Which LIST book did you just finish? Showing 6,301-6,350 of 7,922

[Arukiyomi]

Cynthia wrote: "Just finished "The Waves," by Virginia Woolf."
One of my favourite novels of all time, but not everyone's. What did you think of it Cynthia?

[Bucket]

Cynthia wrote: "Just finished "The Waves," by Virginia Woolf."

This is a favorite of mine too - I was completely enthralled by it.

[Amanda]

I just finished Written on the BodyI LOVED it.

[Craig]

Against the Grain (or Against Nature) -Huysmans
Different than what may be termed a typical prose novel. Very informed by poetry, ranging from moments of sublimity to odd vulgarity. I will have to come back to this again and carve out some more.

[Rachel (Sfogs)]

I've just finished The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien.
A very worth while read. 4 stars from me.

[Mikela]

Just finished Jack Maggs and found myself totally engaged in it from beginning to end. A really good story.

[Ian]

Have completed "Money" by Martin Amis. Brave, clever, funny and at times appalling. Recommended.

[Mekki]

I just finished American Psycho. I'm pretty sure this is one of the most gruesome books on the list.

[Tomchicago]

just finished the grand "What's Bred in the Bone" by Robertson Davies.

[Melissa]

just finished Thackeray's Vanity Fair. It wasn't my favorite and it could have been a great deal shorter but his characters were brilliant.

[Ginny]

I have just finished (drum roll,please) War and Peace! Now that it's finished, I'm feeling a sense of loss. I'm going to read some much shorter books for a while but feel Proust calling my name.

[~Calyre~]

Just finished All Quiet on the Western Front & Farewell, My Lovely

[Mekki]

I just finished The Yellow Wall-Paper.

[Bucket]

Ginny wrote: "I have just finished (drum roll,please) War and Peace! Now that it's finished, I'm feeling a sense of loss. I'm going to read some much shorter books for a while but feel Proust calling my name."

Haha! I'm very near to finishing up Proust and War and Peace is calling my name.

[Ginny]

Bucket wrote: "Ginny wrote: "I have just finished (drum roll,please) War and Peace! Now that it's finished, I'm feeling a sense of loss. I'm going to read some much shorter books for a while but feel Proust calli..."

Where did you find all of the Proust? I only have the first two volumes. I'm scared to go on with this, but feel after War and Peace I can do this. : )

[Cass]

Just finished American Rust.

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

Ginny wrote: "Where did you find all of the Proust? I only have the first two volumes. "


In Search of Lost Time is the 7 volumes in paperback. I see it used at Alibris for around $60.00 (several sets). I didn't look, but I would expect them to also have copies of the individual volumes.

[Ginny]

Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Ginny wrote: "Where did you find all of the Proust? I only have the first two volumes. "


In Search of Lost Time is the 7 volumes in paperback. I see it used at Alibris for around $60.00 (several ..."
Thanks for the information! Wish me luck as I embark on this next journey!

[Mikela]

Elizabeth, if you have an e-reader you can download most of the books from Goodreads.

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

Ginny wrote: "Thanks for the information! Wish me luck as I embark on this next journey! "

Now you're making me think I should order one of those sets!

[Ginny]

Mikela wrote: "Elizabeth, if you have an e-reader you can download most of the books from Goodreads."

How much are they to download them from Goodreads? I have a kindle.

[Mikela]

Ginny wrote: "Mikela wrote: "Elizabeth, if you have an e-reader you can download most of the books from Goodreads."

How much are they to download them from Goodreads? I have a kindle."

Do a search for the particular book you want and if available they will say Download Ebook or Go to explore, choose e-books, then search for the book or author you want. If in the public domain they are free downloads. They don't have everything but they have some excellent classics.

[Ginny]

Mikela wrote: "Ginny wrote: "Mikela wrote: "Elizabeth, if you have an e-reader you can download most of the books from Goodreads."

How much are they to download them from Goodreads? I have a kindle."

Do a searc..."
Thanks! : )

[Steven]

I finished the two books by Marquis de Sade. Wouldn't recommend 120 Days of Sodom to anybody. Justine was not quite so graphic and did have a good plot.

[Beth]

Oh, dear. I think I haven't updated in forever. Quick list from memory of what I probably haven't posted:
The Golden Notebook: Perennial Classics edition, The Old Man and the Sea, The Elegance of the Hedgehog, Wide Sargasso Sea, The Path to the Spiders' Nests, and Fugitive Pieces. Reviews are on my blog: http://bethslistlove.wordpress.com

[Deanne]

Managed to get the 7 volumes in 6 books from my local library, ordered 2 at a time. Finding it harder to get Pilgrimage, Pointed Roofs the first book is on Gutenberg which I've downloaded onto my kindle, have to track down the rest before long. I've got less than 90 to read.

[Dina]

I've just finished One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn.
Masterpiece.

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

Deanne wrote: "Managed to get the 7 volumes in 6 books from my local library, ordered 2 at a time. Finding it harder to get Pilgrimage, Pointed Roofs the first book is on Gutenberg which I've downloaded onto my k..."

There is an edition of Pilgrimage of Dorothy Richardson at Alibris, new, and located in the UK. But it's spendy.

Pilgrimage at The Saint Bookstore, Merseyside, UK

There are cheaper ones in the US, but I suspect shipping would make it about the same cost.

