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[Melinda]

Denise wrote: "Melinda,
I just read The Hours last year and really liked it. However, I also really liked Cowgirls, which I read many, many years ago. "

From the reviews I've read on GR, people are pretty split on Cowgirls. Actually it seems that way with a lot of books- you love it or you hate it. I also noticed that a lot of people mentioned they had loved Cowgirls when they were younger.

I couldn't get into the details of the ClockWork people. There were really so many things- I found myself disliking Tom Robbins quite a bit through his writing here. My sister in law (who I love and respect deeply) loves it, and loves all Tom Robbins books. It's interesting to me (after only recently becoming active on Good Reads) how very subjective book-love can be!

[Michelle]

I just finished Jane Eyre. I am kicking myself for not trying this book years ago, loved it!

[Melinda]

Michelle wrote: "I just finished Jane Eyre. I am kicking myself for not trying this book years ago, loved it!"

Although I've now started Everything is Illuminated, Jane Eyre is next on my list. For some reason I had never read it either! I read the first couple of pages yesterday and it really drew me in right away. I'm looking forward to it!

[Sawyer]

I just finished Robinson Crusoe and The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. I've mixed feelings about the former as, while interesting, it's a little frustrating that only a third of the book goes into his many adventures (without much detail, I might add) while the other two thirds were a "how to survive on a desert island" guide.

The latter, I loved, even though I'd read it before (I just didn't remember it well, so I read it again).

[Carrie]

I just finished "A Prayer for Owen Meany" which I loved. For such a long book, it felt like a quick read. Starting "Jane Eyre" tomorrow...!

[Melinda]

Carrie wrote: "I just finished "A Prayer for Owen Meany" which I loved. For such a long book, it felt like a quick read. Starting "Jane Eyre" tomorrow...!"

Awesome, Carrie! Owen Meany is my favorite book. I'm hoping to start Jane Eyre soon also.

[Kristi]

Just put down Cat's Cradle. Easy read, I liked it.

[Gini]

Michelle wrote: "I just finished Jane Eyre. I am kicking myself for not trying this book years ago, loved it!"

Jane Eyre was formative in my childhood. I must have read it half a dozen times in junior high.

[Judith]

I finally finished "The Old Devils" by Kingsley Amis.

It took overly long because I read it in semi-confusion most of the time. I really wanted to like it and "get" it; but no doubt I missed a great deal. So Welsh! Still, I rather enjoyed it.

[Anthony]

Just finished "July's People" by Nadine Gordimer. Struggled with it a bit at the beginning, but ending up enjoying it.

[Chelsi]

The Time Machine by H.B. Wells and The Death of Ivan Ilych by Leo Tolstoy

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July's People

I know the discussion starts "tomorrow", but it's been the 15th here in Australia all day - so I'm going to say a little about my feelings toward it...

I have not been able to read anything by Gordimer previously - several false starts. But I got into this book easily, and enjoyed the writing, even if I wasn't clear about everything that was happening. I'm looking forward to the discussion this month.

Chris

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Melinda wrote: "Carrie wrote: "I just finished "A Prayer for Owen Meany" which I loved. For such a long book, it felt like a quick read. Starting "Jane Eyre" tomorrow...!"


It's one of my favourites, too!

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I felt the same way about Cowgirls and Robbins, Melinda, and I read him in my 20s.

[Anthony]

Chris,

In regards to July's People, I had a rough time with the first 30 pages or so. Gordimer dropped us into the middle of the action, which is supposed to be tried and true, but I had a hard time keeping track of the characters because of it (let alone empathizing). When I finally caught up to them about thirty pages in, I really enjoyed the book. The changes in the Maureen character and July character were really fascinating...

[Melinda]

Chris wrote: "I felt the same way about Cowgirls and Robbins, Melinda, and I read him in my 20s.
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I'm fairly certain I would have felt the same way about him in my 20's also. Just not my cup of tea.

[Kate]

Chelsi wrote: "The Time Machine by H.B. Wells and The Death of Ivan Ilych by Leo Tolstoy"

Just started Time Machine too. How did you like it?

[Magdalena]

The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides

[Meera]

I finished Villette recently. I enjoyed it but it was a struggle at first. Picked up after the first half of the novel.

