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[[deleted user]]

Just finished Little Women and I really liked it, it was so refreshing.

[Asa]

I finished Günter Grass's The tin drum this week. A very interesting book.

[[deleted user]]

Just finished Kitchen. Really liked it.

[Inna]

Judith wrote: "Inna wrote: "Homo Faber by Max Frisch"

Please tell us what you thought of this one, Inna. I don't believe anyone else in the active part of the group has read or commen..."

It's very good. Philosophy, psychology, good plot, powerful writing... I gave it 5 stars

[Sissy]

The Children's Book. A bit slow or maybe not slow, but concentrated, but it belongs on the list.

[Lauli]

Joseph Andrews by Fielding. Very funny and witty, though a bit clichéd. I enjoyed it very much.

[K.D.]

Truman Capote's In Cold Blood

[K.D.]

Deanne wrote: "Bill which book are you talking about?
K.D I've got Kieron Smith, boy on my bookshelf. Read How late it was, how late and really enjoyed it, hope you do too."

Yes, I will Deane. I was also told that Paddy Clarke Ha ha is good. Thanks for the recommendation!

[Joselito Honestly]

paddy clarke written by the same author as the star called henry? I didn't like the latter. I found it bland.

[Inna]

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

[Deanne]

Under the Volcano by Lowry, really enjoyed the writing style.

[Yassemin]

The colour- Rose Tremain. I loved it!

[Judith]

"The Crow Road" - Iain Banks

Really liked it! ****

[southpaw285]

I just finished A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute, a very enjoyable read.

[Deanne]

Judith The crow road is one of my favourite books, any book which has the first line:- The day my grandmother exploded is bound to be great.
Just finished Back by Henry Green, different sort of war story with the main character repatriated after spending five years in a P.O.W camp in Germany.
Very easy to read.

[Judith]

"Go Tell It On the Mountain" - James Baldwin ****

Powerful! Is it possible to understand anyone else's religious experience? I was with him until the last chapter...then..cognitive dissonance.

In the end chapter, I related most to Elizabeth and her memories of her lost love.

[K.D.]

Just finished THE THIRD POLICEMAN . I really liked it!

[Judith]

Deanne wrote: "Judith The crow road is one of my favourite books, any book which has the first line:- The day my grandmother exploded is bound to be great.
Just finished Back by Henry Green, different sort of wa..."

What else would you recommend by Iain Banks, Deanne. I'm anxious to pick something else he wrote, and he has several titles on "the List".

[Judith]

K.D. wrote: "Just finished THE THIRD POLICEMAN. I really liked it!"

I've wanted to get a copy of this one for quite a while...Where do you find all your books? I have a rule not to pay full price for anything anymore!

Loved your review on "In Cold Blood" btw.

[colleen]

I just finished The Castle of Otranto and really enjoyed.

[Sissy]

Poisonwood Bible. Better than her 'Prodigal Summer' but there are much better works dealing with the Congo/genocide available. There are better works in general than this out there. I feel like this book won inclusion over others because it hints at the issues of the Congo/racial genocide (and it doesn't even begin to really examine those issues) and the editors deemed it necessary to kind of cover their "world events" bases - what better to pick than something popular chosen by Oprah's book club? LOL - sorry - rant over. =)

[Lauli]

The Optimist's Daughter. OK I guess, but just OK. Doesn't compare to Welty's wonderful short stories.

[Galen]

I just finished Like Water For Chocolate, by L. Esquivel. I usually am not a fan of anything with magical realism or a domestic bent, but this was a charming, well-written, quick read. I highly recommend it as a break from more "heavy" reads!

[Kristel]

I just finished Candide by Voltaire on 9/3/10. I delightful short read. This was a fun read even though I wouldn't agree with Voltaire's philosophy and deism. The story is a fun journey tale of Candide. Candide is kicked out of the best possible castle and travels through Europe with his philosopher friends to the Americas, to Eldorado (truly the best possible place) and then back to Europe. Candide pursues his true love only to find her grown ugly by the time he finds her. In the end he decides that work is the only way to avoid boredom, vice and poverty and states "we must cultivate our garden".

[Leslie]

Lauli wrote: "The Optimist's Daughter. OK I guess, but just OK. Doesn't compare to Welty's wonderful short stories."

I couldn't agree more about Welty's short stories! Her regionalism never fails to delight me - I am particularly fond ofA Curtain of Green: and Other Stories which I was reviewing the other day: http://shimosreadinglist.blogspot.com...

[Liz]

I just finished Requiem for a Dream. Gah! It made me want to curl up in a fetal position and cry for the characters. Or, call my mom and tell her I love her. It was a great read, though.

[Capsguy]

I read The Night Land and Beauty and Sadness simultaneously.

