Which LIST book did you just finish? Showing 2,501-2,550 of 7,922

[Inna]

302/1001 A Passage to India by E.M. Forster

[Eliza]

just finished The Swarm

[Jamaie]

Just finished . 4 out of 5 stars...quite good.

[Becky]

Catch-22 - loved it!

[Gini]

Jamaie wrote: "Just finished . 4 out of 5 stars...quite good."

I don't think that is on the 1001 Books list. I'm confused: are we just posting whatever we finished on this forum, or is this forum for books from the list that we've finished?

[Lauli]

Just finished The Trial by Kafka. I'm still a bit dazed by it, it's so nightmarish! There is something very twisted about it, and the most scary thing is that it sounds like many of the situations we are faced with in our bureaucratic present-day societies. Very interesting.

[Johnny]

Lauli wrote: "Just finished The Trial by Kafka. I'm still a bit dazed by it, it's so nightmarish! There is something very twisted about it, and the most scary thing is that it sounds like many of th..."

I feel the same way too. Eerily current, don't you think?

By the way, I just finished Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey. I was really blown away by the ending.

[Katrina]

Gini wrote: "Jamaie wrote: "Just finished . 4 out of 5 stars...quite good."

I don't think that is on the 1001 Books list. I'm confused: are we just posting whateve..."

I'm fairly certain it's just for books on the list, that's what the majority seem to be doing, as it's a group that was created for the purpose of discussing books from this list.

[Anna]

The Gunslinger by Stephen King
Rewolucja u bram. Pisma Lenina z roku 1917 by Slavoj Žižek

[Tanya (aka ListObsessedReader)]

The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
and
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway

[Jamaie]

I wanted to thank everyone for pointing me out like I'm the only one that has done this.

[P.]

The Big Sleep, Raymond Chandler.

[Lori]

An Artist of the Floating World - by Kazuo Ishiguro.

[Cindy]

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.

[Lyn (Readinghearts)]

Technically I just finished two, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass both by Lewis Carroll. They are listed separately on the list, but I read them together as one volume.

[Gini]

Jamaie wrote: "I wanted to thank everyone for pointing me out like I'm the only one that has done this. "

Perhaps a better response would be, "Whoops, sorry, I didn't realize." (Don't take it so personally; you were just the lucky lottery winner.)

[Grace]

Cannery Row, Steinbeck

[Jay]

A Clockwork Orange (Burgess) - hated it at the start but was really enjoying it at the end.

[Lauli]

Orlando by Virginia Woolf. I loved it. I'm just in awe of her writing style. I underlined tons of passages just cause I couldn't get over the wording, the cadences, the poetic undertones. Just brilliant.

[Yrinsyde]

I just finished A Bend in the River and I just adored it. I loved all the characters and I felt so close to the town I could almost taste the air. This is the first novel I've read of Naipaul's and it won't be the last. I'm also close to finishing Anna Karenina.

[Cindy]

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams. I think I just wasn't in the mood for the absurdist humor. There were lots and lots of quotable, clever passages, though.

[Inna]

The Old Wives' Tale by Arnold Bennett

[Lauli]

"The Call of the Wild" by Jack London. It was OK. I guess if I were into animals or dogs in particular, it would have drawn me much more than it actually did. Not crazy about it.

[Lauli]

Platero and I by Juan Ramón Jiménez. I found this book very nice, very poetic (actually, even though it is written in prose, it presents sketches told in a very poetic diction, so I wonder if it could not be considered poetry, which would be awkward since the list does not usually include poetry). The best thing about it, in my opinion, is the way Jiménez marvels at small, everyday things or moments which usually go unnoticed and that we take for granted, but which ultimately give us a great deal of pleasure and happiness.

[P.]

'The Color Purple', Alice Walker.

I like stories of the deep South. This one was ok, very easy to read. Set out in through a series of letters. I liked reading about what Celie had to say.Her way of expressing things drew my attention.

[Judith]

I finished Ivo Andric's "The Bridge on the Drina" the other day. Loved it!

[Judith]

Inna wrote: "The Old Wives' Tale by Arnold Bennett"

Please tell us how you like this one. I've had it sitting on my shelf a long time....

[Judith]

Cindy wrote: "Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams. I think I just wasn't in the mood for the absurdist humor. There were lots and lots of quotable, clever passages, tho..."

Ah, sorry to hear that. It really tickled my funny bone.

