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[Leslie]

I just finished The Sun Also Rises, an old favourite! Reading this novel always cheers me up, even though the thwarted love affairs are depressing.... My full review can be read at www.the-reading-list.com

[James]

Leslie wrote: "I just finished The Sun Also Rises, an old favourite! Reading this novel always cheers me up, even though the thwarted love affairs are depressing.... My full review can be read at ww..."

The Sun Also Rises is one of my all-time favorite books!

[Mike]

Just finished "The Scarlet Letter". I enjoyed it very much even though it takes a while to read. The language is beautiful but needs to be read slowly.

[Deanne]

Finished Evelina by Burney, of the three heroines I prefer Evelina to Camilla or Cecillia. What I find amazing is the minefield of social interactions in the 18th century.

[Katrina]

Finished The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie. So good, wish there were more of hers on the list. Quick read as well!

[Jessica]

Katrina, you should read "And Then There None" by Christie next. I think it was her best work (and that's saying something!). And if you haven't read Dorothy Sayers yet, you should try her too (a lot different from Christie, but very good as well).

[VeganMedusa]

I just finished Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis. The first 100 pages or so bored me to tears but then I found myself being drawn in to his little problems. Quite enjoyed it in the end.

[Tanya (aka ListObsessedReader)]

Just finished The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid. It was a really quick read and I loved it!!


Jessica wrote: "Katrina, you should read "And Then There None" by Christie next. I think it was her best work (and that's saying something!)..."

Also I second the fact that "And then there were none" is Agatha Christie's best! Followed by "Murder on the Orient Express"

[Judith]

The Interesting Narrative - Olaudah Equiano - ****

Fascinating!

[Mike]

I just finished "Blonde" by Joyce Carol Oates. I really really didn't like this book. I didn't like the way it was written and I didn't like her take on Norma Jean's life. I know it was a fictional novel but I just didn't like it. Is this precise and to the point?

[Katrina]

Tanya wrote: "Just finished The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid. It was a really quick read and I loved it!!


Jessica wrote: "Katrina, you should read "And Then There None" by Christie ne..."

Those are the only two other Christie books I've read! I read And Then There Were None for highschool in Grade 9 and enjoyed it, and also rather enjoyed Murder on the Orient Express. :)

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^ You should read "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd". another masterpiece :)

[Tanya (aka ListObsessedReader)]

Katrina wrote: Those are the only two other Christie books I've read! I read And Then There Were None for highschool in Grade 9 and enjoyed it, and also rather enjoyed Murder on the Orient Express. :) ..."


I love your school! I did a book review of "And then there were none" I think for Year 7, that we had to read to the class. The copy that we own is under the original title "Ten Little Niggers" and when I read that out the entire class laughed at me!!!... At least it didn't stop me from loving it!

[Christina Stind]

Jessica wrote: "Katrina, you should read "And Then There None" by Christie next. I think it was her best work (and that's saying something!). ..."

I agree Jessica - "And then there were none" is an amazing book. I've read it so many times! I still need to read the one she has on the list - has anyone read both these and can compare them?

[Christina Stind]

Mike wrote: "I just finished "Blonde" by Joyce Carol Oates. I really really didn't like this book. I didn't like the way it was written and I didn't like her take on Norma Jean's life. I know it was a fictio..."

Mike, this is one of my alltime favourite novels - and the one that made me discover JCO who is now one of my favourite authors. I was blown away by the way it was written ...

[Shovelmonkey1]

I have just finished The Music of Chance by Paul Auster - I have to say this book was brilliant and definitely in my top 20 books from the 1001 list so far. The best Auster book too, even better than the New York Trilogy.

[Charity]

Shovelmonkey1 wrote: "I have just finished The Music of Chance by Paul Auster - I have to say this book was brilliant and definitely in my top 20 books from the 1001 list so far. The best Auster book too, even better the New York Trilogy."

Sweet! I'm now very intrigued. I have only read two Paul Auster books (The Book of Illusions and Invisible), but I was impressed with both. I have Leviathan, The Brooklyn Follies, and The New York Trilogy here to read and now I must seek out The Music of Chance. Thanks for the rec!

