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[Jeane]

Finished The Color Purple, continuing El Libro de los Amores Ridiculos and People of the Book. Tomorrow I am going to start Crocodile on the Sandbank, which has been a little bit on my TBR and might be a good change in what I am reading recently.

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Jrsygrl1980 wrote: "Christine wrote: "Just started [image error]"

oh keep us updated i was curious as to if this book was good. something about it keeps peaking my intrests and drawing me in!"

I thought it was pretty good, I enjoyed it. But I had a hard time with the girls' behavior, one in particular annoyed me. I like this author though.

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Starting

[Janny]

Finished The Bone Doll's Twin and sequel after the second try - the trilogy has a creepy overtone running through a well executed, fairly classic fantasy story line. The horror element put me off, at first.

I've got a big stack of TBR. Not sure what I'll grab, yet.

[Irene]

Christine wrote: "Starting "

Fantastic book! I hope you enjoy it.

[Linda]

Christine wrote: "Starting "

Christine: While I loved Mudbound, this (at times) can be a hard book to read from the standpoint of some of the horrific things that occur in the storyline. It is, however, well written.

[Tammy AZ]

I've recently read some thrillers and horror books and just stepped back into some heavier reading with Infidel and Tears in the Darkness: The Story of the Bataan Death March and Its Aftermath. Both are very good and I'd recommend them but be prepared for sadness at just how badly humans can treat each other.

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Linda wrote: "Christine wrote: "Starting "

Christine: While I loved Mudbound, this (at times) can be a hard book to read from the standpoint of some of the horrific things that oc..."

Hmmm....I think I have already come across one such thing. I do really like it so far though.

[Lyn (Readinghearts)]

In addition to the other books that I am reading, I have decided to read Everything That Rises Must Converge by Flannery O'Connor.

[Alicia]

I just started Galapagos by Kurt Vonnegut. I was looking for something else at the library but ended up coming home with this. The only other Vonnegut I have read is Slaughterhouse-Five but I have been curious to read some more.

[Brenda]

Lyn M wrote: "In addition to the other books that I am reading, I have decided to read Everything That Rises Must Converge by Flannery O'Connor. "

Are you enjoying this book? I have thought about reading it once and then another book looked more interesting.

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I am currently reading Joshua Ferris' Then We Came To The End with my book club. Next month we are reading Jonathan Lethem's newest Chronic City as well as J.D. Salinger's The Catcher In The Rye. That's all with the group, but what I have on my night stand goes as follows:
What is What by Dave Eggers
Under My Skin by Doris Lessing
How We Are Hungry by Dave Eggers
Lemon by Lawrence Krauser a.k.a. Lemony Snicket
Water For Elephants by Sara Gruen
Here They Come by Yannick Murphy
You Shall Know Our Velocity by Dave Eggers
Death In Spring by Merce Rodoreda
The Witch of Portobello by Paulo Coelho

[Ann from S.C.]

I just finished I, ALEX CROSS by James Patterson. It was good. I also finished THE FIVER UPPER by Mary Kay Andrews and loved it!

[Cait]

Dan wrote: "Cait wrote: "I have Lancelot here at home! :o) I think I'll be reading it fairly soon."

Cait,

Let me know what you think when you read this one. Percy is one of my favorite authors but I don..."

I will!

[Cait]

I finished Laughter in the Dark, which was wonderful (though incredibly bleak).

I'll be starting Under the Dome in the morning. I need to get that read asap - it was due back at the library a week and a half ago. Oops.

[Signteach]

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[Daniela]

I'm reading Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister

[Rene]

I have just finished reading Saving Cee Cee Honeycutt. I have also recently read Marley and Me. I am working on Await your Reply.

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Rene wrote: "I have just finished reading Saving Cee Cee Honeycutt. I have also recently read Marley and Me. I am working on Await your Reply. "

How was Saving Cee Cee Honeycutt? I'm debating buying that one at the moment.

[Rene]

Saving Cee Cee Honeycutt was a really great book. I read it in one day. It reminded me of The Help but without the civil rights issue.

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Okay...then I must get it. I loved The Help.

[Bridgit]

Just finished Dharma Bums for my book club. Read a quick Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde last night (meh) and am now back to the previously started Dune.

[Rene]

Just finished Await Your Reply. Strange, chilling and somewhat complex.

[Donna]

I just started That Old Cape Magic by Richard Russo.

It is my Feb. bookclub read here on GR.

[Diane U]

Christine wrote: "Diane U wrote: "I just started reading The Pact: A Love Story!"

That was my first Picoult, and I loved it. Hope you enjoy it."

I am totally enjoying it! I am reading it on my kindle and I am 41% done. I wish I could have stayed home today to finish it!

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Just started SAVING CEECEE HONEYCUTT by Beth Hoffman

[Efe]

Finally finished 'The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest' by Steig Larsson. Great trilogy, but I'm glad I am done as it did get a bit unnecssarily long winded at times, plus lugging that heavy book all over town was not fun. I started the Hunger Games last hight...very late for the group read I know. I am halfway through, and loving it, I absolutely could not put it down.

[Donna]

Monef wrote: "Finally finished 'The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest' by Steig Larsson. Great trilogy, but I'm glad I am done as it did get a bit unnecssarily long winded at times, plus lugging that heavy book ..."

I really am getting impatient! I think it should be in the US soon enough!

