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[Deanne]

The mill on the floss by George Eliot, 200 pages in and really enjoying the story.

[Joshua]

I'm about half way through Trainspotting. great story but I have to work through the dialect barrier, which slows down the reading process.

[Michelle]

I'm starting The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

[Paula]

Meera wrote: "Paula wrote: "They should add in some fun/humorous reads in this list to act as a diversion from the tombs of Ulysses and W&P"

Oh, I agree completely! Happy books are hard to find. Last month, I..."

Truman Capote is one of my favorites - I started "In Cold Blood" one Friday night, and next thing I new the book was over... and so was my weekend. Perhaps reading it while I was alone late at night was not a good choice, though :)

[Christina Stind]

Everyman wrote: "And now yet another list. Newsweek's latest issue is on books, and includes a list of "What to Read Now. And Why."

Their Number 1 book is Trollope's The Way We Live Now, which isn't even on th..."

Everyman, thanks for posting this. It looks like a really interesting list! Not many cross-overs between the Newsweek list and the 1001 list but they have two different goals so that's fair enough. Only problem then is - more books too read ... sighs ...

[Christina Stind]

Currently working my way through War and Peace. It's a very dense book, it takes some time to get the various character straight - or just straighter - and I already know that I will have to read it again at some point ... but I like it. Not as much as Anna Karenina yet but we'll see.

[Stacie]

I am going to start Ragtime at some point today.

[Cynthia]

Just started "The World According to Garp" by John Irving.

[Anna]

Głowa Minotaura | Marek Krajewski

[Kristi]

I just started and finished Night. I don't think it's on the list, but it was very good. Next up is Catch-22.

[Anna]

Isabel Allende. Życie i duchy | Celia Correas Zapata

[Claudine]

Just started Catch-22. I was hoping to finish it for the discussions starting July 15th but not sure if that's going to happen...

[Linda]

Just started The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak for another group discussion, but it's not on the 1001 list.

[Barbro]

Catch-22. Laughing at page 2 is usually a good sign. I hope it keeps up.

[Kristi]

I'm still working on Catch-22, but I also started The Age of Innocence on my Kindle.

[Melissa (So Cal Gal)]

I have fallen off the list for a while due to some of the books I was reading I just did not like. On Sunday I started reading "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Bronte and really like it so far.

[Linda]

Oooh, Jane Eyre is one of my all-time favorites - Enjoy!

[Ana]

I just started "The shining" by Stephen King. I'm merely at the begggining but so far, and even though I like th writing, the story hasn't captivated me. But that could soon change.

[Judith]

"Fathers and Sons" by Turgenev

Love it so far!

[Susan]

I am currently reading Perfume and it is bizarre,so different from most of the books that I read.

[Liz M]

I'm only on page 34 and already in love with On Love A Novel

[Michael]

Just started Rashomon and 17 other stories by Akutagawa Ryunosuke

[Gerald]

Seg4me wrote: "I am currently reading Perfume and it is bizarre,so different from most of the books that I read."The movie is fantastic, too. Rent it if you can--but only after you've finished the book.

[Bharath kumar]

i have just started "NEW MOON" TWILIGHT-2
HOPE ITS BEGUILING AND SPELL BINDING...AS TWILIGHT

[Susan]

Gerald wrote: "Seg4me wrote: "I am currently reading Perfume and it is bizarre,so different from most of the books that I read."The movie is fantastic, too. Rent it if you can--but only after you've finished the ..."

Thanks for the info. I just finished the book; it was amazing. I will check out the movie.

[Judith]

I started "Henderson The Rain King" yesterday by Bellows. I really like it so far.

[Judith]

Stacie wrote: "I am currently reading Henderson the Rain King, and am really enjoying it so far."

I started this one also. How do you like it so far?
I haven't read Bellows in ages, and it is about time!

[Laura]

I recently started The Reader by Bernhard Schlink. I have been avoiding the movie until I had a chance to read the book, yet I still find myself seeing Kate Winslett's face as I read about the character Hanna. This is an incredibly fast read and I am sure I will be done with it in no time.

