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[Sissy]

Madame Bovary.

[Charity]

K.D. wrote: "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."

As Deanne stated, Julia Franck's The Blind Side of the Heart is on the list, not Michael C. White's.

[Charity]

Just started Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen.

[Cindy]

Charity wrote: "Just started Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen."

Oh, nice. I just re-watched the 1995 movie on Monday. Everyone looks so young! And Hugh Laurie has the most un-funny role in the whole movie.

[Stacie]

It has been quite some time since I read anything off the list...I am starting One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich today.

[Charity]

Cindy wrote: "Oh, nice. I just re-watched the 1995 movie on Monday. Everyone looks so young! And Hugh Laurie has the most un-funny role in the whole movie."

You know, I haven't actually watched an adaptation of Sense and Sensibility (even though I own the BBC version). In fact, it is the only Jane Austen novel that I haven't seen an adaptation of, so I've been excited to read it without any of the actors' performances clouding my head. I'm very much looking forward to watching the movies when I've finished it. I do love all things Jane.

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Going to start Black Dahlia tonight

[Jess]

I am new to this site and this group and have been looking at the website, and would like a recommendation to start with. I am generally a fantasy, thriller, children and young adult reader with some soft sci-fi and romance thrown in, but really want to add dimension to my reading habits. Please advice where to start. I would like something that might fit in my general reading habits. I didn't see a place to ask and so thought this would be a good place since it is what book have you started...

[Yrinsyde]

Started 'Invisible' by Auster Thursday. Not impressed so far. Although there are powerful human events in the novel, it is surprisingly passionless .. I'm interested in what others think of this novel.

[Flora]

Shardae wrote: "Going to start Black Dahlia tonight"

I hope the book is better than the movie that was out a few years ago. I didn't care for it at all.

[Judith]

Jessica wrote: "I am new to this site and this group and have been looking at the website, and would like a recommendation to start with. I am generally a fantasy, thriller, children and young adult reader with s..."

You could always start with any Bronte or Austin titles you have not already read. Chandler's titles on the list are great crime thrillers. Capote's titles perhaps would stretch your genres just a little. And these don't even scratch the surface! There are plenty of "somethings for everyone" on "the Lists".

Reading about some titles that have been read by the group could only help you pick a good title for you. If you get a copy of the book, you can read a little about each book on the list there though a few of them are inaccurately described.

[Lauli]

30 pages into Tom Jones, and finding it hilarious so far. It's really lengthy (2 volumes of about 500 pages each) but I think it won't be hard to get through them.

[Cindy]

I got the free digital copy of Aesop's Fables (on the 2006 list) from Barnes & Noble this week, so I'm going to be reading them (238!) when I need to kill a few minutes. An on-going project.

[Christina Stind]

Starting Sylvia Plath The Bell Jar tonight!

[Denise]

Christina Stind wrote: "Starting Sylvia Plath The Bell Jar tonight!"


Hey, I just started that, too! Clipping along so far.

[Jennifer]

Make that three. I started "The Bell Jar" today too.

[K.D.]

THE BOOK ABOUT BLANCHE AND MARIE by Per Olov Enquist. Marie here is Madame Curie the Frenchwoman who invented Radium. Very interesting.

[Anthony]

Jessica wrote: "I am new to this site and this group and have been looking at the website, and would like a recommendation to start with. I am generally a fantasy, thriller, children and young adult reader with s..."

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne
The Long Goodbye by Raymond Chandler
The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett
Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
I, Robot by Isaac Asimov
Casino Royale by Ian Fleming
The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith
Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
The Shining by Stephen King
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

[Dean]

Yrinsyde wrote: "Started 'Invisible' by Auster Thursday. Not impressed so far. Although there are powerful human events in the novel, it is surprisingly passionless .. I'm interested in what others think of this no..."

I haven't read "Invisible" but have read other AUster books. He's not a passionate writer and can come across as a bit dry to the uninitiated. What he is usually very good at is getting into the psyche of the character, often as the character is descending into madness or obsession. This often makes him an undependable narrator. "City Of Glass" does this very well IMO.

[Judith]

Humboldt's Gift - Saul Bellows

I loved the first page of this book! Another book about a crazy poet though. I'm reminded of "On the Road" right from the start!

[Rachel]

The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro. I'm reading it in bed one hour before sleeping. So far, so good; the opening chapter was slow reading but it sets the tone. I saw the movie version years ago and liked it.

[Friederike]

Rachel wrote: "The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro."

I just finished that, it's rather great. It is indeed a little slow, but I found the Mr. Stevens and his world view very fascinating.

I just started Manhattan Transfer by John Dos Passos. It's enjoyable enough so far.

