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19. The Bell Jar-Sylvia Plath
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20. The Unruly Life of Woody Allen: A Biography
Congratulations on 19 books Rachel! Did you like "The Unruly Life of Woody Allen"?
Thank you! Yes, I did enjoy it very much. The beginning was a bit tedious, but once you get halfway through, it becomes fast pace.
here's a link to my review.
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35...
21. Walking Through Clear Water in a Pool Painted Black- Cookie Mueller
22.David Copperfield-Charles Dickens
23. Revolutionary Road-Richard Yates
24.Last Evenings On earth-Roberto Bolano
25. Lord of the Flies-William Golding
28.The Death of Ivan Ilych And Other Stories
29. Lolita
Vladimir Nabakov
30. A Brave New World-Aldous Huxley
31. Kafka by the Shore -Haruki Murakami
35.The Brief and Wondrous World of Oscar Wao-Junot Diaz
Mrs. Crane, I'll be curious to hear your comments on The Brief and Wondrous World of Oscar Wao. I was so optimistic about that book, but found it so dreadful. (I see you've also read others, though, that I did love: David Copperfield, which is my favorite Dickens book; Revolutionary Road--appreciated the book and the movie; and Lolita. I'm planning on reading Les Miserables as part of my Classics Challenge through another website.)Rose
I actually enjoyed Wao very much. It was surprisingly stimulating. Here's a link to my review if you'd like to read it.
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29...
By Dicken's I first read a Tale of Two Cities. I couldn't accept the fact that it wasn't an enjoyable read for me, so I thought I would give Dickens a second chance by reading Copperfield, and I still wasn't impressed. I think Dickens is just not my style. I might read a Christmas Carol some day down the road.
Lolita. I love Lolita with all my heart and my soul. I've read it twice. The reason I only gave it 4 stars instead of 5 is because I have yet to read the annotated version. I plan on doing so soon.
Here is my review on that if you're interested.
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/76...
Revolutionary Road is a favorite of mine. I think Yates is brilliant.
36. The Days of Abandonment-Elena Ferrante
I have always loved Dickens, although there are a few of his books I've never read (I will take care of that). I am so glad, Mrs. Crane, to read your positive remarks about Revolutionary Road. As I said, I adored both the book and the movie (and thought Kate Winslet deserved an Oscar for that role, more than for The Reader, which I disliked--both the book and the movie).Rose
37. Love in the Time of Cholera-Gabriel Garcia Marquez
38. A portrait of an Artist as a young man-James Joyce
39. The Divine Comedy-Dante Alighieri
40. Married to Tolstoy-Cynthia Asquith
41. Brideshead Revisted-Evelyn Waugh
45. One Hundred and One Classic Love Poems 
47. Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas Hunter S. Thompson
49. As I Lay Dying- William Faulkner
50. The Rape of Europa-Lynn H. Nicholas
51. The Book of Disquiet-Fernando Pessoa
55. The Savage Detectives- Roberto Bolano
~~~~~~~~~~~END OF 2010~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~55 books completed.
~~~~~~~~~~~~Beginning 2011~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Where The Wild Things Are-Maurice Sendak
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