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[Stacie]

I just completed Cider House Rules, which I loved! Irving has moved up in my "best authors" category!

[Darcy]

Heart of Darkness. Loved it.

[Inder]

Just finished Isaac Asimov's Foundation. I really enjoyed it (a fun, breezy read), although I don't know if I'll be reading the rest of the series (which aren't on the list). Now I'm taking a break from the list to read Marilynne Robinson's latest, Home (I'm betting she'll be on the next version of the list). After that: A Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich and maybe then, finally, Bleak House.

[Kieffala]

I just finished the first in the Hitchhiker's Series. I look forward to reading more of it. As a psych major in undergrad, and a philosophy Master's student, it made me laugh even more!

I'm almost done with Cocaine Nights. At this point, I'm finishing it because I want to see what happens, not necessarily because I really care. It's just getting weird now.

Then I'm on to the Tipping Point.

[Cynthia]

Just finished Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar. It was incredible, and I am grateful for this list--otherwise I probably never would have picked this one up.

[Sheila]

Just finished Monster of Florence..very good

[Ravenskya]

Treasure Island - what a fun little read... and fast too. The pirate's dialogue is a lot easier if you read it outloud and pretend you are Johnny Depp.

[Denise]

Kristen, you just made me chuckle out loud in a public place.

[Melissa]

Finished Wuthering Heights last night. Eck. What is so romantic about this spoiled girl who makes herself sick throwing a fit and this monster? Am I betraying my gender by hating Heathcliff?

[Deanne]

Just finished Gone With The Wind, always avoided it thinking it was going to be wishy washy romantic rubbish. Loved it and realised that it's more about Scarlett and what she does to survive. Thought there would be more of Rhett in the book, and I was imagining him as Clark Gable with smaller ears. He was my favourite character of the lot.
Also learned something of the American civil war, it's not mentioned in British schools as we have our own civil war to learn about. It was interesting to read a different perspective as I'd recently read Cloudsplitter which was about the abolitionists point of view.
Glad it was on the list or I would have missed it.

[Anna]

Secret life of bees by Sue Monk Kidd

[Christie]

Melissa,
This is funny! I disliked the book UNTIL the portion when Catherine became so ugly and self-absorbed. She is soooo comical. I couldn't fully appreciate the book until it got to the most comical of her character development. It's absurd, this book, but that's the only saving grace, as far as I'm concern. LOL

[Erica]

Deanna: I also recently read Gone With the Wind and I had a similar reaction: I liked it a lot more than I thought I would. I certainly had exposure to American Civil War history as I was growing up, but GWTW is one of very few pieces of literature I have read that takes it from the confederate viewpoint (in particular, what it was like on the homefront). In American history classes you mainly hear about the slavery issue, but I hadn't thought particularly about what might happen to people at home during the reconstruction period, other than that it was a difficult period economically. Scarlett is certainly flawed but at the same time you find yourself rooting for her.

If you enjoyed the characters, you might want to try one of the sequels: Alexandra Ripley's "Scarlett" and Daniel McCraig's "Rhett Butler's People." I've read the former, and though it certainly wasn't as good as the original, it gives you a sense of how Scarlett might "grow up" after the events of GWTW. The latter I haven't read yet, but I have heard that it doesn't recognize the events or characters in "Scarlett."

[Erica]

Melissa and Christie,

I have to agree with you: Wuthering Heights is both absurd and not very romantic (or, imho, very enjoyable). It has a happy ending because all the main characters are dead. But even the living ones aren't that likable.

Stick with the other Bronte sister: at least the characters in Jane Eyre don't make you wish they were all dead.

[Ravenskya]

Just finished "The Jungle" by Sinclare, hadn't read it since High School. It was better this time, but the ending was still WAY to preachy and uninteresting.

[Jen]

Rebecca by Daphne duMaurier

[Lori]

trainspotting, I loved it! Now reading "Fingersmith" and am just not sure if I like it. Hoping it gets better.

