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[Julie]

Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger

[Edurne]

"Lo que no esta escrito" by Rafael Reig, a psychological thriller.

[James]

The Fortunes And Misfortunes Of The Famous Moll Flanders - Daniel Defoe.

[Julie]

Mike wrote: "Julie wrote: "Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger"

Great choice, it's been years since I've read it but amazing how Salinger can keep you interested in a conversation for that long."

It was a very thought provoking book... had to read it after I recently enjoyed Catcher in the Rye. You are right about the interesting way that Salinger wrote it... with limited action and in closed in spaces. Enjoyed it!

[Kai]

If This Is a Man / The Truce - read for another group and was surprised that it's included on this list. Not that it is not one of the few books I would recommend that everyone read during their lifetime, but because it's not a novel.

[Rachel (Sfogs)]

I DID IT!! I FINISHED The Tale of Genji!!!

[Susan]

Major Congratulations Rachel! How was it???

[Davin]

I'm so glad I wasn't turned off by all the movies (most of which are not great) and read this. It's so awesome and so different from any adaptation I've seen, what a great suprise!

[Craig]

News from Nowhere -Morris
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Sister Carrie -Dreiser

[Hanneke]

Villa Triste by Lucretia Grindle. Quite a good story, set in Florence during WW-II as well as in the present when an inspector investigates murders that have connections with events that happened during the war. Good oldfashioned detective story. The big plus was for me to learn about what the wartime situation in Florence was like. It turned out to be very different from the Northern European experience and that was interesting to learn.

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

Hanneke wrote: "Villa Triste by Lucretia Grindle. Quite a good story, set in Florence during WW-II as well as in the presence when an inspector investigates murders that have connections with events that happened ..."

Very nice, but I don't think this is a list book.

[Hanneke]

Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Hanneke wrote: "Villa Triste by Lucretia Grindle. Quite a good story, set in Florence during WW-II as well as in the presence when an inspector investigates murders that have connections with event..."

Oh, I looked it up on the 1001 book list and it was listed as a book to-read.

[Angelique]

I just finished The Jungle by Upton Sinclair. Great book.

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

Hanneke wrote: "Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Hanneke wrote: "Villa Triste by Lucretia Grindle. Quite a good story, set in Florence during WW-II as well as in the presence when an inspector investigates murders that ...

Oh, I looked it up on the 1001 book list and it was listed as a book to-read"


You won't find it on this group's bookshelf, which has all of the books ever listed on the 1001 list.

[Steve]

Angelique wrote: "I just finished The Jungle by Upton Sinclair. Great book."

Angelique, I loved the Jungle the one thing i remember and that stayed with me was how the immigrant would just suck up whatever bad things happened to him and say "I will work harder" and he thought that would make things better, every time he would say that and then something even worse would happen, it made me so sad, and of course the disgusting way the food was prepared.

[James]

Just finished "What A Carve Up!" by Jonathan Coe. Wickedly funny. Now I have to read some of his non-list books.

[Deanne]

Finished Transit by Seghers, a group of refugees struggle to leave France but it's a constant struggle to get all the permits and visas ready before one or more expire.

[Dee]

L'affaire Toulaév (The Case of Comrade Tulayev) by Victor Serge. This is an extraordinary work dealing with one of the darkest and yet most absurd episodes in history - Stalin's great purge in 1937. I had been reading The Whisperers by Orlando Figes, (which I highly recommend if you want to know more about the period), but Serge's vivid prose casts a whole new light on the scene in a way only a fictional narrative can.

[Angelique]

Just finished Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. Great book.

[Diane]

Just finished Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood.

[Kai]

I read The Return of the Soldier today - only 90 pages!

[Eva]

I just finished Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream. I understand why it is on the list, but I'm not a big fan myself.

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

Gwen wrote: "I finished On the Eve by Turgenev earlier this week. I liked it."

Turgenev is just so good! Too bad he's not better known.

[Amie]

Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Gwen wrote: "I finished On the Eve by Turgenev earlier this week. I liked it."

Turgenev is just so good! Too bad he's not better known."

I agree. I have read a few and have liked every one. It makes me glad to have found the list. :^)

[Tasha]

Invisible by Paul Auster. I found it interesting but disturbing.

[Ellinor]

The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum. An interesting reckoning with the yellow press.

[Ellinor]

I just finished Silk. A very poetical book.

[Lianne]

I finished reading Guy de Maupassant's Bel-Ami. It was a very interesting read, caught my attention from the very first page.

[Luke]

Finished 'The Robber Bride'. Entertaining, but ultimately nondescript.

[Agustin]

Finally read Animal Farm. I'm not sure why it took me so long to get to it but really glad I finally did. Great book.

[Maria]

As I lay dying, William Faulkner (in Dutch) And Oryx and Crake, Margaret Atwood

[Jonpaul]

Slow Man by JM Coetzee. A sometimes disconcerting meditation on aging. It's almost like a more palatable, gentler version of Disgrace.

[Narine]

Memoirs of a Geisha

[Sophia]

Maria wrote: "As I lay dying, William Faulkner (in Dutch) And Oryx and Crake, Margaret Atwood"

Sounds great! I'm not sure either are on the list, although both authors have multiple books on the list.

[Fiona]

"The Sound of Waves" - Yukio Mishima - sublimely beautiful! A real joy to read and a quick one, too!

[Nicole]

Sons and Lovers awful

[Sunny]

Nicole wrote: "Sons and Lovers awful"

Agreed!

I recently finished 1Q84 (a really big book) and The Call of the Wild (a really little book.)

[Kayla]

Just finished Alice's adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. Very easy to read and very whimsical. What an imagination Lewis Carroll had. I very much enjoyed it. Now on to the Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay.

[Joel]

just finished Animal Farm

[Angelique]

Nancy wrote: "Joel wrote: "just finished Animal Farm"
I avoided the book on all school reading lists...was I right?"

I really enjoyed it.

[Jodi]

"Of Human Bondage" by Somerset Maugham. Took me patience and some time to really get into it, but it's amazing how relevant this man's functioning in relationships is to today.

[~Calyre~]

Just finished Middlemarch

[Nicole]

Nancy wrote: "Nicole wrote: "Sons and Lovers awful"

Thanks for your raw honesty...refreshing!"

The first 50-100 pages was ok, almost interesting, but the last 100 pages was sheer torture. And it's over 500 pages long. I can't remember the last time I despised a protagonist so much. lol

I'm going to post a review this weekend or sometime next week.

[Nicole]

Nancy wrote: "Joel wrote: "just finished Animal Farm"
I avoided the book on all school reading lists...was I right?"

I liked Animal Farm. Pretty quick read, too.

[Judith]

Nancy wrote: "Calyre wrote: "Just finished Middlemarch"
I had to start it 3 times....but once you knew who's who, it was so good! I like George Eliot beter than Jane Austen."

I do too, Nancy.

[Judith]

The Tin Drum - Grass

The Tin Drum

[Jonpaul]

I just re-read "Red Harvest" by Dashiell Hammett. One of my favorites.

[Susan]

The Moonstone was my introduction to Wilkie Collins. WHERE has this book been all my life? Absolutely loved it!

[Diane]

Just finished Fall on Your Knees by Ann-Marie MacDonald. Great book.

[Kirsten]

I just finished The Hours by Michael Cunningham. I wasn't sure about this one as I didn't really enjoy the movie but I ended up appreciating the novel much more. Maybe not having to look at Nicole Kidman's fake nose helped...