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Lisa wrote: "Just came home from the library :) My haul today is:The Secret History-Donna Tartt
Lolita-Vladimir Nabokov
Tropic of Cancer-Henry Miller
The Devil & Miss Prym-Paulo Coelho
Fear of Flying-Erica J..."
It looks great!
Kerem wrote: "Janie wrote: "I'm reading Donna Tartt's The Secret History. My favourite from the ones on the list i've read so far. Can't put it down!"The secret history is a masterpiece, very beautiful and d..."
I actually picked this book up today because as an alternate because the library didn't have several of the others I wanted. I'm stoked to find out that you all think it's such a great story :)
Anne wrote: "Lisa wrote: "Just started The House of the Spirits. You know it's going to be a good book when one of the first scenes in the book is a ranting & raving Catholic priest, & in the silence that fall..."I won't tell you what page that scene falls on but I won't have to, the initial set up with the ethereally beautiful sister Rosa the Beautiful with her alabaster skin & mist green hair is already enough to catch your attention from the first page!
Ellen wrote: "Lisa wrote: "Just started The House of the Spirits. You know it's going to be a good book when one of the first scenes in the book is a ranting & raving Catholic priest, & in the silence that fall..."Ellen, actually it's not RIGHT at the start, you have to meet the rest of the family first, including Rosa the Beautiful, green haired, dreamy eyed, & perfect :) But if a green haired daughter of an aristocratic family & a younger child that sees things that her family cannot see, has telekinetic powers, & reads auras isn't enough to catch you, the scene in the church will. It's a captivating story.
Lisa wrote: "Ellen wrote: "Lisa wrote: "Just started The House of the Spirits. You know it's going to be a good book when one of the first scenes in the book is a ranting & raving Catholic priest, & in the sil..."Yes, I expected that the scene wouldn't take place right away, but rather would be placed a bit further along in the book but still toward the beginning. It just sounds like a really great read, and I think I'll look for it at the library next time I'm there. Thanks!
Lisa wrote: "Kerem wrote: "Janie wrote: "I'm reading Donna Tartt's The Secret History. My favourite from the ones on the list i've read so far. Can't put it down!"The secret history is a masterpiece, very b..."
That's really cool. Things like that happen a lot i find. I'll see a book and then forget about it and then eventually it will turn up somewhere else. Like the book is following me or something. I really loved that book though, simply amazing.
LisaGood list though I have to admit I can't abide Henry Millers books, porn and not even good porn.
Tender Is The Night - F. Scott Fitzgeralda re-read from years ago....
Just starting Quo-Vadis which is also of kitten squishing size, weighing in at around 500 pages. Apparently i'm only reading books this month which weight 1 kilo or over. Still its good for my biceps.
Shovelmonkey1 wrote: "Just starting Quo-Vadis which is also of kitten squishing size, weighing in at around 500 pages. Apparently i'm only reading books this month which weight 1 kilo or over. Still its good for my biceps."Not good for kitties. Please don't squish them. They're very cute!
Robin wrote: "Shovelmonkey1 wrote: "Just starting Quo-Vadis which is also of kitten squishing size, weighing in at around 500 pages. Apparently i'm only reading books this month which weight 1 kilo or over. Stil..."Ha ha I shall try not to squish them. As long as they stay away from my handbag they should be fine.
Rusty wrote: "Wow! Was reading Fingersmith but had to return it to the library before I finished it. Have read Middlesex and need to get to Foucault's Pendulum which is on my TBR for this year. The Life of Pi..."Life of Pi was really interesting :)
Shovelmonkey1 wrote: "Just starting Quo-Vadis which is also of kitten squishing size, weighing in at around 500 pages. Apparently i'm only reading books this month which weight 1 kilo or over. Still its good for my biceps."Kitten squishing size, ROFLMAO!!!!! That's a good one, never heard anyone put it that way before :)
Ellen wrote: "Lisa wrote: "Ellen wrote: "Lisa wrote: "Just started The House of the Spirits. You know it's going to be a good book when one of the first scenes in the book is a ranting & raving Catholic priest,..."I just finished it a few minutes ago. Spoiler alert, towards the back of the book it slows down a bit with all of the political coup/military takeover stuff, but still good...
Deanne wrote: "LisaGood list though I have to admit I can't abide Henry Millers books, porn and not even good porn."
Having nevre read anything of his, I appreciate the heads up. Guess that's why it's on the Banned book list, LOL. Actually, I'm going to go pull Breakfast At Tiffany's out of the book now, thin book, should be able to knock that one out quick, then I'm probably going to just close my eyes & grab one :)
Justine by Laurence Durrell. I'm finding it a bit enigmatic so far, but I'm only twenty pages into it. I hope it'll make more sense as I go forward.
Vernon God Little - I am quite liking it so far (forty pages in). Wish the mother wasn't such a flippant doolaly though! Mums are often cast as weak characters....
Just getting ready to start Song of Solomon...
Lisa wrote: "Just getting ready to start Song of Solomon..."I loved that one! One of the best I've read by Morrison
Shovelmonkey1I've reached the half way point with Quo Vadis, mine's a kindle version so not so heavy, trying to decide what to read next. Got a copt of Cryptonomicon, must weigh about a kilo.
Charity wrote: "Just starting Perfume: The Story of a Murderer today."I finished that book a few weeks ago, very dark and a lot like the movie if you have seen that. I really liked it.
