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[Bhumi]

I just finished Rebel Angels.

I'm continuing to read Confessions of a Shopaholic.

[Bhumi]

Ashley (angelashly) wrote: "I just finished The Luxe by Anna Godbersen.
Not sure yet what I will start today."

I really liked The Luxe, and I have Rumors (#2) sitting here to be read.

[Emily]

I just started Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand), the text is so tiny on my copy and there are so many pages that I don't know if I will ever finish it, but I'll try. I might have to start reading Motherless Brooklyn (Jonathan Lethem) on the side.

[Vicki]

Bhumi wrote: "I just finished Rebel Angels.

I'm continuing to read Confessions of a Shopaholic."

Oh I loved The Gemma Doyle Trilogy!

[Ann from S.C.]

I am reading ANNA KARENINE and I am finding that I can't put it down! Really good.

[Lauren]

I 'm reading Charlotte's Web right now.I read all of the E.B. White's books. It's a really good read for "younglings" 8-10 years old. I love it so far. This is my 7th time reading it! lol

[JSou]

Finished Laughter in the Dark last night and immeadiately grabbed Motherless Brooklyn to read a few pages before I passed out!

[Kristin]

Finished Pride and Prejudice this morning. (Happy girl, I am. So loved it! Wonderful light summery classic.) Headed straight to the library to grab The Outsiders, which I read a milliion and one times as a kid but have not read in about 20 years. Am anxiously looking forward to starting it, but I think I want to sit with the Bennet's and Darcy's in my head just one night first. (Also grabbed The Brothers Karamazov but I don't know why!! I am not one to read two books at once. Just couldn't resist.)

[JSou]

Oooh, Kristin, have you read The Brothers K before? It's fantastic!

[Lisa]

I finished The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini a few days ago. I gave it 5 stars. One of my best recent reads.

I have been working on All the President's Men by Woodward and Bernstein. I saw the movie Frost/Nixon and that was all I knew about Watergate. I had no idea that was just a small part of the story. Very interesting.

[Lisa]

I also find it interesting that one of those involved in the scandal is now selling gold on TV commericals. HA!

[Carol]

Lori wrote: "Finished On The Beach. Great apocalyptical novel that makes you peek outside to make sure the world is still out there, unharmed!

Moving on to The Three Musketeers!"

Ooh The Three Musketeers. Is it the one by Dumas. It really tickled my fancy literally and figuratively. A fun read.

[Beth]

Just finished Every Last Cuckoo A Novel. It was better than I anticipated (4 stars). The main character, Sarah, is a mature mother and wife who continues to grow as her years move along, actually being quite hip in her thinking. I also loved the Vermont scenery and references...brought back good memories. I am now reading The Magician's Assistant .

[Lori, Super Mod]

Jessica wrote: "Finished Laughter in the Dark last night and immeadiately grabbed Motherless Brooklyn to read a few pages before I passed out!"


I'm telling you Jessica, you are reading all the right books right now :) I loved both of those!

[Lori, Super Mod]

Akittykat wrote: "Lori wrote: "Finished On The Beach. Great apocalyptical novel that makes you peek outside to make sure the world is still out there, unharmed!

Moving on to The Three Musketeers!"

Ooh The Thre..."


Yupper. I am only just into the first chapter. I was out all day running errands (school clothes shopping, oye vay!) but so far its great.

[Leslie]

I started The Glass Castle A Memoir today for my real life book club. The next book we'll be reading is Stiff The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers, so I was glad to see people saying good things about it a page or two back.

[Carol]

Ann from S.C. wrote: "I am reading ANNA KARENINE and I am finding that I can't put it down! Really good."

You are a more tenacious reader then me. I really only read about 1/2. then went to the end. I may try it again in a few years.nah I won't who am I kidding.lol

[Barbara]

Currently reading Trust No One by Gregg Hurwitz and listening to The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch.

[Lyn (Readinghearts)]

Akittykat wrote: "Ann from S.C. wrote: "I am reading ANNA KARENINE and I am finding that I can't put it down! Really good."

You are a more tenacious reader then me. I really only read about 1/2. then went to the ..."