[Lauli]

Just finished The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling. I really enjoyed this book, and Tom is such a loveable character. It took me ages to read (1,100 pages!) but it was worth it.

[Charity]

Lauli wrote: "Just finished The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling. I really enjoyed this book, and Tom is such a loveable character. It took me ages to read (1,100 pages!) but it was worth it."

So good to hear! It has sat for far too long on my self and I'm ashamed to admit, but it always seems a bit daunting. However, I've been hearing great things about Fielding from trusted sources that share many of my opinions on books, so I may have to blow the dust off this bad boy.

[Charity]

Finished up In Cold Blood by Truman Capote.

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^ It's great, isn't it?

[Shovelmonkey1]

Just finished A Severed Head by Iris Murdoch. Weird love pentangle. Not a bad read but not one of my favourites so far. I imagine that this book would translate to theatre really well.

[Gemma]

Just finished The Moonstone. There were a couple of points in the middle when I thought it was going on a bit, but I really enjoyed it in the end.

[Sterlingcindysu]

Shovelmonkey1 wrote: "Just finished A Severed Head by Iris Murdoch. Weird love pentangle. Not a bad read but not one of my favourites so far. I imagine that this book would translate to theatre really well."

And a pentangle would be 5 sided? 4 men and 1 lady?

[mark]

Katrina wrote: "Those are the only two other Christie books I've read! I read And Then There Were None for highschool in Grade 9 and enjoyed it, and also rather enjoyed Murder on the Orient Express. :)..."

i'd also suggest Curtain, Death on the Nile, Halloween Party, Crooked House, Third Girl, Endless Night, The Pale Horse, Death Comes at the End, Postern of Fate, Elephants Can Remember, and the short story Three Blind Mice (which was made into a nifty play "The Mousetrap")

- i think Curtain is fascinating and strange. it is also poirot's last case. the murderer(s) are...particularly surprising

- Death Comes at the End is set in ancient egypt!

- Third Girl is somewhat of an experiment in style. it's very "jazzy"

- Endless Night is somewhat of an experiment in narrative. neither poirot or marple or the tuppences appear.

- Postern of Fate, Elephants Can Remember, and The Pale Horse are all rather more serious-fiction and less quick & elegant mysteries. they are all pretty absorbing but have a different feel than her other mysteries. although i remember missing the mystery and her usual portrayal of a gallery of suspects.

- Death on the Nile, Halloween Party, and Crooked House are some personal favorites. the atmosphere in each are really intriguing and the murderers are surprising (per usual christie).

[Ginny]

Just finished The Grapes of Wrath by candlelight after losing power (no electricity for three days!)Why did I never read this book before?

[Lauli]

Just finished Never Let Me Go and am still in shock. It's the first time in years I have cried with the ending of a book. I just LOVED this novel, even though it broke my heart. Can't wait to see the film.

[Shovelmonkey1]

Sterlingcindysu wrote: "Shovelmonkey1 wrote: "Just finished A Severed Head by Iris Murdoch. Weird love pentangle. Not a bad read but not one of my favourites so far. I imagine that this book would translate to theatre rea..."

Three men, two ladies... all not that fussy apparently!

[Sterlingcindysu]

Lauli wrote: "Just finished Never Let Me Go and am still in shock. It's the first time in years I have cried with the ending of a book. I just LOVED this novel, even though it broke my heart. Can't w..."

The movie follows the book pretty closely--except for the part where it describes the title of the book.

[Sterlingcindysu]

Ginny wrote: "Just finished The Grapes of Wrath by candlelight after losing power (no electricity for three days!)Why did I never read this book before?"

That's a LONG time w/o electricity! and would certainly get you in the mood for that book.

