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[Judith]

Amanda wrote: "Just started For Whom the Bell Tolls. I thought I hated Hemingway in high school, but I'm loving this now. Must take an older soul :)"

I think "For Whom the Bell Tolls" is one of his best stories -- much better than "A Farewell to Arms" or "The Sun Also Rises". Of course, "The Old Man and the Sea" is my favorite. I usually hate his female characters, so no wonder I like that one best!

[Judith]

Anyone finished with "The Old Wives Tale"?

How was it?

[Judith]

Deanne wrote: "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..."

I have "The Old Wives Tale" on my shelf to read. Let us know how you like it, please.

[Susan]

I just started A Handful of Dust.

[Eliza]

I'm starting Middlemarch (Barnes & Noble Classics) today.

[Linda]

Judith wrote: "I think "For Whom the Bell Tolls" is one of [Hemingway's:] best stories -- much better than "A Farewell to Arms" or "The Sun Also Rises"...

Besides The Old Man and the Sea I have not enjoyed Hemingway, but maybe I'll give For Whom the Bell Tolls a try after hearing these comments.

[Linda]

Just started The Things They Carried. I'm finding it a worthwhile read so far.

[Judith]

I'm still working on "The Red and the Black", but I've also started "Cranford" -- a much easier read.

I'm still trying to figure out what Stendhal is trying to say with his main character, Julian -- other than that the author hates French society in the 1800s....

[Susanna]

Just started Väinö Linna's The Unknown Soldier.

[Judith]

"Summer" - Edith Wharton

[Anna]

Dune The Butlerian Jihad | Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson

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I just started Where Angels Fear To Tread (from the 2006 list, I'm reading from both lists...).

[Jerry]

Deanne wrote: "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..."
If I read them, I have to buy them-are they worth the investment

[Jerry]

Just started On Beauty by Zadie Smith -Good read so far.

[Deanne]

Jerry
They appeal to my British sense of humour which is warped.
Judith
The old wive's tale was ok, Bennett apparantly wrote to Gide when it was being published that it was a typical old wive's tale. A story which has no truth to it. Tried to think of other old wive's tales I heard growing up, made me smile that was he meant by the title.
Reading The Woman in White by Collins, over half way through and it is getting more and more sinister.

[Eliza]

Jerry wrote: "Deanne wrote: "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 t..."

Jerry wrote: "Deanne wrote: "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 t..."

I liked them and you can get the whole "trilogy" in one volume The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

[Judith]

Deanne wrote: "Jerry
They appeal to my British sense of humour which is warped.
Judith



The old wive's tale was ok, Bennett apparantly wrote to Gide when it was being published that it was a typical old wive's ..."

Hmm....Thanks for the info. Can't say I'm excited to pick it up, but I eventually will....
I loved "The Woman in White". "The Moonstone" by Collins is good also.

[Jessica]

Plodding through "A Suitable Boy"

[Susanna]

The Year Of The Hare by Arto Paasilinna

[Anna]

Orlando | Virginia Woolf

[Judith]

Jerry wrote: "Just started On Beauty by Zadie Smith -Good read so far."

Jerry: I have this on my my TBR shelf also. Let us know what you think of it. I've heard "White Teeth" is the best of her work, but I don't have that one yet.

[Stacie]

I am starting Corelli's Mandolin today. I have heard great things about it, so am really looking forward to it.

[Gini]

Judith wrote: ""Summer" - Edith Wharton"

I just finished reading that and really loved it.

[Susan]

Linda wrote: "Just started The Things They Carried. I'm find it a worthwhile read so far."

I enjoyed it a great deal--very meaningful. I liked it more than In the Lake in the Woods.

[Susan]

Stacie wrote: "I am starting Corelli's Mandolin today. I have heard great things about it, so am really looking forward to it."

I loved this book!

[Susan]

Jessica wrote: "Plodding through "A Suitable Boy""

Another book I loved.

[Susan]

I am starting Mrs. Dalloway.

[Gini]

Eliza wrote: "I'm starting Middlemarch (Barnes & Noble Classics) today."

Also an outstanding book.

[paulabits]

I'm just starting To The Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf.
I joined the group recently so I wanna follow the assigned readings

[Denise]

Good for you Paula. I hope to read that one soon, also. Although I have missed the last couple of months, I enjoy the discussion group. Hope to see you there.

[Jessica]

Seg4me wrote: "Jessica wrote: "Plodding through "A Suitable Boy""

Another book I loved."

I like it too, but slow going cause I have to stop and start and I don't normally read that way.

[Judith]

Gini wrote: "Judith wrote: ""Summer" - Edith Wharton"

I just finished reading that and really loved it.

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I didn't like Charity in the beginning, but I ended up rooting for her all the way through and feeling very sad for her in the end. Wharton is just wonderful.

[Gini]

Judith wrote: I didn't like Charity in the beginning, but I ended up rooting for her all the way throu..."

I like Wharton because she writes such honest characters. Charity is not an innocent heroine, quietly bearing all the evils of the world. She is flawed, and that's what makes her real.

[Kristi]

I just began Tortilla Flat, and will soon also begin Cannery Row, for my work/girlfriends book club.

[Emma]

I'm starting "At the Mountains of Madness" in Tales of H. P. Lovecraft.

[Knarik]

I just began Kidnapped by Stevenson

[Susanna]

1984

[Denise]

I just started To the Lightouse. Don't think I'll be done in time for the discussion. Still working on War and Peace.

[Carys]

Cloud Atlas

[George]

Josh wrote: "I'll start us off.
The Book of Illusions by Paul Auster"

I am almost finished with "The New York Trilogy" and liking it. I may try "The Book of Illusions" next.

[Linda]

I went off the "1001 Books" list briefly to read The Chosen by Chaim Potok; half-finished after two days. So far I am enjoying the developing friendship between the two boys.

[Ann from S.C.]

I am almost finished with ANNA KARENINE. I am really enjoying it and I find myself surprised my that.

[Emma]

I've started Dead Babies. Seems up my alley so far. I like British slang and glimpses of worlds not so far removed from my own but that I could never imagine. This is another reason why I read.

This book was replaced for the 2008 list so I would have normally chosen one that made the 2008 list as well, but it's nice to know there's a discussion here that I can read once I'm done.

[Chel]

I am reading The Sound of Waves by Yukio Misima. It is about a romance on a fishing island in Japan after the war. It is very romantic.

[Knarik]

I am reading Guy de Maupassant. Is there anything in the list by him?

[Anna]

Achaja | Andrzej Ziemiański

[Susanna]

Knarik wrote: "I am reading Guy de Maupassant. Is there anything in the list by him?"

The 2008 list has three books by Maupassant: Une vie (1883), Bel-Ami (1885) and Pierre et Jean (1888).

[Carly]

Journey to the Center of the Earth.

[Deanne]

Tender is the night by Fitzgerald

[Jennifer]

I grabbed Everything is Illuminated from the library this week, and so far want to reach in the book and shove everyone. I'm on page 45 and not loving it. Someone tell me it gets better?