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[KHoopMan]

I am loving A Prayer for Owen Meany...it is so beautifully written, I keep laughing and then crying. Can you be in love with a book??

[jb]

Of course you can be in love with a book. I'm in love with a book called The Gargoyle.

[Shovelmonkey1]

I've just started Shashi Tharoor's The Great Indian Novel. Has anyone else read this one and if so what did you think of it?

[Suzanne]

Eliza wrote: "I am loving A Prayer for Owen Meany...it is so beautifully written, I keep laughing and then crying. Can you be in love with a book??"

I am in love with that book. I read it when it came out and am still profoundly touched by it. I cannot even reread it because it was so emotional and "important" to me......

[Suzanne]

Katherine wrote: "A couple days ago I started The Master and Margarita by Bulgakov. I am on a pretty decent Russian authors kick, and have wanted to read this one for a very long time. Definitely enjoy..."

I really enjoyed that book! However, I recommended it to a few people, and they...were not as keen as I was. :(

[Imogen]

Eliza wrote: "I am loving A Prayer for Owen Meany...it is so beautifully written, I keep laughing and then crying. Can you be in love with a book??"

I love his books. They are amazing. You should read the Cider House Rules if you can and then his most recent one is also my favourite it is called Last Night In Twisted River.
I love his complete and utter lack of judgment about human nature. Most of his characters are so flawed but Irving still shows such compassion towards them and never judges them. He really is a humanist.

[Suzanne]

Antigone,
I actually never really saw it that way. It's an interesting perspective but one that I didn't get out of the book. If anything I saw it as an homage to spirituality and religion in many ways.

Eliza, I haven't read Twisted River, but I've read almost everything else of his. I am a huge Irving fan. I loved Cider House as well... I think I got gun shy at the Fourth Hand since I didnt' like it much.... but am on a waiting list at the library for Twisted River.... :)

[Joselito Honestly]

Regine wrote: "I'll be starting Jane Eyre. Really excited to read it."

I read Jane Eyre only because it's a 1001 book AND a character there became some sort of an inspiration for Jean Rhys' Wide Sargasso Sea(another 1001 book), and Jean rhys is one of the female novelists I really like.

[Regine]

Joselito wrote: I read Jane Eyre only because it's a 1001 book AND a character there became some sort of an inspiration for J..."

What did you think of Jane Eyre?

Usually I try to avoid sequels or prequels that modern authors write to classics, because they usually don't do a good job of it. But I checked out the Wide Sargasso Sea, and it definitley sounds interesting. I'll put that on my to-read list for sure.

[P.]

Just started (actually just finishing) Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream

Buy the ticket, take the ride. I've been Gonzofied! Pass the mescaline please...

[Elisabeth]

Li wrote: "I'm currently reading Wilkie Collins's The Moonstone from the list =)"

I love this one. Hope you enjoy it =)

[Elisabeth]

I just started For Whom the Bell Tolls today and am on page 117. Love it so far. Think that Hemingway is an excellent writer. Have barely noticed that I have spend any real time reading it.

[Tanner]

I'm 100 pages into Ulysses.

[Karen]

It is a masterpiece.

[Teresa]

Regine wrote: "Joselito wrote: I read Jane Eyre only because it's a 1001 book AND a character there became some sort of an inspiration for J..."

What did you think of Jane Eyre?

Usually I try to avoid sequels o..."

I simply ADORED WSS!! This one gets a bit more into the "heads" of some of the major characters, and the setting is incredibly beautiful. Oddly enough, I had some struggles with remembering which character was which and whose perspective I was reading. Other than that, it was a great short read. One of these days, I'm planning on watching the rest of the movie version; it's juicy. :)

[Shovelmonkey1]

Elisabeth wrote: "Li wrote: "I'm currently reading Wilkie Collins's The Moonstone from the list =)"

I love this one. Hope you enjoy it =)"

Excellent book and one of the formative mystery/detective novels ever written in English.

[Judith]

"The Good Soldier Svejk" - Jaroslav Hasek

humorous satire of the "common man's" life and soldiering in wwi

[Judith]

Teresa wrote: "I just started this goal and am using the listology version from 2000. Picked up Schoolingby Heather McGowan, which is a bit slow. I don't mind the Post-Mod streaming, but geez louise, the lack o..."

This one has been on my shelf quite a while, and I keep passing over it. Look forward to hearing what you think of it when you are finished, Teresa.

[Linda]

Yas wrote: "Dracula

I'm going off the 2006 list so not sure whether its on the other ones. Brilliant book so far can see why it got on tbh!"

I'm currently reading Dracula as well, and it's great! I just checked the LIST and can't believe it's not there. I could've sworn it was on there at some point. (Sorry - what's "tbh"?)

[Charity]

You'll be pleased to hear that Dracula is # 794 on the list. I hope you enjoy it, Linda. :)

[Charity]

(Sorry - what's "tbh"?)

I believe it stands for to be honest.

[Linda]

Yes, there it is. For some reason I missed seeing it on my spreadsheet. I knew I saw it there before!

