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[Ginny]

The Children's Book and Doctor Zhivago, but just started a full time job today interpreting for a deaf student- not going to have a lot of time to be doing as much reading as I would like. I will enjoy the job however and very excited!

[Sissy]

Ginny wrote: "The Children's Book and Doctor Zhivago, but just started a full time job today interpreting for a deaf student- not going to have a lot of time to be doing as much reading as I would like. I will e..."


Interested to hear what you think of Children's Book Ginny - I am just midway through. The writing style is enjoyable but I find it a very dense, time intensive read. Its long to start, but it isn't a page turner, like some long reads can be (GWTW, for example). Almost wish I could cut the narrative down? Not sure if I will change my mind about that once I reach the conclusion (hopefully soon).

[Mike]

Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe.

[[deleted user]]

I'm going to finish Veronika decides to die tonight. MY question is which to start next, Little Women, Their eyes were watching God, Beloved, or Like Water for Chocolate?

[Lauli]

I love Beloved (sounds stupid, doesn't it?), but Little Women is simply adorable too. Beloved is more complex, though, so it's up to your reading mood.

[[deleted user]]

I was leaning toward Beloved but I have heard so many good things about Little Women too, so I figured I would ask everyone and the most votes would be my choice :)
Beloved has 1 vote.

[Chel]

I would read Like Water for Chocolate, Shardae. It is a fun, light read that still makes some powerful points.

[[deleted user]]

Tale of Two Cities...I really am in a 'books I really should have read already because I am twenty-three years of age but somehow just overlooked before' phase, thus far including: In Cold Blood, Ulysses, The Big Sleep, ANYTHING by Virginia Woolf...

[Tanya (aka ListObsessedReader)]

Dan wrote: "Tale of Two Cities...I really am in a 'books I really should have read already because I am twenty-three years of age but somehow just overlooked before' phase, thus far including: In Cold Blood, U..."

Man I know that feeling! Though my 'I can't believe I haven't read that' books may differ a bit from yours... I have read The Big Sleep though!

[Deanne]

Shardae
Little women, Beloved,Their eyes were watching God or Like water for chocolate. All are good books but I'd go for chocolate.
About to start nights so I'm picking the book to take into work for that 3am break.
Under the volcano by Lowry or Back by Henry Green. I'm still reading Clarissa but it's too big to carry backwards and forwards to work.

[Anthony]

FWIW, the Chandler book you should have read IMO is The Long Goodbye. It's the better book. ;)

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Shardae wrote: "I was leaning toward Beloved but I have heard so many good things about Little Women too, so I figured I would ask everyone and the most votes would be my choice :)
Beloved has 1 vote."

Ok Beloved 2 votes
Like Water for Chocolate 2 votes

[Joselito Honestly]

OBABAKOAK by Bernardo Atxaga and THE POSTHUMOUS MEMOIRS OF BRAS CUBAS by Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis. I have high hopes for the latter as I've already read his DOM CASMURRO which I found quite unforgettable.

[[deleted user]]

I'm starting Little Women

[[deleted user]]

Shardae wrote: "I'm starting Little Women"

Enjoy it! It was one of my favorite books growing up and I reread it as an adult and loved it. I would have voted for that, but I can't stand Toni Morrison, so I will never vote for one of her books

[[deleted user]]

Tony wrote: "FWIW, the Chandler book you should have read IMO is The Long Goodbye. It's the better book. ;)"

I've got it sitting on my shelf! I might bump it up to my next read!

[[deleted user]]

Amanda wrote: "I agree with Catie- Little Women is a little sticky-sweet, but it's adorable. I've pretty much loathed the Toni Morrison I've read, including Beloved, so I would always say skip it."

Wow, I'm so curious to read Toni Morrison now after so many mixed reviews I will read that next but I am enjoying Little Women

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Caitie wrote: "Shardae wrote: "I'm starting Little Women"

Enjoy it! It was one of my favorite books growing up and I reread it as an adult and loved it. I would have voted for that, but I can't stand Toni Morris..."

I can't believe I finished it that fast, that just shows how into it I was. I really enjoyed it, very timeless book. I will start Beloved later today.

[Chel]

Shardae wrote: "Amanda wrote: "I agree with Catie- Little Women is a little sticky-sweet, but it's adorable. I've pretty much loathed the Toni Morrison I've read, including Beloved, so I would always say skip it."..."

I love the Toni Morrison I've read, she is totally awesome. I have read Sula (on the '06 list) and The Bluest Eye and both just completely absorbed me, were riveting, and absolutely blew me away.

[Yassemin]

The colour-Rose Tremain. The premise sounded pretty boring so wasn't looking forward to this one but actually its sucked me in, and I'm really liking it :)

[Tanya (aka ListObsessedReader)]

Tony wrote: "FWIW, the Chandler book you should have read IMO is The Long Goodbye. It's the better book. ;)"

Read that one too :) Also Farewell my lovely which was on the original list. I really enjoyed all three Chandlers from the list!

[Lauli]

Shardae wrote: "Caitie wrote: "Shardae wrote: "I'm starting Little Women"

Enjoy it! It was one of my favorite books growing up and I reread it as an adult and loved it. I would have voted for that, but I can't ..."

I totally wanted to be Jo when I was growing up. I even cut my hair boy-style when playing at 6! My mother wanted to kill me!

[Gini]

Dan wrote: "Tale of Two Cities...I really am in a 'books I really should have read already because I am twenty-three years of age but somehow just overlooked before' phase, thus far including: In Cold Blood, U..."