[Kristel]

Tarka the Otter by Henry Williamson
This book was written in 1927. I give it four stars because it is ahead of its time as a fictional work that addresses ecology and other scientific premises so much that it begins to feel like a true story. It is set in the West Country of England or the county of Devon. Devonshire is about 200 miles from London. The language is a bit hard on the American reader because it uses a lot of words that defy meaning even in the dictionary such as fitch which I think is a weasel. The author also lists the location on every page of the book giving the story a sense of place. The reader follows Tarka up and down the Two Rivers area and the Severn Sea. The author's use of language is an important part of the book and the imagery is nature-nature as man plays only a minor unbecoming part in the book. The reader is also immersed in the cycle of life and death. Tarka is the protagonist and his life is but four years. His short life was quite exhausting for the reader as well as the otter. The author's title is Tarka the Otter His Joyful Water-Life and Death in the Country of Two Rivers. The introduction b y Robert Finch states, "By convincing us of Tarka's joy, it may prepare us to change out sympathies, that is ,our notion of what constitutes joy." I would recommend this book if you enjoy prose and nature.

[Mike]

Lady Chatterley's Lover. It was O.K. but the material seemed to be dated. Did not hold much interest for me. The sexuality was mild compared to what's in print today.

[Asa]

Finished both Margaret Atwood's Surfacing and the short story Rashomon and Other Stories last week, both interesting and fast reads.

[Trisha]

Wasp Factory. strange little book. I didn't enjoy it.

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^ ahahaha. that's my fav :D

[Deanne]

Finished Steppenwolf and enjoyed it more than I thought I would.

[mark]

just finished Siege of Krishnapur. not a very heavy read, but for some reason i took forever to finish it. i think the ironic tone, satirical take on characters, and lack of "adventure" may have created too much of a distance for me as a reader. it was certainly pleasant whenever i read it, but it just was not a book that i found myself compelled to dive into and ended up giving many other books priority.

for me, paul scott's Raj Quartet remains the definitive literary experience on english colonialism in India. but i'm not sure if it's even on any of the 1001 lists.

[Tatiana]

The Picture Of Dorian Gray. I really liked the story but the dialogue became excessive in some parts. It was like, okay we get what you are saying, stop repeating it just so you can make an ostentatious sentence.

[Joselito Honestly]

mark wrote: "just finished Siege of Krishnapur. not a very heavy read, but for some reason i took forever to finish it. i think the ironic tone, satirical take on characters, and lack of "adventure" may have c..."

Paul Scott's STAYING ON (part of the raj quartet, i think) is on the 501 Must Read Books list.

Haven't read Siege. Can't believe that a book about a siege won't have any adventure!

[mark]

Staying On is a very nice book, certainly. it is not actually a part of the Raj Quartet, but is a minor-note follow-up featuring two elderly supporting characters from Raj. i appreciate 1001 including it, but having Staying On on the list instead of Raj is like recommending an epilogue rather than the actual novel. sort of a silly decision by the editors, in my opinion.

[Flora]

Just finished Interview With the Vampire and found it very sad. This is why I don't read more vampire novels. Just not my thing.

[Lauli]

Song of Solomon. Absolutely loved it. I know that it's a love-hate thing with Morrison, but I'm definitely on the love side. Great story, great prose... 5 stars.

[Deanne]

The hand of Ethelberta by Hardy, finally a novel by Hardy which doesn't end in tragedy, different to as it is set in London and not in fictional Wessex. Despite that it's not my favourite that would be The Return of the Native.

[Shovelmonkey1]

I've just read Moon Palace by Paul Auster and Mr Vertigo, also by Paul Auster. Both are very good reads and deserving of places on the 1001 list. I did prefer Moon Palace over Mr Vertigo though.

[Karina]

Just finished Fingersmith by Sarah Waters this morning. It was definitely not what I excepted, lots of plot twists that left me in shock BUT definitely an enjoyable read and I am still thining "what just happened!?"

[Craig]

Tom Jones by Henry Fielding
Roxana by Daniel Defoe
and
Fanny Hill by John Cleland

[Linda]

The Hours - Depressing.

[Tanya (aka ListObsessedReader)]

Just finished The Count of Monte Cristo. Absolutely incredible!! So glad I picked it up!

[Becky]

Annie John by Jamaica Kincaid. Sweet - not sure why it made the list. Comments on the back cover suggested that the ambivalence AJ felt about her mother was unique.

[Julia]

Persuasion by Jane Austen