I also tried to read it...twice. Both times the book clubs that I was involved in died because no one could finish the book. My son found my copy the other day with the bookmark still in it at about 2/3 done. I admire you Ann, glad you are enjoying it.

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Bhumi wrote: "I just finished City of Ashes, which was AMAZING (see my review)!

I can't wait to read City of Glass! "

Hi Bhumi, glad you like it. I enjoyed the whole Mortal Instruments.

[Kristine]

World Without End. Hooked and losing sleep from staying up late to read it.

[Janny]

I've moved on to The Woman in White after finishing Rift in the Sky. Talk about a change of gears, to keep things interesting.

[Lindsey]

I finished The Time Traveler's wife almost two weeks ago and LOVED it. Usually I can read a book in 3 days but since I was so into that book everything I try to read now can't grab my attention like that book. It's STILL sticking with me, haha. But I'm reading The Memory Keeper's Daughter since it has gotten such mixed reviews and I'm interested to see where I will fall.

[Shona]

Dorie wrote: "I've set aside "The Girl Who Played With Fire" because it was boring me senseless. I'm now reading Jonathan Tropper's newest This Is Where I Leave You."

Dorie,
You'll have to let us know how you like This Is Where I Leave You. Tropper is one of my very favorite authors, but I haven't picked up his latest...have you read any others by him?

[Shona]

Lindsey wrote: "I finished The Time Traveler's wife almost two weeks ago and LOVED it. Usually I can read a book in 3 days but since I was so into that book everything I try to read now can't grab my attention li..."

Lindsay,
Somebody in another group called that "literary afterglow" - when you love a book so much that you're worried about starting another one because you think nothing else could compare! Same thing happened to me when I finished A Fraction of the Whole by Steve Tolz. Loved it so much that I couldnt' fathom starting another story!

[Liz]

I just finished Twilight, which I didn't care for much, although I will read the rest of the series at some point. I'm also in the middle of Stardust and will probably start The Bell Jar at some point soon.

[Alisha Marie]

Stardust is one of my all-time favorite books. I've also read Coraline and The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman and I think Stardust trumps them all.

[Dara]

Leslie wrote: "I started The Glass Castle A Memoir today for my real life book club. The next book we'll be reading is Stiff The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers, so I was glad to see pe..."

Leslie, The Glass Castle is one of my alltime faves. Actually I read it when a friend borrowed it from the library and then went out and bought my own copy after I had read it. And Stiff is hilarious!!!!!!!

[Dara]

Liz wrote: "I just finished Twilight, which I didn't care for much, although I will read the rest of the series at some point. I'm also in the middle of Stardust and will probably start The Bell Jar at some p..."

Liz, I read the entire Twilight series and I have a hard time describing my feelings for it. It wasn't the best story I have ever read, but somehow I couldn't put them down...read them all in a month.

[Dara]

Lindsey wrote: "I finished The Time Traveler's wife almost two weeks ago and LOVED it. Usually I can read a book in 3 days but since I was so into that book everything I try to read now can't grab my attention li..."

Lindsey, have you read anything by Jodi Picoult? If you liked Time Traveler's Wife and if you like Memory Keeper's Daughter you might like her books. She is one of my favorite authors.

[Dorie]

Shona wrote: "You'll have to let us know how you like This Is Where I Leave You. Tropper is one of my very favorite authors, but I haven't picked up his latest...have you read any others by him?"

I'm about half-way through and really enjoy it so far. A lot of things happening in the book are sad, but there is a great deal of humor in the way he writes it. Sad and hilarious at the same time. Of his books, I've read all of them but "Plan B". I'll have to put that one on my list, because I've enjoyed all the others.

[Dorie]

Shona, P.S. -- Did you hear Steven Spielberg is going to be directing Tropper's script for an update of the movie "Harvey"?

[Susanna]

Just started 1984.

[Mounica]

I just finished The Princess Bride. It was really good.

[Liz]

Alisha wrote: "Stardust is one of my all-time favorite books. I've also read Coraline and The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman and I think Stardust trumps them all."
I loved Coraline! It was awesome. I also loved themovie and went out and bought it about a week after it was released on DVD.

