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Which LIST book did you just finish?
Finished The Monk by Matthew Gregory Lewis (a little while back, but forgot to post) and The Shining by Stephen King.
Just finished The Idiot by Dostoyevski.
Finished The Mysteries of Udolpho by Radcliffe, damsel in distress, spooky Italian castles and French chateaus. Enjoyed it more than I thought I would.
Mike wrote: "Just finished The Idiot by Dostoyevski."
How was it Mike, did you enjoy it? I loved it.
How was it Mike, did you enjoy it? I loved it.
Deanne wrote: "Finished The Mysteries of Udolpho by Radcliffe, damsel in distress, spooky Italian castles and French chateaus. Enjoyed it more than I thought I would."
We are reading that in Ambiclassics. How is it?
We are reading that in Ambiclassics. How is it?
Ginny wrote: "Just finished The Scarlett Letter"I'm just starting it. I'm still reading the very long forward and enjoying the wit of that!
Just finished If this is a Man and The Truce by Primo Levi. Brilliant. A testament to human endurance.
Just finished The Sun Also Rises. Let's just say I enjoyed the book but it still boggles my mind that Brett was on the ho stroll but everyone was still enamored by her!
Just finished Brideshead Revisited, audio book version read by Jeremy Irons. HIGHLY recommended. Irons does the voices very well. Enjoyed it a great deal.
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark (audio version). I really enjoyed the book and the title character.Could someone enlighten me on the reason for this novel is included on this list? I'm not sure how it advanced literature.
I just finished Life of Pi. At first it was a little slow, but then the second part picked right up and I couldn't put it down.
Brandy wrote: "I just finished A Discovery of Witches I loved it! just hoping theres a 2nd one coming out! :)"Not a list book. Sorry.
Just finished:
EMPIRE OF THE SUN
by
J. G. Ballard
The book is better than the movie (as usual)!
A Heart So White by Javier Marías... which was dropped on 2008. In my opinion, it shouldn't be! This was such a great book!
Finished "A Hero of Our Time" by Lermontov a few days ago.I thought it was very, very good! A quick read also!
Just finished my first Jane Austen- Pride and Prejudice. I was expecting chick-lit and was very surprised that it was so witty! Maybe I'm just a narcissist, but I love finding characters that remind me of ME. Elizabeth Bennett is like an old-school, sarcastic optimist. Just like me! Great book, how have I never read Austen before??
Soldiers of Salamis, I really disliked it but amazon has it rated at 4 stars
Sue: Ugh. "The Help" is not on the list, THANK GOD.
That book made me stabby.
Pereria Maintains (Pereria Declares), Antonio Tabbuchi a good Portugese novel by an author who I had never heard of, one of those nice 1001 finds.
To Kill a Mockingbird. I felt I should have enjoyed it more than I did. 3*
Just finished Quicksand by Nell Larsen - took aaaaaaaaaaaaaaages to get into it and to be honest I struggled my way past even the first two pages. But after a little application it turned out to be a really good book. Helga Crane is not the most endearing protaganist but her life is compelling and I defy the introduction at the front not to move you to tears!
Just finished The plumed serpent by Lawrence, what is a boy from Derbyshire doing writing about Mexico?. Did like it though, though not as much as Aaron's rod.
I began and finished Intimacy by Hanif Kureishi yeaterday 17th March 2011
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
I just finished "The Invisible Man" by H.G. Wells. I thought it was a fun read.
I finally finished The Elegance of the Hedgehog. There were parts I found really hard to get through. The story seemed to drag a bit at times.
LDB wrote: "Aishwarya wrote: "I read Never Let Me Go, and was pretty disappointed. It was a nice little book that'll leave you wondering with the ever troubling question Asimov plagued us with; but..."Well I still think about it from time to time so I definitely disagree.
Just finished Grimus by Salman Rushdie. I was very impressed.
A Passage to India by Forster. A challenging read.
Tarr by Wyndham Lewis, first of his I've read. Have to decide what book to read next.
Just finished:
OLD GORIOT
by
Honore de Balzac
I liked it!
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