I have done a lot of that kind of reading in my 30s and 40s, and even though there is a certain part of me that is irritated at the school system that I wasn't exposed to those books earlier, there is also a part of me that remembers reading some of those kinds of books in school and being bored and frustrated because I simply did not have a frame of reference for them at the time. Modern life is so different from the times and mannerisms of those books that I think if I'd tried to read Jane Austen back then I would have missed 90% of the wit and had no clue of meaning of most of the characters behaviors. So instead of lamenting that I came to Austen and Dickens late, I'm enjoying how much my familiarity with the mores of those times has enhanced my enjoyment of those books.

[Gini]

Caitie wrote: "Shardae wrote: "I'm starting Little Women"

Enjoy it! It was one of my favorite books growing up and I reread it as an adult and loved it. "

I read it multiple times as a child and then had the joy of reading it aloud to my own daughters. If you like it, I recommend reading Little Men and Jo's Boys, the sequels. But my favorite Alcott is Eight Cousins and its sequel, Rose in Bloom. Not as autobiographical as the Little Women books, but delightful.

[Asa]

I started reading Alasdair Gray's Lanark a Life In Books this week.

[Judith]

Amanda wrote: "I agree with Catie- Little Women is a little sticky-sweet, but it's adorable. I've pretty much loathed the Toni Morrison I've read, including Beloved, so I would always say skip it."

Have you read "Song of Solomon"? That's my favorite Morrison book of the several I have read.

[Judith]

Tony wrote: "FWIW, the Chandler book you should have read IMO is The Long Goodbye. It's the better book. ;)"

Totally agree with you, Tony. That one had so many twists and turns...

[Sissy]

I find Morrison hit or miss - I've read both Paradise and Bluest Eye - haven't gotten to Beloved yet for some reason. I enjoyed Bluest Eye and started out enjoying Paradise, then got half-way and just found it went odd from there.

[[deleted user]]

Just started Elaine Dundy's The Dud Avocado.

[Sissy]

Kingsolver - The Poisonwood Bible. I absolutely detested Prodigal Summer - hope this is better.

[K.D.]

Flann O'Brien THE THIRD POLICEMAN. So far, so good.

[K.D.]

Lauli wrote: "I love Beloved (sounds stupid, doesn't it?), but Little Women is simply adorable too. Beloved is more complex, though, so it's up to your reading mood."

I agree, Lauli. Beloved may not be for everyone. Little Women could be for everyone especially those who have simpler taste.

[Anthony]

Tanya wrote:

Read that one too :) Also Farewell my lovely which was on the original list. I really ..."

FWIW, I've read all of Chandler's novels, and the Lists got Chandler right - The Big Sleep, Farewell My Lovely, and The Long Goodbye are his three best novels by a good bit.

[Deanne]

Just starting Back by Henry Green.

[Yassemin]

Lambs of London- Peter Ackroyd

[Judith]

"Go Tell It On The Mountain" - James Baldwin

Grabbed me with the first paragraph!

[Judith]

Sissy wrote: "Kingsolver - The Poisonwood Bible. I absolutely detested Prodigal Summer - hope this is better."

I belive "The Poisonwood Bible" is quite unique among
Kingsolver's books, but not everyone appreciates it. I did.

[Katherine]

I just started Veronika Decides to Die. I'm excited, because this will be the first time I read one of the group choices around the same time as the group, and I have been a part of this for over almost 2 years! For anyone unsure of the book, so far it seems like very quick read.

[colleen]

I started Ulysses yesterday. I started it once before and didn't get very far. I think I'll make it through this time.

[Yrinsyde]

Started Fanny Hill and Thank You Jeeves a few days ago. Next is Invisible.

[Lauli]

Started The Optimist's Daughter by Eudora Welty. OK so far.

[[deleted user]]

Gini wrote: "Caitie wrote: "Shardae wrote: "I'm starting Little Women"

Enjoy it! It was one of my favorite books growing up and I reread it as an adult and loved it. "

I read it multiple times as a child and ..."

Gini wrote: "Dan wrote: "Tale of Two Cities...I really am in a 'books I really should have read already because I am twenty-three years of age but somehow just overlooked before' phase, thus far including: In C..."

Thanks for the recommendations.

[[deleted user]]

Katherine wrote: "I just started Veronika Decides to Die. I'm excited, because this will be the first time I read one of the group choices around the same time as the group, and I have been a part of this for over a..."
You started with a really good book.

[Flora]

I'm currently working on Wuthering Heights and so far I really like it.

[Kayla]

I started reading Rebecca a couple of days ago, and I'm really enjoying it. I love the narrator. She has such a vivid imagination! Some of her made-up scenarios made me chuckle.

[Vanessa]

I started The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao several days ago and am almost halfway through. Slowly but surely working my way through War and Peace as well.

[Gini]

Reading The Elegance of the Hedgehog and liking it very much.

[Gini]

Christine wrote: "Started Great Expectations this weekend. I've never much liked Dickens, and this is the first I've read since childhood. As a kid I read Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, and Tale of Two..."

After reading a bunch of Thomas Hardy, I find Dickens to be much easier to take. It was definitely a stylistic thing at the time to digress into description that turns into social commentary, but it is a bit taxing to read at times.

[K.D.]

Just started THE BLIND SIDE OF THE HEART by Michael C. White. Strong start: a young girl visiting a priest in person in a cold winter morning in Ireland.

[Deanne]

K.D
The blind side of the heart, there are 2 books by this name White's published in 1999. The other by Julia Franck is the one on the 2010 list and is set in Germany at the end of WWII.
I've just started White Noise by DeLillo, enjoying it so far.