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[Asa]

I'm about to start Le Carré's Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.

[Judith]

Starting "The Sea, The Sea" by Iris Murdoch

Liking the beginning very much....haven't gotten past the first chapter yet though.

[Sandi]

I just started The Invisible Man, my 4th H.G. Wells book.

[Mikela]

Decided to start tackling my to read list with a little more seriousness so am going to begin reading the book that has been on it the longest, Midnight's Children. Have never read this author before and don't know what to expect but the last couple of chances I took on books turned out well so here goes.

[Shivani]

I started Exile by Richard North Patterson

[laut]

I've just started White Teeth

[Donna]

I've just started Isabel Allende's 'The House of the Spirits'.

[Bucket]

Mikela wrote: "Decided to start tackling my to read list with a little more seriousness so am going to begin reading the book that has been on it the longest, Midnight's Children. Have never read thi..."

Ooo, I hope you love it! This is one of my absolute favorite books! If you like magical realism at all, you're in for a treat. :)

[Bucket]

Donna wrote: "I've just started Isabel Allende's 'The House of the Spirits'."

Wonderful book - anda favorite of mine. Hope you enjoy it!

[Mikela]

Bucket wrote: "Mikela wrote: "Decided to start tackling my to read list with a little more seriousness so am going to begin reading the book that has been on it the longest, Midnight's Children. Have..."

Oh that is so good to hear. Have only just begun so it's hard to judge. Don't know why I put off reading this for so long.

[Bucket]

Mikela wrote: "Bucket wrote: "Mikela wrote: "Decided to start tackling my to read list with a little more seriousness so am going to begin reading the book that has been on it the longest, [book:Midnight's Childr..."

We've all got those books that we can't figure out why we haven't read yet - I think it's because there are just way too many good books out there to read!

[Lisa]

Getting ready to tackle War of the Worlds & the Invisible Man by Wells. Found a 2 book hardback in the library, so I got 2 for 1 with that one. Then it's on to Fortune's Daughter by Isabel Allende & In the Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco.

[Mikela]

Bucket wrote: "Mikela wrote: "Bucket wrote: "Mikela wrote: "Decided to start tackling my to read list with a little more seriousness so am going to begin reading the book that has been on it the longest, [book:Mi..."

That is for sure. Every time I get one book off my list I find another 2 added. Can't for the life of me understand people who say they are bored when there are all the worlds available to explore through these pages.

[Cindy]

I'm starting The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë tonight.

[Annina]

Notes from Underground by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

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Just started War and Peace. Wish me luck!

[Sissy]

Oscar and Lucinda. Enjoying it so far - much more so than The Gathering anyways which I had just finished.

[Cindy]

Bookbuddies wrote: "Just started War and Peace. Wish me luck!"

Good luck! I read it earlier this year and was very surprised at how readable it was. Kind of like a soap opera. Just push through that awful party scene at the beginning and you'll be fine.

[Julia]

Bookbuddies wrote: "Just started War and Peace. Wish me luck!"

Oh my hat, you need all the good luck in the world. :) Respect!!

[Robin]

Sissy wrote: "Oscar and Lucinda. Enjoying it so far - much more so than The Gathering anyways which I had just finished."

I enjoyed this a lot!

[Robin]

I'm about to begin Unless by Carol Shields. I loved The Stone Diaries, so I'm hopeful. I'm really hoping it's more enjoyable than American Pastoral which I just trudged through.

[Lisa]

Julia wrote: "Bookbuddies wrote: "Just started War and Peace. Wish me luck!"

Oh my hat, you need all the good luck in the world. :) Respect!!"
Take stock in LOTS of caffeine, or 5 hour energy shots. I got halfway through & quit. I just could NOT hack my way through it. I wish you all the best!

[Lisa]

I just sat down to read The Name of the Rose. So far it's interesting. I've wanted to read it forever now, so I'm looking forward to diving back into it.

[Bea]

I started The Hunchback of Notre Dame with The Readers Review group. So far, so good.

[Judith]

"A Pale View of Hills" Ishiguro

Haven't read one of his titles in a while...seems time again....

[Robin]

I'm just now starting "Invisible" by Paul Auster. His "Timbuktu" is one of my favorites so I'm quite hopeful.

[Michelle]

I just started A Tale of Two Cities. It has been a LONG time since I've read anything by Dickens!

[Deanne]

Started A dry white season by Brink last night, very interesting with the period it's set in and the characters involved. Just never ceases to amaze me how cruel people can be to each other.

[Robin]

Michelle wrote: "I just started A Tale of Two Cities. It has been a LONG time since I've read anything by Dickens!"

I love this book and saw the Broadway musical about 3 years ago, not so great.

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

Madame Lafarge and her knitting!