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

I am not at all familiar with UK locations, but WorldCat tells me there are a number of UK libraries holding this title.

[Judith]

Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Ginny wrote: "Where did you find all of the Proust? I only have the first two volumes. "


In Search of Lost Time is the 7 volumes in paperback. I see it used at Alibris for around $60.00 (several ..."

I didn't try goodreads, but I did find a kindle version at feedbooks.com.

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

Mikela wrote: "Elizabeth, if you have an e-reader you can download most of the books from Goodreads."

Grrrr. I didn't check for a Kindle version (I *always* do - why not this time?). In any case, I decided to splurge and get one of those paper versions from Alibris. Wonder how long it will collect dust before I get to it?

[Genia]

Just finished two books: A Fine Balance and The Remains of the Day, both of which I liked, but I did find something of a slog,especially in the end.

[Liz M]

Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "There is an edition of Pilgrimage of Dorothy Richardson at Alibris, new, and located in the UK. But it's spendy.

Pilgrimage at The Saint Bookstore, Merseyside, UK

There are cheaper ones in the US, but I suspect shipping would make it about the same cost..."

Except this isn't the book by D. Richardson, it's an analysis of her work.

Better World Books has some volumes for $13-18 and free worldwide shipping, but if the original was 13 volumes, I can't tell how complete the 5-6 different volumes listed are.

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

Liz M wrote: "Except this isn't the book by D. Richardson, it's an analysis of her work.

Better World Books has some volumes for $13-18 and free worldwide shipping, but if the original was 13 volumes, I can't tell how complete the 5-6 different volumes listed are. "

Phooey! I thought that was one of the volumes that Deanne was looking for.

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

Pilgrimage: Volume 1

If this is the correct volume, the same bookstore in Merseyside has a copy. Also a copy in Yorkshire, and other locations, see:

http://www.alibris.com/booksearch.det...

[Bucket]

Ginny wrote: "Bucket wrote: "Ginny wrote: "I have just finished (drum roll,please) War and Peace! Now that it's finished, I'm feeling a sense of loss. I'm going to read some much shorter books for a while but fe..."

Ginny - I got it all from the library. My library system had volumes 1-3 of the translation I read (I read the Penguin edition) and I got volumes 4-6 through interlibrary loan. Honestly, you can get anything if you do interlibrary loan. :)

[Bucket]

Officially finished the Proust this morning - HOORAY!!!!

[Ginny]

Bucket wrote: "Officially finished the Proust this morning - HOORAY!!!!"

Yay! What a feeling of accomplishment this is I bet. I think I have decided to go through the library for this as well. Trying to get some of the smaller books from the list that I have laying around my house finished, but have started Swann's Way. Now if I can only find my copy of the 1001 list; I keep it in a Wonder Woman folder! Hopefully it will be easy to find; I took it to the library Saturday....

[Bucket]

Good luck Ginny - it's quite an undertaking, but well worth it in my opinion! I highly recommend Proust's Way: A Field Guide to in Search of Lost Time by Roger Shattuck - it's an extremely useful guide. I also recommend the Penguin edition if you can get your hands on them (this is the one with 7 different translators, general editor is Christopher Prendergast). The first 6 parts (in 5 volumes) are excellent. The final part is just okay as far as translation quality, but debatably still better than the older Moncrieff-style translation that (many argue) explains more than translates.

[Rachel (Sfogs)]

I've just finished Wise Children by Angela Carter.
I found this book strange.
A slow read for me even though I did enjoy it, it only really picked up nearer the end. But OMG WHAT AN ENDING~!!!!

[Chelsea]

Just finished Brave New World...It blew my mind! I can't believe I waited for so many years to read it.

[Karina]

Just finished Swift's Gulliver's Travels. I am so glad I finished because I barely did. I enjoyed the first two journeys, half of the third and barely the fourth. I am glad the book had good notes about the satire and symbolism.

[Jonpaul]

Been a while since I updated so here goes:

Journey to the Centre of the Earth-Verne, In Cold Blood-Capote, Invisible-Auster, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao-Diaz, The Reader-Schlink

[Ginny]

Bucket wrote: "Good luck Ginny - it's quite an undertaking, but well worth it in my opinion! I highly recommend Proust's Way: A Field Guide to in Search of Lost Time by Roger Shattuck - it's an extremely useful g..."

Thanks! I'll have to look it up. : )

[Steven]

I recently finished Walden. What a great book and full of great quotes.

Steven

[Susan]

Just finished The Elegance of the Hedgehog early this morning and now debating whether to finish a biggie or start something that would be a quick read.

[Mekki]

I just finishedThe Blind Owl!

[[deleted user]]

I just finished Sense and Sensibility. MY first Austen and I really enjoyed it!

[Sharmin]

Caitie wrote: "I just finished Sense and Sensibility. MY first Austen and I really enjoyed it!"

My first was Pride and Prejudice and I Loved it. Sense and Sensibility is next on my list. :D

[Deanne]

Finished The Birds Fall Down by West, set before the russian revolution, the main character the grandaughter of an exiled russian count finds herself embroiled in a plot.
Also finished As If I Am Not There by Drakulic, a difficult book to read because of it's subject matter and the knowledge that these things did occur.