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[Carol]

Just added woman in black and enemys cradle to my tbr list. They both sound good.

[Susan]

I just finished The Woman in Black and it was okay.....I hope you like it better than I did.

[Mary]

I just finished In the Company of the Courtesan and am thrilled to start the newest book by one of my all-time favorite authors, Ruht Rendell--The Monster in the Box .

[Kathy]

Cathy wrote: "Thanks to whoever recommended the book My Enemy's Cradle by Sara Young. A really good book about how the Nazi's encouraged young mothers to have babies for the Third Reich. It was a great story wit..."

I have My Enemy's Cradle but haven't read it yet. I'm moving it up on the list.

[Paula]

Michelle♥ wrote: "I just finished Congo by Michael Crichton earlier today and it was exceptionally well written. I could not believe how fast I read that book.

It was my first Crichton b...

Crichton has been one of my favorite authors. I still have a few in my stacks unread. I'm saving them because I know there will be no more.

[Ana]

I'm reading "Nadia knows best", by Jill Mansell. I needed to read something "light".

[Donna]

I'm reading 2 books, Murder on the Eiffel Tower and The Queen's Devotion The Story of Queen Mary II and enjoying them both.

[KarenLee]

carol (akittykat) wrote: "I am reading John Adams-David Mac Cullough. I am really liking this book. He brings John Adams alive for me. It is not another dry biography."

I really liked this also, and usually have trouble getting through biographies. John Adams is my favorite Revolutionary War hero! My husband and I were in Boston a few years ago, and attended Sunday services at the church he went to (in Quincy). His crypt is in the basement of the church and I got to touch it! Abigail is also there as well as his president-son, John Quincy Adams and his wife.

[KarenLee]

carol (akittykat) wrote: "Susan wrote: "Did you see the John Adams mini series on HBO?? I loved that series....I learned so much about him that I never knew before!"

No. I will have to get it from netflix, we don't have ca..."

My husband and loved it also. We got it from Netflix (no cable). But read the book first!

[KarenLee]

Cathy wrote: "Thanks to whoever recommended the book My Enemy's Cradle by Sara Young. A really good book about how the Nazi's encouraged young mothers to have babies for the Third Reich. It was a great story wit..."

I just requested it from the library. Thanks!

[Susan]

KarenLee wrote: I really liked this also, and usually have trouble getting through biographies. John Adams is my favorite Revolutionary War hero! My husband and I were in Boston a few years ago, and attended Sunday services at the church he went to (in Quincy). His crypt is in the basement of the church and I got to touch it! Abigail is also there as well as his president-son, John Quincy Adams and his wife.

Ohhh how cool! I would have loved that!!

[Susan]

KarenLee wrote: I just requested it from the library. Thanks!

Me too!!!

[Sheri]

right now I am reading "The Book of Negroes" by Lawrence Hill. I am only on pg 130 but already can NOT put it down, a fantastic book!!!

[Lori, Super Mod]

Stephanie, I struggled to want to pick up Something Wicked when I was reading it to. The movie was so creepy and strange, and the book just didnt give me the same feeling. Bradbury is such a talented writer, however, this one kinda left me feeling flat.

[Candyce]

Shona wrote: "Donna wrote: "i can't believe I waited so long to read Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon. It is amazing already. I can tell it's going to be a 5 star read and one of my all time faves and I ..."

I loved it too! I'm in the middle of The Angel's
Game.

[Candyce]

Donna wrote: "I just ordered Angel's Game sooo....???"

I'm in the middle of it. It's a good read

[Mary]

Sheri wrote: "right now I am reading "The Book of Negroes" by Lawrence Hill. I am only on pg 130 but already can NOT put it down, a fantastic book!!!"

This is my favorite thing about Goodreads! I have never heard of this book but after doing a liitle web-browsing I've added it to my Amazon shopping cart. Thanks for the rec!

[Ann]

I've just started The Gravedigger's Daughter--it's my first book by Joyce Carol Oates. Ohter recommendations for books she has written?

[Kathy]

Ann wrote: "I've just started The Gravedigger's Daughter--it's my first book by Joyce Carol Oates. Ohter recommendations for books she has written?"

Ann, I really enjoyed The Falls A Novel by Oates. I've thought about reading The Gravedigger's Daughter. I'd love to hear what you think of it after you've finished it.

[Juniper]

Hello!

Last night I read Jane Austen Ruined My Life by Beth Patillo ~ a quick, enjoyable read. Today I am starting The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai.

