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[Linda]

Kirstin wrote: "I just finished Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen
by Julie Powell and what a fantastic book. I could not put it down. She had me laughing out loud.
I've started Su..."

Kirsten:

I loved Suite Francaise. One (among many) of the things that amazed me was that this book was buried for so long. I was also intrigued with what people determined to take with them. Hope you enjoy it.

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Janny wrote: "Our next book club read will be A Fine Balanceby Rohinton Mistry - has anyone read this? It looks interesting.

I finally caught up with Robin Hobb's Fool t..."

A Fine Balance was excellent! Sad, sad, sad...but one of my all time favorites.

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Julie wrote: "Just finished The Weight of Silence, it was one of the best books i've read in a long time, now i'm reading Shadowland, and will most likely be finishing it today, bec..."

The Weight of Silence was so good, I totally agree!

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I just finished and I have started because I am getting the sequel for Christmas.

[Petra]

Christine wrote: "Janny wrote: "Our next book club read will be A Fine Balanceby Rohinton Mistry - has anyone read this? It looks interesting.

I finally caught up with [author:Robin Hobb..."

I really enjoyed A Fine Balance. I hope you enjoy it, too, Janny.

[Katie]

I'm reading The Battersea Park Road to Enlightenment by Isabel Losada. It's not at all what I thought it was going to be, but so far I'm really enjoying it.

[Dan]

Started Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove by Christopher Moore Saturday night. This is my seventh by him in the past month or so. Read Coyote Blue - my favorite Moore so far - first, followed by A Dirty Job and The Stupidest Angel A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror. I knew by then that I'll read all of Moore's books and I'd noticed that his characters tend to pop in and out of subsequent books so I decided to read the rest in the order they were published. It's been interesting and I figure that several of the people who are couples in Stupidest Angel become so in the second half of Lust Lizard. Also, I was doing a little research on Moore and his books yesterday and discovered that some themes and scenes are based on Shakespeare. I really need to read more than just Romeo and Juliet. Maybe Works of Shakespeare for a 2010 goal.

[Sadie]

I'm currently trying to read Wicked for the third time. Each time I get one section further and this time I have promised myself to actually finish it.

[Dan]

I have just finished reading 'Tigers' Secret' by Gordon Volke. It's a fast-paced read set in Asia, in which a young girl called Asha must complete find a missing artefact in order to save humankind from extinction. The best bit about the books is the internet site which enables you to travel around Asia with the heroine (using the site's GeoLocator function). I would thoroughly recommend this book (it's part of a seven book series) and the first title in the series, which is called Orcas' Song.

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I'm about to start The Hound of Death by Agatha Christie, a selection of short stories. I don't think Poirot or Marple feature, sadly.

Kirstin, I have Suite Francais to start, and I attempted to read it on holiday but it wasn't that sort of read at all. Let us know how you get on with it.

[Jeane]

Jo wrote: "Im reading The Lovely Bones"

Jo, do you like it? I think this is without hesitating on my no-no list.

[Jeane]

I am so glad that I let the cover of The Olive Readers lead me to the backcover where i found keywords like smuggling of books, secret library.. and that this made me buy the book. I read the book in one day and loved it!

Which one will follow....

[Carol]

I thought The Lovely Bones was a notable novel. Did you read it Jeane? If so what didn't you like about it?

[Denise]

Amanda Noel wrote: "I am reading The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd...actually I am almost done with it...it is sooo good...I broke my rule of never watching a movie before reading the book with this one...but i..."

I loved The Secret Life of Bees. It was excellent.

I am currently reading (and almost done with) The Lost Symbol. I was up almost all night reading it (I got a couple hours sleep--closed my eyes around 5:30 a.m.). Of course I am about ready to crash and burn right now!

[Paula]

Glad you're loving "Thr3e" Lauren. It kept me on the edge of my seat!

[Paula]

I've just started "The Christmas Jar" Jason Wright. It's a short book and good so far.

[Linda]

I'm reading Sister of My Heartby Chitra Banerjee. Only a little way into it, but so far I like it.

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Linda wrote: "I'm reading Sister of My Heartby Chitra Banerjee. Only a little way into it, but so far I like it."

I just read this, and it was so good! I hope you enjoy it. I gave it 5 stars, but I did have one gripe (which I won't tell you of course, but I'll be looking forward to what you think).

[Cammie]

I just started The Help by Kathryn Stockett

[Carol]

Cammie wrote: "I just started The Help by Kathryn Stockett"

Mine should be here any day now.

[Jenna]

Finally finished the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. That took a little longer to finish than I would have liked. Pretty good book though.

Now onto, Dexter by Design.

[Trista]

I'm reading Club Dead by Charlaine Harris- complete brain candy.

[Lauren]

Just finished Thr3e by Ted Dekker! Starting Truly, Madly by Heather Webber! I won this book on Goodreads and am loving it already!

[Paula]

Lauren wrote: "Just finished Thr3e by Ted Dekker! Starting Truly, Madly by Heather Webber! I won this book on Goodreads and am loving it already!

So what did you think of "Thr3e"?

[Lauren]

Paula wrote: "Lauren wrote: "Just finished Thr3e by Ted Dekker! Starting Truly, Madly by Heather Webber! I won this book on Goodreads and am loving it already!

So what did you think of "Thr3e"?

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I really enjoyed it! It really threw me for a loop in the end! I had no idea!

[Annielicious]

Just finishing up The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky .... time has been a factor for me also! It's been a great read so far. I've bought The Ultimate Hitchikers guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams. Have heard good things about it!

[Lianne]

carol (akittykat) wrote: "Let me know about The Return. I have not read much about Greek history."

