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[Laura]

Kristel wrote: "Laura wrote: "Kristel wrote: "Just finished The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes."
I loved The Sense of an Ending- what did you think?"

For so few pages, there's a lot to ponder. This is my sec..."

Which other Barnes have you read? I'm keen to try another although not sure which

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

Laura wrote: "Which other Barnes have you read? I'm keen to try another although not sure which "

The only one I've read is Arthur & George. It was very good, I thought, and I keep hoping I'll find time for more by this author.

[Kristel]

Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Laura wrote: "Which other Barnes have you read? I'm keen to try another although not sure which "

The only one I've read is Arthur & George. It was very good, I thought, and I keep hoping I'll fin..."

I really liked Arthur and George

[Velma]

Megan wrote: "Velma wrote: "I just finished All Quiet on the Western Front (never read it in school), and was thoroughly taken with it; I'm on a war books tear right now.

And Mekki: I loved Madame Bovary too!"
..."

It was 30 years ago this year for me, so don't feel bad.

[Mikela]

Just finished The Siege of Krishnapur and found it very interesting.

[Craig]

Rosshalde -Hesse
Introspective and a little sad.

Crome Yellow -Huxley
Fun and amusing read.

[Ginny]

Just finished Schindler's List.

[Mikela]

Ginny wrote: "Just finished Schindler's List."

That book was so sad...good but sad.

[Mikela]

Just finished Hideous Kinky.

[Kristel]

Just finished The Collector by John Fowles. It was his debut novel. A story told from two perspectives, the villain and the victim. I will be interested to compare with a later work because I will be reading The Magus.

[Mikela]

Megan wrote: "Mikela wrote: "Just finished Hideous Kinky." Ahh... that's one of my favorites! If you enjoyed it at all, I do suggest watching the film, starring Kate Winslet. The director did a really good job ..."

Thanks, I'll look for it. The book was good. I usually don't enjoy child narrators but Freud nailed it, natural sounding, well-done.

[Susan]

Wise Blood, On the Road, and

[Mandy]

Just finished .. funny in a gritty way.

[Mikela]

Thankfully I have finished Watchmen. This book and I just didn't mix well.

[Craig]

The Shadow-Line -Conrad
and
The Garden Party -Mansfield

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

Wayne wrote: "I just finished Sentimental Education. I really enjoyed it, and I especially like Flaubert's sense of humor. The duel was priceless--the funniest thing I've read in quite a while."

OH, thank you! I have that one penciled in for sometime before March 1. The schedule is crowded, perhaps I need to bump it up to make sure it happens.

[Diane]

I just finished The Sound of Waves by Yukio Mishima. I absolutely loved it.

[Mikela]

Finished Invisible. This book was very good with the exception of the ending, which unfortunately I found to be a little on the weak side.

[Glorianne]

Mikela wrote: "Finished Invisible. This book was very good with the exception of the ending, which unfortunately I found to be a little on the weak side."
I agree. I really enjoyed the book and thought it was going somewhere but felt let down by the ending.

[Mandy]

Just finished Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency...loved it! Special recommendations to any Dr Who fans out there!

[Grada (BoekenTrol)]

I just finished The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath.

[Jonpaul]

The Elementary Particles by Michel Houllebecq. 200 down! 1105 to go.

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

Jonpaul wrote: "The Elementary Particles by Michel Houllebecq. 200 down! 1105 to go."

Congrats on reaching that milestone!

[Mikela]

Just finished The World According to Garp and absolutely loved it.

[Ellen]

Just finished The Handmaid's Tale.

Interesting story and well-written.

[Peter]

I just finished The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje and I really enjoyed it. Certainly one of my favorite books for this year.

[Craig]

The Good Soldier -Ford

[Kristel]

Just finished Rabbit is Rich by John Updike. That finishes Updike on the list. This was my least favorite of the books.

[Mikela]

Just finished City of Glass which is the first book of The New York Trilogy. Quite interesring.

[Deanne]

Just finished Thomas of Reading.

[Bonnie]

Just finished Stone Junction - it was interesting. Didn't love the ending - but enjoyed the rest of the book!

[Mikela]

Just finished Ghosts, the second book of The New York Trilogy.

[Mikela]

Just finished The Locked Room which now completes the New York Trilogy. An interesting and unusual collection.

[Lisa]

Just finished A Christmas Carol by Dickens. Can't believe I went 47 years of my life without reading that. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

[Deborah Wells]

I just finished The Invisible Man, and enjoyed it. Have always liked H.G. Wells.

[Diane]

I just finished Disgrace by J. M. Coetzee. It was a compelling read that I will contemplate for quite some time.

[Helen]

Just finished American Psycho. . Would never have read it if it wasn't on the "list" - but strangely perversely glad I did.

[Mikela]

Yay, my first Vonnegut!! I wonder why I've shied away from him all these years. Just finished and really enjoyed Cat’s Cradle

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I just finished August Is A Wicked Month and thought it was one of the worst book i have read from the list. I never would have finished it, but it was so short that I thought I might as well.

I also finished Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency which was quite good. I am reading the second one now.

[Jonpaul]

War of the Worlds by HG Wells. I'd only read one Wells-Dr. Moreau-years before I started on the list and wasn't blown away but I've really enjoyed The Time Machine, The Invisible Man, and WOTW. What blows me away is how there really wasn't much of a precursor to him. He was truly a visionary.

Also finished off So Long a Letter by Mariama Ba, which I wanted to like more than I actually did, especially because of its subject. It's undoubtedly important but I never thoroughly enjoyed it or lost myself in it.

[Deanne]

Read The Fan Man by Kotzwinkle, fun quick read. Not what I was expecting as seems very different to The Midnight Examiner.

[Deborah Wells]

The Life of Insects. What an interesting, creative book this is.

[Grada (BoekenTrol)]

I finished Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto today.

[Liz M]

Deanne wrote: "Read The Fan Man by Kotzwinkle, fun quick read. Not what I was expecting as seems very different to The Midnight Examiner."

That's good to hear -- this one is coming up in the next few weeks for me.

[Mikela]

Just finished Solaris and really enjoyed it.

[Deborah Wells]

Just finished The Fall of the House of Usher. Super quick read.

[Yrinsyde]

I've read King Solomon's Mines and Heart of Darkness. The first was a fun read, but what angered me was the cruelty to animals rather than the racism. Heart of Darkness was an interesting novel - reminded me of a Doris Lessing short story where a man was considered wrong in the head because he 'went native'. Still, some of it remains a mystery to me.

[Danyellemastro]

Kiss of the Spider Woman by Manuel Puig. It was ok, picked up in the end but at times I struggled to push through hence it taking me nearly three weeks!

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[Danyellemastro]

Mikela wrote: "Yay, my first Vonnegut!! I wonder why I've shied away from him all these years. Just finished and really enjoyed Cat’s Cradle"

Isn't he great? I think this one has been my fave so far!

[Mikela]

Dbolden wrote: "Mikela wrote: "Yay, my first Vonnegut!! I wonder why I've shied away from him all these years. Just finished and really enjoyed Cat’s Cradle"

Isn't he great? I think this one has been my fave so far!"

Will definitely be reading more of him in 2013.