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[Mosca]

Just finished All Seated on the Ground by Connie Willis. This is a novella and a very fast read. This work was supprisingly lightweight for Connie Willis; but I enjoyed it.

It looks like I will read Spin by Robert Charles Wilson next.

[JG (Introverted Reader)]

Fran wrote: "Love in the time of Cholera. This isn't going to leave me horribly depressed is it? Or should I stop now and pick up something light?"

It's not depressing, but it took me a while to get through it. I wouldn't call it light at all.

[April]

Currently reading Anne's House of Dreams by L.M. Montgomery.

[Allison]

April wrote: "Currently reading Anne's House of Dreams by L.M. Montgomery. "


Did you read Anne of Windy Poplars? I tried, but had to skip it.

[Catamorandi]

I am not sure whether I posted this here or not, but there is no harm in doing it twice if I have already done it. I am currently reading HP and the Sorcerer's Stone. I love it so far.

[April]

Did you read Anne of Windy Poplars? I tried, but had to skip it.
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Yeah I did. I think if anything you should crack it open if you have it and look for the dinner scene with Cyrus Taylor, a crusty old man who throws fits.
Anyways, here's a website which only has the excerpt, which to me is the best part of the book
http://www.sheilaomalley.com/archives...

[Allison]

thanks for the link April :)

[Fiona (Titch)]

Claire wrote: "Fiona wrote: "Claire, I am known as Titch lol."


Ok, and you are Fiona who is trying to get through ICTC (or the one who recommends it)! :)
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I am the 1 who is tryin to get through it, its the other Fiona who recommended it lol.

[Fiona (Titch)]

Finished Tim - Colleen McCullough & The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath.

[Kristina]

I'm currently reading: Where Rainbows End (Love, Rosie) by Cecelia Ahern.

[Kate]

I just finished Where the Sidewalk Ends and I am working on reading Identical by Ellen Hopkins and 1st to Die by James Paterson.

[Carol]

And I should stop reading GBs and start reading my actual book lol

[Kate]

Carol, what is GB?

[Emily]

Finished A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry last night, what a long and depressing book! This morning I started Margaret Atwood's Alias Grace.

[Carol]

Kathryn - GB was me typing sleepy xD I meant GRs (Goodreads) :D

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

I finished East of the Mountains by David Guterson. I gave the book three stars, but at the same time will volunteer that I'm glad to have read it. Contradiction? Perhaps. Anyway, I started The Thirteenth Tale A Novel by Diane Setterfield. Only read the first chapter, but this one doesn't start slowly!

[Leila]

I am right now reading How to Be Good by Nick Hornby. It's for a bookclub and I have to have finished it soon. I like Hornby and have read three of his previous works but this one is a bit different. It's okay. Sometimes funny, sometimes annoying (the characters) but we'll see what the end result will be :)

I am also reading Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. I read a few pages now and then and I absolutely love it. I love the style, the wit, the plot, the interesting things it brings up. It is amazing. I feel like there are so many details, many which are probably pointless, that are so amusing and keep wish that I could say it to someone who would understand why it is so funny, or sad, or amusing, or weird, or well...interesting.

[Good Book Fairy]

I'm reading The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart.
Definitely YA, where as many YA books you can't tell are YA, they just are "safe" for YA's to read.

[Lisa]

I started S is for Silence by Sue Grafton and The Survivor's Club: The Secrets and Science that could Save your Life by Ben Sherwood.

The Survivor's Club looked at while some people are survivor's while others are victims. There are survivor's of a wide range of events...sinking boat, plane crash, disease. So far it is very intersting.

[Good Book Fairy]

Love Ben Sherwood's The death and life of Charlie St. Cloud. Not sure about his non fiction so i'm glad you're liking it. I saw the write up in People on it too!

[JuliAnna]

Leila wrote: "I am also reading Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. I read a few pages now and then and I absolutely love it. I love the style, the wit, the plot, the interesting things it brings up. It is amazing...."

Leila, I read some Vonnegut in my teens and thought he was okay. I read Slaughterhouse-Five recently and was blown away by it for all the reasons you describe as well as some of the more postmodern elements. I've read a few others by him since then, but none that I liked nearly as much. I think the war experiences are central to its success.

[JuliAnna]

Mosca, I'm excited to hear of a Connie Willis book that I haven't read, even if it is "lightweight." Let me know what you think about Spin.

[Ann from S.C.]

I finished THE GREAT GATSBY and LOST SOULS by Lisa Jackson. Now am reading STARGIRL by Jerry Spinelli, and I am reading THE TRUE STORY OF MARY STUART, QUEEN OF SCOTS by John Guy, and SELECTED POEMS by Carl Sandburg. All for the spring challenge.

[April]

I am currently reading Watchmen by Alan Moore in prepration for the movie and also for the Spring Challenge.

[Debby]

I finished listening to Where the River Ends by Charles Martin (GREAT book and author). I'm almost finished listening to A Wedding in December by Anita Shreve. Next I'll be listening to Black Girl, White Girl by Joyce Carol Oates.
I'm leaving for a trip to FL next Saturday, so I'm gathering several books from my TBR to take with me!