[Audrey]

Just Started the book, $20 Per Gallon: How the Inevitable Rise in the Price of Gasoline Will Change Our Lives for the Better

[Deanne]

Still reading Camilla, have a list of girls names on the shelf to read Cecilia, Evelina and Clarissa.
Also reading Rapscallion, not on any list just for some light relief.
Have a few days off but not going to spend it reading, off to Nottingham castle tomorrow, but I'll take Clarissa with me.

[Helen]

I've just started Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimanda Ngozi Adichie .... so far I am very impressed ....

[K.D.]

Iris Murdoch's Under the Net. I thought "net" is internet. Oh well, this book was published in 1953. No desktop yet.

[Joselito Honestly]

Regine wrote: "Joselito wrote: I read Jane Eyre only because it's a 1001 book AND a character there became some sort of an inspiration for J..."

What did you think of Jane Eyre?

Usually I try to avoid sequels o..."

I enjoyed Jane eyre, fast-paced and never boring. I sensed an inconsistency in her character though.

[Joselito Honestly]

ON THE BLACK HILL by Bruce Chatwin. My copy (Penguin books) has a brief intro of the author which says, among others, that he (author) "died outside Nice, France, on January 17, 1989." Does anybody know why it was important to say he died OUTSIDE Nice, France? Like some were expecting that he would die inside Nice, France?

[jb]

I have not yet decided what book to read next. I will have to think about this. I started Dracula...maybe I will finish that.

[Elise]

Joselito wrote: "ON THE BLACK HILL by Bruce Chatwin. My copy (Penguin books) has a brief intro of the author which says, among others, that he (author) "died outside Nice, France, on January 17, 1989." Does anybody..."

He probably died in a tiny town and they thought no one would have heard of it... but it's close to Nice! For what it's worth, sloppy Wikipedia says he died in Nice.

I just started The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao. Wow, Wao! It is unputdownable. And I have a soft spot for any fellow New Jerseyans.

[Karina]

Things Fall Apart - chinua achebe. Reading it for my class, trying to juggle this and the Count of Monte Cristo which I still haven't finished yet!! I will have to fit it in with my other books I need to read!

[Lauli]

Pedro Páramo by Juan Rulfo. Liking it so far, but a bit hard to get into.

[Becky]

The Godfather by Mario Puzo (audio version). After reading so much "literature" from the lists, I feel dirty listening to this book. Did not know that Sonny Corleone was the original "Italian Stallion!"

[[deleted user]]

Just picked up The Jungle by Upton Sinclair, waiting on my copy of Invisible Man by Ellison and Under the Net. Any one have any reviews of The Jungle?

[Tanner]

so far i agree.

[Sam]

The jungle depicted the plight and the miserable conditions of the workers in the meatpacking industry and show the corruption of the meatpacking industry and those in power during the early-20th centuryin Chicago. The Jungle provked a public outcry that led to the passage of the Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906, which established the Bureau of Chemistry that would become (in 1930) the Food and Drug Administration. Warning: The Jungle is very graphic; reading it might turn you into a vegetarian. I havent eaten meat for months after reading the book!

[[deleted user]]

Sam wrote: "The jungle depicted the plight and the miserable conditions of the workers in the meatpacking industry and show the corruption of the meatpacking industry and those in power during the early-20th c..."

Thanks for the comments. I used to be a vegetarian for years but stopped, maybe after reading, I will go back. It always helps shed a few pounds!

[Janet]

Loved The Jungle. It is a memorable read.

I am reading King Solomon's Mines by H. Rider Haggard. I was surprised to find it on the list and am equally surprised to be enjoying it!

[Joselito Honestly]

I'm reading "Michael Kohlhaas" by Heinrich von Kleist and I am a little bit wary because I find it a very easy read(so far). Usually, when something is easy to read, there's some kind of a hidden message to it which the reader may also easily miss.

[Elise]

Just started How Late It Was, How Late. And it's written in dialect. Did anyone here love this? Does anyone want to encourage me to stick it out?

[Denise]

Lauli wrote: "Pedro Páramo by Juan Rulfo. Liking it so far, but a bit hard to get into."

I read that couple of years ago and loved it. I didn't realize it was a list book. Cool. I can check off another one.

[Judith]

"Robinson Crusoe" - Daniel DeFoe

I saw a movie version the other night (which took leaping liberties with the novel) and was motivated to read the original. It is a compelling adventure and, often, philosophical. I'm liking it.

[Becky]

I have just started the English Patient by Michael Ondaatje, 38 pages in and so far so good.

[Susan]

Getting ready to start The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood.

[K.D.]

On page 38 of or Malcolm Lowry's Under the Volcano. It has that taste and mood of James Joyce's Ulysses the novel that I twice started to read but could not get pass beyond page 10. Dropping it twice and putting it back to the back burner. Oh, I will not have a second book on that burner. No more space.

[Shanika]

I just started Jazz by Toni Morrison. Anyone have any thoughts on this book??

[Denise]

Shanika, I've never read Jazz, but I've never been unhappy with a Toni Morrison book. I'm curious what you think about it.

[Lauli]

Murdoch's Under the Net. I'll have to hurry to make it to the July discussion.

[Elisabeth]

Just started The Hobbit: or There and Back Again by Tolkien

[Kristi]

Anna Karenina. Just started. I've heard really great things. I'm hoping they prove to be true.