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[Keta]

Janny wrote: "Keta wrote: "Janny wrote: "Keta wrote: "Hi Janny, Going to have to try Dunnett again. Heard so many great things about her books. Read the beginning of one once and had trouble. Must stick with it ..."

Another loop/group just had a big discussion on this same factor. How we dislike characters or are put off by their behavior UNTIL we discover what motivates them to behave like that. Many authors give this away at the onset of introducing the character. It was the consensus of this group that they liked the hold-out and then had an entirely different take on the character upon discovering their background or what caused them to behave in such a callous manner. Most took on an entirely different perspective then, and even held great empathy toward the character they loathed a chapter or two back. Is that what you're referring to with Dunnett?

Keta

[Petra]

F1Wild wrote: "I just started reading John Steinbeck's and quickly realized why I absolutely love Steinbeck's writing......especially after reading Chri..."

F1Wild, I just started Travels With Charley this afternoon as well. It's been ages since I've read a Steinbeck book and I'm looking forward to it.

[F1Wild]

Petra wrote: "F1Wild, I just started Travels With Charley this afternoon as well. It's been ages since I've read a Steinbeck book and I'm looking forward to it."
What a cool coincidence!!!

[Bhumi]

I also really enjoyed Steinbeck's writing style in The Grapes of Wrath.

[F1Wild]

Bhumi wrote: "I also really enjoyed Steinbeck's writing style in The Grapes of Wrath."
My favorite so far is East of Eden, but also love TGOW. It was such a heart wrenching story!

[Janny]

Keta wrote: "Janny wrote: "Keta wrote: "Janny wrote: "Keta wrote: "Hi Janny, Going to have to try Dunnett again. Heard so many great things about her books. Read the beginning of one once and had trouble. Must ..."

Bang on. But she does this with utmost cleverness. I didn't see it coming, she played her hand so well. That's the risk, always - with authors who don't tip their hand, that some readers lose out and abandon them.

[Keta]

I was thinking the same thing; an author runs the risk of totally alienating the character from the reader beyond redemption.

Will check her out again for sure. Thanks, Keta

[Jennifer]

hi im new to this site and group!

but i am currently reading growing up bin laden by najwa and omar bin laden. its such an interesting book and so necessary to read, so that we can start to attempt to understand bin laden.

[Irene]

Lauren wrote: "I'm going to start The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte tonight, because it's a group read for the Victorians group. It won't be my irst by Anne becaue I've read [book:Agnes Gre..."

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall is one of my absolute favorites by Ann Bronte!!

[Donna]

Reading The Angel's Game

[Kathy]

Irene wrote: "Lauren wrote: "I'm going to start The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte tonight, because it's a group read for the Victorians group. It won't be my irst by Anne becaue I've read ..."

That's good to hear, Irene, as it's up next for me for the Victorians group read, too.

[Jayme]

Started Lolita last night. Only a few pages in so far.

[Jeane]

Maria wrote: "i started Sepulchre last night. i'm already liking it more than Labyrinth. it felt like i had to force myself to get into that one, but this one is good right from the ..."

Yahoooo Maria! I loved both of them!!!

[Donna]

Jayme wrote: "Started Lolita last night. Only a few pages in so far."

I am waiting to get it from the GR bookswap!

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

My favorite Steinbeck is Cannery Row, but I really enjoyed Travels with Charley.

[Jeane]

Travels with Charley was really really good! I haven't read the other one but I read and liked The grapes of wrath.

[Edith]

Leah wrote: "one of the girls I work with lent me 1st to Die which is the first novel of the Women's Murder Club by James Patterson..I literally just started it though so I don't have an opinion ye..."

I love this series! I've read through the first 4 and have the 5th in my "immediate" TBR pile by my bed. They are easy quick reads that grab you right away. I hope you enjoy!

[Jacqueline]

Jayme wrote: "Started Lolita last night. Only a few pages in so far."

That's one of my all time favorites! Hope you enjoy it.

[Avigail]

Edith wrote: "Leah wrote: "one of the girls I work with lent me 1st to Die which is the first novel of the Women's Murder Club by James Patterson..I literally just started it though so I don't have ..."

I also read the first four and I love them. I have the 5th to read the next book. I like the way James Patterson writes.

[Jules]

I started A Streetcar Named Desire last night and really like it so far.

[Tracy]

I started The Lost Symbol a couple of nights ago. I'm about a fourth of the way in and loving it! Despite the heft of the book, I think it will be a fast read. Or at least, me and the library hope so. I doubt I can renew it if I don't finish.

[Jayme]

Donna wrote: "I am waiting to get it from the GR bookswap!"

That's cool. I should go check out how the swap works. What did you have to swap for it?

[Petra]

I'm reading Beowulf on the Beach: What to Love and What to Skip in Literature's 50 Greatest Hits, which is an interesting look at some classics. The author is quite humerous. I've added a few new books/authors to my TBR list. There's only 2 things to distract from this book: he spends a bit too much time with the Ancient Writers (Homer, Virgil, etc) ....and he likes Anna Karenina. LOL!
I'm listening to Travels with Charley: In Search of America. I haven't read Steinbeck in years and should reread some of his books. The descriptions and thoughts in this book are awesome so far.
I hope to be starting Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal today, which I hope will be a light read.

[Chrystal]

I finished with Not My Daughter by Barbara Delinsky....now on to Keeping Faith by Jodi Picoult.

[Jamaie]

Hi Chrystal..I'm about to run thru Not My Daughter. Today I'm listening to Thirteen Reasons Why. It's actually not that bad so far, but I'm only at the 2nd CD of 5. I have heard diff. opinions of this one.

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Chrystal wrote: "I finished with Not My Daughter by Barbara Delinsky....now on to Keeping Faith by Jodi Picoult."