[Judith]

Grace wrote: "Cannery Row, Steinbeck"

I thought this book was great -- not at all what I expected from what I had read of Steinbeck.

[Judith]

Tanya wrote: "The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
and
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway"

Two very good ones!

[Tanya (aka ListObsessedReader)]

Judith wrote: "Tanya wrote: "The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
and
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway"

Two very good ones!"

Judith, I agree I loved both of them! I never realised The Old Man and the Sea was so short. I wasn't planning on reading it at this point in time, I just happened to pick it up. As it turned out I devoured these over the course of a weekend well spent!! :)

[Trice]

Judith wrote: "Cindy wrote: "Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams. I think I just wasn't in the mood for the absurdist humor. There were lots and lots of quotable, clever passages, tho..."

Ah, sorry to hear that. It really tickled my funny bone. "

yeah, me too - this is probably my favorite of Adams, even beyond the Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

after reading The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul (the 2nd Dirk Gently book) I was thinking it'd be interesting to do a direct comparison w/Neil Gaiman's American Gods b/c those 2 are so similar, at least in foundation

[Trice]

Recently finished 2:
Conrad's Heart of Darkness 5*'s for me though I definitely need to reread it a few times to really understand it
Orwell's Animal Farm - chilling

trying to start Jack Keroac's On the Road though taking a sidetrack into Persuasion by Jane Austen (2nd time)

[Cindy]

Trice wrote: "Judith wrote: "Cindy wrote: "Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams. I think I just wasn't in the mood for the absurdist humor. There were lots and lots of q..."

Trice & Judy - clearly I'll have to do a re-read when I'm feeling more in the mood. I can totally see how Dirk Gently #1 could be a 5-star book for me under the right circumstances. I loved The Hitchhikers guide and liked the sequels, and I love that wacky, random humor usually. The scene in the book about reading the phone book was really funny!

[Trice]

Cindy wrote: "Trice wrote: "Judith wrote: "Cindy wrote: "Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams. I think I just wasn't in the mood for the absurdist humor. There were lots..."

I love what he does with Bach too

[Katherine]

I just finished Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison. I really loved this book. I still have so many feelings to sort through. It was incredibly enjoyable and thought-provoking at the same time, which is so rare!

[Yrinsyde]

I finished reading Anna Karenina yesterday. What a novel! I loved the descriptions of the miniute of life - clothes, hair, food, rooms, plants ... I read it with a voracious appetite! I think it had a weak ending though.

[Inna]

The Master of Ballantrae by Robert Louis Stevenson

[Trice]

Inna wrote: "The Master of Ballantrae by Robert Louis Stevenson"

sounds interesting from the blurb - did you like it?
I haven't read his writings yet, but keep intending to

[Becky]

Timbuktu - very sweet

[Jessica]

A Suitable Boy, Vikram Seth

[Jay]

The Midwich Cuckoos, by John Wyndham. Haven't seen the movie, but am curious now that I've read the book.

[Eliza]

finished The Trial by Kafka and The Midwich Cuckoos this weekend I relly liked both of them

[Anna]

Maria i Magdalena by Magdalena Samozwaniec

[Cindy]

Finished London Fields by Martin Amis this morning. It had a really fascinating multiple narrative techniques, but damn it was dark.

[Julie]

Jessica wrote: "A Suitable Boy, Vikram Seth"

Hi Jessica - I'd love to hear what you thought of this one. I have this book on my shelf, but it is SOOO long that I haven't cracked it open (too big to fit in my purse or take on vacation...). Is it worth it?

[Inna]

Life and Times of Michael K by J.M. Coetzee

[Inna]

Judith wrote: "Inna wrote: "The Old Wives' Tale by Arnold Bennett"

Please tell us how you like this one. I've had it sitting on my shelf a long time...."

Hi, Judith. This book is good, though reading it just after The "Passage to India" was a mistake, since for me Forster is perfect and Bennett only good.
But anyway it's worth reading, good characters development, a very good quality of writing - books composition, language.

[Inna]

Trice wrote: "Inna wrote: "The Master of Ballantrae by Robert Louis Stevenson"

sounds interesting from the blurb - did you like it?
I haven't read his writings yet, but keep intend..."

It's very different from his famous things like Treasure Island. It has historical background, and is actually setted in Scotland during very violent period in history. Nevertheless, the conflict between brothers doesn't feel as realistic enough. But I still loved the story - good writing, interesting characters, special atmosphere.

[Jay]

Alice in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll... I thoroughly enjoyed it!