Which LIST book did you just finish? Showing 2,701-2,750 of 7,922

[Jennifer]

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

[Anna]

Niepiosenki by Kazik Staszewski and Czerwona księga. Stalin i Żydzi by Arno Lustiger

[Melissa]

The Virgin Suicides

[Alexandra]

Just finished The Namesake. So good!

[Kristi]

Finished A Passage to India last night. I read it for another group, but conveniently it's the May read for this group. I really liked it!

[Ginny]

Crime and Punishment. I liked it better than The Idiot.

[Jay]

'Tess of the d'Urbervilles' is done and dusted. WOW! I cannot recommend this book highly enough - Tess will break your heart.

[Jay]

I'm really thinking of starting Les Mis soon too! Barbara wrote: "Tani,
I have had the same trouble with Les Mis. so many times and I truly want to read this book.
And I want to read the unabridged version. Someday, somewhere, it will happen :-)"

[Avid]

Kristin wrote: "Alexandra wrote: "Just finished The Namesake. So good!"

Wasn't that fantastic? I could not put it down. Thought the movie was actually pretty good too."

Have you read her short stories? Interpreter of Maladies is very good, but I was disappointed by her latest work 'Unaccustomed earth'.

[Katrina]

The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas by Gertrude Stein, a tough read, where Stein is actually writing a biography of herself.
It will make picking up her other two books from the list hard work.

[Francisco]

If you loved Tess of the d'Urbervilles', you'll absolutely love Jude the Obscure.

[Francisco]

Carys wrote: "I finished The Maltese Falcon. I haven't read much crime but it was good, although not a huge fan of Hammett's style."

If you loved Maltese Falcon, you should read The Moonstone, a total classic when it comes to crime fiction.

[Kristi]

I read The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time yesterday. Recommened for someone looking for an easy read. It was good, although it probably won't make it onto my 'favorites' list. I guess it was removed from the latest 1001 edition, but don't let that stop you.

[Cindy]

Kristi wrote: "I read The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time yesterday. Recommended for someone looking for an easy read. It was good, although it probably won't make it onto my 'favorites..."

Agreed!

I was really surprised Curious Incident made it on the list briefly, but Flowers for Algernon was never on the list. They have a lot of thematic similarities, but the tone is wildly different.

[Ginny]

I just recently finished Curious Incident as well; it was pretty accurate in its portrayel of someone with Autism Spectrum Disorder. I want to Flowers for Algernon in the future.

[Caterina]

Just finishedThe White Tiger- rally enjoyed it!

[Cathy]

Reading The Rainbow by D.H. Lawrence.

[Cathy]

The Ghost by Robert Harris

[Stuart]

Kristi wrote: "I read The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time yesterday. Recommened for someone looking for an easy read. It was good, although it probably won't make it onto my 'favorites..."

I thought it gave a good insight into autism, what did you think?

[Jeffrey]

Dan Brown and the Lost Symbol I liked the Da Vici Code more but it still was as fast paced book that will probably be made into a movie. Tom Hanks? maybe

[Frynne]

Katrina wrote: "The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas by Gertrude Stein, a tough read, where Stein is actually writing a biography of herself.
It will make picking up her other two books from the list hard work."

I've wanted to read that one for a long time... was it great?

[Frynne]

Just read Orlando,Virginia Woolf . Don't even know where to begin... stunning.

[Chel]

I just finished The Underdogs by Mariano Azuela. It was very good. Aspects were violent and reminded me of Quentin Tarantino-like violence. It was a good book about the Mexican Revolution and how it played out and evolved in the countryside and didn't really work as imagined at first.

[Δx Δp ≥ ½ ħ]

Just finished The Shining by King. this book almost hypnotic in its unyielding suspens

[Deborah]

I just finished "Mrs. Lincoln...", a book about Mary Todd Lincoln. I've been on a Mary T. Lincoln binge the last 2 weeks...so I've actually read 2 books on her. This one was slightly maddening because it was too much about Abraham. Actually more than I really wanted to know. However, once the author got to the nitty-gritty about Mary Todd, she painted a very sympathetic character. I liked the book with the above reservations.

[K.D.]

Just finished Muriel Barbery's THE ELEGANCE OF THE HEDGEHOG. It surpassed my expectations. It deserves to be #1 in the 2010 edition of the list!

[K.D.]

Jeff wrote: "Dan Brown and the Lost Symbol I liked the Da Vici Code more but it still was as fast paced book that will probably be made into a movie. Tom Hanks? maybe"

These are not in the 1001 List, right?

[Jeffrey]

You are right. I am new at this. The book I wrote, Living Beneath the Radar, A Nine Year journey Around the World is also not on the list. Should I only read the 1001 books on this site and if so maybe I should suggest my book on other sites. I did not realize the rules of this site.

