Which LIST book did you just finish? Showing 7,251-7,300 of 7,922

[Kristine]

The art of fielding came out of left field but hit it out of the park

[Stephanie "Jedigal"]

Atonement. Surprised how well I enjoyed it.

[Dee]

Just finished Ragtime. Strange but entrancing.

[Sofia]

The Great Gatsby. And also Lord of the Flies.

[Julie]

The Professor's House by Willa Cather and Watchmen by Alan Moore. Enjoyed both.

[Stephanie "Jedigal"]

One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich.

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

The Kreutzer Sonata, which is quite good.

my review

[Lisa]

David wrote: "Just finished Ragtime. Strange but entrancing." I'm just starting that one! Glad to hear it's good!

[Lisa]

Just finished The Turn of the Screw. TWISTED!!!!!

[Diane]

Voss by Patrick White A book I recommend to all Australian readers.

[Moira]

Just finished Slow Man, once again cementing the fact I so not understand most of the modern fiction on this list. So tough to finish.

[Liz M]

A while back, finished Labyrinths. Borges is a struggle, sometimes an unsuccessful one, but then occasionally a story/essay hits you just right and nothing could more perfect or brilliant.

I find it odd that both Labyrinths & Ficciones were included in the first 1001-list, as the former includes all of the stories in the latter.

More recently finished was A Tale of Love and Darkness, one of the non-fiction (memoir) books on the list. Very different structure -- it is a memoir of Israel, of his parents & grandparents, and of his own life. At times enjoyable, but it took a looooong time to read.

[Susan]

Diane wrote: "Voss by Patrick White A book I recommend to all Australian readers."

Where did you find it? I have been trying to locate it for a year. Frustrating!

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

Susan wrote: "Diane wrote: "Voss by Patrick White A book I recommend to all Australian readers."

Where did you find it? I have been trying to locate it for a year. Frustrating!"

WorldCat tells me the Bexley Public Library has a copy. Is that near you? (But in any case, you could put in a request to inter-library loan a copy. My small community has 2 copies, so there is probably one relatively close to you.)

[Diane]

Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Susan wrote: "Diane wrote: "Voss by Patrick White A book I recommend to all Australian readers."

Where did you find it? I have been trying to locate it for a year. Frustrating!"

WorldCat tells ..."

You can get Voss online at Amazon. Voss on the Kindle from Amazon . My local library, Stanton Library North Sydney, has a copy and also the audio book too.

[James]

The Murder Of Roger Ackroyd. Have not read an Agatha Christie since I was eleven - but this book was on the list an I found a used copy for $2.00. I enjoyed it but thought the final revelation of just ho was the murderer a bit off c out.

[Jennifer W]

Last week I finished Emma. I enjoyed it for the fun, gossipy book that it was.

[Denise]

Lives of Girls and Women and The Bell Jar

[Ed]

I just read Pippi Longstocking. I'm going to be generous..and rate the book a 4 (even though I question how it ever got on the 2006 list in the first place.) I don't think the book holds up well...but I did get a good chuckle over the nutty behavior of Pippi's grandmother's maid.

[Stephanie "Jedigal"]

Surfacing - Margaret Atwood (not my favorit of hers)
and
Complicity - Iain Banks

OMG, I seriously cannot recommend Complicity highly enough! I've been racking my brain and I think this is the VERY BEST thriller/suspense novel I have ever read - beats all the literary fiction examples and definitely beats all the numerous pulp fiction examples - don't judge by my shelves on GR - I've tried to capture some of my four decades of reading history, but obviously it's hard to do.... Anyway, I'm just saying - I've read a lot and cannot remember anything THIS good! The pace moves along surprisingly quickly for what seems a long book, until WHAM - halfway through I couldn't put it down. I am really impressed and now have raised Mr. Banks a lot higher on my priority list.

[Bucket]

Just finished The Book of Daniel by E.L. Doctorow.

I enjoyed its structure, and the way Doctorow creates a pompous and abusive character, yet still make the reader feel sympathetic towards him.

[Beth]

Moira wrote: "Just finished Slow Man, once again cementing the fact I so not understand most of the modern fiction on this list. So tough to finish."

Uh oh. It's on my shelf...