[Writerlibrarian]

Ann wrote: "I've just started The Gravedigger's Daughter--it's my first book by Joyce Carol Oates. Ohter recommendations for books she has written?"

We were the Mulvaneys. It's the one I've liked best from her along with Blonde (her take on Marilyn Monroe)

[Kathy]

Writerlibrarian wrote: "Ann wrote: "I've just started The Gravedigger's Daughter--it's my first book by Joyce Carol Oates. Ohter recommendations for books she has written?"

We were the Mulvaneys. It's the one I've liked..."

Writerlibrarian, Joyce can be a bit on the depressing side (yes, an understatement to be sure), and she hits her stride in the Mulvaneys. I disliked this book because I was so frustrated with the characters and was left just wanting to jump off a cliff (okay, a slight exaggeration). I think with any Oates novel, one has to gauge the depressive level and determine how much you can stand. I love her writing, and The Falls was excellent, but I sometimes hesitate to recommend her because of the depressive nature of her books. I guess what I'm saying is I wouldn't recommend her to someone who was chronically depressed. LOL (not laughing at the condition, but at the irony)

[Lori, Super Mod]

I finished A.Lee Martinez's "A Nameless Witch" and loved it! Very humorous and quirky! And now, I am starting The Monk by Matthew Lewis.

[Agnieszka]

I couldn't stop myself and began reading 'The Bell Jar' by Sylvia Plath today. It has an amazing ambience and the pace is fantastic. I am glad I've picked it up.

[Dara]

Has anyone read Julie & Julia? I put off seeing the movie because we all know that the book is always better...but I have to say, this one is pretty slow going for me. I have been reading it for a week now and still have almost 100 pages to go. That being said, I haven't felt like giving up on it, and I think that part of it just may be me. I have had bronchitis for 3 weeks now and this week just really kicked my butt to the point I have been doing nebulizer treatments regularly and even resorted to my stupid vicodin cough syrup which I HATE! It makes me drowsy and keeps me awake and makes me itch all at the same time. On top of this I have a 12yo that has been home sick all week with mono! When it rains it pours I suppose.

Anyway, I wondered if anyone else had any thoughts about this book?

[Dorie]

I'm reading The Secret Speech by Tom Rob Smith, his follow up to 'Child 44' which I liked a lot. So far it's really good.

[Jennifer]

I just started The Queen of Everything

[Jennifer]

I just finished Odd Thomas which I really enjoyed. I think I am going to start Lolita this evening.

[Lindz]

Lolita is a great book. Though it will make shivers go up your spin constantly, and feel immensely guilty when Humbert makes you laugh. It is a triumph of words, and literature.

[Lori, Super Mod]

Jennifer wrote: "I just finished Odd Thomas which I really enjoyed. I think I am going to start Lolita this evening."

Are you planning on reading the rest of the Odd Thomas series, Jennifer? I loved Odd, he is a cool character.

[Writerlibrarian]

Kathy wrote: "Writerlibrarian wrote: "Ann wrote: "I've just started The Gravedigger's Daughter--it's my first book by Joyce Carol Oates. Ohter recommendations for books she has written?"

We were the Mulvaneys...."

I agree Oates is not for everyone and you need to be in the right frame of mind to start reading her. I remember one story in particular that stayed with me a while and was very haunting about suicide. She's not main stream.

[Jennifer]

Lori wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "I just finished Odd Thomas which I really enjoyed. I think I am going to start Lolita this evening."

Are you planning on reading the rest of the Odd ..."

I loved Odd, too. I definitely plan on reading the rest of the series.

[Liz]

Lori wrote: "I finished A.Lee Martinez's "A Nameless Witch" and loved it! Very humorous and quirky! And now, I am starting The Monk by Matthew Lewis."
Lori, I actually found The Monk quite hard to put down, which surprised me. I'll be eager to hear your opinion of it!

[Courtney]

I just finished J. Randy Taraborrelli's "The secret life of Marilyn Monroe". A must read for any one interested in her life. I am not sure what I will read next from the stack of unread books I have accumulated.

[JG (Introverted Reader)]

I'm reading Misery now. I've somehow never seen the movie, so it's pretty new to me. I just have vague ideas about what it's about. It only took about 20 pages for me to seriously hate Annie though! She creeped me out right away, but I quickly passed right by that to looking forward to see what happens to her in the end! In spite of not having seen the movie, I can only picture her as Kathy Bates. I may have to rent it soon.

