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[Lisa]

Bronwyn wrote: "The Picture of Dorian Gray. I liked it. Wilde's prose loses focus at times but overall a good read."

Been one of my faves for YEARS.....

[Lisa]

Tani wrote: "I just finished Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Hound of the Baskervilles. I really enjoyed it a lot. The only problem now is that I want to read all the other Sherlock Holmes books and stories.

Hound was my hands down fave of his :) Huck Finn was a great one too. My kids read it in school too, LOL.

[Lisa]

Ph wrote: "Farewell to Arms...For Whom The Bell Tolls it wasn't, but it was ok."

I've read everything Hemingway ever wrote, I adore him, but those 2 were at the BOTTOM of my list...LOL

[K.D.]

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

What did you think of it?"

Excellent, Amy! She writes better than her husband, IMO.

[K.D.]

Just finished
THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY by Oscar Wilde

[Robin]

I'm a huge fan of Henry James and just finished Daisy Miller. A sweet read that took just a couple of hours. Ah, what next?? This was my 8th book this week, I believe.

[Jacqueline]

I just finished Don Quixote, which was a surprisingly easy and enjoyable read despite it's length. The last 150 pages or so did feel like a bit of a trudge for me, however, and I had to put the book down for a bit to get through them. Also, the second part as a whole was not as entertaining as the first. All the same, I really enjoyed it and gave it four stars.

[Becky]

Stranger in a Strange Land by Heinlein - audio version. Enjoyable enough.

[Mikela]

Yelena, I know exactly what you mean about the rating of books. I sometimes spend more time agonizing whether to give a book a 2,3 or 4 (with hardly ever a 5) than it took to read it. Ok, maybe not that long but it's hard.

[aPriL does feral sometimes]

Jacqueline wrote: "I just finished Don Quixote, which was a surprisingly easy and enjoyable read despite it's length. The last 150 pages or so did feel like a bit of a trudge for me, however, and I had to..."

I was surprised how good it was too.

[Mikela]

At long last I gratefully finished The Master and Margarita.

[Lisa]

I just finished & put down The Handmaid's Tale-Margaret Atwood. It was weird & sad, chock full of quasi-religious, quasi-cultish tones & punishments, as well as post apocalyptic. Different, very different. The ending was a surprise:)

[Craig]

Castle Rackrent -Maria Edgeworth (did not enjoy this much).
and

Caleb Williams -William Godwin (this is a wonderful and intelligent work).

[Linton]

Genia wrote: "Melissa wrote: "The Catcher in the Rye Honestly, I don't see what all of the fuss is about, but it's another one of those books that people could never believe that I haven't read and ..."

I totally agree. I kept reading it waiting for something to happen, something to justify making this book a classic.

[Judith]

I just finished "New Grub Street" by George Gissing

This one is a must-read for all of you here, I think!

[Robin]

I just finished Oscar and Lucinda and frankly I'm just shocked! I really enjoyed each page.

[Jennifer W]

The Sea. It was OK. I think I'm glad I listened to it rather than read it.

[Sandi]

That does not sound like a 1001 list book...

[Charity]

Sandi wrote: "That does not sound like a 1001 list book..."

Thanks! I deleted his/her posts. :)

[Claire]

Jane Eyre and loved it.

[Lauli]

Disgrace, by Coetzee. Harsh, but very moving and profound

[whimsicalmeerkat]

Robin wrote: "I just finished Oscar and Lucinda and frankly I'm just shocked! I really enjoyed each page."

I'm curious why you were shocked?

[Robin]

Denae wrote: "Robin wrote: "I just finished Oscar and Lucinda and frankly I'm just shocked! I really enjoyed each page."

I'm curious why you were shocked?"

The twists of plot; how it all ended. (I don't want to give any spoilers). I just wouldn't have guessed any of it and it surprised me. I loved the read and the writing, it was very engrossing.I'm glad not everyone behaves so foolishly!

[Sophia]

Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenidies, from the original 2006 list.

[Robin]

Sophia wrote: "Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenidies, from the original 2006 list."

So good!!

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

Robin wrote: "Sophia wrote: "Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenidies, from the original 2006 list."

So good!!"

Quite agree!

[Sandi]

Started and finished Of Mice and Men.

[Mikela]

Just finished Oscar and Lucinda and wish I could say I loved it, but in all honesty I hated it. The book was well written with such good character development that I felt I knew both main characters well. Am going to just absorb the ending a bit before I decide whether to give it 4 or 5*s.
**POSSIBLE SPOILER FROM THIS POINT**
Of the two, Lucinda was, in my humble opition, the only one that merited admiration. She was strong willed, kind, with her main flaw that she loved the wrong man. Oscar was a tepid milk toast with the backbone of jellyfish. He not only destroyed his life but also that of the woman he supposedly loved. His weakness was just mind boggling.

