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[Emma]

Back about this time last year, I finished my last list book for a long time. I read Adam Bede. Then I must have gone back to school and all I read in between studying and work was mostly George R.R. Martin. I've been off-list for so long it's hard to come back! Think I'll try Daniel Deronda even though it's been removed. I was really enjoying George Eliot.

[Mikela]

I didn't realize until I was more than halfway through the book that this was the October read. Anyway, I finished The War of the End of the World
my review

[Pixelina]

I just finished The Summer Book (only in swedish) Such a little gem.

[Lisa]

I just the night before last finished The Unbearable Lightness of Being

[Judith]

Portrait of a Lady - Henry James

The Portrait of a Lady

[Amanda]

Judith wrote: "Portrait of a Lady - Henry James

The Portrait of a Lady"

A Henry James novel, good for you. I just finished An Interesting Narrative, full review on http://1001everything.blogspot.com

[Ginny]

Finished The Successor and The Gathering. I'm not sure I really enjoyed either one, but they were quick reads.

[Craig]

Riddle of the Sands -Childers
and
Diary of a Nobody -Grossmith

Both pretty good, definitely enjoyed Riddle of the Sands more.

[Diane]

I just finished Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro. I saw the movie a couple of years ago, so there were no surprises plot-wise. However, I did enjoy the book's nuance and quietness and seeing the narrator's inner emotional life.

[Bucket]

I've finished a few lately:

The Grass is Singing by Doris Lessing
Sometimes a Great Notion by Ken Kesey
The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene

All very good, but Kesey's is my favorite of the 3.

I'm reading my book club's selection now, but after that I'll dive into The House with the Blind Glass Windows by Herbjorg Wassmo.

[Rachel (Sfogs)]

I've just finished Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey.
This long winded book, never seems to come to any point.
Which would have been fine if the story was good, but for me it was just very boring. Well it's another one off the list.

[Andre]

Just finished Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie. Still processing it. Magical Realism usually takes months to sink in for me. I finish a book and then 2-3 months later I start to really think about it. It tends to haunt me later. I'm expecting that result from Midnight's Children.

[Beth]

Just finished Mr. Vertigo by Paul Auster. I'm becoming a serious Auster fan. Here is my review: http://bethslistlove.wordpress.com/20...

[Craig]

Yellow Wall-paper -Gilman

Haunting and rife with interpretation possibilities.

[Judith]

The Pigeon - Suskind

The Pigeon

[Mekki]

I just finished the collector by john fowles. it was one of the most disturbing books I've read so far.

[Yrinsyde]

Robinson Crusoe. I was surprised that I enjoyed it as much as I did!

[Alxandra]

I've editted my comment to put behind spoiler tags what someone was concerned was a spoiler.

(view spoiler)[I finished Tess of the D'Urbervilles. Although I knew the ending was going to be bad by halfway through the book. I was still surprised by its bad ending. (hide spoiler)]

[Lisa]

I just turned the last page of Far from the Madding Crowd

Being Hardy, I knew already from reading Tess & Return of the Native, that it wasn't going to be a "happy" book. However, all I will say is that this one, unlike Tess & Native, it DOES have a happy ending! His characters tend to end up being rather unforgettable once you read the books....

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

Why are we talking about endings in this thread?

[Lauli]

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. First spy book I've ever read. Definitely a page-turner, though not my favourite genre.

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The Age of Innocence

It was amazing, and I still want to punch something.

[Colleen]

A Prayer for Owen Meany

Really really enjoyed this despite not knowing anything about it to begin with - very pleasantly surprised :)

[[deleted user]]

Judith wrote: "The Pigeon - Suskind

The Pigeon"

How is it? I heard the style was too different from Perfume, and it sparked a debate on whether it was his.

[Yrinsyde]

I finished reading Robinson Crusoe and I was pleasantly surprised. I enjoyed it and will probably read it again one day. Click here to read my review.

[Mikela]

I just finished re-reading The White Tiger and liked it as much the second reading as I did the first. Too bad though that I can only mark it off the list once.

[Melanti]

Zanahoria (Taly) wrote: "How is it? I heard the style was too different from Perfume, and it sparked a debate on whether it was his."

I'm not Judith but it reminded me a lot of Poe or Kafka. Since I love both of those guys, I did like it, but Perfume is the better book.

I can see where people might think they were written by two different people. The writing styles are very different, though IMO, that's not a definitive way to judge things.

