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hahaha!

[Chrissie]

I finished A Three Dog Life in one day. I highly recommend it.
My review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Now I will start Solibo Magnificent. I am still listening to Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life, which I absolutely love. Excellent narration. Interesting, not too difficult to follow on an audiobook. You really come too understand who he was. I am no communist, but still I admire him tremendously. This book is the longest audiobook I have ever listened to - five parts!

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I'm glad Three Dog Day was so good, Chrissie! Just what you needed.

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I've just begun Nick Hornby': .
I'm a huge fan of his, so I'm excited for a little fun light read. [A definite comfort read]

I'm gearing up to start 2 books for two group reads of September: The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett (will be my first time moderating a group read) and As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner. =)

[Chrissie]

Jeanette, one would never think that A Three Dog Life could be cheerful!

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Tracey wrote: "Just finished My Loving Vigil Keeping, which I expected to be typical romance schlock and which turned out to be a really lovely book that reminded me of Anne of the Island and Christy and may just..."

I love vampires. It sounds good. Can't wait to read your review

[[deleted user]]

Just started on my Kindle, "Deep In The Heart" by Staci Stallings

[Chrissie]

Simran, of course what happens is bad but what she does with her life is anything but sad!

[Sylvia]

I'm reading In Europa: Reizen door de twintigste eeuw met Geert Mak. This is not the big one, but the collection of columns Geert Mak wrote for a Dutch newspaper. On this collection the huge volume In Europa was based, which he wrote after he finished his one year journey through Europe in 1999

[Jennifer]

I'm halfway through Gone Girl and there isn't one of these characters I would want in my life. I'm enjoying the book, and they're holding my interest, but these people are basketcases from the starting bell on, and more than once I've asked "what in god's name do you SEE in him/her?" about just about every one.

[Chrissie]

I am reading A Year In The Maine Woods

My review of Solibo Magnificent is here:
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

[Maggie]

I'm reading Saints of New York by R J Ellory - one of my favourite authors.

[Lauren]

Finished Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution took me a month to finish but decent read...now reading The Deep End of the Ocean and Very Valentine

[Jennifer]

Lauren wrote: "Finished Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution took me a month to finish but decent read...now reading The Deep End of the Ocean and Very Valentine"

The Deep End of the Ocean -- You'll have to tell me what you think of this. I found it fascinating for a specific reason but I don't want to spoil it for you so I'll wait until you're done to spill it.

[Lisa]

Oh, I really liked The Deep End of the Ocean.

[Chrissie]

Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life is a very long audiobook - 36 hours and 48 minutes. I absolutely loved it. My review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Compelling from start to finish.

I picked up free from Audible The Autobiography Of Black Hawk. That is what I am listening to now. It is only about three hours long. When that is done I will start A Long Long Way. Another book about WW1 and Ireland. I am into reading about WW1, as a change from WW2 or biographies/memoirs.

[Lauren]

Jennifer wrote: "Lauren wrote: "Finished Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution took me a month to finish but decent read...now reading The Deep End of the Ocean and Very Valentine"

The Deep End of the O..."

I've seen the movie, but never read the book, curious to find just how different they really are

[Jennifer]

Finished Gone Girl . Meh.

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Jennifer wrote: "Finished Gone Girl . Meh."

This is the one that people have been going bonkers over, isn't it? I don't know anything about it other than people either are fanatical about it or absolutely abhor it. Except in your case, with a 'meh' ;-). So maybe you'll be able to provide an opinion on it?

[Chrissie]

Well, I gave Black Hawk: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY three stars. This was a freebie at audible.
My review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

[[deleted user]]

A comfort read: "The Cowboy and the Princess" by Myrna Mackenzie

[Jennifer]

Tiffani wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "Finished Gone Girl . Meh."

This is the one that people have been going bonkers over, isn't it? I don't know anything about it other than people either are fa..."

The first two-thirds were good. The ending left me wondering why the hell I'd read it. The author had a good opportunity and blew it.