[Robin]

Mikela wrote: "Just finished Oscar and Lucinda and wish I could say I loved it, but in all honesty I hated it. The book was well written with such good character development that I felt I knew both..."

So, you finished. Congrats. I'm curious, why would you give a book that you hated 4 or 5 stars? And yes, I agree about your distaste for Oscar, but he was very interesting in the type of strong actions that he did take, starting with his leaving home.

[Linda]

Read The Postman Always Rings Twice this week, as well as The Stranger for the second time. My son is reading Camus for a class, so I'm going to read The Plague as well, so I can help him on his paper if he needs it.

[Mikela]

I know, it sounds strange doesn't it. The book was such a good represention of the times and place with his characters so well defined that I loved it, but at the same time it brought out so much anger in me that I hated it. Any well written book that can affect my emotions to that degree deserves respect.

[Robin]

Mikela wrote: "I know, it sounds strange doesn't it. The book was such a good represention of the times and place with his characters so well defined that I loved it, but at the same time it brought out so much ..."

I get it. I just read a book that I thought was horribly cruel and I sobbed like a tragedy had REALLY happened, I was so angry at the writer, but it was a gorgeous book.

[Mikela]

Robin wrote: "Mikela wrote: "I know, it sounds strange doesn't it. The book was such a good represention of the times and place with his characters so well defined that I loved it, but at the same time it broug..."

There are a few books I've read that put you on such an emotional rollercoaster that you want to throw them against the wall but can't somehow manage to put them down long enough to do so. A Fine Balance comes to mind, another terrific book.

[Robin]

Mikela wrote: "Robin wrote: "Mikela wrote: "I know, it sounds strange doesn't it. The book was such a good represention of the times and place with his characters so well defined that I loved it, but at the same..."

Yes, I LOVED A Fine Balance and read it years ago, but still so many of the book's images haunt me. How excellent that writer's have this gift to get into our very souls and consciousness!

[Judith]

"The Lives of Girls and Women" - Munro

A surprising coming of age story....a good read.

[Julia]

Sophia wrote: "Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenidies, from the original 2006 list."

Fantastic book!! It's on my top 10.

[Liesl]

The Heart of Redness on one of the lists

[Mike]

I just finished "The Blind Assassin" by Margaret Atwood. Two stars! Not an easy read but I got throught it. This book was written as a story within a story within a story. Interesting style with a good story but not for me.

[Asa]

Jonathan Littell's The Kindly Ones - interesting, worth a read, but not for the easily disturbed.

[Cindy]

I finished The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton last week. Excellent.

[Genia]

I'd finished The Tenant of Wildfell Hall just a few minutes ago. It was quite good, on the whole, though some places encouraged skimming.

[Darcy]

I went on a two week vacation and finished Pride and Prejudice, Life of Pi and Wuthering Heights.

I actually wasn't a huge fan of Pride and Prejudice, but I couldn't put either Life of Pi or Wuthering Heights down!

[Bucket]

Darcy wrote: "I went on a two week vacation and finished Pride and Prejudice, Life of Pi and Wuthering Heights.

I actually wasn't a huge fan of Pride and Prejudice, but I cou..."

Yay! Someone else who wasn't thrilled with Pride and Prejudice! I'm with you... :)

[Ian]

Just finished The Godfather by Mario Puzo.
I was surprised to see it on the list. Having read it, I'm even more surprised.

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

Bucket wrote: "Darcy wrote: "I went on a two week vacation and finished Pride and Prejudice, Life of Pi and Wuthering Heights.

I actually wasn't a huge fan of Pride and Prej..."

I read Pride and Prejudice several years ago. On that basis, I won't be reading any more Jane Austen.

[Mikela]

Just finished The Long Goodbyeand was thoroughly impressed. The twists just kept on coming right to the end. A very enjoyable read.

[Kate S]

I just finished Alias Grace and enjoyed it as I have with most of Atwood's books. . .

[laut]

Riona wrote: "I just finished Cloud Atlas and was blown away. I'm shocked that it's not more well-known for how good it is. I wrote a very detailed, glowing review if anyone is interested - I enjoye..."

Which was your favourite section? I really loved the middle two.

[Gini]

Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "I read Pride and Prejudice several years ago. On that basis, I won't be reading any more Jane Austen. "

I'm such an Austenophile that it amazes me to hear people say they didn't like it. I'm not trying to be confrontational here; I'm genuinely curious. Why do you think you didn't like it? Do you enjoy other authors from the period? Other romance stories?

I still think it's one of the funniest books I've ever read. Austen has such an acid view of society that it makes me giggle continuously. But I know other people who don't think it's funny at all.

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

I don't like romance. Price and Prejudice was flat and uninteresting. Yes, I've read other books of the period and some even earlier. I'll probably try others, but I prefer Victorian literature.