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[Shovelmonkey1]

Finished August Is a Wicked Monthby Edna O Brien. Dude - I thought this was going to be short read about holiday romance or some such. Nope. If you're looking for summer fun stay away from this. It'll have you reaching for the drinks cabinet. Also, this is one of the few books on the 1001 list which I've read and thought, I really can't imagine any guys wanting to read this.

[Maggie]

Finished The Club Dumas. What a great book. The plot is endlessly interesting and entertaining. I didn't know anything about Dumas so I learned a bit. Now I know I have to read The Three Musketeers.

And shoot! I thought I had mastered the link thing,

[Robin]

I just finished The Curious Incident of the Dog... What an amazing book. Loved the protagonist's voice. Very much in the realm of Jonathan Safron Foer.

[Maggie]

Robin wrote: "I just finished The stone Diaries by Carol Shiels and LOVED it. I'm telling everyone I know to read this! I wept, sobbed during the last chapter. I want to continue knowing the characters. What a w..."

This is one of my all-time favourites! It always makes me realise that life goes on no matter how good or bad things get.

[Liz M]

The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder

[Inna]

White Noise by Don DeLillo

[Robin]

Maggie wrote: "Robin wrote: "I just finished The stone Diaries by Carol Shiels and LOVED it. I'm telling everyone I know to read this! I wept, sobbed during the last chapter. I want to continue knowing the charac..."
Yes, absolutely. Oh my, though. I cried like crazy! Have you read anything else by her?

[Maggie]

Robin wrote: "Maggie wrote: "Robin wrote: "I just finished The stone Diaries by Carol Shiels and LOVED it. I'm telling everyone I know to read this! I wept, sobbed during the last chapter. I want to continue kno..."

I read Happenstance. It's two books in one, one from the husband's POV and the other from the wife's, and you can choose which story to read first. It's a cool concept but the book was disappointing.

[Julia]

Robin wrote: "I just finished The Curious Incident of the Dog... What an amazing book. Loved the protagonist's voice. Very much in the realm of Jonathan Safron Foer."

Glad you enjoyed it!! And yes - definitely very much in the realm of Jonathan Safron Foer. It's different and weird - nice, I like, I like ... :)

[Robin]

I just finished The Lambs of London, which I think has been taken off since the 2006 list. It was fine, nothing earth shattering.

[Kate S]

Just finished The Radetzky March by Joseph Roth

[Cait]

I finished The Bell Jar (excellent) and The Driver's Seat (good). I'm looking forward to discussing the latter for next month's group read.

[whimsicalmeerkat]

Inna wrote: "White Noise by Don DeLillo"

How did you like it? I can't say I was a fan.

[Robin]

Denae wrote: "Inna wrote: "White Noise by Don DeLillo"

How did you like it? I can't say I was a fan."

I'm reading his The Beauty Artist and he definitely has a complex writing structure. What about White Noise didn't you care for?

[Judith]

"The Woodlanders" by Thomas Hardy

Enjoyed it very much; a heartfelt love story.

[Julia]

Cait wrote: "I finished The Bell Jar (excellent) and The Driver's Seat (good). I'm looking forward to discussing the latter for next month's group read."

Hi Judith - I'm new to this. Do you start discussing "The Driver's Seat" on 15 July?

[Mikela]

Just finished The Strange Case of Drl Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Really enjoyed it.

[Robin]

I ended up really enjoying the language in DeLillo's The Body Arist. Now I have to go find a new book to continue my reading frenzy!

[Robin]

I just finished Fear and Trembling. It was enjoyable but I wouldn't consider it a Great Book.

[Sissy]

The Secret History. Didn't mind it - but very surprised that it is on the list after finishing. Really seems quite contemporary fluff type fiction (I mean, the review on the back cover is from John Grisham) and not something that would end up on a 1001 list.

[Melissa]

The Remains of the Day. I was surprised at how much I liked it!

[Cindy]

Sissy wrote: "The Secret History. Didn't mind it - but very surprised that it is on the list after finishing. Really seems quite contemporary fluff type fiction (I mean, the review on the back cover is from John..."

I agree, Sissy. I really didn't care for the book at all.

[Susanna]

Great Expectations . To be honest, I didn't really care for it but it was better than I expected.

[Robin]

Susanna wrote: "Great Expectations. To be honest, I didn't really care for it but it was better than I expected."

Oh, one of my faves.

[whimsicalmeerkat]

Robin wrote: "Denae wrote: "Inna wrote: "White Noise by Don DeLillo"

How did you like it? I can't say I was a fan."

I'm reading his The Beauty Artist and he definitely has a complex w..."

I thought it lacked coherency and the ending was abrupt, but in a bad way. It's one of those books in which I can recognize those things which brought it acclaim, but disliked myself.

[Ian]

Kate S wrote: "Just finished The Radetzky March by Joseph Roth"

What did you make of The Radetzky March? I have it on my bookshelf and have been saving it as I think it will be fantastic.

[Liz M]

The Underdogs by Mariano Azuela

[Shovelmonkey1]

Just chomped down on the 100 page snacklet that is Thirty-Nine Stepsby John Bucchan. Very tasty bit of boys own adventuring. Substitute lashings of lemonade for whiskey though.

