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[Amy]

Deanne wrote: "GR didn't break me, but Finnegan's wake was painful, think I'd rather have a tooth out without anaesthetic than read anymore James Joyce."

Agreed. Never did quite see what everyone loved in Joyce, but maybe years form now I will understand when I've changed some.

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

Amy wrote: "Never did quite see what everyone loved in Joyce, but maybe years form now I will understand when I've changed some."

I very much enjoyed his short story collection Dubliners, which isn't on the list, but based on that I would be willing to try something else. On the other hand, I know I don't have enough life left to read all 1001, so I'll have to leave some out. ;-)

[Genia]

Just started The Tenant of Wildfell Hall and Middlemarch, while juggling two other books, so who knows how long they would take me.

K>D. The Picture of Dorian Gray is such a fun read. I hope you like it.

[Robin]

Daisy Miller, James. I thought it would be good to read some James following The Master.

[Lisa]

Cait wrote: "I just started The Bell Jar. It's on my "I can't believe I haven't read it yet" list."

The Bell Jar is one of those books that it's hard to put down once you start. it's very raw & powerful. It took me less that 2 days to power through that, & it really left an impact on me.

[K.D.]

Just started two books:

AT SWIM-TWO-BIRDS by Flann O'Brien
and when I am already gloriously dizzy, I will read:

AT SWIM, TWO BOYS by Jamie O'Neill
and in the end, I will tell you which are more interesting, the swimming birds or the swimming boys? ha ha
Oh these brilliant Irish writers!

[Michelle]

I started reading The House of Mirth yesterday and am a little over halfway through. It's been a while since I've read anything by Edith Wharton and I'd forgotten how much I enjoy her writing. I have a feeling I may have to go on a Wharton-binge after this one!

[Amy]

Michelle wrote: "I started reading The House of Mirth yesterday and am a little over halfway through. It's been a while since I've read anything by Edith Wharton and I'd forgotten how much I enjoy her ..."

I know what you mean - I read The House of Mirth and The Age of Innocence back to back.

Loved them both.

[Robin]

I just started Oscar and Lucinda and so far it's a page turner.

[whimsicalmeerkat]

Robin wrote: "I just started Oscar and Lucinda and so far it's a page turner."

I love that book

[Robin]

Denae wrote: "Robin wrote: "I just started Oscar and Lucinda and so far it's a page turner."

I love that book"

Oh good! I've been enjoying my reads lately so don't want to break the goodness chain.

[Deanne]

Started A Buyer's Market by Powell, second book by A Dance To The Music Of Time. Really enjoying the series.

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

Deanne wrote: "Started A Buyer's Market by Powell, second book by A Dance To The Music Of Time. Really enjoying the series."

So is the entire series part of the list?

[Erik]

The Arabian Nights. It's really long and full of some really vile misogyny.

[Michelle]

Amy wrote: "Michelle wrote: "I started reading The House of Mirth yesterday and am a little over halfway through. It's been a while since I've read anything by Edith Wharton and I'd forgotten how ..."

Just finished, and absolutely loved it. I'm going to have to resist the urge to jump straight into another of her novels as soon as I've "recovered" from this one!

[Deanne]

Elizabeth
A dance to the music of time is sometimes published as spring, summer, autumn and winter or as movements. Each of these contains 3 books which follow the 4 young men from school, through to marriage, the war and the army. Finishing after the war.
It's also possible to get the 12 books published separately but it appears that the entry on the list is for the whole 12 books,( over 2500 pages, but that's only 1000 more than Clarissa).
Doesn't seem so big when it's broken into 12 pieces.

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

Thanks, Deanne. I'm not intimidated by the length, just have to do more walking so I can live long enough. ;-)

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

While I'm asking these series questions, I am currently reading the entire Forsyte Saga, which is 9 novels and 4 interludes, usually published as three trilogies. It doesn't really matter to me whether the entire series is part of the list, but I'm curious if the list just means the first trilogy, or all 3 trilogies.

[Mikela]

Just beginning Oscar and Lucinda. Have heard really good things about it.

[Robin]

Mikela wrote: "Just beginning Oscar and Lucinda. Have heard really good things about it."

I'm reading it now too, so I hope to be able to discuss after we both finish. Please let me know. So far it's been a page turner.

[Jennifer]

Just started The Passion.

[Linda]

Just started Les Miserables, but I have to admit it is an abridgement. I didn't intend to read an abridged version, but ordered it from a used books website and didn't know it was abridged until I got it. I hope it doesn't leave too much out from the original.

[Mikela]

Robin wrote: "Mikela wrote: "Just beginning Oscar and Lucinda. Have heard really good things about it."

I'm reading it now too, so I hope to be able to discuss after we both finish. Please let me..."

Am only about 1/3 done but am enjoying it immensely so far. It is a bit confusing at first the way the author jumps from person to person and time to time but as the book progresses this confusion lessens. Feel like I made a good choice with this book.

[Robin]

Mikela wrote: "Robin wrote: "Mikela wrote: "Just beginning Oscar and Lucinda. Have heard really good things about it."

I'm reading it now too, so I hope to be able to discuss after we both finis..."

I have 40 more pages to go, so i took a break to prolong the ending; I tend to do this with books I enjoy.

[Robin]

Now I'm reading Muriel Barbery's The Elegance of the Hedgehog, not on my iPad. I hope I remember how to read a real book!!

