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Which LIST book did you just finish?
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Aug 19, 2012 11:53PM
Finished Snow earlier today.
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I think some of you are coming across as mean when you posted to Gregory
Jonpaul wrote: Just as a pretty terrific side read, since you're enjoying the Hammett, read the short story "The House on Turk Street" by Hammett. It's collected in the book "The Continental Op" and has to be one of the most fun hard-boiled stories ever. It's pretty much a mini-"Red Harvest."Thanks Jonpaul! I just finished The Maltese Falcon and should finish The Glass Key by the end of the week, but will likely look up "The Continental Op" soon.
I also finished listening to The Age of Innocence yesterday. Even though I had seen enough of the movie to know the basic plot, I found myself completely emotionally involved. I got the audiobook for free, but will probably add the actual book to my collection....
Judy wrote: "I am about 2/3 through Handmaid's Tail and loving it too."I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE this book - one of my all time favorites!
Cheers!
Just finished Sense and Sensibility.Honestly. Did. Not. Like. Marianne is a blight upon my soul.
Some thoughts here.
Judith wrote: "Started and finished "The Thirteen Clocks" by James Thurber.The 13 Clocks
Very amusing little children's book with pleasing illustrations. Not sure why it is on the list...., but I've always a..."
Whoa! That book is on the list? I never even thought to look for it. I guess I can check another one off now. I agree it is a cute children's book, but I thought there was a different list for children's books. Cool thanks.
Finished The Master and Margarita last night. It was my first jump into Russian literature and it was...okay.
I wish I had known that my copy had a commentary in the back earlier. I didn't notice it until I was 2/3 done!
I wish I had known that my copy had a commentary in the back earlier. I didn't notice it until I was 2/3 done!
I just finished Siddhartha by Herman Hesse. I almost abandoned this book after the first two chapters but since it was only 118pgs long, I felt like I needed to suffer through it. Part II was better than Part I, but I am glad it's over!
Just finished The Tin Drum. This was "odd", but hey, it IS written by a man in an insane asylum, so I didn't expect it NOT to be, LOL. There were places where I thought he was telling the truth in his memoirs, but there were places where you could tell it was pure lies. It was interesting to see "inside" the mind of a mentally disturbed person, & his obsession with a little, red & white toy drum....
Ben Hur -Lew WallaceDespite some of the plot fabrications unrealistic coincidences, Wallace creates a world with mostly believable characters involved in a moving adventure. Interested how the movie plays out with Charlton Heston...
Just finished Kidnapped-Robert Louis Stevenson, & reviewed it. Quick, easy, entertaining read!
I just finished Amsterdam by Ian McEwan. This is the second book by Ian McEwan I have read; I read Atonement when it first came out several years ago. I was ready for McEwan's style of writing and the emotional theme and atmosphere he creates. I had a completely different take on the underlying "why" of such emotions and themes until I described the book to my husband. My husband could not let go the idea that these four men shared a bed with the same woman. Reminds me that although reading is (most often) a solitary activity, book discussions are a key element to getting to the importance of book and its meanings.
Arukiyomi wrote: "oooh I'd disagree there Mina. I think One Flew and Don Quixote have a great deal in common. Both are satires. Both are about how society views and distinguishes madness and sanity. At the start, yo..."Hmm, that's actually a really interesting point. I honestly haven't even thought of it because I've been reading Don Quixote for about... 6 months now? And I think I've just lost the 'magic' of it... I am thinking of putting it away for now and focusing on something else, but that point has made me want to read it more carefully.
Finished The Master and Margarita today.Looking forward to a discussion of this one in another thread. There is much to ponder...
I just finished "Under the Net" by Iris Murdoch. Very funny and highly entertaining.
Manda wrote: "Mikela wrote: "Was pleasantly surprised with American Rust."I've just finished this one too. I loved it. The end not as i expected though - somewhat better than i..."
I agree. I couldn't see how this could end in anything other than than disaster so was pleasantly surprised.
Just finished Cloud Atlas. Loved it, but took me a while due to Uni being very busy in the last couple of weeks. Looking forward to the movie version now.
Just finished the second volume of In Search of Lost Time. Almost done with Out of Africa.
finished Out of Africa. I was surprised by how well I liked it. After reading some of the posts I wasn't sure how I would feel about it.
Just finished Wise Children by Angela Carter. Once I got used to the writing style, I enjoyed it.
Finished The Shipyard by Onetti, it was ok but not earth-shattering literature.
well, the actual book doesn't win anyone a Nobel prize in literature. It's the legacy of the author over many years. If you read many of his earlier books too, you'll see why he merits the prize, particularly when you see the versatility of his writing.
Finished "The Garden of the Finzi-Continis" by Georgio Bassani. Loved it.
I just finished The Book of Evidence by John Banville. Personally, I found the first person unreliable narrator, in this book specifically, to be exhausting to read.
Arukiyomi wrote: "well, the actual book doesn't win anyone a Nobel prize in literature. It's the legacy of the author over many years. If you read many of his earlier books too, you'll see why he merits the prize, p..."I stand corrected.
Deborah, you might want to try reading The Life Times of Michael K and The Master of Petersburg next to get an idea of what I mean.
Just finished The Feast Of The Goat. It was an eye opener and brutal but one that I'm glad to have read.
Ethan Frome. Edith W is quickly cementing herself as one of my favourite authors.
The End of the RoadThe End of the Road - John Barth
This is my second novel by Barth, and it will not be my last. Must get "Giles Goat-Boy" soon!
Just finished "Lady Chatterley's Lover" - not brilliant, and no longer shocking, but quite enjoyed it, and it was well written
Just finished Casino Royale which is a quick, exciting read and I enjoyed it much more than I expected.
This week I finished "Cloud Atlas", which I didn't love but I liked a good deal; "The Thin Man", which I liked much less than I expected-it's one of the few times I preferred the movie to the book; and "The Music of Chance" by Paul Auster, which was absolutely incredible and good enough to drag me away from "Cloud Atlas" for a few days.
I just finished Woman at Point Zero by Nawal El Saadawi. A powerful read that should be on every school sylibus.
"Native Son" by Richard Wright. Fantastic book
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