Which LIST book did you just finish? Showing 3,451-3,500 of 7,922

[Katherine]

I just finished Madame Bovary. I enjoyed it quite a bit more than I expected.

[Jennifer W]

Last night I finished Broken April. I can't say I hated it, because they really wasn't anything there to hate. Nothing happens. This book was added to the 2008 list, I believe. I'd hate to see the book it replaced, surely it must have been better than this.

[Charity]

Just finished Still Missing. One of the best books I've read in a long time.

Not a list book.

[Leslie]

I just finished rereading The English Patient. It got my thinking about how my favourite historical novels are actually love stories at the core. My review of the novel(& musings about my own family's hidden love affairs) can be read at www.the-reading-list.com

[P.]

I just finished The Hound of the Baskervilles

[Stuart]

Sissy wrote: "Slaughterhouse-5. Very different. Feel like it is a novel my husband would enjoy more than I did."

Get him to read it after you. I wonder if this book speaks more to men than it does women. I hope that does not sound sexist. I just think it was probably targetted at men either consciously or unconsciously.

[Tanner]

Tony wrote: "Amanda wrote: "I just finished The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon. I hearted it times five. New favorite."

Loved this book too. Chabon writes beautifully. Sh..."

Yeah it should have never been dropped from the list. I just finished Under The Net by Iris Murdoch. Not very impressed.

[Deana]

Deana wrote: "Vanessa wrote: "Just finished The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery. Interesting read. A bit frustrating at times but I'm reading her second English transl..."

I had a difficult time getting through this book. It didn't pick up until the very end. It was almost as if she was writing a different book. The last 50 or so pages were the best.

[April]

Stuart wrote: "Sissy wrote: "Slaughterhouse-5. Very different. Feel like it is a novel my husband would enjoy more than I did."

Get him to read it after you. I wonder if this book speaks more to men than it do..."

I love Kurt Vonnegut. I'm surprised there aren't more of his books on the list but I suppose I could say that about other authors, too. I'm glad the list is very diverse, but as a huge Vonnegut fan I would love more people to read all of his books. The other book of his on the list is Cat's Cradle and I think that's my favorite book of his.

[Tanya (aka ListObsessedReader)]

Finally finished Anna Karenina! There were parts that I really loved and others where my mind seemed to drift. But for the most part it was definitely an enjoyable read. Feels good to knock over one of the big Russian classics!

[Karina]

Just finished Everything Is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer. Really enjoyed this lovely novel, though sometimes a challenge to read through with Alex's part of the novel.

[Greg]

Yrinsyde wrote: "The Three Musketeers - what a fun romp! I have heard that this is a precursor to the page-turner that is The Count of Monte Cristo - can't wait to read that!"

IMHO, two of the absolute best books ever written. I've read both of these several times over the years, and I'm always amazed at the intricacies of the plots. Consider that Dumas wrote these longhand, and had no "computer" to keep his plot lines and characters straight . . .

[Mike]

Under the Net by Iris Murdoch.

When I first started reading this book I had a difficult time staying focused. I couldn't tell what was the point, what is this story about? Kind of like a Seinfeld episode. But I kept reading on and found that I kept waiting for the next crazy decision by Jake. I think I finally saw the point of the book. Towards the very end of the book Jake reflects on where he started at the begining of this story and where he is now. He realizes that he is at about the same place. And he thinks; "I felt all about me the secure supporting pressure of my own life. Ragged, inglorious, and apparently purposeless, but my own." What a great feeling!

[Stuart]

April wrote: "Stuart wrote: "Sissy wrote: "Slaughterhouse-5. Very different. Feel like it is a novel my husband would enjoy more than I did."

Get him to read it after you. I wonder if this book speaks more to m..."

I need to reread some of his books, as it is a good few years since I read them and it would be nice to see if they still had the same impact on me.

[Tanya (aka ListObsessedReader)]

Karina wrote: "Just finished Everything Is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer. Really enjoyed this lovely novel, though sometimes a challenge to read through with Alex's part of the n..."

I recently read this too and I actually found the parts that weren't Alex's the hardest to read. Alex's mangled English had me laughing out loud! It's interesting how we all connect with different things...

[Vanessa]

Deana wrote: "Deana wrote: "Vanessa wrote: "Just finished The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery. Interesting read. A bit frustrating at times but I'm reading her second ..."

I wasn't a fan of her second novel. Elegance of the Hedgehog is definitely a better novel, but I agree with your statement about the difference in the two halves.

[Seth]

Yrinsyde wrote: "The Three Musketeers - what a fun romp! I have heard that this is a precursor to the page-turner that is The Count of Monte Cristo - can't wait to read that!"


The Count Of Monte Cristo is quite different, also a classic and a truly fantastic read..

Seth

[Christina Stind]

Just finished A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka. Very easy short read.
I liked it a lot - it was funny in a tragicomic kind of way and told the story of two daughters trying to prevent their old father from marrying a young gold-digger. At the same time, it was about how all children get to parent their parents at some point, how desperate grown children can get to protect their parents from making wrong choices out of loneliness etc, and how children often repeat their parents' faults.

[April]

Dracula. It was fantastic and I don't even like vampire books all that much. I can't believe I'd never read this before.

[Stuart]

April wrote: "Dracula. It was fantastic and I don't even like vampire books all that much. I can't believe I'd never read this before."

I agree a very good novel indeed.

[Anthony]

Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser. Loved this book.

[Sissy]

Stuart wrote: Get him to read it after you. I wonder if this book speaks more to men than it do..."

