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[Cathy]

JG wrote: "I just got Catching Fire in from the library yesterday. I set aside what I was reading to jump into this one. It's great so far!"

I hope you enjoy Catching Fire as much as I did. I just love Petra, Katniss, Gale and all the others in the book(s).

[Dara]

I am about halfway through Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol and am loving it! Next up will be The Help...I hear it is really good!

[Jeane]

Rajan wrote: "Connie wrote: "Speaking of bad books… I haven't completely given up on The Historian yet, but I'm putting it on the back burner while I read, The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter. It's been a while since I..."

I hope you find the patience. Many people found the beginning a bit too slow but the further I read, the more I loved it. Especially when the stories get together.

[Jeane]

Finished The Whitethorn Woods and now starting Tales & Legends of the Irish Peasantry

[Paula]

Dara wrote: "I am about halfway through Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol and am loving it! Next up will be The Help...I hear it is really good!

Hope you enjoy it Dara, I thought "The Help" was very good.

[Paula]

Lauren wrote: "Just finished The Almost Moon by Alice Sebold! Starting Like Water for Chocolate A Novel in Monthly Installments with Recipes, Romances, and Home Remedies b...

Lauren, what did you think of "Almost Moon"?

[Kami]

Ice Storm by Anne Stuart, the 4th installment in her Ice series.

[Amber]

In the Forest by Edna O'Brien. The first couple of chapters were pretty depressing although compelling. I can tell this is going to be good-love the writing style and the Irish slang.

[Dan]

Amber wrote: "In the Forest by Edna O'Brien. The first couple of chapters were pretty depressing although compelling. I can tell this is going to be good-love the writing style and the Irish slang."

I like O'Brien's writing and In the Forest is one of her best. Everything of hers that I've read so far is kind of depressing but well worth reading.

[Marti]

I am reading Lust, Loathing and a Little Lip Gloss by Kyra Davis. It is the fourth and I think last book in the Sophie Katz series.

[Mary]

Oh boy, just finished South of Broad. Loved the first third, hated the last part. I have always liked Pat Conroy but I give this 2 stars.

[Lauren]

Paula wrote: "Lauren wrote: "Just finished The Almost Moon by Alice Sebold! Starting [book:Like Water for Chocolate A Novel in Monthly Installments with Recipes, Romances, and Home R..."

I am still not sure what I thought of The Almost Moon! It was a strange read... I was really disturbed! I usually am not disturbed to this extreme with anything I read but this book gave me nightmares! Creepy! Overall I really enjoyed reading it! I would recommend it! Like I said though... a very different novel!

Paula: Have you read The Almost Moon? If so, what did you think? I would like to hear your opinion!

[Dorie]

I'm reading Even by Andrew Grant. He is Lee Child's brother. IMO so far this book seems much like a Lee Child novel, which is a compliment.

[Joy]

Mary wrote: "Oh boy, just finished South of Broad. Loved the first third, hated the last part. I have always liked Pat Conroy but I give this 2 stars. "

That's interesting Mary. I like Conroy too but have heard mixed reviews of South of Broad. I'm curious if I would like it but I have so many others on my list now...

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

I really liked it.

[Paula]

Lauren wrote: "Paula wrote: "Lauren wrote: "Just finished The Almost Moon

Lauren, like you I found it very disturbing. It took me a couple of days to really digest the story but after doing so, I really did like the book. It is a very difficult read, but after looking at it from the point of mental illness, you get a better understanding of the why's and wherefore's of what was done. I almost stopped reading it but was glad that I had finished it. It's one I still think about.

[JG (Introverted Reader)]

I finished Catching Fire and absolutely loved it. I think this was a rare case where the sequel was even better than the first! For me anyway. Now I can't believe I have to wait for the next one to come out!

Now I'm reading a little fairytale called Once Upon a Marigold. It's cute so far.

[Wesley]

Ooh, "To Kill A Mockingbird" is one of my faves too. I'm reading, but just about finished, with "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro. It's such a great read!

[Liz]

I just finished She's Not There for a class earlier tonight, and need to start Guyland later this week. I'm also working on Lady Audley's Secret for my Vic Lit book club and New Moon (although that one's on the back burner right now).
Also, I keep hearing talk about how good Hunger Games is. I think I see in amazon order in my future.

