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[Sarah]

I loved Orlando too, Myles.

Just finished Who Fears Death, which was a quick read but a heavy one. Excellent book. I'm countering it now with Tina Fey's book.

[RandomAnthony]

I'll be interested in your thoughts on the Tina Fey, Pi...

I finished Sense and Sensibility over the weekend and I'm into the second book of the recently released one volume set of Daniel Woodrell's early work.

[janine]

Carol wrote: "historical fiction:

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I'm reading it now :)

[[deleted user]]

I am currently reading The Picture of Dorian Gray.

[Mary]

The Terrible Privacy of Maxwell Sim

Next up : Old Town.

[Sarah]

Gail «Cyborg» wrote: "I am currently reading The Picture of Dorian Gray."

Oooh. I love that one.

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

I'm ready for Wind-Up Bird to end. Everyone in this book is a zombie. Wandering through life with no real passion.

[Janice]

I finally received a giveaway that I won at the beginning of April, Never Knowing. I'll be starting it tonight.

[Phil]

Lobstergirl wrote: "I'm ready for Wind-Up Bird to end. Everyone in this book is a zombie. Wandering through life with no real passion."

I finished it two days ago. I liked the sense of wandering because it's not far from how I manage my own life. Rarely do I set a target of how I want things to be, then try to make them so. I'm much more likely to work with what comes to me naturally, rather than straining for that which is just out of reach.

[Kevin]

just finished inzanesville. this was one of those books you finish and think "i wish i would have written that". terrific, wonderful, stupendous, borderline outstanding. this may crack my top 10 all time.

[Michele]

Just finished "Graveminder" by Melissa Marr. If you like zombies you will love this. Also deals with fate and destiny and other such concepts.

[janine]

Sarah Pi wrote: "Gail «Cyborg» wrote: "I am currently reading The Picture of Dorian Gray."

Oooh. I love that one."

Me too!

[~Geektastic~]

STILL working on David Copperfield. I don't know what's wrong with me, I actually really like the book but I don't seem to be making any headway (probably because I keep interrupting it with shorter, lighter reads). I've also been reading Nights at the Circus, but I'm not making much progress there either.

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

Phil wrote: "Lobstergirl wrote: "The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle."

I'm halfway through and really liking it. This is the kind of book I'd like to find more of."

The back cover says it's akin to Mishima and Pynchon.

I just finished and I'm so glad to be done with it. Now I want to read something not dreamlike and surreal, and lacking in torture scenes.

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

Deciding what to read next. If you want to help me, pick a number between 344 and 493 and I might read it.

[Janice]

466

[[deleted user]]

378

[[deleted user]]

Darn it Janice ya beat me to it. Grrrrr.

[Janice]

She reads quickly. She could read them both.

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

Oh Gail, so close. Gail's choice was Poor People and A Little Hero by Dostoyevsky. Janice's choice was The Emigrants by W.G. Sebald.

I hope it isn't too much like Murakami, ha ha.

[Janice]

The Emigrants looks interesting and heavy at the same time. I see it's on the "most depressing reads" listopia.

[[deleted user]]

I like the idea of a randomly selected book choice. I might try it next time. Have fun with your reading LG.

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

Oh, and I was trying to read something not as dark as Murakami. Oh well. No turning back now, I've already opened the book to page one.

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

But the Dostoyevsky sounds dark too, so. "Poor People."

[[deleted user]]

Maybe that is more of a reflection of the books on your list. Maybe I should choose one of the books from my list?

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

Gail «Cyborg» wrote: "Maybe that is more of a reflection of the books on your list. Maybe I should choose one of the books from my list?"

Yes. Do.

[Janice]

It's the luck of the draw. I recently purchased a book based solely on its cover The Chosen Soul. I have a feeling it's not going to be all that worthwhile reading. I'll find out when I read it. There are a few books that have priority.

[[deleted user]]

Read Cloudstreet.

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

Oh, I thought you meant choose for you from your to-read list. Cloudstreet sounds interesting. But I have to read something in my house right now.

[[deleted user]]

Oh sorry. Yes you can choose one from my list.

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

Gail «Cyborg» wrote: "Oh sorry. Yes you can choose one from my list."

I think you should read either The Road, or the Wind-Up Bird Chronicle next. Unless you want something lighthearted. Both those are heavy.

[[deleted user]]

Thanks, I am reading something light at the moment. Both of those are excellent choices. It will depend on which one I can get first.

[Lisa]

How I decide:

I'm traveling: Whatever's on the sale table at Powell's that looks fun and compelling. I last ended up with The Life of Pi, which definitely kept my attention and more.

I'm in Powell's with nothing better to do: Whatever's on the sale table that looks worthwhile. This time, I ended up with The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven by Sherman Alexie. While it's not nearly as much of a laugh riot as The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (damn, that book was funny, for being about poverty, alcoholism, rejection, and death, it's still been a great read.

Hmmm...turns out a lot of my choices lately have been about what's on sale at Powell's.

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

The Market System: What It Is, How It Works, and What to Make of It.

[Sarah]

I am very excited to have finally reached the end of a stretch in which I was reading things out of deadline/obligation. A whole bunch of group reads, and a whole bunch of library holds that came in at once. They were all things I wanted to read, but I didn't like the pressure.

[Jammies]

[Gerri]

i just started reading water for elephant
Water for Elephants

[Jammies]

Welcome back, Geraldine!

[Phil]

I downloaded a few books for my trip.

The Long Goodbye

The Big Sleep

The Man in the Window

The Lightning Thief (for my son)

[Jammies]

Yay for Chandler!

[Phil]

I don't know how I managed to miss him for so long. I've read a lot in the genre, but never zeroed in on one of the masters (or so I've been told).

[Michele]

magic slays by Ilona Andrews

[JackieB]

Let the Right One in by John Ajvide Lindqvist. Started it this morning.

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

Hypothermia by Arnaldur Indriðason.

[Félix]

I'm starting The Social Animal by David Brooks, after having heard an interview with him on Radio West (NPR) last week. He's a very smart guy, I believe.

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

I fucking loathe that guy with the heat of a thousand suns. I also feel he's an utter dumbass.

But, enjoy the book.

[Félix]

Do you have any opinions, though? Come on. Don't hold back on us.

[Jackie "the Librarian"]

I thought that sounded like an interesting book, Larry. I like books about human behavior and sociology, like the Malcolm Gladwell books.

[Félix]

I'll let you know, Jackie. I have it for a seven day $1 rental, then back it goes.

[Sally, la reina]

Who is he? I dont wanna do the googles.