Trying to - he's really into audio books and not so much actual reading at this moment - so it might be awhile before he makes it to it. I don't know what it was about the style that makes me think its more of his type of book. At first I questioned whether it was the sci-fi dimension of the novel - but then I really enjoyed Blind Assassin so I don't think its that.

[Sissy]

Finished Never Let Me Go last week. Enjoyed it much more than The Remains of the Day. Shame it was dropped from the list.

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I just finished The Jungle which I gave 4 stars. Although I enjoyed this book, I really need to start reading a less intense lighter read. I read The Jungle right after I read The Invisible Man so I had enough of intense reads for a little while.

[Judith]

"On the Road" by Jack Kerouac

I was pleasantly surprised at how much this book moved me emotionally. Kerouac did such an excellent job of portraying Dean's barely overt emotions and the development of their friendship. I "felt" Dean's limitations with sympathy and some understanding.

[Leslie T.]

I finally finished American Psycho yesterday. Part of me believes only a psychopath could enjoy this book and the other part of me enjoyed this book. Especially the last third(?) when he really started to lose it. Not the murders, just everything else about it.

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Charity wrote: "Just finished Still Missing. One of the best books I've read in a long time.

Not a list book."

Who is the author?

[Charity]

Who is the author?

The member deleted their post with the link.

[Seth]

I just finished Pride and Prejudice. I really enjoyed it and when I was done I kinda thought it would have been nice if it was a bit longer, Oh well on to the next one.

[April]

Seth, I agree with you about Pride and Prejudice. I loved that book and wish we could have read a little more. It seems to have ended too abruptly for my taste.

[Seth]

April wrote: "Seth, I agree with you about Pride and Prejudice. I loved that book and wish we could have read a little more. It seems to have ended too abruptly for my taste."

April; my sentiments exactly... Best regards

[Meg]

Vanity Fair - William Makepeace Thackeray
It was a chore, but interesting enough to keep me reading.

[Deanne]

The Singapore Grip by Farrell, very interesting. Farrell describes the increasing tension within Singapore as the Japanese army moves closer, the desparation of some to leave and the despair of those left behind.

[Drew]

Decline and Fall by Evelyn Waugh. Breezy and amusing, and a very quick read. I always enjoy Waugh when I read him, but I remember very little about the books that I have read.

I also recently finished the Master of Ballantrae by Robert Louis Stevenson, which was on the 2006 list. A well-constructed and well written adventure story, with a little more character depth than I expected from Stevenson.

[Anthony]

Drew wrote: "Decline and Fall by Evelyn Waugh. Breezy and amusing, and a very quick read. I always enjoy Waugh when I read him, but I remember very little about the books that I have read.


Ha, I'm currently about half way through Decline and Fall.

[Tanner]

Judith wrote: ""On the Road" by Jack Kerouac

I was pleasantly surprised at how much this book moved me emotionally. Kerouac did such an excellent job of portraying Dean's barely overt emotions and the developme..."


if you get a chance to read any biography about jack kerouac or neal cassady you'll be surprised how censored the accounts in this book really are.

[Tanner]

Seth wrote: "I just finished Pride and Prejudice. I really enjoyed it and when I was done I kinda thought it would have been nice if it was a bit longer, Oh well on to the next one."

i'm half way through it and surprised how much i'm enjoying it.

[Yrinsyde]

Dorian Gray. After a promising start, it ended up being rather dull. I'm adding this to my Book Mooch if anyone in Australia is using it.

[Hashi]

I couldn't sleep last night so read "The Cement Garden" by Ian McEwan in two hours. I expected to be very disturbed but I wasn't. I gave it four stars.

[Regine]

Sense and Sensibility. I loved it. It has the same charm and humour that Austen has in every novel.

[Elise]

The Information. This is only the second Martin Amis book I've read, but I think it might be plenty. I always feel sort of slimy afterwards. Everyone is just so loathsome. And writers writing about writerly rivalries is of limited interest to me, unless there are bona fide geniuses involved, which there very rarely are.

[[deleted user]]

Just finished The Garden Party and Other Stories. Meh, not impressed. Really loved the first story and then had to push through the rest to finish.

[Tanya (aka ListObsessedReader)]

Today I started and finished Oroonoko by Aphra Behn. A very fast read and my first from the pre 1700s section of the list!

[Chel]

I finished Blood and Guts in High School. It was really bad. I describe why a little on the start list.

[Emma]

I finished Legend, which was awesome, and this is not my genre.

And I just today finished Evelina, Or, the History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World. I loved how I could not put this book down. Again, an unexpected pleasure.

Any other unputdownable suggestions from the list?

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Emma wrote: "I finished Legend, which was awesome, and this is not my genre.

And I just today finished Evelina, Or, the History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World. I loved h..."

I just started The Namesake and can't put it down, I will finish it today.

[Judith]

Tanner wrote: "Judith wrote: ""On the Road" by Jack Kerouac

I was pleasantly surprised at how much this book moved me emotionally. Kerouac did such an excellent job of portraying Dean's barely overt emotions ..."

I've read a little bit about what was removed from the book in order to get it published. The article I read implied it is only homosexual details removed. Do you know if that is the case? I understand the original "scroll" of the book has been published now though -- no edits.

[Anthony]

"Any other unputdownable suggestions from the list? "

The Old Man and the Sea by Hemingway
Lolita by Nabokov

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I just finished The Namesake, which I enjoyed. I was really caught up in the story so it was a very quick read. Thanks for the recommendation Charity.

[Charity]

You're quite welcome. Glad you enjoyed it! :)