[Lauren]

Just finished Like Water for Chocolate A Novel in Monthly Installments with Recipes, Romances, and Home Remedies by Laura Esquivel! Starting The Lecturer's Tale A Novel by James Hynes!

[jessi]

I just finished The Kite Runner, which I loved, and I started The Glass Castle.

[Vicki]

Jessi wrote: "I just finished The Kite Runner, which I loved, and I started The Glass Castle."

I really want to read both of those books. Have you read Thousand Splendid Suns? I loved that one.

[Writerlibrarian]

Lauren wrote: "Just finished The Almost Moon by Alice Sebold! Starting Like Water for Chocolate A Novel in Monthly Installments with Recipes, Romances, and Home Remedies b..."


I love Water for Chocolate. One of the books I recommend it a lot at the library.

[Lucianna]

I am reading Alyson Noel's Evermore for my teen discussion group

[Writerlibrarian]

I put Fingersmith on hold yesterday, I still love it but I needed a change. So I pick up The Old Man who Read Love Stories it's gonna a be stop in my ATWi80 challenge eventually. Loved it. So it's back to Fingersmith today.

[Åsa]

Hello everyone. I just joined this group, and I'm already loving it.

I just finished The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test by Thomas Kennerly Wolfe, and moved on to Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs. Going backwards in history currently.

[Mary]

Joy wrote: "Mary wrote: "Oh boy, just finished South of Broad. Loved the first third, hated the last part. I have always liked Pat Conroy but I give this 2 stars. "

That's interesting Mary. I..."

Joy, I did read mixed reviews before reading this but I had high hopes. I started out loving it but, in the end, it did not live up to my expectations - just way too much going on for me. I would not recommend moving this ahead of other books on your list but I am sure that there are others here who will disagree. That's what I love about Goodreads!

[Ana]

I'm reading "Body and soul", by Sheila Norton

[jessi]

Vicki wrote: "Jessi wrote: "I really want to read both of those books. Have you read Thousand Splendid Suns? I loved that one. "

No, I have not, but I really want to now. I ordered it from paperbackswap and now it's on its way to my house :)

[Darcia]

Åsa wrote: "I just finished The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test by Thomas Kennerly Wolfe, and moved on to Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs.

Asa are you enjoying Naked Lunch? I haven't read that one yet.

I'm currently reading One Good Turn by Kate Atkinson. I really enjoy this series by Atkinson. She has a tremendous knack with bringing characters to life.

[Carol]

Åsa wrote: "Hello everyone. I just joined this group, and I'm already loving it.

I just finished The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test by Thomas Kennerly Wolfe, and moved on to [book:Naked ..."

That one is on my list to be read soon.

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

I found Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test to be very interesting.

[Åsa]

Darcia wrote: "Asa are you enjoying Naked Lunch? I haven't read that one yet."

Jo wrote: "Those are 2 books that i really want to read! I hope you enjoy them!"

I'm only on page 39 of Naked Lunch, but so far, yes I am. It was confusing at first, so I re-read the first couple of pages, but I'm getting into the language and style of it. So far it's about as crazy as I thought it'd be.

But I can say I thoroughly enjoyed The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test. It was informative, funny, and at times confusing as h***, and really great.

You should really read them both. :)

Vicki wrote: "Have you read Thousand Splendid Suns? I loved that one."

I loved The Kite Runner and I really want to read this one too, but so far I haven't gotten around to buying it. Maybe on my next excursion...

[Marti]

I have read both A Thousand Splendid Suns and The Kite Runner. I enjoyed them both for different reasons and found them disturbing for the treatment of people. I preferred A Thousand Splendid Suns, I thought it was more emotive.

[Darcia]

Åsa wrote: "Darcia wrote: "Asa are you enjoying Naked Lunch? I haven't read that one yet."

Jo wrote: "Those are 2 books that i really want to read! I hope you enjoy them!"

I'm only on page 39 of Naked Lunch,..."

If you like to read about that time in history, two great books are Acid Dreams by Martin A. Lee and Bruce Shlain and Can't Find My Way Home by Martin Torgoff. Both talk quite a bit about the beat generation, as well as the hippie subculture. Both were also well-written and fun reads (at least in my opinion!).

