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[Diane]

Jess wrote: "Finished Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin. About to start Love in the Time of Cholera and Twilight. "

Two completely different love stories :)

[GracieKat]

I'm still on The Night Before by Lisa Jackson. It started out good but I'm on page 245 and not much is going on. Just a lot of insinuations and mysteries that don't seem to be really going anywhere. Her other New Orleans books aren't great novels but at least they were fast-paced and interesting.

[Petra X]

Just finished Academy X, still reading Straw Dogs and just started the Boy in the Striped Pyjamas.

[Candy]

I am currently reading about John Quincy Adams. A biography written by Paul C. Nagel. Wow, this poor man had a very strong mother and father who basically ran his life for him. At least they steered him to the presidency.

[Lianne]

I've started reading Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar (it's pretty interesting so far, I like Plath's prose), J.R.R. Tolkien's The Legend of Sigurd & Gudrún and will probably start Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings in a little while xD

[Petra X]

Just finished the Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (awesome) and have started Jonathan Franzen's memoir, The Discomfort Zone. Still reading Gray's Straw Dogs. Very slow-going because I have to look up the philosopher's he mentions every page or two.

[Jacqueline]

I just finished chapter two of Pnin by Valdimir Nabokov and am liking it so far, althought I'm curious as to the significance of this darn squirrel that keeps popping up. O_O

[Maureen]

I finished Queen of the Road (Orion) and The Magician's Nephew (Lewis). Now I'm onto The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Lewis).

Someone had asked what order of the Narnia Chronicles that C.S. Lewis preferred. Here is what my book says:
The Magician's Nephew
The Lion, the Witch . . .
The Horse and His Boy
Prince Caspian
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
The Silver Chair
The Last Battle

[[deleted user]]

I had this same discussion with my son... when I read them The Magicians Nephew wasn't around, and I started with tL tW and tW ... it that possible? And doesn't it give away some of the story, so wouldn't it be better to read it at the end?

EDIT: Interesting article in Wikipedia about it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chro...

From the article:

... They (those who prefer the publishing order) maintain that much of the magic of Narnia comes from the way the world is gradually presented in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. They believe that the mysterious wardrobe, as a narrative device, is a much better introduction to Narnia than The Magician's Nephew — where the word "Narnia" appears in the first paragraph as something already familiar to the reader. Moreover, they say, it is clear from the texts themselves that The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe was intended to be read first, and that The Magician's Nephew was not. When Aslan is first mentioned in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, for example, the narrator says that "None of the children knew who Aslan was, any more than you do". Fans of the original order point out that this is nonsensical if one has already read The Magician's Nephew.

But the article suggests that Lewis didn't really think there need be a set order, so we can all read them in any order we like!

[Yvonne]

< Thanks Maureen for the order of the Narnia Chronicles. That is the order that I read them. I will probably reread them later in the future.
Happy reading!

[Allison]

Stephanie, Yeah, I can definitely see needing to talk to someone about it once I'm done! :) It's such an interesting read, I don't want to put it down.


Claire, That's so cool that you're reading The Glass Castle too! :) We'll have to talk once we're done it. :) Glad you're enjoying it too!

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

Finished Murder on Astor Place. Eh. I'm going to give this one 2 stars.

On to the next one! (I feel like Henry VIII.)

[Bettie]

Susanna wrote:

On to the next one! (I feel like Henry VIII.)"

You don't LOOK like Henry VIII!

[Carol]

Yay! I´m reading Twilight again *_* First in Portuguese

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

Snort!

[Lisa]

I am reading The Whiskey Rebels A Novel. It is a book I picked based solely on the cover for the summer challenge.

There are 2 characters narrating the book, one I like and one I don't. It will be interesting to see how the two story lines combine.

It's set just after the end of the Revolutionary War, when Western Penn was the western frontier.

[Everyman]

When I read them (the Narnia tales) to my grandchildren, I will certainly start with the Lion.... I actually didn't care much for The Magicians Nephew -- felt it was too much trying to explain how Narnia happened and too little good story.

I agree that the magic of Lucy's discovery of Narnia is much more magical and interesting to children. So that's how my grandchildren will get them.

I figure about age 6 or 7 is a fair time to start reading these. Anybody want to suggest a different age?

