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[Kelly]

@Suzanna W - I am currently reading Crime and Punishment, if you want a reading buddy! : )

[Charity]

Diane (LadyDi) wrote: "I finished Endless Love by Scott Spencer. LOVED IT!!!"

Not a list book.

[Candiss]

I just started after the quake: Stories by Haruki Murakami. I love Murakami, but until recently I'd not heard of this particular collection of stories and was happy to see them on the list.

[Kerem]

Linda wrote: "Kerem wrote: "Linda wrote: "Just started The Bell Jar today. I know it is about depression, madness and suicide, but I just hope it's not TOO depressing..."

Don't worry, that book is ..."

That's great, i'm glad you liked it. It really is one of those books that stays with you after you finish reading it. I just wish she wrote more novels when she was alive :(

[Lisa]

I just started Fear of Flying last night. So far, it's been VERY funny. The sarcasm is hilarious :) Looks like it's going to be a quick, easy read :)

[Shovelmonkey1]

On the first part of the Gormenghast Trilogy so just started Titus Groan... using it as a way of weaning myself off the George RR Martin series which sucked up a lot of my attention recently. Mostly liking the names of everyone so far particularly the motley cast of Flay, Swelter, Slagg and Prunesquallor. Nice.

[Shovelmonkey1]

Lisa wrote: "I just started Fear of Flying last night. So far, it's been VERY funny. The sarcasm is hilarious :) Looks like it's going to be a quick, easy read :)"

I liked that one too - straight after I read Edna O Brien's August Is A Wicked Month (also 1001 listed) - I found the two strangely complimentary.

[Amanda]

I am starting The Adventures of Roderick Random. Should be fun; this is supposed to be a very quixotic book.

[Danyellemastro]

Halfway through The Age of Innocence - glad to see it's lived up to the hype! I'm officially enthralled.

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

Dbolden wrote: "Halfway through The Age of Innocence - glad to see it's lived up to the hype! I'm officially enthralled."

Glad you're liking it. It's near the top of my all time favorites.

[Mina]

I just finished reading the Glass Castle (not a list book) and I'm going to try to tackle One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest yet again.

[Kerem]

I think everyone should read the Glass Castle, i read it last year and it was so moving and funny and well written. It's one of the best selling memoirs of all time apparently.

[Genia]

Started The Ambassadors. I rather dislike Henry James, so my expectations are not too steep.

[Sandi]

Genia wrote: "I rather dislike Henry James, so my expectations are not too steep."

Me too! I've read three of his books and I'm not looking forward to more. How many books can he possibly have on the list?

[Genia]

There are two answers to that:

a) Too many.

and

b) At least one more.

[Lisa]

Waiting at the vet's office this morning for my bunny to get her stitches out, I'd forgotten to bring Fear of Flying with me, so I got into my iPhone's book app & started Uncle Tom's Cabin :) Got to finish Chapter 2 by the time we got called! LOL

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

Kerem wrote: "I think everyone should read the Glass Castle, i read it last year and it was so moving and funny and well written. It's one of the best selling memoirs of all time apparently."

Not a list book.

[Leonard]

I am reading Dracula by Bram Stoker. So far, better than I expected.

[Kelly]

Leonard wrote: "I am reading Dracula by Bram Stoker. So far, better than I expected."
Good to hear. I have been dreading that one.

I just started
The Story of Lucy Gault based on people's posts in this group. I am so happy to be finding so many books on the list that fit my normal reading pattern!

[Namida...]

just started The Bell Jar

[Judith]

SusannaW wrote: "I just started The Strange case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, mainly because it's short and I'm gearing up for some longer reads...!

For my next 5 books, I want to pick some big name classics that h..."


Well, I can't advise you very well since I don't know your tastes; but I can tell you my favorites of the ones you're considering:

Wings of a Dove is my favorite James novel; and I've read quite a few of them, including The Golden Bowl.
The Trial is excellent, but I have not read The Castle.
Both Ethan Frome and The Age of Innocence are very good, but I preferred Ethan Frome as the more emotionally moving story. Tragic though, so keep a Kleenex near by.
I preferred The Return of the Native to Far From the Madding Crowd. I just liked the story better.
I preferred The Brothers Karamazov to Crime in Punishment. I related to the characters better in the former.

Hope this helps just a little.
Happy reading, and let us know what you decide to start!

[Amanda]

Leonard wrote: "I am reading Dracula by Bram Stoker. So far, better than I expected."

I love Dracula! If you end up like the epistalory novels you might want to check out Samuel Richardson.

[Kerem]

Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Kerem wrote: "I think everyone should read the Glass Castle, i read it last year and it was so moving and funny and well written. It's one of the best selling memoirs of all time apparently."

Not ..."