How was it?? I have it sitting on my Kindle.

[Leah]

Avigail wrote: "Edith wrote: "Leah wrote: "one of the girls I work with lent me 1st to Die which is the first novel of the Women's Murder Club by James Patterson..I literally just started it though so..."

I like his books as well and I am having trouble putting this one down! The woman I'm borrowing it from told me she has several of them.. I definitely plan on continuing to read the rest!

[Leah]

Jayme wrote: "Started Lolita last night. Only a few pages in so far."

I enjoyed Lolita, although it took me a two tries to fully read it through but that was more due to things in my life aside from the book.. I hope you like it..

[Diane U]

Chrystal wrote: "I finished with Not My Daughter by Barbara Delinsky....now on to Keeping Faith by Jodi Picoult."

That book is on my to-read kindle wish list. How was it?? I'd also be interested to hear what you think about Keeping Faith too when you are done!

[Donna]

I am loving every page of The Angel's Game. Carlos has done it again!

[Lianne]

I've started reading Dodie Smith's I Capture the Castle and it's quite interesting and lovely so far =)

[Patrik]

still reading The Eight. Great plot

[F1Wild]

As I have said, I'm deep into Steinbeck's Travels With Charley... (seems to be popular these days) and as a huge fan of his writing, of course, am finding this delightful!!

I also just read the sample of Anthony Bourdain's Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly and will probably read this next. I kept clicking away for a Kindle copy to be available and it seems my wishes (and clicks) have come true.

[Laura]

Yesterday I finished Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult and really enjoyed it.

Now I'm starting The Eye of the Storm by Patrick White and am finding it a TOTALLY different read. On like page 2 I get what the Nobel committee sees in his writing. It is beautiful. Which makes reading absorbing, but maybe not exactly the kind of book you can't put down. I'll see how I go.

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

Just finished Wolf Hall - very interesting novel.

[Marti]

I really really enjoyed Not My Daughter. I think she really nailed the mother-daughter relationship. I think the story makes you step back and reflect on teen's having babies.... The last three Barbara Delinsky books have been awesome.

[Writerlibrarian]

I've finished The Foreign Correspondent and starting Night Soldiers. I'm embarking on the Balkans Trek of my Around the World in 80 books challenge. So lots of WW2 books in my near future.

[Sandy]

I am going to read a book I bought a long time ago and just found it, it is by Janet Evanovich A Stephanie Plum Novel called One For the Money I don't usually read this kind of boo I am usually a romance reader so this should be interesting

[Kristine]

I started The Lightning Thief last night and I'm speeding right through it. I really quite like it so far.

[Laura]

Sandy wrote: "I am going to read a book I bought a long time ago and just found it, it is by Janet Evanovich A Stephanie Plum Novel called One For the Money I don't usually read this kind of boo I am usually a r..."

I was handed One for the Money for a book club, never would have read it otherwise. It was really quite a lot of fun. Hope you enjoy.

[Bhumi]

I hope you enjoy The Lightning Thief, Kristine. A lot of people seem to be reading it nowadays. I read it earlier and liked it.

[Marti]

Laura wrote: "Sandy wrote: "I am going to read a book I bought a long time ago and just found it, it is by Janet Evanovich A Stephanie Plum Novel called One For the Money I don't usually read this kind of boo I ..."

I love those books. I found myself laughing out loud at Stephanie's family and her inability to do her job!

[Paula]

Kristine wrote: "I started The Lightning Thief last night and I'm speeding right through it. I really quite like it so far.

I'm listening to "The Titan's Curse" on audio now. I have the next one on order at the library. I like this series.

[Jayme]

F1Wild wrote: "As I have said, I'm deep into Steinbeck's Travels With Charley... (seems to be popular these days) and as a huge fan of his writing, of course, am finding this delightful!!

I also just read the sa..."

Kitchen Confidential's on my list. I can't wait to hear what you thought of it.

[Kristine]

Bhumi wrote: "I hope you enjoy The Lightning Thief, Kristine. A lot of people seem to be reading it nowadays. I read it earlier and liked it."

Just finished it a few minutes ago and I really liked it! I think a lot of people may be reading it recently because the movie is coming out in a couple of weeks. That was my reason :D

Paula wrote: "Kristine wrote: "I started The Lightning Thief last night and I'm speeding right through it. I really quite like it so far.

I'm listening to "The Titan's Curse" on audio now. I have the next one o..."

I like it now too :)

[Barbara]

I'm reading The Private Patient by P.D. James. As a lover of British mysteries, I don't know why I put off reading her for so long, but I'm loving the book and now I have all her others waiting.

[Alisha Marie]

I just finished Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin and found it very disappointing. I'm starting to get a little disheartened. Every book I've read so far in 2010 has been very lackluster.

Anyway, now I'm reading The Bird Room by Chris Killen. It was a GR giveaway win and I'm really liking it so far. Here's to hoping it stays that way.

[Kathy]

Alisha wrote: "I just finished Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin and found it very disappointing. I'm starting to get a little disheartened. Every book I've read so far in 2010 has be..."

Oh, Alisha, I'm sorry you didn't enjoy Mistress of the Art of Death. I loved it and love the series featuring Adelia Aguilar as the strong woman character. Maybe you didn't like the time period? The middle ages is one of my favorite periods. Anyway, with all the great reads out there, your year is sure to improve for you.

[Viki]

Just finished Last Night in Twisted River (wonderful) and started Her Fearful Symmetry today.

[Kathy]

Viki wrote: "Just finished Last Night in Twisted River (wonderful) and started Her Fearful Symmetry today."

Viki, I have been wondering about Last Night in Twisted River: A Novel. Thanks for the positive feedback on it. One of my favorite books is A Widow For One Year by Irving.