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Which LIST book did you just finish?
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Jul 22, 2013 04:21AM
Just read The New York Trilogy by Paul Auster. Lingering questions remain.
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Ian McEwan Atonement. Wow! Excellent!
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Nancy wrote: "Just read The New York Trilogy by Paul Auster. Lingering questions remain."New York Trilogy: good choice!
London Fields. Thank goodness that's over.
Finished Malone Dies by Samuel Beckett last night. What an ending.
Anna Karenina! I LOVED it!!! 5* and on my definitely read again list, despite the length. Wow. :o)
Lolita...despite the subject of the book, I found it an engaging, darkly humorous read that actually went very quickly for me! Also finished a very HEAVY, non list book read, The Lion & the Throne: The Life & Times of Sir Edward Coke....
Just finished The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton.
Cain by José Saramago. A bizarre, surrealist take on the familiar story. Not really sure what to make of it, though it was a fun read.
The Color Purple by Alice Walker. Blech.
Heh, I actually liked it, even if I found parts heavy handed.
The Grapes of Wrath. It was terrible, it was beautiful and I cried like a baby. True Steinbeck all around.
The Grapes of Wrath. It was terrible, it was beautiful and I cried like a baby. True Steinbeck all around.
I finished reading Honore de Balzac's Pere Goriot. It was interesting, a lot better than Cousin Bette IMO (which I believe isn't a list book, but anyway)
Just finished Amok and Other Stories by Stefan Zweig (of which only Amok is on the list). I definitely enjoyed this suicide-centric collection, although it was definitely a bit of a downer after House of Mirth!
Lianne wrote: "I finished reading Honore de Balzac's Pere Goriot. It was interesting, a lot better than Cousin Bette IMO (which I believe isn't a list book, but anyway)"Interesting. I thought Cousin Bette more enjoyable than Pere Goriot.
Cayenne wrote: "Just finished Amok and Other Stories by Stefan Zweig (of which only Amok is on the list). I definitely enjoyed this suicide-centric collection, although it was definitely a bit of a downer after Ho..."
Cheery, lol. I'm curious now that I see it described thus
Cheery, lol. I'm curious now that I see it described thus
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I just finished The Good Earth, VERY good, surprisingly fast read. It read, like a fable almost.....
Just finished The Grapes of Wrath and feel rather wrecked. Wow. Haunting.
Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto My first Japanese novel. It was a quick read focused on loss of loved ones and recovery... with humor and love. Enjoyed it.
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The Crow Road. (150 pgs in 24 hrs, even though I worked a 10 hr day. :o)
LOVED IT!!! *****
Stephanie "Jedigal" wrote: "The Crow Road. (150 pgs in 24 hrs, even though I worked a 10 hr day. :o)
LOVED IT!!! *****"
I loved it, too! Great mystery.
Sadly, I believe the author died recently.
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.
Casey wrote: "Pamela...it was tortuous"I can only imagine....Such perseverance on your part!
Casey wrote: "Pamela...it was tortuous"Clarissa is 4x its length and also, unfortunately, on the list. Albeit a little easier to bear, his longwindedness never quite goes away.
Amber wrote: "Casey wrote: "Pamela...it was tortuous"Clarissa is 4x its length and also, unfortunately, on the list. Albeit a little easier to bear, his longwindedness never quite goes away."
Eek! 4x the length of Pamela? I don't know how I am going to get through something else by him. Will probably have to take it in small doses over a long period of time.
Took me over a year to get through "Clarissa" - still have my doubts if it was worth it.
I'm about halfway through and it's taken me roughly 3 months of nothing but this book. Although I adore Lovelace's scheming I wonder how it made Boxall's list.
I've not been reading list books lately, but I did sneak in the very short and fun book, The 39 Steps. Not entirely sure why it's on the list, but I enjoyed it.
I've finished my brief sojourn in Massachusetts with Ethan Frome. What a sorry tale! Something happy and jolly next please?
I've recently finished Rob Roy (boooooring) and Everything That Rises Must Converge delightfully grim).
I recently finished 1984. Very much enjoyed it, but it startles me to realize how close we are coming to living in a world just like the book describes. Crazy.
I just finished Breakfast at Tiffany's and found it terrific.
Jonpaul wrote: "I just finished Breakfast at Tiffany's and found it terrific."One of my favorite movie's but have yet to read the book. Looking forward to this one. Glad to hear it was enjoyable.
Les Miserables. 1400+ pages! Woohoo!!!! (#108 for me- original list).
Mike wrote: "Les Miserables. 1400+ pages! Woohoo!!!! (#108 for me- original list)."Woohoo is right! Congratulations!
Finnegans Wake. What an effort, an accomplishment I never thought I would complete but it was worth the work.
E.M. Forster's "A Room With A View". This was much lighter reading than I expected. Enjoyed it but once I realized this wasn't some ponderous novel, I expected it to have a few more sillier moments. Still, a very good read.
"Chess Story" by Stefan Zweig. Not a book I would have predicted I'd like as much as I did.
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