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[Gregory]

Petra wrote: "Gregory wrote: "Wolf Hall, by Hilary Mantel. First book I'm reading on my new Kindle. I'm loving it so far (both book and device). "

Oooh, I look forward to updates on this book. I should be ge..."

I"ll keep you posted. Mantel's writing includes some very peculiar sentence structures, but I think it works. She's got my head floating around in Tudor England even when I put the book down, so that's a good sign.

[Writerlibrarian]

I'm going back to Sarah Dars Des myrtilles dans la yourte a mongolian procedural.

[Marie-vicky]

Hi everybody,

I'm currently reading Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood.Its seems really interesting in strange at the same time.Basically its a story about a man who live in a tree..............I'm only in the first chapter.

[Marie-vicky]

Gregory wrote: "Petra wrote: "Gregory wrote: "Wolf Hall, by Hilary Mantel. First book I'm reading on my new Kindle. I'm loving it so far (both book and device). "

Oooh, I look forward to updates on this book. I ..."

I really want to read that book. Henri VIII era its great.I really like this kind of story.Enjoy your reading

[Beth]

Right now I'm reading The Book Whisperer: Awakening the Inner Reader in Every Child by Donalyn Miller

[Carol]

The movie was fantastic. I really liked it. I have not read the book though. I don't know if I would be disappointed or not.

[Donna]

I just finished reading The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski.

Even if it was a decade-long endeavor, Wroblewski's retelling of Hamlet is an ambitious, audacious even, endeavor for a first novel. He succeeds, as Smiley did with Lear in A Thousand Acres, in distilling the human element of Shakespeare's tragedy and resetting it in the humble heartland of America, where the tragedy is no less epic in proportion, no less heart rending.

Despite the knowledge that this IS a retelling of Hamlet, the reader is unprepared for the furious cataclysm of the ending, having been lulled into the false hope of a happy ending by Edgar's sojourn in the wilderness, where he gains maturity and the knowledge that he must confront his uncle and accept responsibility for his own culpability in Dr. Papineau's death.

Where does one venture after such a first novel?

[Marti]

Marie-vicky wrote: "Hi everybody,

I'm currently reading Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood.Its seems really interesting in strange at the same time.Basically its a story about a man who live in a tree..............I..."

It is a very interesting read. You might also want to consider reading her new book The Year of the Flood. It is written in such a way that it can be a stand alone as is Oryx and Crake but they both share some the the same characters and one goes further back in time and one goes forward in time. Enjoy your reading.

[Marti]

I have finished Holes and I have moved onto reading The Heretic Queen another one of Michelle Moran's books about famous historical women characters.

[Heather L]

I'm about a hundred pages into The Hunger Games, pretty good so far. Definitely different.

[Catamorandi]

I am also reading The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis.

[Carol]

Catamorandi wrote: "I am also reading The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis."

Oooh! Good book

[Maria]

i'm still working on The Winter Rose. this week has been awful, i've had no time for anything. hopefully this week will be a little calmer and i'll get some reading done. :)

[Catamorandi]

Besides Blink by Malcolm Gladwell, I am also reading The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis.

[Beth]

Just finished Little Boys Come from the Stars. Underlying themes of the first-ever born set of triplets in village, familial ties and traditions, and "democracy" as seen through different lenses, made for a story that was witty, enlightening, and educational. I gave it 4 stars. Now, I'm a few pages into All the Names, so far so good!

[Lori, Super Mod]

Oooh Beth, All the Names is an interesting Saramago novel. Its amazing how much story he can create from one little thing.

[Marie-vicky]

Hi Marti,

Thanks for your comment. I have The Year in the Flood in my personnal library. I'm only at the page 24. Margaret Atwood is very mysterious. I read many of her books and I have always enjoyed her work.Page after page I have no clue what will happen next.I'm really looking forward to find out why Snowman end up living in a tree.

[Patrik]

I just started the A Kiss of Shadows (Meredith Gentry, #1).

[Sarah (Mood Reader)]

I am currently reading Homer's Odyssey: a Fearless Feline Tale, or How I Learned About Love and Life with a Blind Wonder Cat. It is such a great book I have trouble putting it down!

[Donna]

I am now reading an ARC of Paulo Coelho: A Warrior's Life - The Authorized Biography and the beginning is just explaining an average day in the life of Paulo. I only read the first chapter thus far.

[Jennifer]

Yay! I finished my paper for class. Now I'm going to read Postcards from No Man's Land.

[Susanna]

I'm starting the group read, The Gargoyle.

[Jamaie]

Marie-vicky wrote: "Hi everybody,

I'm currently reading Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood.Its seems really interesting in strange at the same time.Basically its a story about a man who live in a tree..............I..."

I am also reading Oryx and Crake..I picked it up at the library & about 1/2 way thru it right now. I am completely loving it. It's my 2nd Atwood after Handmaid's Tale.

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

Started Wolf Hall last night.

Glad someone warned me that "he" is almost always Thomas Cromwell. Interesting narrative voice so far.

[Emma]

I just picked up The Children's Book by A.S. Byatt and I have to say, I am surprisingly loving it. I read about the first 100 pages at work yesterday and found myself feeling sad when I had to put it down to close up. I am looking forward to spending some time on it today. It is a beautifully written story about troubled and complex characters, although I heard they never get fully developed. Which may be part of the charm of her writing? I am hoping to give this book at least 4 stars, but we shall see!