[Becky]

The Quiet American by Graham Greene (audio version) - it's o.k. - I'm learning about the Vietnam conflict prior to "official" U.S. involvment (even though Greene makes it clear that the actual story is fiction)

[Jess]

Judith wrote: "Jessica wrote: "I am new to this site and this group and have been looking at the website, and would like a recommendation to start with. I am generally a fantasy, thriller, children and young adu..."

Thank you I am excited to find a book to start on this list.

[Jess]

Tony wrote: "Jessica wrote: "I am new to this site and this group and have been looking at the website, and would like a recommendation to start with. I am generally a fantasy, thriller, children and young adu..."

Thank you I will definitely check these out. These seem like really great choices.

[Sissy]

Jessica wrote: "I am new to this site and this group and have been looking at the website, and would like a recommendation to start with. I am generally a fantasy, thriller, children and young adult reader with s..."

I would also recommend Atwood's Blind Assassin - combination sci fi/romance/mystery-ish. =)

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Flora wrote: "Shardae wrote: "Going to start Black Dahlia tonight"

I hope the book is better than the movie that was out a few years ago. I didn't care for it at all."

I'm a little more than halfway through it and I really like it so far. I haven't seen the movie though.

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Started Persuasion.

[Rachel]

I finished the book some weeks ago. It is an excellent piece of writing by a maestro. But the plot is not as simple as it appears to be. Running parallel to the plot are political themes: communism, colonianism, and American foreign policies in the region. The novel touches on the horrors of war in a third world country. The narration and pace has just the right amount of tension to hold the reader. Although I liked the writing immensely, I was not too happy with the ending. My review is in my blog.

[Helen]

Started Nine Tailors by Dorothy Sayers ....

[Kayla]

Bethany wrote: "Started Persuasion."

I recently started Persuasion too.

[Gayle]

Cloud Atlas by David mitchell--okay, but am struggling a bit with it.

[Deanne]

Still reading Finnegan's wake, and I've decided that it's complete rubbish so far.
Looking to read a book which tells a story or means something, and which I don't need Guinness goggles to read.
Probably Cat and Mouse by Grass.

[Sissy]

Jane Eyre. I was fearful based on Wuthering Heights(ughhh) but so far so good with this Bronte sister!

[Gemma]

Just embarking on The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle. So far, so good.

[[deleted user]]

Gemma wrote: "Just embarking on The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle. So far, so good."

Finished this on Sunday and really liked it. I'm a Murakami convert.

[[deleted user]]

Whoops, forgot to say that I started The Sailor Who Fell From Grace with the Sea a few days ago. So far.. love the writing, not so much the subject matter.

[Yassemin]

Gemma wrote: "Just embarking on The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle. So far, so good."

Love this book. Much prefer it to Kafka on the shore. NW is good too. But this one is just soooo much better!

[Kristel]

I started Possessing the Secret of Joy by Alice Walker.

[Dichotomy Girl]

In Watermelon Sugar by Richard Brautigan

[Yassemin]

Perfume

[Gayle]

Just started 'Secret Garden'..a re-read-it's been many years since I last read it. I was surprised how much I still liked it!! Can't wait to finish up

[Flora]

Sissy wrote: "Jane Eyre. I was fearful based on Wuthering Heights(ughhh) but so far so good with this Bronte sister!"

I just finished Wuthering Heights and loved it. I thought it was better than Jane Eyre.

[K.D.]

Just started SOLDIERS OF SALAMIS. Looks interesting.

[Linda]

Sissy wrote: "Jane Eyre. I was fearful based on Wuthering Heights(ughhh) but so far so good with this Bronte sister!"
Oh, don't compare the two - Jane Eyre is by far the better and more positive story (IMO) - one of my all- time favorite books. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Looks like Flora and I have different takes on the Bronte girls!

[Linda]

I just started Cold Comfort Farm and I could tell right away that this is going to be a fun, quick read. After the first chapter I thought, this reminds me of a modern Jane Austen novel. Then in the very next chapter, the character is talking about wanting to write a novel like Austen and about how she and Austen are alike.

[Helen]

Just started A Passage to India ....

[Flora]

Linda wrote: "Sissy wrote: "Jane Eyre. I was fearful based on Wuthering Heights(ughhh) but so far so good with this Bronte sister!"
Oh, don't compare the two - Jane Eyre is by far the better and more positive st..."

Different tastes is what makes the world go around :) but I agree that Jane Eyre is a more positive book. Wuthering Heights had a definite sadness to it. But I loved hearing the story told by Nelly.

[Flora]

I am just getting started on The Hounds of the Baskervilles

[Stuart]

Flora wrote: "I am just getting started on The Hounds of the Baskervilles"

I thought it was a ripping yarn...