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message 1901: by Eliza (new)

Eliza (elizac) | 72 comments just started Our Mutual Friend -Dickens


message 1902: by Melinda (new)

Melinda (missmelinda) I just started "Everything is Illuminated" by Jonathan Safran Foer

Everything Is Illuminated: A Novel


message 1903: by Sawyer (new)

Sawyer | 2 comments Just started Gulliver's Travels - Jonathan Swift.


message 1904: by Knarik (last edited Jan 13, 2010 07:19PM) (new)

Knarik Sawyer wrote: "Just started Gulliver's Travels - Jonathan Swift."

Oh, I read it when I was 9, i remember that it was interesting.

I started Notes from the Underground. It is a GREAT book! I am ready to give it 5 stars just for the first 4 pages!


message 1905: by Jessie (new)

Jessie (Jessie08) | 10 comments I've just started Brave New World, been meaning to pick this one up for a long time.


message 1906: by Vikki (new)

Vikki (vikkijo) | 110 comments I am just starting Dr. Jekell and Mr. Hyde.


message 1907: by Kristi (new)

Kristi (kristilarson) | 263 comments I'm reading Kristin Lavransdatter 1: The Wreath. This will be a good challenge, since I have to read three books before I can check this one off the list!


message 1908: by Kate (new)

Kate (kateduttera) I have both The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and The Time Machine underway on the Kindle, but I'm totally engrossed in Hoood, by Stephen Lawhead, right now. Not on the list, but an amazing read. Still, I want to get through more of the list this year.


message 1909: by M (new)

M (masanobu) | 110 comments I've just started Everything That Rises Must Converge by Flannery O'Connor.


message 1910: by Judith (new)

Judith (jloucks) | 1202 comments Started "Sons and Lovers" by D.H. Lawrence last night.


message 1911: by Deanne (new)

Deanne | 681 comments The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, really enjoying the story so far.


message 1912: by Anthony (new)

Anthony DeCastro | 168 comments Starting "The Maltese Falcon" by Dashiell Hammett, tonight.


message 1913: by Charity (new)

Charity (charityross) July's People - Nadine Gordimer


message 1914: by Laura (new)

Laura Bruggeman Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh


message 1915: by Michelle (last edited Jan 14, 2010 08:05PM) (new)

Michelle Lour | 15 comments Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf


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Everything that Rises must Converge (a bit backwards, I am)


message 1917: by Judith (new)

Judith (jloucks) | 1202 comments "July's People" - Gordimer

Not finished with "Sons and Lovers" yet, but wanted to get in on the group read -- for once!


message 1919: by Melinda (new)

Melinda (missmelinda) Jane Eyre

For some reason I've never read this before.


message 1920: by Krystle (new)

Krystle (kparkbsnrn) | 3 comments I just started L.A. Candy by Lauren Conrad. I didn't realize that this book was for young adults, but I needed some light reading and so far it's a pretty quick read, however, if you've seen the show like I have you may find yourself trying to see which characters are playing who in the book.


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ges | 1 comments I started reading Blackwood Farm by Anne rice. it's not my choice for an anne rice novel but since it's a gift for me last christmas, by a friend who mostly do the receiving. i'm up for the challenge to finish this book and tell him,. a very sincere thank you. =) to make up for my awkward thanks.,



message 1922: by Anthony (last edited Jan 17, 2010 08:48PM) (new)

Anthony DeCastro | 168 comments I'm starting Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon by Jorge Amado tonight.


message 1923: by Johnny (new)

Johnny B. Rempit (johnnyrempit) | 20 comments Just started reading Kafka's The Trial.


message 1924: by Knarik (last edited Jan 19, 2010 08:29PM) (new)

Knarik Johnny wrote: "Just started reading Kafka's The Trial."

Trial was a very good book, hard, but really worth reading.