[Maggie]

I am just getting into White Noise by Don DeLillo and I love it.

[Mikela]

Just started The Thin Man and am finding it an interesting, quick, and easy read.

[Susanna]

About to start The Quiet American by Graham Greene.

[Shovelmonkey1]

Robin wrote: "I'm just now starting "Invisible" by Paul Auster. His "Timbuktu" is one of my favorites so I'm quite hopeful."

Not a book for the morally squeamish! But very well written. I think I still liked Travels in Scriptorium best but its not a 1001 list book.

[Robin]

Shovelmonkey1 wrote: "Robin wrote: "I'm just now starting "Invisible" by Paul Auster. His "Timbuktu" is one of my favorites so I'm quite hopeful."

Not a book for the morally squeamish! But very well written. I think ..."

I'm loving "Invisible" so far. I can't wait to see how it all falls out.

[Chuck]

My first time going with the 1001 selection of the month with The Driver's Seat and with knowing next to nothing about Muriel Spark. But did find an original edition hardback online that cost no more than getting my free shipping Amazon generic paperback!

[Julia]

Chuck wrote: " My first time going with the 1001 selection of the month with The Driver's Seat and with knowing next to nothing about Muriel Spark. But did find an original e..."

Join our discussion of the book on this month's read ... :)

[Viviana]

Hi Maggie!

That's one of my favourite books of all times! I underlined a lot of things in that book, it's just sooo good! Hope you enjoy it too!


Maggie wrote: "I am just getting into White Noise by Don DeLillo and I love it."

[Robin]

I'm just starting "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar..." People I know have praised it but I haven't been interested. I'm frankly only reading it now bc it's on the list. We'll see how it goes. I'm glad I'm able to read from the library bc I can't afford all the books I've been reading during my post-tenure academic summer!

[Mikela]

Robin wrote: "I'm just starting "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar..." People I know have praised it but I haven't been interested. I'm frankly only reading it now bc it's on the list. We'll see how it goes. I'm ..."

Good luck with it. Word of warning though, unless you're bilingual in Spanish have a good Spanish/English dictionary on hand. On second thought you might not want to understand how women are regarded.

[Robin]

Mikela wrote: "Robin wrote: "I'm just starting "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar..." People I know have praised it but I haven't been interested. I'm frankly only reading it now bc it's on the list. We'll see how..."

Oy!!

[Mikela]

Am only about 10 pages into book:Middlesex|2187] and already have really good feelings about this book. Have heard only good things about it so have high expectations (not too high I hope).

[Robin]

Mikela wrote: "Am only about 10 pages into book:Middlesex|2187] and already have really good feelings about this book. Have heard only good things about it so have high expectations (not too high I hope)."

I totally loved it, but the firs time I tried it I couldn't get through it. I'm eager to hear your thoughts.

[Max]

Robin wrote: "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-drive..."

How are you doing with American Pastoral, Robin? It is indeed very heavy and dull and very, very male all the way through. Roth doesn't know how to make a female character who isn't corrupted to her core, or whose only value isn't her beauty, and seems to be overly fixated on gloves for way too much of the novel. I haven't read anything else of his, and this book does not make me want to at all! Unlike you, I do not like exercises in torture haha

[Robin]

Michelle wrote: "Robin wrote: "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 tha..."

Roth has always been a bumpy ride for me. There are some pages that are so engaging and well drawn they keep me focused and I eat it up, and then there's a large amount of boredom and wandering. But overall his work takes on important subjects with the theme of the fkd up American Dream, so he reminds me of Arthur Miller (in the dramatists genre). He's a man, yes. There's no denying that, and he makes no apology for that, but that is also essential to how he dissects the American pastoral. You're right that his women are stereotypes, but the Swede is an all-American pile of mush, all promise and hope without any power or active morality. All of his characters are flawed. Wow, thanks for asking, I just appreciated him a little more. And lastly, he writes strong images that get embedded in my memory (even if I don't want them there). He's a powerful writer, even as much as he's distasteful.

[Robin]

Robin wrote: "Michelle wrote: "Robin wrote: "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..."

I hope you were asking me, and sorry if I jumped in and it wasn't for this Robin.

[El]

I'm just past the halfway mark in The Tenant of Wildfell Hall - I'm really digging this one.

[Julia]

Mikela wrote: "Am only about 10 pages into book:Middlesex|2187] and already have really good feelings about this book. Have heard only good things about it so have high expectations (not too high I hope)."

I think people either love or hate this book. It's on my Top 10 list!!

[Robin]

I'm about to start "The Blind Assassin" but I'm not always crazy about Atwood, though I did love "Cat's Eye".

[Genia]

I'm starting Cold Comfort Farm which should be a short, fun read.