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T.C. wrote: "Just started SAVING CEECEE HONEYCUTT by Beth Hoffman

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I soooo want this book. I may have to break down and buy it because I'm like 200th in line at PBS.

[Jenna]

Finished Peony in Love by Lisa See while being snowed in. Just started Bitter is the New Black : Confessions of a Condescending, Egomaniacal, Self-Centered Smartass, Or, Why You Should Never Carry A Prada Bag to the Unemployment Office by Jen Lancaster. Pretty funny so far.

[Claire]

Lori wrote: "Cait, I liked Laughter in the Dark. It kinda reminded me of the other Lost novel I had read (before reading this one) called Lancelot by Walker Percy. Similar concept, although, of course, Nabokov'..."

What are these Lost novels, Lori? They sound interesting.

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

Lancelot is a good novel.

I've picked up The Class of 1846: From West Point to Appomattox: Stonewall Jackson, George McClellan, and Their Brothers, which I am really enjoying.

[Claire]

I just started The Reluctant Fundamentalist after finishing Lovesong. Trying to get through a chunk of my TBR pile. Lovesong was a really nice read.

[Lianne]

I'm currently reading Gabriel Garcia Marquez's One Hundred Years of Solitude. It's interesting so far but the usage of the same two male names is driving me a bit insane at times because I'd get confused between the generations, lol.

[Maria]

Jenna wrote: "Finished Peony in Love by Lisa See while being snowed in. Just started [book:Bitter is the New Black : Confessions of a Condescending, Egomaniacal, Self-Centered Smartass, Or, Why You..."

Jenna, i'm about 150 pages in to Bitter is the New Black. what do you think of it so far? i can't decide if i like her or not, so i'm still not sure if i'm liking the book or not.

[Maria]

Claire wrote: "I just started The Reluctant Fundamentalist after finishing Lovesong. Trying to get through a chunk of my TBR pile. Lovesong was a really nice read."

i liked The Reluctant Fundamentalist but I didn't care for the ending. i thought it was too ambiguous. i really liked the story and the way it was written, though.

[Brenda]

My son and I just tonight finished reading, "The Lightning Thief," by Rick Riordan. This was a very interesting book. We want to see the movie and see what was changed and what was kept.

[Jenna]

Maria wrote: "Jenna wrote: "Finished Peony in Love by Lisa See while being snowed in. Just started [book:Bitter is the New Black : Confessions of a Condescending, Egomaniacal, Self-Centered Smartas..."

Maria,
I like the book so far. I can't relate to her too much (hardly at all), but I find her witty and funny. I'm definitely entertained by the book. This is the first book that I have read by her, and I would read more of them.

[Beth]

I just started The Help last night and I'm also reading Lolita.

[Mary]

I finished A Reliable Wife last night and am going to read The Little Stranger next.

[Donna]

Mary wrote: "I finished A Reliable Wife last night and am going to read The Little Stranger next."

What did you think of A Reliable Wife?

[Lori, Super Mod]

Claire wrote: "Lori wrote: "Cait, I liked Laughter in the Dark. It kinda reminded me of the other Lost novel I had read (before reading this one) called Lancelot by Walker Percy. Similar concept, although, of cou..."

Claire, they are novels that have been used in some form or another on the ABC tv show Lost. Great stuff if you are a fan of the show, or just a fan of great literature!!

[Lori, Super Mod]

Claire wrote: "I just started The Reluctant Fundamentalist after finishing Lovesong. Trying to get through a chunk of my TBR pile. Lovesong was a really nice read."


I read The Reluctant Fundementalist in 5 hours, the day I bought it. It was such a quick and interesting read, but the ending just wasnt enough for me.

[Cait]

Lyn M wrote: "In addition to the other books that I am reading, I have decided to read Everything That Rises Must Converge by Flannery O'Connor. "

I absolutely loved this book, and I am not normally a short story fan.

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Lori wrote: "Claire wrote: "I just started The Reluctant Fundamentalist after finishing Lovesong. Trying to get through a chunk of my TBR pile. Lovesong was a really nice read."

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The Reluctant Fundamentalist is the one book that I've never been able to rate. I can't decide if I thought it was great, thought it was too disturbing, or felt cheated. I read it in a day though...it was something.

[Claire]

Lori wrote: "Claire wrote: "Lori wrote: "Cait, I liked Laughter in the Dark. It kinda reminded me of the other Lost novel I had read (before reading this one) called Lancelot by Walker Percy. Similar concept, a..."

ooh, I'll have to check those out,as I am a Lostie! Thanks, Lori.

[JSou]

Claire, here's the link to the list of all the books that have been referenced on the show. It's also over at the Flight 815-ers group too.

http://lostpedia.wikia.com/wiki/Liter...

There's a lot of great books to pick from!

[Catamorandi]

I have just started The Count of Monte Cristo. It is a little intimidating because of the size, but I have heard so many good things about that I will read it anyway.

[Carly]

Finished with The Giant's House - Jeff picked one for us to begin - it's a re-read for me - Outlander - Gil Adamson.

Also finished The Hunger Games - and started Gargoyle - another goodie!

Still working on Until I Find You - John Irving.

Almost finished 'Dreaming in Stereo' by Steve Broderick.

And I'll be leading The Razor's Edge at The Book Nook in April.

http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/2...

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

The Count of Monte Cristo is great, Catamorandi.