[Lori, Super Mod]

Liz, Well, I started The Monk yesterday, and read about 140 pages. It is a little different than I what I had expected, but I am liking it.

[Maureen]

I finished The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop (Buzbee) last night - very fun and interesting read about the love of bookshops and the history of bookselling.

Now I'm reading Peter and the Secret of Rundoon. I just found out that a 4th book in this series is out (or coming out soon).

[El]

Just throwing in my two cents about the Joyce Carol Oates discussion. I'm not a huge fan of hers as I read a few of her older books and felt they were all the same story; I felt if she hadn't exorcised whatever demon she had inside yet, it was never going to happen. But I did read A Garden of Earthly Delights and really enjoyed it. It's so different from the other books I had read by her, and I highly recommend it.


And to bring it back to the thread topic at hand, I just started reading Thomas De Quincey's Confessions of an English Opium Eater. It's more accessible and enjoyable to read that I had expected (sometimes books published in the early 19th-century are more dry...), so that's a bonus.

[Trish]

Just finished Dragonfly in Amber ( 2nd in the Outlander Series) it took me FOREVER to read kinda slow, but ended up loving it and will continue with the series. I am going to take a break from reading this week. I have a zillion Halloween activities I have to do with the kids and a HUGE stack of magazines staring at me. Next up for me is Catching Fire.
BTW, has anyone read Fire yet? The sequel to Graceling?

[Jayme]

Finally finished Guns, Germs, and Steel!!! Now for a quick read with The Year of the Flood. I've started it already, it's very Oryx and Crake, which I loved.

[Natalie]

I am in the middle of The Good Earth (Pearl S. Buck). I checked out Dewey (Vicki Myron) as a fun read for when I need a break from such a depressing novel. Also I just purchased Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte) from the local used bookstore, but haven't started it yet.

[Lindz]

I just finished reading Jane Eyre, it is a gorgeous read. Such a beautiful well written deep love story. I have totally fallen head over heels for Mr Rochester. I really hope you like it!

I have just started a bio on Edward I. It's really entertaining, it has everyone William Wallace, angry Welsh Princes, Crusades, Simon de Montfort, even the Mongol Empire has a brief cameo. I love it, at the moment every female character is call Eleanor!

[Marti]

I am reading The Lace Reader.

[Denise]

I just finished Have a Little Faith The Story of a Last Request by Mitch Albom. This was not up to par with his other books (For One More Day, The Five People You Meet in Heaven, and Tuesdays with Morrie An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson. In fact this was very similar to "Tuesdays..." but not as good. (IMHO).

[Jenna]

Dara wrote: "Has anyone read Julie & Julia? I put off seeing the movie because we all know that the book is always better...but I have to say, this one is pretty slow going for me. I have been reading it for ..."

Dara,
I read Julie and Julia a few months ago and I liked it. However, I can see how you think it is slow. I actually thought this was a rare occasion of a movie being better than the book.

[Kerry]

I am reading "The Most Important Brand in The World, YOU" By Reginald K. Rhodes. He is self published and not in stores at this time. I doubt that anyone can get this on their shelf

[Ellen]

I just finished South of Broad by Pat Conroy. I have been savoring the idea of it for several weeks and waiting for the perfect time to start it. I loved it for the first 100 pages or so, then thought it hit a slump. I was becoming disappointed with the whole thing but as is my style I knew I would finish it, which I did yesterday am. I have been missing all the characters and their drama ever since! Guess I enjoyed it more than I realized. Discussed it with my sister, she says best book she's read in a long while. What'd anyone else think?

[Susanna]

I'm halfway through The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells. Once again I'm sure something is lost in translation as I'm reading it in Finnish.

In addition, I'm enjoying Night Shift by Stephen King. It's actually a re-read but this time I'm enjoying the stories so much more. Usually I'm not into short stories but I've read a few collections this year and I have to say that this one is by far the best. (Then again, I am a King fan.)

[KarenLee]

Susan wrote: "Ohhh how cool! I would have loved that!!."

It gave me cold chills. Not creepy cold chills, but excited, I can't believe it, cold chills.

[Loretta]

I just finished The Little Stranger and absolutely LOVED it. Got goosebumps a couple of times while reading it, in a good way, and that hasn't happened to me while reading a book in a long time.

I'm going to finish up my George Orwell essays this week - only two essays left! If I didn't have a pile of work that I've been procrastinating on all day I'd finish it today.

And then I think I'll go back to the John Crowley Aegypt series and start book 3,Daemonomania