[Kristel]

My most recent book from 1001 Books.... is The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje. I am enjoying it. I did not see the movie.

[Kristel]

I just finished Black Water by Joyce Carol Oates. This novella was a quick but painful read as you experience the last moments of a young single professional females death by drowning after she takes a ride with The Senetor. This book was removed from the 1001 Books...with the second edtion but I wonder if it should have been. The style and subject make this a book worthy of being in the 1001 Books. Do you use all three edtions here or just the most recent?

[Denise]

Jeffrey wrote: "You are right. I am new at this. The book I wrote, Living Beneath the Radar, A Nine Year journey Around the World is also not on the list. Should I only read the 1001 books on this site and if ..."

I would say this site is designed to discuss books on the 1001 list, but you would hardly be the first person to mention other books. I personally don't mind at all when people talk about what other books they are reading, but it does help if the comments are prefaced "This is not a list book..." or some such. It just saves time for those of us who might be curious about a mentioned title and look for it on the list.

[Chel]

I disagree. Comments should only be about books from any edition of 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. Also, you should advertise your book elsewhere.

[Lauli]

Just finished The Rainbow as part of this month's group read. I must say I really enjoyed it. Will be expanding on this in the group read post, but in all I found it exquisitely written and very compelling. Was so riveted with the last pages that I actually missed my bus stop!

[Ashley]

I just finished a Pilgrim's Progress. I loved it and was waiting to read it for some time. I am just starting the 1001 book list and was surprised to find that I have already completed about 50 of them without knowing they were on the list.

[Anna]

A God in Ruins by Leon Uris

[Victoria]

Kuya Doni wrote: "Just finished Muriel Barbery's THE ELEGANCE OF THE HEDGEHOG. It surpassed my expectations. It deserves to be #1 in the 2010 edition of the list!"

Caterina wrote: "Just finishedThe White Tiger- rally enjoyed it!"

I absolutely enjoying both of these books... They have nearly the same UNEXPECTED yet MOVING quality about them. Hedgehog definitely ranks in my top 50 books of all time. Completely endearing.

[Erik]

The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas.
Fastest 720 pages of my life.
Amazing.

[Duygu]

Just finished The God of Small Things. I ABSOLUTELY loved loved loved this book. The word selection was simply divine. Each paragraph is like a poem onto itself. Most of the book resonated with me and I think this book isn't a book that "everyone" will enjoy. There are so many subtle shifts in tone that one can get lost and forget the story.

Regarding the flashbacks, they didn't bother me that much. Once I got a hang of them, it was easy to go back and forth.

One thing that confused me was how many people there were and who was actually related in which way to someone else. Finally I just got a post-it and made the family tree.

Another thing that completedly threw me off was the fact that the twins end up having sex. Was that really necessary ? Why did that happen ?

Also, there wasn't a good merging of Sophie Mol's death and Ammu and Velutha's love affair. It seemed as if the author was trying to ball them into one theme and it just didn't work with me.

All in all though, I loved the book :)

[Inna]

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark

[M]

Chel wrote: "I disagree. Comments should only be about books from any edition of 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. Also, you should advertise your book elsewhere."

We may start a thread for sharing books outside the list. I realize there are many other groups for doing so, but maybe someone really wants to say he/she just read a book that might appeal to us, or one which has as much merit as any other on the list or just because. It's just an idea, anyway.

[Deborah]

I agree with Chel. It's inappropriate for authors to advertise their books in this forum. I actually think it's skanky of them....sorry... and makes me think their book isn't worthy of reading.

[Katrina]

Finshed The Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett, as I'd seen the movie recently I wasn't as in to it as I would've liked, because the film and book are quite similar. Definitely read it before watching the movie.

[Anna]

Śmierć czeskiego psa by Janusz Rudnicki

[Tanya (aka ListObsessedReader)]

The Successor: A Novel by Ismail Kadare

[Michelle]

Cathy wrote: "New to the group & hope to participate as much as possible. Just finished A Thousand Splendid Suns. Loved it."

Hi, I am also new to the group and have read "A Thousand Splendid Suns". Wonderful book and so sad too. Michelle

[Δx Δp ≥ ½ ħ]

by the way, I would prefer Kite Runner rather than A Thousand Splendid Suns :D

[Michelle]

Re "A Thousand Splendid Suns" and "The Kite Runner: Yes, I agree with you, but I still enjoyed reading. I also lived for 5 years in Egypt so could related to the problems that womena have in the Middle East.

[Vikki]

I just finished Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde. It was an interesting tale, much shorter than I had expected. I love the older books and the writing.

[Gini]

Far from the Madding Crowd. I'm developing a taste for Hardy, though some of his descriptions are way too long and skimmable.

[Lianne]

From the 2006 list, the last book I finished was Byatt's Possession. It was intriguing but I didn't like it as much as I thought I would.