Currently reading Toilers of the Sea by Hugo. Doing my best to juggle reading as much as I can with upcoming university finals, work, and my internship. Why? Because I'm going to Japan for a three month holiday in two months, and I doubt I'll get a lot of reading done there.

Drinking? Most definitely!

[Charity]

Capsguy wrote: "I read The Night Land and Beauty and Sadness simultaneously.

Currently reading Toilers of the Sea by Hugo. Doing my best to juggle reading as much as I can with upcoming university finals, work, and I doubt I'll get a lot of reading done there.

Drinking? Most definitely!"


Hmmm, unfortunately, none of those titles are on any version of the list.

[Capsguy]

Oops.

It's 2am here, making it around 12 when I posted that, valid excuse for my accidental misreading of the topic name.

Regardless, why all three in question aren't on any such list is far beyond me, oh well.

[Inna]

The Plot Against America by Philip Roth

[Gini]

Liz wrote: "I just finished Requiem for a Dream. Gah! It made me want to curl up in a fetal position and cry for the characters. Or, call my mom and tell her I love her. It was a great read, ..."

I've only seen the movie, which my husband and I have deemed "The Best Movie We've Ever Seen That We Never Want To See Again." I don't know if I could face the book.

[Gini]

I just finished The Elegance of the Hedgehog, which I enjoyed immensely up until the last 15 pages. I didn't like the ending at all.

[Jennifer]

I just finished "The Children's Book". I found it had too many characters, too many plots and too much historical context. I'm not convinced it's a read it before you die kind of book.

Gini: I adored "The Elegance of the Hedgehog"

I read it before "The Children's Book." Hedgehog definitely belongs on the list.

[Christina Stind]

Finished The Discovery of Heaven by Harry Mulisch a couple of days ago.
Still haven't been able to fully grasp what I think about it but I highly recommend it for anyone with interest in philosophy, religion, art, architecture ... Definitely belongs on the list! I just wish I had read it together with someone so we could discuss it!

[K.D.]

Judith wrote: "K.D. wrote: "Just finished THE THIRD POLICEMAN. I really liked it!"

I've wanted to get a copy of this one for quite a while...Where do you find all your books? I have a rule not to pay full price..."

I got a brand-new copy of this book one time that I had excess fund ha ha. However, most of my books are second-hand. Only when I could not find second hand, and I have excess money, I go for brand-new ones. If you were just here in the Philippines, I would have shipped this book to you.

Thanks for liking my Capote review, Judith.

[Deanne]

Judith, the Banks books are all good though Complicity and The Wasp Factory are more disturbing. Dead Air is very good and very funny in places.
Just started Finnegan's wake by Joyce, 100 pages in and maybe I'm not concentrating but it seems to be going in one ear and right out of the other.

[K.D.]

Just finished THE BOOK ABOUT BLANCHE AND MARIE by Per Olov Enquist. Sizzling hot! There is a sex scene on top of a laboratory table where the glowing blue radium light is being extracted from pitchblend. Scary yet sexy!

[Charity]

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

[Becky]

Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
The Man with the Golden Arm by Nelson Algren

[Christina Stind]

Just finished Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar - liked it, but didn't love it.

[Gini]

Jennifer wrote: "Gini: I adored "The Elegance of the Hedgehog" "

I loved it completely right up until the final major event, but that really disappointed me because (trying not to spoil), in the end what she feared happened in a random, karmic way, and it just seemed so nihilistic.

[Rachel]

I finished The Quiet American by Graham Greene. Good book, skillfully written.

[Jennifer W]

I'm with you Gini, it was too random for me.

[Jennifer]

Gini and Jennifer W: I really liked the end. I thought it went really well with the whole randomness theme.

[[deleted user]]

Finished The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle. Really liked it, despite the fact that I had absolutely no clue what was going on for a fair deal of the book.

[Sissy]

Gini wrote: "I just finished The Elegance of the Hedgehog, which I enjoyed immensely up until the last 15 pages. I didn't like the ending at all."

That is a perfect description. =)

[Sissy]

Finished Madame Bovary (ok) and Like Water for Chocolate (better) this weekend. I found that the language/writing phrasing of Madame Bovary has managed to withstand time - more so than I think a lot of older novels tend to do. And although I really liked Like Water for Chocolate I don't think I'm convinced that it belongs on the list?

[[deleted user]]

Finished The Dud Avocado. Loved it! So glad I learned about it from this group.

[Mike]

I just finished Robinson Crusoe. Wow, what a boring read. I was interested in the story but it was very difficult to read. About half way thru I started skimming some of the pages. Basically, I tired of it before I got to the end. But, like a trooper, I made it to the end. As a classic, one should read it, but be prepared for a chore.

[Vanessa]

Finished The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz....still deciding how I feel about this one.