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[Mandy]

Hayley, The Kite Runner is one of my favourite books, I hope you like it :)

[Hayley]

Mandy, so far I am liking it and can't wait to finish it : )

[Jessika]

Hey everyone :) Right now I'm reading a book called First Landing by Robert Zubrin. It's a little bit out of the kind of book I'd normally pick up (science fiction), but it's so good! I'm really glad that I decided to pick it up at the library!

Haley--Let me know how The Stand goes, too. It's been sitting on my shelf for a while and I'm a big Stephen King fan, as well, and I've been wondering how it is :)

[Hayley]

Jess, no problem, everyone I know who has read The Stand keeps telling me how good the book is and one of my friends has said once I've read this he's going to get me to read The Dark Tower series.

[Chloe]

Charity, I am definitely down to read A Clockwork Orange this fall. It's one of those that I've been intending to read forever but just haven't gotten to. I really should make room for it, considering the film is one of my favorites.

[Lori, Super Mod]

The book was really interesting to me. The jargon was tough to get used to in the begining because i had nothing to reference it by, but after awhile, as he says the same things through the book, you realise what each slang stands for.... rot, rooker, glossies.. it all started to come together :)

Do you guys have the edition with the additional ending, or the one with the glossary?

[Charity]

Sweet! I'm a HUGE Kubrick fan and yet, I have never read any of the books that the movies are based on. Not even Lolita or The Shining. How sad is that? Clockwork has been on my shelf for at least 4 years now and I've got to make time to read it, so I wanted to recruit a partner-in-crime. :-)

[Charity]

I'll have to check, Lori. I've only unpacked 3 boxes of books since I've moved and it wasn't in one of those. I'll be sorting all my books this weekend, so I'll check. However, there is this nifty little site that I may use for reference if mine doesn't have the glossary.

[Chloe]

I don't actually have a copy yet, but it'll be no trouble to pick one up. Do you recommend the additional ending or the glossary edition? Charity, I am a HUGE Kubrick fan myself and have been wanting to read this for a looooong time but just needed a prodding to get to it.

You should definitely read The Shining, by the way. A really quick read that is definitely worth it, if only to see the differences between the film and the book.

[Charity]

I've already put it on my list. I definitely need some creepy page-turners this fall. You'll be happy to hear that I'll be reading House of Leaves soon...another one that has been gathering dust for, oh say, 5 years. Yikes! I'm really trying to knock out some of these books on my shelf before I go on any more book buying binges.

[Sherry]

Kirsty,for me the end is what made The Road a wonderful book.

All these posts about The stand have me tempted to pull it out and read it for the third time.

[Cynthia]

I finished Made in the U.S.A. by Letts last night...really, really good. I couldn't stop reading it...I wanted to see what was going to happen next to these poor kids and the end was happy which I like.

I plan to to read The Scandal Plan by Folman next...then I will finally be able to go back to reading books for the summer challenge.

[Chloe]

Charity, I'm attempting the same thing- though I've definitely broken down this week and bought several books that I've just heard far too much about recently. An audit of my shelves last month revealed that I had 63 books sitting there that had been untouched since I brought them home from the bookstore. I've definitely made a dent in that number, but still feel that I have ways to go before I can legitimize buying more books.

[Charity]

Double that number and that's where I'm at. I feel bad for my books. They deserve better.

[Chloe]

My main problem is with biographies. I read a book that has a historical character and then feel compelled to read about that person. After reading Captain Corelli's Mandolin, I bought a biography of Mussolini that is still sitting there gathering dust. Likewise, I watched The Killing Fields and bought a biography of Pol Pot that has never been touched since. If I'm ever a suspect in a murder my bookshelves filled with biographies of history's monsters will go a long way toward damning me.

[Charity]

Ha! Damn Patriot Act. :-)

[JT]

Currently, I'm reading Brideshead Revisited (in anticipation of the new film coming out), Howards End (because I just finished On Beauty by Zadie Smith and it seemed like a good companion read), The Emperor of Ocean Park (which has been on my TBR for forever, and How To Read Novels Like A Professor. whew....

[Lori, Super Mod]

Logan, I would buy the one with the additional ending. It wasnt in the original novel when Burgess had it published, so when I read it, I felt like i was let in on a little secret. Its a better ending by far, than had it stopped a chapter earlier.

[Chloe]

Nice. I'll make sure mine features the add-on. Especially now that I have the link for the glossary bookmarked.

[Lori]

Oh thank goodness other people do the same thing as I do. Shelves and shelves of unread books from shopping sprees. But these are books I plan on reading and I got them in excellent used condition, I'm "saving" money!

[Kirsty]

I've just finished The Road and am glad I read it. It definitely made me think. A lot. And I agree that it was beautful in its minimalism. Definitely one that you have to read all the way through before you really appreciate it.

[Tim (Mole) The Gunslinger]

just started the Alienist by Caleb Carr,so far so good

[Kirsty]

I'm now starting Twilight by Stephanie Meyer, firstly because I need something light to read after The Road and secondly because I want to know what all the fuss is about!