[Anna]

1812. Wojna z Rosją | Adam Zamoyski

[Donna]

Just away to start Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie.

[Lisi]

I just started reading "The Invisible Man", I have it at home for quite some time, so I guess, I should finally read it.

[Stacie]

Judith wrote: "Stacie wrote: "I am currently reading Henderson the Rain King, and am really enjoying it so far."

I started this one also. How do you like it so far?
I haven't read Bellows in ages, ..."

I finished it last week..or something like that. :) I really liked it. I have to say that it might just be my favorite Bellow.

[Rebecca]

"City of God" by E.L Doctorow. Anyone else read it/planning to read it soon? 100 pages in it's a wonderful many-layered novel with a lot of food for thought. I'd love to discuss it with someone.

[Kristi]

I just read Bunner Sisters this weekend.

[Ana]

Never Let Me Go I like it so far.

[Stacie]

I just started Catch-22.

[Gerald]

Ana wrote: "Never Let Me Go I like it so far."Fantastic book. One of my all-time favorites.

[Mavis]

Lisi wrote: "I just started reading "The Invisible Man", I have it at home for quite some time, so I guess, I should finally read it. "

THE Invisible Man by Well or Invisible Man by Ellison?
I'm about to finish The Time Machine by Wells and I read the Ellison book in high school...

[Laura]

Rebecca wrote: ""City of God" by E.L Doctorow. Anyone else read it/planning to read it soon? 100 pages in it's a wonderful many-layered novel with a lot of food for thought. I'd love to discuss it with someone."

I haven't read City of God yet but I believe it was a previous group read. Take a look in the book clubs thread to see what everyone had to say about it.

[George]

I have just started Portnoy's Complaint by Philip Roth. It has been a struggle so far, but I will hang in there in hopes that it gets better. Does it? Have you read it yet?

[George]

Charity wrote: "I am halfway through Atonement and I'm really impressed. The story took a chapter or two to really get going, but now it is becoming increasingly harder to put down. Damn those cliff-hangers at the..."

I must read this book, I just have not picked it up yet even though I hear good things about it. Perhaps it will be next....

[Rebecca]

Thanks a lot! There was plenty of good input in that thread.

[Susanna]

Missed the Group Read for Martin Amis's Dead Babies since I had some library books to get out of the way so starting that now.

Edit. I also noticed that it's not on the 2008 list so can't count it since I intend to keep track of the 2008 list since I just got here this year.

[Linda]

Just started In Cold Blood and am looking forward to it, but prepared for an intense read, based on Paula's comments a couple weeks back.

[Mavis]

Linda wrote: "Just started In Cold Blood and am looking forward to it, but prepared for an intense read, based on Paula's comments a couple weeks back. "

fantastic read... I loved it. It changed the genre completely and is so compelling it reads like fiction. Brilliant.

[Deanne]

Just gone off list to read The Famished Road by Okri, very interesting read though only 55 pages in.

[Laura]

I just started House of Leaves. I am having trouble putting it down. And a little trouble figuring it out.

[Dave]

Just started "The Sea" by John Banville.

[Jerry]

Have you read World's Fair?I'd like a comparison/ reference point before I inject another Doctorrow high on my list.World's Fair was really fine. ps Have you read Roberto Bollaño's book -2666 --2nd ps I think The Road by Cormac McCarthy impacted me more than any other book this year

[Gerald]

Jerry wrote: "Have you read World's Fair?I'd like a comparison/ reference point before I inject another Doctorrow high on my list.World's Fair was really fine. ps Have you read Roberto Bollaño's book -2666 --2n..."
I read 2666, but I skipped a lot in the Part About the Murders. Who can read descriptions of the murders of hundreds of women we know nothing about other than that they were raped and murdered? The rest of the book was OK, certainly better than The Savage Detectives, which I found almost unreadable. Love Doctorro, Loved The Road.