[Darkpool]

Just started Dinner at Rose's which is some nice chic-lit set in rural NZ. Seems pretty popular - I had a wait of a couple of months to get it out of the library. Next audiobook is Deception Point.

[Chrissie]

Two friends of mine and I will be doing a buddy read of A Long Long Way. I have never read anything by Sebastian Barry and I am reading WW1 currently rather than WW2 books. But the buddy read has been delayed so I will listen to The Leisure Seeker until the others are ready to read ALLW.

TLS is funny. There is an old married couple. One has Alzheimer's the other cancer. They decide to take a vacation, against all advice from everybody! Here is a sentence: "Between the two of us we are one whole person." Maybe you have to be not the youngest of persons to read this book and get a laugh out of it. This is an audiobook I got for less than 5USD from Audible. Another one of their special deals. I love Audible.

[Aoibhínn]

I've finished the 9th book in the Stephanie Plum series (and the best one so far) by Janet Evanovich.

Now I'm reading by Donald McCaig. It's Gone With the Wind from Rhett Butler's point of view.

[Jennifer]

Finished two today -- Kill Shot which means I have only one unread Flynn left. And he's been ill, so I hope he's able to overcome and forge ahead. Also The Hollywood Canteen: Where the Greatest Generation Danced With the Most Beautiful Girls in the World , the primary effect of which was to make me feel like I was there-- which is exactly what I wanted from it.

[Gabriella]

I was reading The Hunchback of Notre-Damebut I put it down for a little while, and then I got distracted by another book which is The Face by Angela Elwell Hunt.

[Kimberly]

I'm reading

[Chrissie]

I have finished the paper book A Year In The Maine Woods
My review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
and audiobook The Leisure Seeker
My review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Now I will start the paper book Tears of the Desert: A Memoir of Survival in Darfur and audiobook A Long Long Way.

[Kimberly]

I'm going to start The Angry Woman Suite by Lee Fullbright because I'm hosting a review spot on the book's blog tour in 3 days.

[Kim]

I'm listening to an audiobook of Thomas Hardy's Jude the Obscure. I read this when I was at uni many moons ago, and while I know the basic plot, it feels entirely new to me. I'm also reading (and loving) The Book Thief and slowly making my way through the very interesting (for a Dorothy L Sayers fanatic) Conundrums for the Long Week-End: England, Dorothy L. Sayers, and Lord Peter Wimsey.

[[deleted user]]

Just starting "Two For The Dough" by Janet Evanovich

[Kimberly]

Becky wrote: "Just starting "Two For The Dough" by Janet Evanovich"

One of my favourite comy reads series! I can't wait for book 19 to come out in November.

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Kimberly wrote: "Becky wrote: "Just starting "Two For The Dough" by Janet Evanovich"

One of my favourite comy reads series! I can't wait for book 19 to come out in November."

Have only read a few and not in any order. I hope I don't need to. Anyways, I laugh until I cry!

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Just started reading on Kindle "Between Season" by Aida Brassington. I just got into chapter two. Its very different and very bizarre so far. But intrigueing enough to keep me going. I have to see how this book goes.

[Diane]

I'm reading The Memory Thief which is unusual and quite a nice surprise, well written and lovely.

[Kim]

I just finished Meg Waite Clayton's The Four Ms. Bradwells. While some of the core issues are quite tough, I found this book a great comfort during a very chaotic time in my life, as it delves into the lifelong friendship of four college friends. Clayton has a way of writing about female friendship simply but deeply, and also honestly. While I was reading this book, I kept wanting to call up a good friend and go out for a glass or wine or cup of tea!

[Aoibhínn]

I finished by Donald McCaig earlier today. Basically the storyline of the novel is Gone With the Wind from Rhett Butler's point of view and it was a bit of a disappointment really. Gone With the Wind is one of my favourite novels and I found all the characters in RBP, even the major ones of Rhett and Scarlett, are out of character. There is also a lot of errors that contradict the original, characters dying when they lived in GWTW and vice versa, Melanie knowing about Scarlet being in love with her husband, etc. As a standalone historical fiction novel, Rhett Butler's People is okay but as a complement to Gone With the Wind it sucks!