I am reading "Siddhartha".No comments yet.


message 1925: by Jay (new)

Jay (jaycadiramen) | 43 comments Lianna wrote: "Middlesex. I blew through the first chapter. Chapters two and three are a little more sluggish... "


I have to admit I found Middlesex harder and harder to read as it went along.



message 1926: by Jay (new)

Jay (jaycadiramen) | 43 comments Just started 'The Swarm' by Frank Schatzing (in anticipation of the February discussion). Yet another book I might have foregone reading if not for this list/group, but am enjoying it so far.


message 1927: by Stacie (new)

Stacie | 140 comments I started The Optimist's Daughter today.


message 1928: by Charity (new)

Charity (charityross) Lolita - Vladimir Nabokov


message 1929: by Judith (last edited Jan 22, 2010 10:48AM) (new)

Judith (jloucks) | 1202 comments "The Human Factor" - Graham Greene

Oops, I just realized this one isn't on either of the lists; but it's a good one!


message 1930: by Jose (new)

Jose Luna | 3 comments "Burgur's Daughter" - Nadine Gordimer. I THOUGHT it was easier to understand than July's People, but now I'm not sure. The theme of the burden of family, and of circumstances in general is interesting, but again she is very wordy and I feel my understanding is barely over 1/2 most times. But sometimes there are really rich passages worth reading...very poignant quips.


message 1931: by Knarik (new)

Knarik "The Age of Innocence". Is it interesting?


message 1932: by Kristi (new)

Kristi (kristilarson) | 263 comments Knarik--I love that book!

I just started The American by Henry James. I guess it's not on the list.


message 1934: by Jamaie (new)

Jamaie I thought I was going to read The Help next, but I decided to read Catching Fire first. The Help & Lolita will be next though.


message 1935: by Jay (new)

Jay (jaycadiramen) | 43 comments Just started 'Robinson Crusoe' by Daniel Dafoe.


message 1936: by Knarik (new)

Knarik Oh, I love Robinson Crusoe, it was one of the first books I read, i was 10.


message 1937: by Jay (new)

Jay (jaycadiramen) | 43 comments Knarik wrote: "Oh, I love Robinson Crusoe, it was one of the first books I read, i was 10. "

I'm sure I've read it before, but it was so long ago that I thought I would read it again for the purposes of checking it off the 1001 list. I'm looking forward to it!




message 1938: by Anna (new)

Anna (lilfox) | 290 comments Felietony zdjęte przez cenzurę by Stefan Kisielewski, a music critic, politician and commentator of life in People's Republic of Poland (he died in 1991).


message 1939: by Michelle (new)

Michelle Lour | 15 comments Just started The Hours by Michael Cunningham and Bleak House by Charles Dickens


message 1940: by Melinda (new)

Melinda (missmelinda) I just started Middlesex.


message 1941: by Judith (new)

Judith (jloucks) | 1202 comments Rabbit, Run - John Updike


message 1942: by Denise (new)

Denise | 231 comments Melinda,

How are you liking Middlesex? I read it not too long ago, and really enjoyed it. I grew up near Detroit and appreciated some of the local references.


message 1943: by Lauli (new)

Lauli | 263 comments Just started The Crime of Father Amaro by Eça de Queirós. I'm reading it in Portuguese, so might take some time...


message 1944: by Deanne (new)

Deanne | 681 comments Just started The Once and Future King by T.H.White.


message 1945: by Joy (new)

Joy Little Women


message 1946: by KHoopMan (new)

KHoopMan  (eliza_morgan) Attempting Jane Eyre, which I've never read. I already love Jane's spirit!


message 1947: by Kristi (new)

Kristi (kristilarson) | 263 comments Just started The Master: A Novel. Need to get it done by Monday to return to the library.


message 1948: by Cindy (new)

Cindy (newtomato) | 195 comments I haven't started it just yet, but I just got The Swarm: A Novel (881 pp), and holy cow it is a mega-brick! Pretty funny considering I picked up The Time Machine (86 pp) at the same time.


message 1949: by Pam (new)

Pam | 7 comments I just started Anna Karenina this week. I was going to get another book at the same time, but it'll take me awhile to get through this one.


message 1950: by Julia (new)

Julia (jujulia) | 37 comments Pam wrote: "I just started Anna Karenina this week. I was going to get another book at the same time, but it'll take me awhile to get through this one."

Enjoy!!! I've just finished it and just fell in love with this book.....


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