[Suzanne]

Just finished Always a Scoundrel by Suzanne Enoch, still working on Tears of the Moon by Nora Roberts and just started Dark and Deadly by Jeanne Adams.

[Dorie]

I set Pratchett's "Monstrous Regiment" aside as it didn't capture my interest. I read pretty far into it, too. I've now started Connelly's "The Scarecrow".

[[deleted user]]

Everyman wrote: "When I read them (the Narnia tales) to my grandchildren, I will certainly start with the Lion.... I actually didn't care much for The Magicians Nephew -- felt it was too much trying to explain ho..."

Lucky Kids!! I can't wait til I have some so I can read things with them too!

I read them (on my own, however) a little later, but okay I think if you're reading together. There is a part at the end of "Lion" which I found incredibly sad (don't want to give anything away) and I cried for a long time over it, even after I had finished the book and everything had been resolved, so if the grandkids are especially sensitive be careful.

[[deleted user]]

I'm taking a break from Biker Chicks, The magnetic attraction of women to bad boys and motobikes, it's just not holding my attention the way i thought it would, will pick it up every now and then and read another womens story.

Started Drink Play F@#k by Andrew Gottlieb a couple of hours ago and am really enjoying it, finding it funny and interesting and just wanting to keep reading more. This is sort of the male version to Eat Pray Live, this man has just been left by his wife of 8 years for another man and decides to take a year to find himself.

[Petra X]

Christy, I read Drink Play F@#k recently, I couldn't read Eat Pray Love, can't stand worthy or self-help books. I'll be interested to see what you think of it when you've finished it.

[Fiona (Titch)]

Just finished Cross Country - James Patterson. Now I am gonna read Beauty - Robin McKinley.

[Marcella]

I'm finishing up L'Affaire by Diane Johnson today and digging in deeper to What it the What by Dave Eggers.

[El]

Still plugging away at Tolstoy's War and Peace, but also have started Octavia Butler's Parable of the Sower and Wallace Stegner's The Spectator Bird.

[Claire]

Allison wrote: "Stephanie, Yeah, I can definitely see needing to talk to someone about it once I'm done! :) It's such an interesting read, I don't want to put it down.


Claire, That's so cool that you're reading..."

hi Allison - Yes, lets discuss it - I should be finished with it in the next couple of days. It IS hard to put down!

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

Everyman - six or seven is about how old I was when I read The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. I think I got it for my seventh birthday. Charming series.

[Viki]

Currently reading Those Who Save Us by Jenna Blum. Wonderfully written and the story has you on page one.

[Everyman]

Just started Boswell's Life of Johnson. I've browsed in it in the past, but now I'm going to read it through. It's my throne room book, having finished my last throne room book Fitzgerald's translation of the Odyssey, so it will take awhile, but that's okay. I figure the anecdotal nature of the book will go well with short spurts of reading. (It was a tossup between Boswell and Plutarch's lives, but Boswell won.)

[Cindy]

Currently reading The House on Tradd Street and enjoying it. A young woman inherits an old Charleston mansion and begins renovations...with antique treasures, a ghost, and a hunky guy. Fun read!

[Tracy]

I just finished The Helpand loved it. I'm now starting on Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secretswhich is my own Summer Challenge. I got lucky and found Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkabanfor a dollar at my library yesterday! It's the paperback version but is in excellent condition.

[Yvonne]

HP and the Prisoner of Azkaban is my favorite of the HP books. I still need to read the last book of the series.

[Liz]

Tracy wrote: "I just finished The Helpand loved it. I'm now starting on Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secretswhich is my own Summer Challenge. I got lucky and found [book:Harry Pott..."
Tracy, have you read the books before? I love them. I remember asking my parents to buy me the first three books in hardback because they were out, and because even though the first was in paperback, I wanted them to match. So glad that I did!

[Tracy]

Liz wrote: "Tracy wrote: "I just finished The Helpand loved it. I'm now starting on Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secretswhich is my own Summer Challenge. I got lucky and found [b..."

I only read [book:Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix|2, [book:Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince|1] and Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows and then my son who had read all of them told me I need to read the first 4 books, so I read Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone and now I'm reading Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets to be followed by Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. If I have time I will reread the 3 I've already read before the new movie comes out in July.

[Linda]

Stephanie wrote: "I started on Those Who Save Us last night. So far very good."