I've been wanting to read Naked Lunch and just never seem to get around to it. I'm going to add it to my "to-read" list and order it from Amazon this week. No more procrastination!

[Dan]

Asa and Darcia,

I'd like to hear what you think of Naked Lunch when you finish it. I thought the first 40 pages or so weren't too bad but after that it went downhill fast.

[Lisa]

Taking another break from The Golden Notebook to read The Time Traveler's Wife.

[KarenLee]

I finished "The Glimmer Palace" yesterday evening and then took "The Beach Street Knitting Society and Yarn Club" to bed with me. I'm reading Don Quixote, but it's just to heavy to read in bed? I think I'll see about getting it as an e-book. That will help with the heaviness of the book.

[Vicki]

Marti wrote: "I have read both A Thousand Splendid Suns and The Kite Runner. I enjoyed them both for different reasons and found them disturbing for the treatment of people. I preferred A Thousand Splendid Sun..."

I have heard that from a lot of people. I still need to read Kite Runner. The emotional level was quite high for Thousand Splendid Suns and it is definitely a book that stayed with me for quite awhile.

[Carol]

Lisa Anne wrote: "Taking another break from The Golden Notebook to read The Time Traveler's Wife."

The Golden Notebook was good, but I couldn't read it all at once. It took me about 6 months.

[Ann from S.C.]

I am really getting into THE SHADOW IN THE WIND. It is getting better with every page!!

[Daniela]

I just finished reading American Gods by Neil Gaiman. Amazing book, not a page turner but so well written and creative; epic and important! I'd also say that I've never read anything quite like it, very original.

[Stephanie]

Currently reading Catch-22 and finding it really hard to get into, but that's probably because I had so much going on the last couple of days that I can only read in short bursts. I think this one will require some time set aside to get invested in it. I'm also reading Club Dead.

[jessi]

I tried to read Catch-22 and gave up. I couldn't get into it at all.

[Stephanie]

Yeah, I'm really not into it so far. I think I'll give it a little uninterrupted time tonight and if I still feel the same way I'll reshelve it to come back to later. I always feel really bad about not finishing a book once I've started it, but I've found that if I tell myself I'll come back to it later, it's easier to move on. :)

[jessi]

Stephanie wrote: "I always feel really bad about not finishing a book once I've started it, but I've found that if I tell myself I'll come back to it later, it's easier to move on. :)"

I always feel bad, too. I just couldn't get into Catch-22, nor could I get into Middlesex (which surprised me since I have heard such great things) on two separate occasions. I will definitely try again, though.

I have come to the point where I will not force myself to read something I am not in the mood for/I can't get into, unless it's required reading for school of course. I used to make a reading list of what I would read, in what order, and I would find that by the time I would get to a certain point on the list I was feeling like reading something completely different than what I had planned out for myself. And trying to force that would almost never work out.

[Marti]

Has anyone read Drawing in the Dust? Or heard anything? I picked it up from the library this week.

[Lori, Super Mod]

Jessi wrote: "I tried to read Catch-22 and gave up. I couldn't get into it at all."

Oh, add me to that list. I reread the same 40 some odd pages three times before I chucked it. I HATE not finishing something I started, but this book confused the hell out of me. Too much crammed in to too few pages with too many characters... Ugh!

[Jennifer]

Vicki wrote: "Jessi wrote: "I just finished The Kite Runner, which I loved, and I started The Glass Castle."

I really want to read both of those books. Have you read Thousand Splendid Suns? I loved that one."

I just finished A Thousand Splendid Suns and totally loved it, too!

[Jennifer]

Lori wrote: "Jessi wrote: "I tried to read Catch-22 and gave up. I couldn't get into it at all."

Oh, add me to that list. I reread the same 40 some odd pages three times before I chucked it. I HATE not finis..."

Lori, I had the exact same experience!! I think I made it about 50 pages in on 3 separate occasions after hearing this person or that person say how much they "loved" this book and how it was their "all-time favorite". After the first and even after the second attempt at reading it I still felt somewhat guilty for not finishing it, but after the third attempt I can say that I will not be picking this book up again. I just don't get it.