[Pepita]

Recently finished White teeth by Zadie Smith...wasn't sure what I expected after the first couple of chapters but really enjoyed it and found insights interwoven into farcical characters and plot; fun. And prior to that Farewell to arms by Ernest Hemingway....

[Kathleen]

Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Why are we talking about endings in this thread?"

Why not?

[Danyellemastro]

The midwife cuckoos by John Wyndham. Pregnancy freaks me out at the best of times without worrying I might have accidentally fallen asleep for an entire day and have an alien in my belly!

[Katioush]

Where can we see the LIST? I can't seem to find the right one!

[Karina]

I finished The Big Sleep yesterday on my plane ride back home. I feel like Chandler added way too many twists and turns and felt like it didn't make much sense. I prefer Christie to Chandler.

[Liz M]

Katioush wrote: "Where can we see the LIST? I can't seem to find the right one!"

Please keep in mind, there are three different editions of 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die, published in 2006 (original, Western focus), 2008 (updated with a more global focus) and 2010 (almost identical to the 2008 edition -- only 11 books were changed).

On the homepage of this group there is a folder labeled "1001 List". The first topic, 1001 Books You Must Read List: 2006 & 2008 & 2010 Versions has links to several places to find the various lists.

[Katioush]

Thank you very much... I'm not familiar with GoodReads yet :)

[Judith]

Zanahoria (Taly) wrote: "Judith wrote: "The Pigeon - Suskind

The Pigeon"

How is it? I heard the style was too different from Perfume, and it sparked a debate on whether it was his."

It is a very detailed account of what is going on in a neurotic character's mind one day when his routine is disturbed. The writing reminded me of some of Paul Auster's writing more than Kafka. I had a hard time getting interested in this character, but I stuck with it and am glad I did. It's quite good, and quite short as well.

I didn't know about the debate about the style...Many authors write in a number of styles so the change from Perfume's did not bother me, but Perfume is the better novel.

[Beth]

Mikela wrote: "I just finished re-reading The White Tiger and liked it as much the second reading as I did the first. Too bad though that I can only mark it off the list once."

Loved that one.

[Beth]

Just finished Disappearance by David Dabydeen. Liked it. Here's my review: http://bethslistlove.wordpress.com/20...

[Deanne]

Finished After the Death of Don Juan, recieved the copy of 1001 for 2012 and so far found 11 books not on the list before, have to have a closer look.

[Bucket]

Just finished The House with the Blind Glass Windows.

[Melanti]

Just finished the audiobook of Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides. Both an wonderful book and a excellent narrator.

The format and style reminded me of Rushdie's Midnight's Children but much more accessible.

[Craig]

The Time Machine --Wells

Fun, short read. Much better than I had expected.

[Drew]

Rachel (Sfogs) wrote: "I've just finished Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey.
This long winded book, never seems to come to any point.
Which would have been fine if the story was good, but for me it was just very boring. W..."

I am slogging through this one, as well, and having similar issues. I like the writing, but I have really not found much to latch onto in the charcter, plot or themes.

[Deborah Wells]

Alxandra wrote: "I've editted my comment to put behind spoiler tags what someone was concerned was a spoiler.

Thanks. Much appreciated!

[Mandy]

Just finshed Diaries of Jane Somers by Doris Lessing. Certainly made me think.

[Deanne]

Just finished Threepenny novel by Brecht, much better than I expected, read a bit like Trollope or Dickens. Murder, plotting and machinations.

[Rachel (Sfogs)]

Drew wrote: "Rachel (Sfogs) wrote: "I've just finished Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey.
This long winded book, never seems to come to any point.
Which would have been fine if the story was good, but for me it ..."

Slowly working my way through Cloudsplitter it's a big book with tiny writing, through I'm enjoying it alot more than Oscar and Lucinda.

[Melissa]

I just finished Surfacing by Margaret Atwood. This is the third book I have read from her. Not as good as the others, but still a good read. Plus it was only 200 pages! If you know of Atwood her books can be very long. Atwood also makes many appearances in 1001.

[Kev]

Just finished A Passage to India. I was dreading it, having hated it at A Level, and was utterly surprised to thoroughly enjoy it this time. I had read To the Lighthouse and Nightwood just before it, so was expecting it to be contemporaneously similar to read. I didn't think it was.

[Craig]

Germinal -Zola

Wow! This was epic on all levels. Easily one of my all-time favorites. Visceral and tragic.

[Aileen]

No 77: Absalom, Absalom! by William Faulkner. A 2 star rating. I enjoyed the storyline, but I had to work hard to put it all together!