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[Gerald]

Old Booker wrote: "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 clif..." One of the great books of the century--a book whose impact you don't get until the last page. Then you just sit there and say "Wow!"

[Mavis]

Gerald wrote: "Old Booker wrote: "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 do..."

McKewn's an incredible writer. The Cement Garden and The Comfort of Strangers were both great. I'm about to start Enduring Love.

[Anna]

The Kite Runner | Khaled Hosseini

[Mavis]

Enduring Love - Ian McKewn

[Judith]

Gerald wrote: "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 bo..."

Jumping in here to say I recently read "World's Fair". I liked it, but it definitely is not the best Doctorow I've read. However, anything he writes is worth the read in my opinion.

[Bruce]

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..."

Jerry, have read World's Fair and quite a number of other Doctorow novels. World's Fair is quite good. But my favorite by Doctorow are Billy Bathgate and The March, also historical novels and not autobiographical as World's Fair seems to be. Billy Bathgate is about a man who, as a kid, ran around with the likes of notorious Jewish gangster, Dutch Schultz. It is a surprisingly moving novel. The March is a different turn in a way for Doctorow, turning as it does to the Civil War. The story it tells is harrowing and violent and also moving.

In one of the other comments along the way, someone references The Road, which I also read. And which I think one of the best books of the past fifty years! Just as FYI.

[Bruce]

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..."

Definitely agree as regards The Road. I finished it on an airplane just as we were beginning descent. It took great effort to keep from breaking out into tears, being a father, having a son, appreciating how precious and tenuous it all is. As noted below, I think The Road as well as the very disturbing Blood Meridian among the best books written in the past fifty or so years. McCarthy strikes me as being in a league with Faulkner and heads and shoulders above so many other authors today.

[Lori]

Corelli's Mandolin by Louis de Bernières

[Deanne]

Love in the time of Cholera, brilliant.

[Eliza]

Catch 22

[Mavis]

Deanne wrote: "Love in the time of Cholera, brilliant."

I couldn't stand 100 Years of Solitude. All that magincal realism?? no thanks. And everyone had the same name so I had to keep flipping back to the family tree in the front... annoying. I hear this one's better, though

[Judith]

Jean Marie wrote: "Deanne wrote: "Love in the time of Cholera, brilliant."

I couldn't stand 100 Years of Solitude. All that magincal realism?? no thanks. And everyone had the same name so I had to keep flipping ba..."

I didn't care much for "100 Years.." either, but I loved "Love in the Time of Cholera". Much tighter story and fewer characters, but that is not all that made it a more enjoyable read for me...

[Mavis]

yeah, that's what I hear. I'm not going to write off Marquez based on 100 Years but I'm not sure what all the hype is about. I made it through half and just couldn't push through to the end.

[Melissa (So Cal Gal)]

I am starting "The Namesake" from the 2008 list.

[Laura]

Jean Marie wrote: "Deanne wrote: "Love in the time of Cholera, brilliant."

I couldn't stand 100 Years of Solitude. All that magincal realism?? no thanks. And everyone had the same name so I had to keep flipping ba..."

I found that I liked One Hundred Years of Solitude better than Love in the Time of Cholera. The feel of the two books is definitely very different. The magical realism in 100 Years was definitely much more pronounced, so if you don't like the magical realism, 100 Years isn't the book to read. It is much more subtle in Love in the Time of Cholera.

[Deanne]

Did enjoy Love in the time of Cholera, much better than 100 years of solitude.
Just started Middlemarch, no magical realism of any sort.

[Judith]

"Flaubert's Parrot" - J. Barnes

I like it more with each chapter.

[Judith]

"The Road" - Carmac McCarthy

Wow, this one's gonna be a tough read...

Oops, I guess this one is not on either of the 1001 Lists afterall, is it?!

[Jerry]

Help-How can I get a copy of the book The Devil To Pay In The Badlands by Joao Guimaraes?

[Gerald]

Judith wrote: ""The Road" - Carmac McCarthy

Wow, this one's gonna be a tough read..." Well, it's not a happy book, that's for sure. But it is a very powerful book, and the relationship between the father and the son is very moving. Hang in there, not all great books have to be "fun".

[Judith]

Gerald wrote: "Judith wrote: ""The Road" - Carmac McCarthy

Wow, this one's gonna be a tough read..." Well, it's not a happy book, that's for sure. But it is a very powerful book, and the relationship between the..."

Very much agree. I just finished it and thought it was wonderful. Man, can this guy write! I really liked "All the Pretty Horses" also.

[Jeslyn]

Queen Lucia (E. F. Benson) - fantastic hilarity in a small England town with Elizabethan aspirations fueled by adornments purchased from the Ambermere Arms, "intellect" mined from superficial wadings into encyclopedias, and an arrogance over etiquette that has me laughing out loud in public places. To see these characters falling over each other to get to become the queen bee - conniving to steal whatever is the latest talk of the town, is endlessly entertaining. I have to read the whole series!

[Anna]

Romantyzm by Alina Witkowska

[Jerry]

Opinions?Who are/were the 5 greatest women writers?