[Wendy]

I'm reading AN IRISH COUNTRY GIRL. I love these Irish Country books because they're such a lovely escape. Anybody else reading them?

[Callista]

I just finished Almost Like Being in Love by Steve Kluger, which was a perfect "palate-cleanser" in between some more serious books. I'm going to be starting People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks after I finish a research paper and study for my Geometry test tomorrow.

[Lyn (Readinghearts)]

Currently it is The Xibalba Murders: An Archeological Mystery by Lyn Hamilton AND The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger

[Mary]

Christine wrote: "I started Velva Jean Learns to Drive: A Novel
I got it from Amazon's bargain section on an impulse a while ago. I like how i..."

Christine, How are you liking this? It's on my to read list.

[Sue]

I just finished The Private Lives of Pippa Lee and Hurry Down Sunshine and now I'm reading Your Coffin or Mine? and Let the Right One In which are more paranormal

[Paula]

I'm just getting started in "Still Life with Crows" Preston/Childs. I went to a book signing with Doug Preston yesterday and talking with other fans realized how far behind on the Pendergast series I was decided to pick this one up which is next in the series for me.

[Leshawn]

I'm reading Evelyn Waugh's "Vile Bodies" and a book of poetry "Flying Out with the Wounded" by Anne Caston. They are both great!

[Leshawn]

Callista,
"Almost Like Being in Love" is on my nightstand "to be read" right now!

[Claire]

Adrienne wrote: "Maureen wrote: "...And I'm nearly half-way done with As Sure as the Dawn. This is the third book of ..."

I liked this series a lot as well. I am currently reading another Rivers' bo..."

I LOVED Redeeming Love. I hope you enjoy it. I want to read the Mark of the Lion trilogy sometime too.

[Callista]

Leshawn wrote: "Callista,
"Almost Like Being in Love" is on my nightstand "to be read" right now!"

Really? I'd highly recommend you read it soon, then; it's just quirky and funny and all around a quick read. If I didn't have school, I probably would have finished this book in one sitting.

[Marti]

I am reading The Heretic Queen right now. So far I am loving it.....

[Kathy]

I just finished If I Stay and loved it. Today I started The Help.

[BJ Rose]

Reading and enjoying , and then on to the group read

[Cait]

I know I'm in the minority, but I just finished The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and thought it was horrible. What a bummer. :o(

I should finish The Wasp Factory tonight. I'm still chipping away at Ulysses, and I just started Await Your Reply: A Novel on audio.

[Cait]

BJ Rose wrote: "Reading and enjoying , and then on to the group read "

I just picked up The Gargoyle from the library today. It sounds really good.

[Kate]

Marie-vicky wrote: Margaret Atwood is very mysterious. I read many of her books and I have always e..."

I've been thinking about picking up some of her books for a while. As a Margaret Atwood newbie, any suggestions on what I should start with??

[Leshawn]

Thanks Callista! I'll move it to the top!

[Petra]

Kate wrote: "I've been thinking about picking up some of her books for a while. As a Margaret Atwood newb..."


Kate, I think it depends on what kind of a story you're in the mood for. Her writing is marvelous and the stories span many settings. I would recommend any of the following:

Oryx & Crake is futuristic, bleak.
Cat's Eye is about childhood friendships, the harm/good they can cause and the resolutions/freeing of one's self from these.
Alias Grace is based on a true but very vague story in Canadian history. Atwood wove this tale from a very few newspaper clippings of an old murder.
The Blind Assassin - a generational family saga with a book within the book.
The Handmaid's Tale is another futuristic story. It can be disturbing but not in a bloody, violent way.

All of these are good but my favorites are The Blind Assassin and The Handmaid's Tale.

[FromAna]

Paulo Coelho's the Pilgrimage
my 6th by him!

[Claire]

Kate wrote: "Marie-vicky wrote: Margaret Atwood is very mysterious. I read many of her books and I have always e..."

I've been thinking about picking up some of her books for a while. As a Margaret Atwood newb..."

I would definitely read The Handmaid's Tale. That was a really good book (and the only one I've read of hers so far!).

[Efe]

I just finished The Girl who Played with Fire, and absoilutely loved it. Now I am reading the final Percy Jackson book, The Last Olympian and the will be ready to jump into the group reads, The Gargoyle first and then Hunger Games.

[Claire]

I am STILL chipping away at Under the Dome (almost finished) and decided to start Shutter Island. I want to read that before the movie. Plus I'm getting tired of lugging Under the Dome around - its heavy!

[Jayme]

Petra wrote: "Kate wrote: "I've been thinking about picking up some of her books for a while. As a Margaret Atwood newb..."


Kate, I think it depends on what kind of a story you're in the mood for. Her writi..."

I'd add The Robber Bride to that list. It was my first Atwood and totally got me hooked on her stuff.

[KarenLee]

I just started Skeletons at the Feast by Chris Bohjalian.

[Marti]

Kate wrote: "Marie-vicky wrote: Margaret Atwood is very mysterious. I read many of her books and I have always e..."

I've been thinking about picking up some of her books for a while. As a Margaret Atwood newb..."

The one book of all times that has stuck with me for years is The Handmaiden's Tale by Margaret Atwood. As dystopic novels go, she is the queen of making them feel real and ready to happen in our future if we do not change.