I know :(

[Rachel (Sfogs)]

I started The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Tales of Terror, it has other short stories within the same book.
I'm hopeing this will be a fast read, as a whole pile of library books have just come in for me.

[Lisa]

Dracula is one of my all time favorites :) I have loved that one since I was a teenager(LONG ago, LOL).

I will most likely go with the following books if I can find them in the library next time around:

Catch 22
The Grapes of Wrath
Midnight's Children(I am not a fan of Rushdie so I want to get them out of the way)
Animal Farm
1984

[Rachel (Sfogs)]

SusannaW wrote: "I just started The Strange case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, mainly because it's short and I'm gearing up for some longer reads...!

For my next 5 books, I want to pick some big name classics that h..."

I'd go for The Trial, The Castle wasn't as good.

[Linda]

Thanks for that Rachel, I had been wondering which of those by Kafka to go for, and fortunately I was able to pick up a used copy of The Trial, so that settles that!

[Linda]

Judith wrote: "I preferred The Return of the Native to Far From the Madding Crowd. I just liked the story better."

I've read Far from the Madding Crowd (as well as Jude and Tess), and for my next Hardy novel am debating between Return and Mayor of Casterbridge. Have you read this last one? Anyone prefer one of these last two over the other?

[Linda]

Just started Brave New World; I think it will go pretty quickly.

[Amanda]

The Moonstone. First detective novel.

[Marialyce]

Reading A Prayer for Owen Meany.

[Mikela]

Oh, I just loved that book.

[Mariana]

Linda wrote: "Just started Brave New World; I think it will go pretty quickly."

I need to get to that one soon :D

[Danyellemastro]

Hideous Kinky - a very quick and easy read. Certain passages about Bea make me sad though.

[Becky]

Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston - audio version

[Yrinsyde]

Just downloaded a copy of The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter onto my Kindle - found it via a university subscription to JSTOR. Will be reading that next!

[Judith]

Linda wrote: "Judith wrote: "I preferred The Return of the Native to Far From the Madding Crowd. I just liked the story better."

I've read Far from the Madding Crowd (as well as Jude and Tess), and for my next ..."

Though "The Mayor..." is the most critically acclaimed book and well written, I found it hard to like (and I do really like Hardy novels).

[Sandi]

Started The Blind Side of the Heart last night.

[Danyellemastro]

Franz Kafka - The Castle. I'm intrigued. Just realised that Anne Enrights 'The Gathering' is on the updated list - why, oh why? Many moons ago I picked this up in an airport only to dump it, unfinished, in a bin when I got home. Sigh.

I'll be saving that for last.

[Lisa]

I'm beginning both Caged Bird by Angelou, so far very engaging, but I love her "down home" writing style, so this should be another quick read for me as well, & so far Uncle Tom's Cabin has been easy too, I can identify with the writing style, it's also "down home" type, even if it's a little bit more stilted.

[Danyellemastro]

Vincent wrote: "Dbolden wrote: "Franz Kafka - The Castle. I'm intrigued. Just realised that Anne Enrights 'The Gathering' is on the updated list - why, oh why? Many moons ago I picked this up in an airport only t..."


Seems to be a common pattern - lots of GoodReads users that rate the castle highly also mention other biographies or essays worth reading. I'm really enjoying the intense sense of foreboding I have regarding K.'s safety. It's a strange one!

[Lauli]

I'm taking a deep breath and gathering strength to plunge into The Jungle. Naturalist books are a necessary experience, but quite painful in my case. I always end up feeling terribly depressed!

[Amanda]

Lauli wrote: "I'm taking a deep breath and gathering strength to plunge into The Jungle. Naturalist books are a necessary experience, but quite painful in my case. I always end up feeling terribly d..."

You will be extremely depressed after reading this but I think it is worth it. It was easier for me though because I am a vegetarian.

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

I have downloaded that one and plan on reading it in the next couple of months.

[Deanne]

Downloaded The enormous room by Cummings.

[Craig]

The Nose by Gogol. Excited to start this as it is my introduction to Gogol.

[Bea]

Looking for something short in a break between long novels and decided on The Time Machine by H.G. Wells.

[Lisa]

I'm getting ready to start Alias, Grace by Margaret Atwood this morning. Anyone here read this one yet? Is this another one of her typical dystopian reads, or does this one diverge somewhat from that format like Cat's Eye did?

[Dr. Zyllihapping]

Currently reading Lord of the Flies and The Great Gatsby from the list. I'm going to be halfway through with Lord, and I started Gatsby last night, so I read just a few pages of it.

[El]

Lisa wrote: "I'm getting ready to start Alias, Grace by Margaret Atwood this morning. Anyone here read this one yet? Is this another one of her typical dystopian reads, or does this one diverge somewhat from ..."

It's historical fiction based on factual events. I read it in college and really liked it, but seriously need to re-read it.