I just finished reading it and I thought it was pretty enjoyable! Learned a bit about 20th century Greek history, leprosy and life in a small Cretan town. Hope you get to read it sometime! =D

Now that I'm done reading Hislop's book, am now focusing on Steve Berry's The Paris Vendetta A Novel. Am about halfway through and it's pretty intriguing =D

[Rachel]

I finished Fight Club and started Shutter Island...already almost at page 100. Quick read, good too.

[Carol]

Li wrote: "carol (akittykat) wrote: "Let me know about The Return. I have not read much about Greek history."

I just finished reading it and I thought it was pretty enjoyable! Learned a bit about 20th centur..."

Thanks I will add it to my list.

By the way I like Steve Berry's books,I just finished The Charlemagne Pursuit.

[Dorie]

I've started reading Not Me A Novel by Michael Lavigne. It's about a Jewish man whose father (a Holocaust survivor) is suffering from Alzheimer's. He finds journals his father kept that indicate he was initially an SS officer who stole a Jewish victim's identity.

[Loretta]

I'm reading The Child in Time by Ian McEwan, and really liking it. It likely won't end up being my favourite of his - hard to beat Enduring Love for that - but as usual, his language and characters are drawing me in.

[Jacqueline]

Janet wrote: "I'm just getting ready to start The Time Traveler's Wife. Have been looking forward to it! "

I really loved that book. It's a little difficult in the beginning, you have to get used to the idea of how the time travelling works and such, but once you "get it" it really is an awesome read.

Hope you enjoy it!

[Ana]

I started this morning "Handle with care", by Jodi Picoult

[Petra]

I started Portnoy's Complaint. It's humerous but I'm not sure where the story is going yet.

I've also started listening to Running with Scissors A Memoir on my commute. What an odd upbringing for a child!!! I read his brother's memoir a few years back and thought that their parents were people who really needed help. They both (the kids) seem to have come out of it okay, though.

In the background, I'm also reading Ulysses, which is a very strange book. Each chapter is written in a different style. I've just finished a "stream of consciousness" chapter and have got to say that I'm not a fan. Sounds a lot like gibberish. Glad I'm finished with that chapter.

[Karen]

Reading silver bells --just started last nite and got into it 132 pgs hard time putting it down.

[Susanna]

Finally reading The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman. It's okay but I'm not really into it, it's not a page-turner for me.

[Lori, Super Mod]

Susanna, I find that happens to me when I read YA novels....

[Susanna]

Lori wrote: "Susanna, I find that happens to me when I read YA novels.... "

For me, it seems to take longer to read a YA novel than, say, a historical novel. But I try to read YA every once in a while despite it not really being my genre but there's always the chance I might like what I read so I don't rule any genre out.

[Samantha McNulty]

Just begun Eternal by V.K. Forrest. I'm hoping to actually read this one. My last two books have either been given up on, or have been skim read.

[Jeane]

carol (akittykat) wrote: "I thought The Lovely Bones was a notable novel. Did you read it Jeane? If so what didn't you like about it?"

Yes I read it a couple of years ago and just rememer I completely didn't like the story at all. Really nothing.

[Jeane]

Jo wrote: "Jeane wrote: "Jo wrote: "Im reading The Lovely Bones"

Jo, do you like it? I think this is without hesitating on my no-no list."

I am enjoying iy so far. Why is it a no no for you?"

I remember I thought it was boring, stupid, not interesting....really didn't like it. But maybe my emotions were a bit strongly written. I hope you keep liking it but pfff.

[Carol]

That is how I felt about The Time Traveler's Wife.pfff

[Dave]

I recently finished David Eagleman's "Sum: 40 Tales From the Afterlives," which was my favorite of the year.

I'm really enjoying Jeannette Walls’ "Half Broke Horses," too.

I recommended them both on Salon here:
http://www.salon.com/books/feature/20...

[Dan]

just started the Twilight series of books. I'm also reading a surf book called Riding the Magic Carpet.

[Kate]

Susanna wrote: "Finally reading The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman. It's okay but I'm not really into it, it's not a page-turner for me." I listened to the Graveyard Book as an audiobook, read by Neil Gaiman.
Young Adult being not something I read regularly, I'm not sure how it would have read for me as an actual book or whether it would have still kept my interest, but I found the audiobook version highly entertaining.

[Petra]

Kate wrote: "Susanna wrote: "Finally reading The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman. It's okay but I'm not really into it, it's not a page-turner for me." I listened to the Graveyard Book as an audiobook, read by Ne..."

I'm new to YA, too. I do find some of it entertaining and enjoyed the audio version of The Graveyard Book. However, the books are "young" and they don't draw me in like an adult novel does. They aren't meant to, though, as they are for another age group. I recognize which ones I would have thoroughly enjoyed as a kid and those get a higher rating.

[Kate]

I think certain things distract me in young adult books even though I try not to let it, especially if some of it can be quite simple(as they can be for that age group), or if it has larger font. But if the audiobook has a great reader, you can be swept away with the performance and the characters take on a life of their own. They don't have some of the distractions that reading the actual book might present.
If anyone finds YA books hard to get into, check out the audiobook version.

[Paula]

So what did you think of "Thr3e"?
...

I know, it kept me on the edge of my seat the whole way! Glad you liked it.

[Lianne]

carol (akittykat) wrote: "Thanks I will add it to my list.

By the way I like Steve Berry's books,I just finished The Charlemagne Pursuit. "

Steve Berry's books are awesome; his latest book was pretty good, a bit different than the previous volumes in a way but still good nonetheless =D

I've started reading Syrie James's The Secret Diaries of Charlotte Brontë for a change of pace =D

[Jennifer]

I'm reading The Last Song.