[Sissy]

The Ghost Road. Disappointed by this trilogy. I loved Regeneration, didn't like Eye in the Door and was hoping that The Ghost Road, since its on the list along with Regeneration, was going to follow in the spirit of Regeneration. Think Regeneration is the only one that truly belongs on the list.

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I just finished Moll Flanders. It was cool to finally have a strong female character.

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

Bookbuddies wrote: "I just finished Moll Flanders. It was cool to finally have a strong female character."

I loved Moll Flanders, especially the ending!

[Kate S]

Ian wrote: "Kate S wrote: "Just finished The Radetzky March by Joseph Roth"

What did you make of The Radetzky March? I have it on my bookshelf and have been saving it as I think it..."

I thought I would enjoy it more than I did, but it was a beautifully crafted novel of decline (not something I would typically pick for the warm summer days).

[Judith]

"The Riddle of Sands" - Erskine Childers

This book cannot be fully appreciated without learning about the circumstances of its writing and history of the author.

Fascinating adventure novel even without this knowledge, however.

I read a hard copy, but I believe this one is available as a public domain e-book.

[Bucket]

Just finished Pride and Prejudice - I understand why it's a classic, and why people love it... but I don't love it.

I like that Austen pokes fun at the pride and prejudice of her contemporaries, but I want to poke more fun - at Elizabeth's hang-ups and self-righteousness, at the fact that Jane's 'perfection' is essentially naivete, at the sheer preposterousness of Mr. Darcy's set of personality traits. I longed for Elizabeth to wake up and operate outside this world she lived in. I feel guilty for not loving this book, especially since I understand its importance, but I just didn't enjoy it. I felt like Mr. Bennet, who is basically reduced to just turning everything into a joke because he's trapped and there's nothing he can do about it.

[Deanne]

50 pages from the end of reading Gravity's Rainbow, and feel like I've climbed a mountain. It's completely chaotic at times, full of crazy characters having madcap adventures. It jumps from character to character and place to place.
It's compared to Ulysses by Joyce, which I hate, but I actually enjoyed Gravity, even if I didn't love it. May have to read it again to make sense of the chaos but not just now.

[Maggie]

Bucket wrote: "Just finished Pride and Prejudice - I understand why it's a classic, and why people love it... but I don't love it.

I like that Austen pokes fun at the pride and prejudice of her contemporaries, b..."

But that's EXACTLY why I loved it! She was poking at everyone...lol

[Mikela]

Just finished The Black Dahlia. What a truly fantastic read. This book was so different from the normal mystery with characters so flawed in many ways yet still very likeable. It kept me reading and just wouldn't let me put it down.

[Bucket]

Well, she was poking fun at almost everyone... but Elizabeth was not being made fun of and I found Elizabeth just as ridicule-worthy as everyone else. Of course, Austen's goal was not to impact and entertain 21st century Americans, but plenty of other classic authors have managed it (in my case, Shakespeare, Dickens, Betty Smith, Henry Fielding, George Eliot).

Like I said, I get it - the love for Pride and Prejudice. I just don't feel the love. :)

Maggie wrote: "Bucket wrote: "Just finished Pride and Prejudice - I understand why it's a classic, and why people love it... but I don't love it.

I like that Austen pokes fun at the pride and prejudice of her ..."

[Amy]

Cindy wrote: "Julia wrote: "Cindy wrote: "I finished Les Misérables last night."

Respect!! I've had the book for years - can't do it hey. :)"

Aw, thanks! It was most definitely a big-un. It took m..."

I loved that one! I went through a Victor Hugo phase a few years ago and read everything I could.

[Amy]

Bookbuddies wrote: "Christyb wrote: "I just finished the Count of Monte Cristo. 5 Star! Yes, it is long, but it is definitely a page turner!"

I am just about to start that and it is definitely daunting. I am glad ..."

Definitely start it! It's one of my top favorites and I couldn't put it down. Of course, I also loved the whole Muskateers series if that tells you anything.

[Erik]

Little Women. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaadorable.

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Finished The Woodlanders yesterday morning. Loved it even though it depressed/frustrated me.

[Deanne]

Finished Gravity's Rainbow by Pynchon, now reading something less chaotic.

[Asa]

Rebecca West's The Birds Fall Down - a five-star book, and one of my Top Ten reads from the list.

[Charity]

The Idiot - Fyodor Dostoevsky (Pevear/Volokhonsky translation)

Amazing!

[K.D.]

Just finished
WHAT I LOVED by Siri Hustvedt (the wife of Paul Auster)

[Amy]

K.D. wrote: "Just finished
WHAT I LOVED by Siri Hustvedt (the wife of Paul Auster)"

What did you think of it?

[Robin]

The Master, by Toilbin. Enjoyable, though not always engaging, about Henry James.

[Lisa]

Just turned the last page of The Color Purple. HIGHLY recommend it!!!! :) I'd seen the movie but because of the all star cast I didn't really get a sense of the characters. The book gave you the characters themselves without being starstruck, so they felt more "real". Written in diary format made it extremely easy to read, & I finished it in 24 hours.

[Lisa]

Carol wrote: "Ijust finished The Shining by Stephen King. "

The book was SO much better than the movie. The movie left a LOT out.