Now I'm about to start by Diane Chamberlain.

[Maudie]

I am deep into Ivan Doig's wonderful "Dancing at the Rascal Fair" and mentally kicking myself for not reaching for it sooner. As a treat, I am reading slowly in order to prolong the author's generosity of "story telling."

With this one, Mr. Doig has given his reader's poetry in the form of a novel.

[Jennifer]

Maudie wrote: "I am deep into Ivan Doig's wonderful "Dancing at the Rascal Fair" and mentally kicking myself for not reaching for it sooner. As a treat, I am reading slowly in order to prolong the author's genero..."

I loved that book too. If its the one I'm thinking of, it has a strong love story in it. I read it around the time I read Terry Kay's Shadow Song which also has an unforgettable enduring love story in it.

[Chrissie]

Maudie wrote: "I am deep into Ivan Doig's wonderful "Dancing at the Rascal Fair" and mentally kicking myself for not reaching for it sooner. As a treat, I am reading slowly in order to prolong the author's genero..."

Doig is a great author. I also very much enjoyed The Whistling Season and This House of Sky: Landscapes of a Western Mind. I want to read Work Song

[Chrissie]

I finishedTears of the Desert: A Memoir of Survival in Darfur. My review explains why I so appreciated this wonderful book:
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...


I have begun Here be Dragons. Gosh, everyone praises this book, but I am finding it difficult to get into! So many have the same names, and there is a lot about this king fighting that king.... Johanna has finally been introduced; finally I am more interested.

I don't have the words to praise A Long Long Way adequately. Barry's prose and Cormack's narration were superb.
Review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Liking Stasiland: Stories from Behind the Berlin Wall by Anna Funder, I wanted to read another by the author. I will soon start listening to All That I Am: A Novel. I really wanted to listen to another about WW1, or rather I want more of Barry and Cormack. Nothing I tested seemed as quite as good, so I have switched to a different topic.

Sometime I do want to listen to The Absolutist, but if I were to pick it up right now I would just compare it to "A Long, Long Way", and could it possibly be as good?

[Aoibhínn]

I finished reading by Diane Chamberlain just a few minutes ago. It's a brilliant read! It took me a couple of chapters to get into this novel but once I did I was hooked! Every time you think you've guessed the big secret, it moves to another level and you realise what you think you've guessed is only a tiny piece of the puzzle. I couldn't put it down!

Next I plan to read by John Steinbeck.

[Chrissie]

Here be Dragonsis not a book for me! I didn't finish it, and I do not intend or picking it up again. It is simply not my kind of book. I have read 164 pages. I really do not enjoy reading it, so why should I continue?!

I have begun The Midwife: A Memoir of Birth, Joy, and Hard Times. It is great from the start.

The other just didn't fit me!

[Tina]

I'm reading A Red Herring Without Mustard by Alan Bradley. I enjoyed the previous two books, but I'm having trouble getting into this one.

I'm also reading Pigs Have Wings by P.G. Wodehouse. I always seem to have a Wodehouse book going.

[Lee, Mod Mama]

I've finally picked up a novel! Seraphina which appears to be about dragons and music!

[Tracey]

Lee wrote: "I've finally picked up a novel! Seraphina which appears to be about dragons and music!"

I ordered that for my birthday - and haven't had time to take it out of the packaging. It sounds really wonderful. I just need to finish at least some of my eleventy-one books before I start another!

[Darkpool]

Lee wrote: "I've finally picked up a novel! Seraphina which appears to be about dragons and music!"

Bother! That's another one to add to mt TBR.

[Lee, Mod Mama]

So far, it's pretty good. I believe it's classified as a young adult book but it doesn't feel like it. I get a little confused with the names/cultures/countries in this particular created world but I'm muddling along and enjoying the story.

[Felicia]

I'm reading the sequel to Winter's Shadow. I can't wait to get into it more.

I just finished reading the entire Echoes series by Kay Springsteen. It was AWESOME!