[Gerald]

Jerry wrote: "Opinions?Who are/were the 5 greatest women writers?"Jane Austin, George Eliot, Emily Bronte, Edith Wharton, Toni Morrison.

[Carly]

In prepartion for Tim Burton's newest movie coming out in March 2010, I'm reading Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

[Judith]

Gerald wrote: "Jerry wrote: "Opinions?Who are/were the 5 greatest women writers?"Jane Austin, George Eliot, Emily Bronte, Edith Wharton, Toni Morrison.

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That's a great list! I just may say it's mine too....need to think about it a little bit yet before I make my own.

[Stacie]

I would agree that it is a good list, but what about Virginia Woolf? Can't it be the 6 greatest women writers? :)

[Jerry]

Stacie wrote: "I would agree that it is a good list, but what about Virginia Woolf? Can't it be the 6 greatest women writers? :)"Doris Lessing?

[Stacie]

See! You are so right, Jerry. This list is just too hard to make!

[Melissa (So Cal Gal)]

Carly wrote: " In prepartion for Tim Burton's newest movie coming out in March 2010, I'm reading Alice's Adventures in Wonderland."

Wonderful book, yahoo.com movies has a trailer for the new movie posted, it looks fantastic and also appears to stay pretty true to the book which should be very...entertaining but interesting.

[Jerry]

Stacie wrote: "See! You are so right, Jerry. This list is just too hard to make!"

Bite the bullet Stacie-One of my ambitions is to read all the best women writers(not just the top 5)so if you exceed the limit of 5 you're excused-go ahead- you're allowed unlimited wildcards.

[Emma]

I've begun The Plot Against America.

[Eliza]

I'm starting To the Lighthouse

[Gerald]

I could agree that Virginia Woolf is #6. Almost put her in place of Edith Wharton, but I haven't really read enough. Read Mrs. Dalloway in college 50 years ago and I'm currently reading Orlando. Tried but could not read Jacob's Room. Have not read Doris Lessing yet.
Gerry

[Stacie]

I have read nearly all of Woolf, as I took a Woolf class in grad school...I would say To the Lighthouse and The Waves are my favorite. Room of One's Own and Mrs. D tying for second.

I haven't read enough Wharton to knock her out of the list. :)

[Mike]

Has anyone read The Busconductor Hines? I'm really struggling with it. Everything from the English slang (I'm American), the no punctuation marks, and James Kelman's abstract ideas he just throws out seemingly at random. I really want to like the story, but Kelman's making it tough!

[mark]

Jeslyn wrote: "Queen Lucia (E. F. Benson) - fantastic hilarity in a small England town I have to read the whole series!

you should! the whole series is pretty wonderful. e.f. benson's writing style reminds me of a much lighter version of e.m. forster. his Lucia books are in my opinion the pinnacle of his career, but he has many other books out there. most of the ones i've read have the same light, ironic touch. but he also tries for a more gothic, Wuthering Heights style in others (Colin & Colin II)...doesn't work as well. Mark

[Marion]

I started The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain a few weeks ago. Being French, I have a hard time understanding it all because of the Southern language which I am not used to.

[Christina Stind]

Carly wrote: "In prepartion for Tim Burton's newest movie coming out in March 2010, I'm reading Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. "

Is Tim Burton doing Alice's Adventures in Wonderland? Oh, that's so cool! That's going to be amazing!

[Judith]

I started Standhal's "The Red and the Black" yesterday.
I have the Norton edition with LOTS of footnotes. They are very helpful, but it is slow going.

[Judith]

Marina wrote: "I believe that War and Peace truly is a great novel due to three factors: the richness of the characters, the historical drama between Napoleon and the burning of Moscow, and the difficult essays o..."

Ditto everything you said here about "War and Peace" for me. Unforgettable!

[Linda]

Just started The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy; looks like it will be a quick, easy read. Trying to get a few more books checked off the List before my school year starts up.

[Deanne]

Measuring the world by Daniel Kehlmann, enjoying it so far.

[Anna]

I loved Measuring the world.

[Carys]

Great Expectations for me. I'm enjoying it, looking forward to reading some other Dickens.

[Kristi]

I'm currently reading Eva Luna, Lord of the Flies, and Catch-22. It's been slow, since I've been busy with summer activities. I'm really into Eva Luna and Lord of the Flies, but I am not enjoying Catch-22. That's too bad, since I'm supposed to be reading it for this group.

[Jerry]

Linda wrote: "Just started The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy; looks like it will be a quick, easy read. Trying to get a few more books checked off the List before my school year starts up. "
What's it about? I've never heard of it

[Christina Stind]

Jerry, it's a very funny book about a man who escapes from Earth just before it's is blown to pieces because of a new galactic freeway.

[Deanne]

Jerry
Hitchhiker's was the first in a trilogy of 5 books,(yes I know but that is how Adams described it.)
The other books were
2. The restaurant at the end of the universe
3. Life the universe and everything
4. So long and thanks for all the fish
5. Mostly harmless.
Read them years ago, and remember odd bits of information, my favourite character was Marvin the paranoid android.
Just started The Old Wive's tale by Arnold Bennett.