Stephanie: I read Those Who Save Us a few months ago and loved it. It has some difficult passages to get through (not from a writing style standpoint, but from the standpoint of the horrific things that occur), but was overall very happy I read it. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

[Linda]

Allison wrote: "Stephanie, Yeah, I can definitely see needing to talk to someone about it once I'm done! :) It's such an interesting read, I don't want to put it down.


Claire, That's so cool that you're reading..."

Allison/Claire: The Glass Castle is one of those thought provoking memoirs that really grabs you and stays with you. Would love to see what you have to think about it when finished reading it.

[Stephanie]

I finished Those Who Save Us last night and really liked it. A heartbreaking book, but it was beautifully done and I am extremely glad I read it.

I started on Hurry Down Sunshine today. I have been anxiously awaiting reading this book, and sadly I am pretty disappointed so far.

[Mosca]

I've just finished reading Quicksilver by Neal Stephenson. Since a number of friends asked, in advance, for my reactions to this book, I've written a Review for any folks who may have interest. To summarize, this book takes some investment on the reader's part; but I feel the investment is worth it.

So, I'm moving on to the second book of the trilogy -- The Confusion

[[deleted user]]

Just finished Amy and Isabelle A Novel. I liked it, but it bothers me that pretty much every man in the book was no damn good.

Just starting The Last Chronicle of Barset. I am thoroughly in love with Trollope, having read the other 5 Barchester books.

[Yvonne]

I have started Eclipse from the Twilight series. First novel was good, second one was slow, hope this one is at a swifter pace.

[Jessica]

Yvonne, I am also starting on Eclipse. I actually liked New Moon more than Twilight, so we'll see what I think of this one.

[Keith]

I just started "the long walk" by stephen king. I hear that it is a pretty good book.

[Rachel]

I love The Long Walk.

[[deleted user]]

I just finished Drink Play F@#k by Andrew Gottlieb (which I only started yesterday afternoon) and have got to say that i am happy with it. It was funny, interesting, went at the right pace for me and had some great characters. I found some parts to be a little unbelievable but that only happened a couple of times during the Vegas Route. I don't think i'll read Eat Pray Live anytime soon because i know all i'll do is compare it to this and i think it will be quite different.

Now i think i might try a classic in Wuthering Heights as i haven't read any of those kinds of books.

[JG (Introverted Reader)]

Cindy wrote: "Currently reading The House on Tradd Street and enjoying it. A young woman inherits an old Charleston mansion and begins renovations...with antique treasures, a ghost, and a hunky g..."

Have you ever read Savannah Blues by Mary Kay Andrews? This sounds somewhat similar, and I loved Savannah Blues. I'll have to check yours out.

Edit: Well, Savannah Blues is funny, not a ghost story. But the antiques, mystery, Southern city, hunky guy thing is similar. :-)

[JG (Introverted Reader)]

I finished up The Lincoln Lawyer. I really, really liked it. I'm not a fan of courtroom drama, but this was more about the mystery/thriller than what happened in the courtroom. Highly recommended if you enjoy that kind of thing.

Now I'm starting A Northern Light. I'm about 50 pages in and I love it so far. Another main character who's a reader! Gotta love 'em!

[Robin]

Yvonne wrote: "HP and the Prisoner of Azkaban is my favorite of the HP books. I still need to read the last book of the series. "

That is my favorite as well.

As to Narnia - I personally like reading them in chronilogical order not "published" order but each person has to come to that on their own. It is still one of my favorite series.

-- Robin The Crown Conspiracy | Avempartha | Nyphron Rising (Oct 2009)

[Robin]

Yvonne wrote: "I have started Eclipse from the Twilight series. First novel was good, second one was slow, hope this one is at a swifter pace."

That is EXACTLY how I felt about them. The third one I think is better than the 2nd but still not as good as the first - I've not read Breaking Dawn yet.

[Robin]

Just added "The Glass Castle" to my TBR list --- Shakes fist at the sky -- now I remember the compulsion that comes from this group. Being away for awhile had "cleaned up my TBR" I see it growing at an alarming rate again ;-)

[Lori, Super Mod]

El wrote: "Still plugging away at Tolstoy's War and Peace, but also have started Octavia Butler's Parable of the Sower and Wallace Stegner's The Spectator Bird."


Oh how I cringe when I see Stegners name....!!