[Liz]

Dara wrote: "Liz wrote: "I just finished Twilight, which I didn't care for much, although I will read the rest of the series at some point. I'm also in the middle of Stardust and will probably start The Bell J..."
I found Bella whiny and naieve and I thought Meyer's writing left a good deal to be desired. However, I think I will finish the series because I've heard it improves and I'd like to find out what happens.

[Dara]

Liz wrote: "Dara wrote: "Liz wrote: "I just finished Twilight, which I didn't care for much, although I will read the rest of the series at some point. I'm also in the middle of Stardust and will probably sta..."

Yeah I would agree with Bella being whiny and naive.

[Shona]

Dorie wrote: "Shona, P.S. -- Did you hear Steven Spielberg is going to be directing Tropper's script for an update of the movie "Harvey"? "

I hadn't heard that - that's definitely something to look forward to!

[Darcia]

The other day, I received an advanced copy of Evil At Heart by Chelsea Cain. If you haven't read anything by her (and you like suspense), I would highly recommend reading her work. This is one of those books that keeps me up at night!

[Lori, Super Mod]

Alisha wrote: "Stardust is one of my all-time favorite books. I've also read Coraline and The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman and I think Stardust trumps them all."


Could it be that Coraline and Graveyard are YA books, where as Stardust is adult fiction? Just a thought. Not saying anything against YA, but it tends to be less heavy on the details and more story focused, imo....

[Kathy]

Just finished The Picture of Dorian Gray, which was SO MUCH better than I thought it would be, and now on to The English Patient.

[Tara]

Just started The Post Birthday World by Lionel Shriver (a bit tough getting into and I'm not really sure why) and still reading When You Are Engulfed In Flames by David Sedaris and also The Dive From Clausen's Pier by Ann Packer. Anyone have some thoughts on The Post Birthday World?

[Lori, Super Mod]

Melissa, you dont want my comments on Wuthering Hieghts.... he he he

[Alisha Marie]

Lori wrote: "Alisha wrote: "Stardust is one of my all-time favorite books. I've also read Coraline and The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman and I think Stardust trumps them all."


Could it be that Coraline an..."

That could probably be it. Although, I do love YA books, I think I'd probably prefer Neil Gaiman's adult fiction rather than his YA. I feel that even though his YA does leave a lot to be desired, it hasn't put me off his writing. From now on though, I think I'll stick with his adult fiction.

[Mounica]

Melissa wrote: "is it bad????"

I actually liked Wuthering Heights more than I thought I would. I started reading it with the impression that it was going to be dragged out and boring. This of course was the wrong attitude, because, as the story progressed, I was pretty much absorbed into the story.

Bronte did an excellent job in developing her characters, especially Heathcliff. I liked how the plot spans over a lifetime, and how each of the characters changes under certain circumstances. I especially liked the second half of the book. I was afraid that I wouldn't like how the story would end, but the bittersweet ending was simply perfect.

The only flaws I can think of at the moment are the following (no spoilers):

-- Bronte names the children after the parents. So, it gets confusing and becomes hard to get the family tree straight with all the Catherine's and Linton's.

-- I didn't like how the story was told by Ellen Dean. It just seems unrealistic that she was in the corner of every room while every significant or personal event in the story unfolded. Also, she isn't very reliable, and there isn't much evidence that what she narrated was correct.

I thoroughly enjoyed the book. For me, it's one of the better classics. =)

[Lisa]

I just started Miss Pym Disposes by Josephine Tey. I like it so far, although it seems a bit slow going.

[Liz]

Lori wrote: "Alisha wrote: "Stardust is one of my all-time favorite books. I've also read Coraline and The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman and I think Stardust trumps them all."


Could it be that Coraline an..."

I haven't read The Graveyard Book and am not too far into Stardust, but Coraline is definitely a fairly easy read, so that could well be it.

[Jenna]

Just finished Diary by Chuck Palahniuk. I wasn't a huge fan of this book. I found the first half to be really dull. This is my first book of his, so I don't really know if I started with a good one. I've heard many great things about him so I might have to try a different book.

Now on to The Dogs of Babel. This one has been on my shelf for over a year.

[Alisha Marie]

Jenna, I'm looking forward to hearing your opinion on The Dogs of Babel. There are a few of us who own it on her that have had it for a while and have still not picked it up.

[Ana]

I started reading "The Merchant of Venice", by Shakespeare.