I think the next one out of the bookbag is going to be The Secret History :) I've heard so many GREAT reviews about it that I'm looking forward to it. I'll save the heavier stuff in the bag for afterwards :)
woo hoo power back in RI! started Persuasion by Jane Austen. Hope it's as good as Pride and Prejudice!
Karina wrote: "woo hoo power back in RI! started Persuasion by Jane Austen. Hope it's as good as Pride and Prejudice!"Persuasion is beautiful!!
Just started Don Quixote. Around 2hrs into a 36hr audiobook... Think I have a bit of listening to go!
Started Cold Comfort Farm the other day and am 1/2 way through - forcing myself to slow down! It is fab!! I laugh out loud!
I just started The Adventures of Augie March
, which is the new One Book One Chicago selection for Fall 2011. It was chosen as the 10th anniversary selection and certainly qualifies as a quintessential Chicago novel and author.
I started Possessing the Secret of Joy last night, & couldn't put it down till I was so sleepy I had to :) It's every bit as captivating as The Color Purple :)
Started today The Lord Of The Flies, by William Golding ^^
Mariana wrote: "Started today The Lord Of The Flies, by William Golding ^^"I read that recently and it blew my mind!
Lauli wrote: "Mariana wrote: "Started today The Lord Of The Flies, by William Golding ^^"I read that recently and it blew my mind!"
Yeah i agree, Lord of the rings is an amazing book. You can see how The hunger games and Gone (by Micheal Grant) have been influenced by it.
I assume you mean Lord of the Flies
Denae wrote: "I assume you mean Lord of the Flies"Ha ha!!! yeah, lord of the flies :)
Kerem wrote: "Denae wrote: "I assume you mean Lord of the Flies"Ha ha!!! yeah, lord of the flies :)"
Never read lord of the rings, toooooo long for me!
Kerem wrote: "Lauli wrote: "Mariana wrote: "Started today The Lord Of The Flies, by William Golding ^^"I read that recently and it blew my mind!"
Yeah i agree, Lord of the rings is an amazing book. You can se..."
When I'm finished, I'll let you know my thoughts about it :D
Am 100 pages or so into the Human Stain by Philip Roth. I'm struggling a bit, I must admit. I really thought I would love this. Hopefully the second half is better.
Kerem wrote: "Never read lord of the rings, toooooo long for me!"Have read Lord of the Rings at least 10 times. Wonderful book, AFAIC. Hubby, however, thinks it dull.
Mariana wrote: "Kerem wrote: "Lauli wrote: "Mariana wrote: "Started today The Lord Of The Flies, by William Golding ^^"I read that recently and it blew my mind!"
Yeah i agree, Lord of the rings is an amazing bo..."
Please do! :)
Gini wrote: "Kerem wrote: "Never read lord of the rings, toooooo long for me!"Have read Lord of the Rings at least 10 times. Wonderful book, AFAIC. Hubby, however, thinks it dull."
I'm with your hubby on that one. I've read them once, watched the movies...I'd say I'm done. *hides from fantasy group friends*
Main Street - Sinclair LewisI'm liking it so far...written so simply it seems...
You guys here are making me want to re-read "The Color Purple"!
Denae wrote: "Gini wrote: "Kerem wrote: "Never read lord of the rings, toooooo long for me!"Have read Lord of the Rings at least 10 times. Wonderful book, AFAIC. Hubby, however, thinks it dull."
I'm with your..."
I'm struggling with LOTR right now. (Hate the hobbits singing. Hate everyone singing.) I've never been able to finish this and loathed it so much I've never seen the movies. Do they sing in the movies, too? I can usually force myself to finish a book by reading 30-40 pages a day, no matter how much I dislike it. I cannot do it with this book- I can't make it 30 pages most days. Maybe if they would stop singing.
Shay, that made me laugh! I'm reading LOTR as well right now - I'd read FOTR before the movies came out, but then didn't continue with the other two, but have started again at the beginning. I am fairly neutral on it thus far. ;)I've also got Pride and Prejudice, The World According to Garp and The Idiot on the go so I can pick something up depending on my mood and medium (one is on my Kindle, one just on the iPhone and one hard copy). I should probably get focused though. :P
I just started listening to [Book: Diary of a Nobody] as an audiobook. It's amusing but I think I could probably have died without reading it.
Tara wrote: "Shay, that made me laugh! I'm reading LOTR as well right now - I'd read FOTR before the movies came out, but then didn't continue with the other two, but have started again at the beginning. I am..."I just finished Garp today. If you had asked me 20 years ago, I would have said it was my favorite Irving book. I think today I'd say that Prayer for Owen Meaney is my favorite Irving book. I enjoyed P & P. I still have 3 Austen books to go. I read the Idiot earlier this year- liked the first 2/3 and thought the rest dragged until the end. I can't decide which list book to start next. I tried Virgin Suicides. Read a page or two, remember that I loathed it and put it aside for later.
Kyle wrote: "Never Look Away
Never Look Away: A Thriller"Is this a list book? It looks interesting, but I can't find it on any of my versions of the 1001 books lists.
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Boxall's 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
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The Secret History-Donna Tartt
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Tropic of Cancer-Henry Miller
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Song of Solomon-Toni Morrison
I'm going to have fun with this load I think :P