[Beth]

Stephanie "Jedigal" wrote: "Surfacing - Margaret Atwood (not my favorit of hers)
and
Complicity - Iain Banks

OMG, I seriously cannot recommend Complicity highly enough! I've been racking my brain and I think this is the VE..."

OOOH. Will add to wishlist right now!

[Beth]

Just finished An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro (Asia, 1001 all). Liked but didn't love it: http://bethslistlove.wordpress.com/20...

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

A Hero of Our Time. Interesting.

my review

[Beth]

The Kingdom of This World by Alejo Carpentier, which was great!

Review is here: http://bethslistlove.wordpress.com/20...

[Judith]

Just finished Hawthorne's "The Marble Faun" and liked it very much. This one finishes all his titles on the list for me, and I've enjoyed them all though "The Scarlet Letter" remains my favorite.

The Marble Faun

[Deanne]

Finished The Heretic, set during the Spanish inquisition, liked it more than I thought I would.

[Mikela]

Just finished Vile Bodies. It feels so good to get back to reading again after a long break.

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Just finished A Room with a View. I liked it up until the end. Hope I like Forester's other books more.

[Nancy]

Just finished reading Fellowship of the Rings and ready to start The Two Towers, even though technically these are all part of Lord of the Rings trilogy and not actually listed as separate books. I don't know why I waited so long to read these, as I've seen the movies many times and enjoyed them. So much more detail in the books, but that is always the case.

[Dee]

Just finished One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich. Really enjoyed this one (if enjoy is the right word)

[Julie]

David wrote: "Just finished One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich. Really enjoyed this one (if enjoy is the right word)"

I also just finished One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich and I totally agree with you... I also enjoyed reading it... but am horrified at the injustices.

[Craig]

The Monastery by Sir Walter Scott
and
The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins

The Moonstone holds up as a well constructed mystery/detective story.

The Monastery started off great and then felt like it deflated at the end. Still, it was very well written.

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

Kiss of the Spider Woman. Ok, but won't go on any favorites list.

my review

[Lisa]

Ragtime

Wuthering Heights

[Ed]

Just finished Virginia Woolf's "To The Lighthouse".

[Emma]

I just finished the audiobook of The Hobbit. It was my first ever Tolkien of any sort and I really enjoyed it. The narrator actually sang the songs too.

[Julie]

Just finished The Color Purple. Loved it!

[Heather]

I just finished reading Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel.

[Diane]

I finished Red Harvest. I really enjoyed it and can see how it influenced the writing of some of my favorite crime novelists!

[Stephanie "Jedigal"]

Heather wrote: "I just finished reading Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel."

Heather, how did you like it? I've had a copy waiting on my TBR shelf I picked up at a book fair ages ago.

[Mandy]

Diane wrote: "I finished Red Harvest. I really enjoyed it and can see how it influenced the writing of some of my favorite crime novelists!"

Just got it today along with thin man and maltese falcon. Looking forward to reading them.

[Kingfan30]

Phineas Finn by Anthony Trollope - this is the second of his I have tried and I've come to the conclusion his books are not really for me!

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

Kingfan30 wrote: "Phineas Finn by Anthony Trollope - this is the second of his I have tried and I've come to the conclusion his books are not really for me!"

Isn't it interesting how we all have different tastes! Anthony Trollope is one of my favorites. On the other hand, you rated Interview With the Vampire 5 stars, and I won't bother even picking it up because it has vampire in the title.

[Ed]

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
-Potential Spoiler Alert-
I think I must have read this when I was a kid because I seemed to remember the resolution of most of the stories. Still a good read...but what's up with three separate stories centering around fathers or stepfathers acting criminally in order to be able to keep their daughter or stepdaughter's inherited income?

[Yrinsyde]

I finished reading Gabrielle Roy's The Tin Flute last week. Hard to read at times (personal reasons) but wonderfully evocative of pre-WWII in Montreal. I'll be visiting Montreal in late April - can't wait to wander about the streets! I may Mooch this if a friend doesn't want it ...

[Lianne]

The last list book I finished was Goethe's The Sorrows of Young Werther

[Karena]

Just finished The Human Stain. Wasn't bad.

[Sophia]

I just finished A Room with a View by E.M. Forster. I have finished 6 list books so far this year; I think getting a hand-me-down Kindle, allowing for easier access to the public domain list books, has helped. Has anyone else noticed this phenomenon upon getting an ereader?