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[Lori]

The Terror: A Novel, Dan Simmoms. Loved it

[Maryann]

Just finished Before Night Falls... meh. I understand its significance, but I didn't like it.

[Sandi]

Finished Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris, aka Flowers for Mrs. Harris. A cute harmless read that I enjoyed, but I don't really see why it's on the list.

[Aasinathena]

I've just finished "Zlata's diary" :) !!!!

[Sofia]

Just finished Of Human Bondage

[Judith]

Martin Chuzzlewit

Martin Chuzzlewit - Charles Dickens

Enjoyed it, nice ending also.

[Mikela]

Sofia wrote: "Just finished Of Human Bondage"

I read this book many years ago but there sections still vividly in my memory. I loved this book!

[Andrea]

Sofia wrote: "Just finished Of Human Bondage"

Props to you. I tried to read it maybe like 5 years ago and didn't make it through. I have it on my list to try again.

[Mikela]

Just finished House of Leaves and feel totally wrung out. Good read!

[Sophia]

Enduring Love by Ian McEwan. I wouldn't consider him a favorite author, but I've now read 5 of his books. I thought this was one of the better ones.

[Jen]

I recently finished: "The Ghost Road" by Barker - really liked this trilogy and read #2 though not listed. For those who wonder - Books #1 & 3 as listed were easily read without #2. I picked it up b/c I have rarely read any novelizations of WW I. Well worth the time!!

Kind of off topic: do any of u use the iPhone app for tracking the 1001 lists & variations? I currently am working through the "All 3" lists combined category, but also enjoy being able to see all the changes.

Cheers to all!
Jen

[Deanne]

Finished A Visit From The Goon Squad by Egan, really enjoyed it, no navel gazing or taking itself far too seriously.
Jen, loved The Ghost Road, so sad knowing what happened to some of the men like Wilfred Owen, remember studying his poetry in school when I was 15.

[Catherine]

Jen wrote: "I recently finished: "The Ghost Road" by Barker - really liked this trilogy and read #2 though not listed. For those who wonder - Books #1 & 3 as listed were easily read without #2. I picked it ..."

Does that come in an Android app? I may try it if it does.

[Dana]

Just finished ~In Watermelon Sugar~ by Richard Brautigan...it was short but had so much in it! Worth a reread in the future, absolutely.

[Liz M]

Catherine wrote: "Does that come in an Android app? I may try it if it does...."

If Jen is referring to Arukiyomi's 1001 app, it was only for iphone (the andriod version was pending), but he had to stop offering it at the behest of the publisher.

[Jen]

I do have the iphone app; wish it were on android. i love having ready access since the spreadsheets recently had to be pulled back. My only complaint is lack of an easy back-up with Dropbox or Evernote. It includes nice summaries of list books accomplished via number & percentage, ability to rate each title, & quick link to Wiki or LibraryThing to get info (among other features). It is still up and running for 2006, 2008, & 2010, as well as for additions & deletions for each year.
Cheers!

[Melissa]

Just finished The New York Trilogy by Paul Auster. I liked it, but I must admit I was a bit confused by it. Can anyone tell me all the ways the 3 stories are woven together.

[Sofia]

Andrea wrote: "Sofia wrote: "Just finished Of Human Bondage"

Props to you. I tried to read it maybe like 5 years ago and didn't make it through. I have it on my list to try again."

It took what seemed like forever to get through the first half, but then it somehow flowed better.. The characters are exasperating sometimes, which doesn't help... Not the best book ever, but I did enjoy it overall :)

[Colleen]

Just finished Siddhartha which I really really loved! Felt very chilled out after reading it too!

[~Calyre~]

Just finished The Great Gatsby

[Maggie]

It took me three months but I finished A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth. What a book! Despite its length I read every word and never felt bored. I loved the large cast of memorable characters and the interweaving plotlines that seemed to cover all the topics and themes that India in 1952 could contain.

[Mekki]

I just finished The Time Machine.

Wells does a great job of wrapping social commentary with a scifi wrapper.some of the topics are still relevant today

[Sofia]

Maggie wrote: "It took me three months but I finished A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth. What a book! Despite its length I read every word and never felt bored. I loved the large cast of memorable characters and the ..."

Tried reading that a few years ago, but the portuguese edition has three volumes and I could only find the first two :( I've given up trying to get the third (not to mention because I've lost pace) so am hoping it's available on Kindle...

(I normally would have read in English, but I got the first volume as a gift and found the second by accident..)

[Deborah Wells]

The Yellow Wall-Paper. Have been slogging through a few longer books and needed a really short read. I liked it!

[Craig]

Agnes Grey -Bronte
Meh. Not impressed.
and
Island of Dr. Moreau -Wells
This was very good and thought-provoking!