[Lori]

About Wuthering Heights, it was the first book that I read that I hated the main characters. However, that made the read that much more interesting to me. Catherine was vain and selfish, Heathcliffe was not so much "romantic" to me, but sad. I truly loved that book.

[Ami]

I just finished Pride and Prejudice and I adored it.

[Silver]

Just finnished The Ambassadors, James is a difficult writer, but I still enjoy him.

[Judith]

The Mayor of Castorbridge - Thomas Hardy

[Sean]

The Stranger by Albert Camus. It was pretty intense, a good read alright...

[Silver]

I loved The Stranger

[Lori]

Fingersmith by Sarah Waters

[Denise]

Judith- I've never read any Thomas Hardy. What did you think?

I too loved The Stranger.

[Kevin]

Denise,

The only Thomas Hardy that I have read so far is Return of the Native, but I absolutely loved it. It is one of my favorite books of all time. At some point I plan to read all of Thomas Hardy, but there are so many books on my to read list that I don't know exactly when that will be. Anyway, I would recommend Return of the Native.

I also really enjoyed The Stranger.

[Dimitra]

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
It sucked bad.

[Susan]

Finished both Watchmen and Saturday. Very impressed with the former, and the latter was enjoyable.

[Maria]

Ficciones by Borges. Reminded me of Umberto Eco (but I guess that it is Eco that reminds of Borges).

[Jennifer]

The Book of Illusions by Paul Auster. I am glad I didn't find it as bad as all the reviews I read.

[Anna]

Hotel Bellle Rouen by Martha Grimes

[Rob]

Denise and Kevin,

I LOVE Thomas Hardy! He is one of my all time favorites. Sorry to jump in the middle of the thread but did you guys already read Tess of the D'uerbervilles? That was my first Hardy and probably still the best - a MUST read for sure. Also The Mayor of Casterbridge was abs fantastic. Hardy is a wonderful writer.

[Pam]

I finished Slaughterhouse Five last night. What a trip! I liked it.

[Erin]

I read Slaughterhouse 5 a few months ago, and I didn't really enjoy it too much. There were certain passages that I really liked, but I don't think it would ever be one of my favorites. Oh well, I'm glad you liked it!

[Denise]

Rob,

You and Kevin have me convinced. Thomas Hardy is on my TBR list as of now.

[Jibreel]

I have just finished The Wright 3 by Blue Balliet.

[H.J.]

I am throwing a party because I just finished Les Miserables. It took me four weeks.

It was AMAZING. Anyone should read it, I don't care how long and intimidating it is.

[Todd]

I just finished, Letter To A Christian Nation by Sam Harris. I enjoyed it more than I thought I would..

Before this I finished, A Heartbreaking Work Of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers. Also a very good read.

Next up, Watership Down by Richard Adams

[Todd]

It saddens me to see that you (Dimitra) didn't enjoy such a amazing piece of classic literature. But then again.. to each his own.

I loved Crime and Punishment

[Lori]

Just finished "Day of the Triffids" by John Wyndham. It was good story, enjoyed it lot.

[Jennifer]

The Great Gatsby by Fitzgerald. A quick and great story.

[Anna]

Impossible love. Ascher Levy's story - just great Story about four generations of Levy family connected with history of Prussia, later Germany and Israel.

[Annemaria]

Just finished The Duchess as well as Girl with a pearl earring.

[Lauren]

This week I finished Things Fall Apart, by Chinua Achebe and The Hours and A Home at the End of the World by Michael Cunningham.

I saw Achebe on George Mason University's campus this week---very interesting man. I'm looking forward to reading more of his work.

[Olga]

I've just finished 'They came to an end' by Joshua Ferris

[Olga]

Then We Came to an End, I mean. Read it in portuguese, and forgot the title in english...

[Nicola]

I just finished Enduring Love :)

[Ann from S.C.]

Just finished CHOKE.

[Tara]

I just finished The Sound and the Fury. It was breathtaking and I fell in love with Faulkner.

[Tara]

What did you think of it, Ann? I finished that about 2 weeks ago.