[whimsicalmeerkat]

Embarked on Gravity's Rainbow

[Liz M]

Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "While I'm asking these series questions, I am currently reading the entire Forsyte Saga, which is 9 novels and 4 interludes, usually published as three trilogies. It doesn't really matter to me whe..."

The first sentence of the entry is: First published in 1922, The Forsyte Saga comprises three novels....

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

Liz M wrote: "Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "While I'm asking these series questions, I am currently reading the entire Forsyte Saga, which is 9 novels and 4 interludes, usually published as three trilogies. It does...

The first sentence of the entry is: First published in 1922, The Forsyte Saga comprises three novels.... "

Well, that's a bit confusing, as the first of the three novels was published in 1906, but thanks, Liz. The last of that first trilogy was published in 1921, but it still must refer to only the first trilogy as others were published later than 1922.

[El]

The Forsyte books were published between 1906 and 1921 - the original Saga includes three novels and two interludes.

Novel: Man of Property (1906)
Interlude: Indian Summer of a Forsyte (1918)
Novel: In Chancery (1920)
Interlude: Awakening (1920)
Novel: To Let (1921)

He did go on to write other books, but the Forsyte Saga generally refers just to the above titles from what I understand.

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

Yes, that's why I was asking. Other series referenced here include the entire series even though the title in the spreadsheet list gives only one of the books. I think many people are not aware that the series is much longer than just the Saga.

[El]

I haven't read beyond the Saga myself, even though I loved it. I think I was probably also confused. And then lazy and refused to investigate it further. One of these days I'll continue it though.

[Judith]

I started Munro's "The Lives and Girls and Women" and I think I am going to love it.

So far it reminds me of Harper Lee's writing style in "To Kill a Mockingbird", which is delightful!

[laut]

Judith wrote: "I started Munro's "The Lives and Girls and Women" and I think I am going to love it.

So far it reminds me of Harper Lee's writing style in "To Kill a Mockingbird", which is delightful!"

Ooh, that sounds appealing. I'll have to put it on my to-read list!

[Lauli]

Disgrace, by Coetzee

[Nicole]

The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger.

[Judith]

Rhianne wrote: "Judith wrote: "I started Munro's "The Lives and Girls and Women" and I think I am going to love it.

So far it reminds me of Harper Lee's writing style in "To Kill a Mockingbird", which is deligh..."

Yes, I'm half way through it now and still enjoying this simple coming of age story very much. There are so few like this on the list....at least that I have found so far anyway.

BTW, I mistyped the title. It's "The Lives of Girls and Women".

[Deanne]

Started to read book 3 of A Dance... but had to put it down after 20 pages as I was falling asleep, not the books fault just very tired.

[Shovelmonkey1]

Gave myself a little break from the 1001 list but am back with it now. Just started Rabbit, run by John Updike. I couldn't decide what to read next so was browsing reviews and read Kempers review of this book which helped me to decide.

[Lauli]

Cranford, by Elizabeth Gaskell. I always like to retreat into my little Victorian corner after reading modern fiction. It gives me a sense of balance.

[Becky]

Audible.com is having a "paperback" sale thru July 19 - 150 books for $5.95 or $8.95 - several unabridged 1001 titles. (just a member - I receive no compensation for this promo!)

[Robin]

American Pastoral, Roth, though I'm quite skeptical!

[Judith]

Although I have not finished with "The Lives of Girls and Women", I received "The Kiss of the Spider Woman" in the mail yesterday and could not help but begin it.

This is a re-read for me. It was riveting for me the first time (as was the movie version), and it is going to be again. I'm amazed at how much I remember about it after all the years since I read it. One GREAT novel!

[Linda]

Linda wrote: "Just started Les Miserables, but I have to admit it is an abridgement. I didn't intend to read an abridged version, but..."

I'm happy to say I found an audio book version on Librivox, so I'm going to listen to the parts that have been left out of my abridged book. I found out right away that the entire first part (Book One) is left out.

[Bea]

I've just re-read "Madame Bovary" for another group and have begun Julian Barnes' "Flaubert's Parrot". It sounds like it will be very good. We'll see.

[Liesl]

Austerlitz and Slammerkin

[Max]

Just started To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf. So far it's not giving me any trouble, but if people are telling me the truth, that's not going to last long.

[Liesl]

I liked To the Lighthouse. I found it helped to read it as an impressionist painting - her descriptions evoke feelings or set moods rather than give realistic descriptions. The scene at the end with the tree in the painting has stayed with me all these years as a way of understanding the freedom of artistic expression and the difficulty of allowing yourself that expression in art even if you can't achieve it in life.

[Max]

That's a great way to put it, Liesl. I haven't gotten very far in the book, but I can already see how the book will be more enjoyable as an emotional ride more so than a plot-driven story.

Robin wrote: "American Pastoral, Roth, though I'm quite skeptical!"

Ah, good luck to you, poor soul. That was a torturous read for me. Hopefully you fare better!

[Mikela]

Just starting The Long Goodbye. Not sure I'm going to enjoy this but willing to give it a try.

[Robin]

Michelle wrote: "That's a great way to put it, Liesl. I haven't gotten very far in the book, but I can already see how the book will be more enjoyable as an emotional ride more so than a plot-driven story.

Robin ..."

OMG...it should be interesting, but Roth makes it so dull and heavy and male. Ugh...I can't stand his novels, yet I try one every decade just to do so, as an exercise in...torture???. I don't know. I am definitely not a fan!! I am plodding through, but this may be the last book I ever read of his. Yay! Now that's insentive to finish!!