[Eva]

I just finished A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute - what a nice feel-good story and also an easy read.

[Anna]

Rodowody niepokornych by Bohdan Cywinski

[Lynn]

Gini wrote: "Michelle wrote: "I just finished Jane Eyre. I am kicking myself for not trying this book years ago, loved it!"

Jane Eyre was formative in my childhood. I must have read it half a dozen times in j..."

Jane Eyre was the book that started my love of reading. It has everything, suspense, mystery, romance, and a happy ending.

[Melinda]

I just finished Everything Is Illuminated: A Novel

I know a lot of people don't like it, but I enjoyed it a lot. I'm looking forward to reading his second book as well.

[Cynthia]

"The 19th Wife" Fabulous historic fiction with a modern parallel story.

[Meera]

Melinda wrote: "I just finished Everything Is Illuminated: A Novel

I know a lot of people don't like it, but I enjoyed it a lot. I'm looking forward to reading his second book as well."

I really enjoyed Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, which I read last year. I'm planning on reading Everything is Illuminated this year.

[Lori]

Cynthia wrote: ""The 19th Wife" Fabulous historic fiction with a modern parallel story."

I loved that book!

[Judith]

Melinda wrote: "I just finished Everything Is Illuminated: A Novel

I know a lot of people don't like it, but I enjoyed it a lot. I'm looking forward to reading his second book as well."

Ditto for me, Melinda!

[Charity]

Finished July's People - Nadine Gordimer

Still working on Ulysses.

[Anthony]

Finished The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett

[Erik]

Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton
Soooo sad):

[Jennifer]

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer. If you love Pride and Prejudice, you'll enjoy this one.

[M]

I finally finished Everything That Rises Must Converge, by Flannery O'Connor.
It was a really well-written book, but it was quite bleak, too, and its dark, bitter humour made me sad for the writer.

[Trisha]

I just finished Madam Bovary. I had been told to hold out reading the introduction until I was done with the book. I was so glad I did! The intro was BETTER than the book.
I couldn't get through that book fast enough to move on. Now, on to another from the list :D

[Judith]

Finished "July's People" a couple of days ago.

[Lianne]

I finished reading Wilkie Collins's The Woman in White which was quite enjoyable =)

[Anna]

Ostatni mazur. Opowieść o wojnie, namiętności i stracie by Andrew Tarnowski

[Inna]

The Jungle by Upton Sinclair

[Eva]

The Kreutzer Sonata byLeo Tolstoy

[Meera]

After the Quake by Murakami. This is from the old list. I really liked it and will try his other books.

[Jay]

Just finished 'Foucault's Pendulum' by Umberto Eco. A part of me disliked it so much that I never want to see the book again, and another part of me wants to read it again to find out if it is any better the second time around once I know what I'm in for.

[Lauli]

Just back from my holidays! Read some at the beach. Finished "Of Love and Shadows" by Isabel Allende and "The Shipping News" by E. Annie Proulx. The former was ok, but not Allende's best. Proulx's I really loved.

[Johnny]

Finished Kafka's The Trial. Eerily 'current', if you know what I mean.

[Anna]

Xenophobe's Guide to the Poles by Ewa Lipniacka
O człowieku. Wybór pism filozoficznych by Józef Tischner

[Michelle]

Finished Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf. While I didn't hate it, I didn't like it either. The last 50 pages took me 4 days to finish!

[Anna]

Michelle wrote: "Finished Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf. While I didn't hate it, I didn't like it either. The last 50 pages took me 4 days to finish!"

This was a little bit weird for me.

[Duygu]

Jay wrote: "Just finished 'Foucault's Pendulum' by Umberto Eco. A part of me disliked it so much that I never want to see the book again, and another part of me wants to read it again to find out if it is any ..."


I totally agree.

[Jamaie]

Just finished "Catching Fire"(Collins)..loved it! Anxiously awaiting Book 3.

[Melinda]

I just finished Jane Eyre.

I loved it and can't believe I had never read it before now.

[Jason]

The Recognitions. 956 pages of pure brilliance. One of the best books I have read off the list. It was #454 for me....547 to go!

[Kristi]

Just finished the first volume of Kristin Lavransdatter.