[Rachel (Sfogs)]

Aileen wrote: "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!"

I found that one a very difficult read.

[Rachel (Sfogs)]

I've just finished Cloudsplitter by Russell Banks.
Wow what a book! I enjoyed the parts describing daily life on the farm, and helping escaped slaves get to Canada. The rest, well you just knew it wouldn't turn out well.

[Genia]

Finished Dictionary of the Khazars a bit ago, and The Jungle just recently. Not impressed too much with either of them, though for vastly different reasons.

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

Rachel (Sfogs) wrote: "I've just finished Cloudsplitter by Russell Banks.
Wow what a book! I enjoyed the parts describing daily life on the farm, and helping escaped slaves get to Canada. The rest, well you just knew it ..."

This was such an excellent way to learn about that time period - one I didn't pay too much attention to while in school. I loved this book and have added a several by Russell Banks to my wish list.

[Maryann]

Regarding The New York Trilogy, the link I found through the three stories is that they all involved searching for someone and the search changed the searcher. I'm not sure if there is a more literal connection that I missed, but that's what I took from it.

[Ginny]

Rachel (Sfogs) wrote: "I've just finished Cloudsplitter by Russell Banks.
Wow what a book! I enjoyed the parts describing daily life on the farm, and helping escaped slaves get to Canada. The rest, well you just knew it ..."

I'm glad that you liked it. When I first borrowed this book from the library, I took it to the hospital when I had a sleep study done. I got so involved in the book, the nurse threatened to take it away if I didn't go to bed!!

[Mikela]

Just finished and enjoyed Caim

[Aasinathena]

Finished "Animal Farm" by George Orwell..

[Diane]

I just finished _The Art of Fielding_ by Chad Harbach. It's on the new 2012 list. I enjoyed and when my daughter asked how I finished such a long book in only a few days, I told her the book was compelling.

[Craig]

The Invisible Man -Wells
Great story with some interesting outcomes of one's behavior when allowed anonymity and secrecy.

[Ginny]

Billy Bathgate by E.L. Doctorow and The Namesake. Really enjoyed The Namesake, really cared about the characters and got into the story!

[~Calyre~]

Just finished The Picture of Dorian Gray

[Lisa]

Just late last night finished Fingersmith. I also reviewed it. I don't know how many others here have read this, but wow, it had enough plot twists to spin your head like the Exorcist, LOL!

[Mekki]

I just finished The Invisible Man

[Grada (BoekenTrol)]

I just finished A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka(Dutch edition). Loved it:-)

[Jen]

I recently finished Banville's "The Sea.". Hard to put to words my mixed feelings and, seeing how he's a Nobel Laureate I wonder if perhaps all of it was brilliant and I'm too lowly on the literary totem to know?

Lovely writer, check.
Attention grabbing beginning, check.
Pulls all threads together for a smashing finale, check.
However, the 200 pages in between was sometimes: confusing, full of abrupt shifts in time and topic, full of intimate talk about people he spent a few weeks with, decades ago during a summer vacation. After wading through all that, the last 15 pages brings it all home for an unexpected dramatic finish that left me with a surprisingly warm and intense attachment considering the slog it took to get there.

BTW, I read this under the influence of heavy pain-killers following surgery. Perhaps I read back to front: who knows?

Anybody else?
Cheers to all,
Jen

[Wendy]

I just finished The Scarlet Letter, and I'm so thankful I didn't have to read it in school so I could enjoy it on its own terms. Bottom line: loved it! My review can be found here.

[Karina]

Just finished Out of Africa. I enjoyed the writing style of the Baroness but this definitely read like a "memoir" with they way her writing bounced around when she was telling one story. I had to re-read some passages to remember what the original story was about which I hate to do but it was fast paced for me. I am going to read this book Out of Isak Dinesen in Africa: Karen Blixen's Untold Story so I can get the "true" story since the author eluded to some things but never got into details (such as her husband and then divorce but she barely mentions him that information I got from the book description).

[Cynthia]

@Jen: I can't even read a cereal box while on painkillers!

[Chel]

I finished Matigari.

[Judith]

Don't Move

Don't Move* - Margaret Mazzantini

[Diane]

I just finished Cain by José Saramago which is new on the 2012 edition. This was my first Saramago book, but it cetainly will not be my last.

[Ginny]

Just finished The Castle of Otranto and A Visit from the Goon Squad.

[Craig]

The War of the Worlds -Wells

Wells adds a nice touch of fiction to the science in all of his works and creates another good story in this with the horror of a martian attack.

[Beth]

Just finished Faces and Masks by Eduardo Hughes Galeano and Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. Reviews on my blog: http://bethslistlove.wordpress.com/20...