[Kristina]

The Harsh Cry of the Heron - Lian Hearn

[Leila]

JuliAnna wrote: "Leila wrote: "I am also reading Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. I read a few pages now and then and I absolutely love it. I love the style, the wit, the plot, the interesting things it bri..."

I am glad I am not the only one :) I have never read anything from him yet though since this is the first one but his writing does amaze me. And yes, I also think the war experience is a central thing.

[Kristina]

Fiona wrote: Is that the prequel or the 'last' book in the series I can't remember now. I've yet to read the prequel but looking so much forward to it.

It's the 'last' book, the "15 years later"-book, and after that I've got the prequel to read as well. How did you like the books in the series?

[Fiona (Titch)]

Today, I am listening to Noughts and Crosses - Malorie Blackman

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

Finished The Vertigo Years Europe 1900-1914 last night. Really, really good.

I think my next non-fiction will be Alison Weir's The Life of Elizabeth I.

[Lisa]

Aimee wrote: "I just finished The Road by Cormac McCarthy. I basically read the whole book last night! I have tried to start it a couple of times in the last 2 weeks (library book, has to go back soon) but was..."
Wow--from Cormac McCarthy to Stephanie Plum! Talk about switching gears!

[Liz]

I finished rereading Frankenstein over the weekend...I liked it a bit more but Victor was so self-centered. I'll be working on The Dunciad and Why Men Don't Listen and Women Can't Read Maps for a while.

[Fiona (Titch)]

Just finished Noughts and Crosses - Malorie Blackman I am now listening to Girl with a Pearl Earring - Tracy Chevalier

[Good Book Fairy]

Just picked up Hotel on the corner of bitter and sweet - Jamie Ford...so far it's sucked me right in!

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

Lbmii wrote: "Just picked up Hotel on the corner of bitter and sweet - Jamie Ford...so far it's sucked me right in!"


I will be anxious to hear further. I loved the announcement on the most recent GR newsletter and the interview.

[Good Book Fairy]

i went to Book Club Expo in CA last fall and every one got 2 advance reader copies of different books. I was lucky enough to get this one!
keep you posted!

[Larissa]

The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett.

[Liz]

Fiona wrote: "Kicki wrote: "The Harsh Cry of the Heron - Lian Hearn"

Is that the prequel or the 'last' book in the series I can't remember now. I've yet to read the prequel but looking so much forward to it."
I know a prequel is always set before a series, but do you read after you've finished the series?

[Fran]

I'm into "The Deepest Water" by Kate Wilhelm,
Aimee, what did you think of The Road? I keep putting it off.

[Emily]

Leila, I love Vonnegut! Definitely my favorite writer, I've loved everything I've read by him.

[JG (Introverted Reader)]

I finished my dad's western and now I'm starting the sequel to Dissolution, Dark Fire. I hope it's as good as the first!

[JG (Introverted Reader)]

The guy who loaned them to me loves them. I'll recommend Dissolution and I'll let you know about Dark Fire.

[JuliAnna]

I just got Dissolution out of the library. Now, I'm really looking forward to it.

I finished A Short History of Medicine and I Capture the Castle. Now, I get to go check out the discussion thread on the latter. (Better late than never.) Just started Murakami's The Wind-up Bird Chronicle. It's my first Murakami, and so far I really like it.

[Kellie]

I just finished Odd Thomas and I loved it!! What an incredible book this was. This is definitely Koontz at his best.
I was so taken by the story and the uniqueness of it. I love how Koontz slowly revealed Odd’s history through out the book. I kept thinking to myself, this is a very “odd” book but I’m liking it. The characters were so interesting and likeable. The “bodach” reference was ingenious. And mixed in with all of this eerie atmosphere was a little bit of humor. I got a kick out of the Elvis apparition.
Thanks Lori for talking this up! I am definitely after #2!!

Going to start Black Dahlia by Ellroy next.
Loving my favorite genre....

[Emma]

Still reading The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray. It's like chocolate. It's SO GOOD, I need to savour it!

[Lori Ann]

I finished Love in the Time of Cholera and not surprisingly I am still working on JS&MN... but I'm now reading House of Leaves, so far I'm finding it pretty creepy! Oh, and I'm about to start Brideshead Revisited as well

[Alisha Marie]

I finished Goodnight, Nobody by Jennifer Weiner and although I liked it, it wasn't my favorite from her. I thought it was better than Certain Girls and The Guy Not Taken, but not as good as In Her Shoes, Little Earthquakes, and Good in Bed. Although, I do find that with her books, I tend to like her supporting characters (in this case, Janie, who's completely hilarious) more than the actual heroine of the book. So, it was okay and cute.

Now, I'm reading Wastelands Stories of the Apocalypse and am reading the first story The End of the Whole Mess by Stephen King. I've never read anything by him before (yet I own a short pile of his books), so this book's gotten me interested in picking up his other books.

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

I like the whole series starting with Dissolution.

[Catherine]

Just finished Clive Barker's The Hellbound Heart, which is the first thing I've read of Barker. It was a quick, haunting read. I'm partial to Stephen King, but he can go on for a 1,000 pages sometimes and the story wanes a few times. I haven't read "horror" in awhile.

[Ann from S.C.]

I have finished the book of poems I was reading (Carl Sandburg) and now am loving LIVING DEAD IN DALLAS! I should be finished with this before bed!