit of John Steinbeck. This is a book that requires a strategy due to its length IMO.

And for the past couple of weeks I've been listening to the audiobook of Kafka on the Shore by Murakami which I'm loving.


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Judith (jloucks) | 1202 comments Soldiers of Salamis - Javier Cercas

Soldados de Salamina

It helps to know something of the history of the Spanish Civil War of the 1930's to better track with this story. Intriguing...


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James (jamesg1955) | 23 comments Just started The Lambs Of London by Peter Ackroyd. So far, so good. Think I began Ackroyd's biography of Dickens years ago - never made it that far into it. Time for another attempt?


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Stephanie "Jedigal" (jedigal) | 270 comments Tono-Bungay


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Rachel (Sfogs) | 226 comments Laini wrote: "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!"


I'm really enjoying it, though with little reading time at the moment it's taking me a while to get through.


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Laura | 149 comments I started The Great Gatsby on Tuesday so I could finish it in time for the film


message 6618: by Stephanie "Jedigal" (new)

Stephanie "Jedigal" (jedigal) | 270 comments Started my final Murakami list title: Sputnik Sweetheart.


message 6619: by Karena (new)

Karena (karenafagan) Still working on Anna Karenina for my classics book group. Not sure what will be my next since I just bought a bunch from my library's FotL bookstore.


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I'm beginning the Antígona by Sophocles


message 6621: by M (new)

M (masanobu) | 110 comments Just started In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower, the second volume of In Search of Lost Time.


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Elizabeth (Alaska) My 8th of the Dickens on the list, Hard Times.


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Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "My 8th of the Dickens on the list, Hard Times."

Dickens is something monstruous ... in the good sense,of course...


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Genia Lukin | 205 comments Started Sons and Lovers. Okay so far, but way too much dialect.


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Mekki | 171 comments I just started Almost Transparent Blue


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Emma by Jane Austen by Jane Austen.
I'm loving it...


message 6627: by Stephanie "Jedigal" (new)

Stephanie "Jedigal" (jedigal) | 270 comments Alias Grace.


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Judith (jloucks) | 1202 comments Zeno's Conscience - Italo Svevo

Zeno's Conscience

Really good, so far!


message 6629: by Heather (new)

Heather | 10 comments I just started The Turn of the Screw by Henry James. About 30 pages in and enjoying it so far, it has me intrigued and waiting for what comes next.


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Mikela | 378 comments Stephanie "Jedigal" wrote: "Alias Grace."

I really enjoyed this one, you're in for a treat.


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~Calyre~ | 103 comments Currently reading For Whom the Bell Tolls


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Craig | 241 comments Confessions -Rousseau
and
Justine -Marquis de Sade


message 6633: by Kelly (new)

Kelly | 30 comments Just started The Forsyte Saga for the monthly read and about to start The Count of Monte Cristo for a challenge in another group.


message 6634: by Mikela (new)

Mikela | 378 comments Just started One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest. It's so good to get back to list books.


message 6635: by Stephanie "Jedigal" (new)

Stephanie "Jedigal" (jedigal) | 270 comments Kelly, I know it's long, but I hope you enjoy The Count of Monte Cristo! I thought it was great.


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I'm about to beginning Pascale Petit
The book is named What the Water Gave Me: Poems After Frida Kahlo


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Ann A (readerann) | 105 comments Luís wrote: "Emma by Jane Austen by Jane Austen.
I'm loving it..."


I think this might be my 2nd favorite Austen, after Pride and Prejudice.


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Ann A wrote: "Luís wrote: "Emma by Jane Austen by Jane Austen.
I'm loving it..."

I think this might be my 2nd favorite Austen, after Pride and Prejudice."


ME TOO


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Kathleen (missbelgravia) James wrote: "Just started The Lambs Of London by Peter Ackroyd. So far, so good. Think I began Ackroyd's biography of Dickens years ago - never made it that far into it. Time for another attempt?"

I found such a profound connection to people from the past when I read this book. And yes, I would read any Peter Ackroyd book. His understanding and connection with London, its people, and its history is unsurpassed.


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Rachel (Sfogs) | 226 comments I've started Anna Karenina


message 6641: by Stephanie "Jedigal" (new)

Stephanie "Jedigal" (jedigal) | 270 comments Atwood's Robber Bride, and Wilkie Collins' The Woman in White.


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message 6643: by Ed (new)

Ed Lehman | 122 comments The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach.


message 6644: by Peter (new)

Peter | 443 comments Recently started The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Have only read the first couple of stories bur so far so good.


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Julie   | 38 comments A Confederacy of Duncesby John Kennedy Toole Looking forward to it.


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Judith (jloucks) | 1202 comments The Hunchback of Notre-Dame - Victor Hugo

The Hunchback of Notre-Dame

My first time with this classic, and I have never even seen a film version of this story to ruin it for me!


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Judith (jloucks) | 1202 comments Kathleen wrote: "James wrote: "Just started The Lambs Of London by Peter Ackroyd. So far, so good. Think I began Ackroyd's biography of Dickens years ago - never made it that far into it. Time for another attempt?"..."

So true! I enjoyed Lambs of London and Hawksmore (spelling?) by Ackroyd and will be reading his other titles on and off the Lists.


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Starting Os Miseráveis by Victor Hugo


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Genia Lukin | 205 comments Moved The Vicar of Wakefield into my reading pile.


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