[Emma]

Okay! Tell me what you think of it! It's the worst of the series in my opinon.

[Macy]

I'm still slogging through Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. I'm enjoying it but it's not exactly a gripping read. I just picked up Witch of Portobello at the library and I downloaded the Alchemist for the upcoming drive to Denver. Now if I can just stop posting and pack, we'll be all set!

[Kirsty]

haha... great way to set me up for the book Emma!

[Emma]

Haha! I'm just wonderfully optimistic and supportive aren't I?

[Sherry]

Kirsty,you could look at it this way,by Emma giving it a somewhat discouraging review,you may then find yourself being pleasantly surprised and then Emma would have helped in actually making it a better read.

Very supportive indeed Emma!

[Kirsty]

Well I suppose that's true... lol

[Sherry]

There can always be a bright side...:)

[Sherry]

Actually Kirsty,I'd be interested to know what you think.There is so much talk about these books.

[Emma]

Haha, well, I hope you can prove me wrong! Read my review afterwards, I kind of rant a lot, but there's so much to say! Have you already started it?

[Lori, Super Mod]

Stephanie... god help you and your quest to read Saturday. Ugh. That book was the longest, most drawn out pc of crap I have read in a loooonnngg time. I would get so bored reading it that I would actually fall asleep!!! there are about 50 pages total that make the book worth it. Good luck with that :) The author should have trimmed it down to about 100 pgs... that would have made it more enjoyable I think!!

[Chloe]

Awesome! I've been looking for an excuse to avoid reading more Ian McEwan. A lot of his books are on the 1001 List but, like Margaret Atwood, I really don't want to give him another chance.

[Lori, Super Mod]

Logan, that was my one and only with him... and I will never pick up another. It felt like homework. I forced myself to finish b/c I kept thinking IT HAD TO GET BETTER!!

[Chloe]

My one and only with him was Atonement. I hated it. I could not get into it. I hated the characters, I hated the story, I hated his writing style. The movie was good but I think I liked the cinematography more than anything else.

[Sherry]

Logan,I've heard that so frequently that I believe I'll trust my instincts and avoid it altogether.

[ScottK]

I have finally started reading Perdido Street Station. So far I am enjoying it, a bit odd to say the least but in a good way. I wish there were some pictures so I could get a good grasp of the remade(not that my imagination isn't in overdrive) but I wonder if what I imagine is what China envisioned. My review of Wind up Bird Chronicle is up on my profile if anyone wishes to know what I thought of it.

[Chloe]

Scott, I definitely agree with your take on Wind Up Bird. Murakami is a great writer and definitely knows how to dress a scene, I'm just not sure if even he knew where he wanted the story to go. My suspicions were aroused when he started the weird dream sequences and then confirmed when he introduced Nutmeg and Cinnamon in the last third of the book. Still, I love the character of Mae Kasahara. Her letters from the factory saved that book for me.

edit: I hate when I write a much longer response and Goodreads decides to delete it.

[ScottK]

LOL Logan, I loved Mae too but I thought she was a bit off. She did seem to keep that story going though closer to the end.

[Lori]

That's never happened to me thank god!

I love Murakami, and think he's a Master. I always get into the mindset of the book, utterly and completely. I don't try to figure out his fantastical elements altho I most definitely do think about them. Norwegian Wood is a very straight read, with none of those surreal touches.

I am so curious about this Twilight stuff I finally broke down and requested it from the library. Even tho it's been out for awhile, I'm at #250+ on the wait list! And no, that is one book I have no desire to buy. Sorry, Stephanie Meyers!

[ScottK]

Mole I just read that you just started The Alienist. One of my favorite books ever ( at least in the top 5). However,the sequel Angel of Darkness was not quite as good, so unless you really feel compelled to read both I would skip #2

[Melanie]

I just finished Raw Shark Texts. I liked it - very original. I thought about it for days after I finished. I am currently reading Bone Woman (memoir by an anthropologist that works for UN body recovery team, grim read but good). And I am just starting The Host by Stephenie Meyer. I wasn't a big fan of Twilight, but I thought I would give this one a try. Has anyone read it?

[Sherry]

I haven't read that but I did read Raw Shark Texts and loved it's originality.

[Kirsty]

Emma, I've started it and so far finding it ok, but I'm not very far in because I started it when I went to bed and had to fight to stop falling asleep!

[Jessika]

Hayley--I read The Dark Tower series last summer and I absolutely loved it! You're definitely in for a treat :)

[Jessika]

Oh, and right now I'm reading a wonderful book called Left to Tell by Immaculée Ilibagiza :)

[Hayley]

Jess, the Dark Tower series is next on my hit list of Stephen King books. If I can read his entire back catalogue of books I'll be well impressed with myself :)

[Charity]

I just started the new Jane Green, The Beach House. This is my 4th chick lit book in a row and I'm getting a little worn out with this genre. I'll probably need to read something a little meatier soon.

[alicia]

Finally finished Twilight and Odd Thomas.I really liked both.Now i'm reading another YA vampire series called Cirque Du Freak.So far it's okay