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[Rene]

Ly M wrote:
I just finished The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe, which was excellent.

Glad to hear that! It is waiting patiently in my TBR pile.

[Stephanie]

Rene wrote: "Shutter Island is getting so many good reviews that I may need to pick that up with my Border coupons. The commericals look scary though. I do not like scary books. Should I pass on this one? "

I wouldn't call it scary...just suspenseful.

[Cindy]

Lyn M wrote: "I just finished The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane..."

I really enjoyed this one too Lyn!!

[Michelle♥]

Shutter Island is awesome! I loved that book and couldn't put it down! It's not so much scary, but just really rivetingly suspenseful.

A definite FIVE STAR read.

[Edith]

I'm currently reading The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest and loving it! I'm also reading The Help on my Kindle.

[Marti]

Stephanie wrote: "Rene wrote: "Shutter Island is getting so many good reviews that I may need to pick that up with my Border coupons. The commericals look scary though. I do not like scary books. Should I pass o..."

Shutter Island was a true suspense novel with twists and turns. I DO NOT like scary books and I too thought the commercials looked scary HOWEVER I could not put the book down. I was reading more than once later into the night then I should have.

[Rene]

Thanks so much for your replies about Shutter Island. It is a definite buy! Now I can't hardly wait!!

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

How did you get your hands on Hornet's Nest, Edith?

Is it out yet here in the states?

[Cait]

Linda wrote: "Marti wrote: "Rene wrote: "Sue said: I have Secrets of Eden next in the pile on my nightstand . . .

You will love this book. I was hooked on the first page. There are lulls but not too many. ..."

I just finished Secrets of Eden: A Novel and liked it a lot.

Now I'm starting on We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson and A Moveable Feast by Hemingway.

[JSou]

Still plugging away at 2666, and also started Haroun and the Sea of Stories the other night.

[Cait]

Jessica wrote: "Still plugging away at 2666, and also started Haroun and the Sea of Stories the other night."

How is Haroun? I picked it up from the library not too long ago.

[Stephanie]

I decided to start Impossible. I am intrigued by the fact that it is somewhat based off the Simon & Garfunkel song Scarborough Fair. I have loved that song since I was a small child and I'm excited to see how it ties into the story.

[Alton]

Reading Middlemarch now for a talk being held in April at Symphony Space here in NYC. Gave myself more then enough time to finish unlike my partying days in college where I never made it past page 100. Should be fun-Jennifer Egan, Siri Hustvedt, and Margot Livesey are leading the discussion and I am definitely enjoying it better this time around.

[Bhumi]

Hopefully, it'll be worth your time, Fiona :)

[Jayme]

I finished Stephen King's On Writing today while I was stuck in traffic. It was super awesome. Really neat to here so much about him starting out as an author and even the more technical parts weren't really technical, more like a story about how being an author works. Anyway, 'nough blabbing.

Now I'm thinking I'll finally pick up Under the Dome for a little more Stephen King Action.

[Maria]

i finished What I Did for Love from Susan Elizabeth Phillips last night. total chic book, but a nice light and quick read.

i started a book given to me my a co-worker, it's called Jane Bites Back from Michael Thomas Ford. it's about Jane Austen living in our time, but she's a vampire. kinda different, but good so far. i'll start The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo when i finish this one.

[Ellen W-S]

I was at Borders today and I didnt see it....is it in the stores yet?
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest

[Julie]

Linda wrote: "Christine wrote: "Stephanie wrote: "Julie wrote: "I just finished A Thousand Splendid Suns and it blew me away! I loved The Kite Runner, but I think that I enjoyed Khaled Hosseini's second novel e..."

Thank you for the recommendation Linda!!

[Rach]

I am 75% through Byatt's The Children's Book, and was hoping to finish it today, but it's just so long! Parts of it I am loving, but other parts are tedious and many too literary for me, I think. It's definitely not a skimmer - the language is too rich and dense for that.

[Alisha Marie]

I finished reading Matilda by Roald Dahl yesterday and I thought it was cute. I liked it, but I have to say that I loved the movie a little bit more. I think mostly because the movie was such a part of my childhood as I watched it like five times a week.

I've now started Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill and it's starting to get immensely creepy. Hopefully it stays that way.

[Julianne]

Alisha wrote: "I finished reading Matilda by Roald Dahl yesterday and I thought it was cute. I liked it, but I have to say that I loved the movie a little bit more. I think mostly because the movie..."

Re: Heart Shaped Box--it will. I loved that book. Did it as an audio and I was totally creeped out during my commute. I used to read all of S. King's horror stuff in HS for a good scare, and Heart-shaped box gave me the same feeling. So did S. King's Cell, if you're looking for another true horror (King wrote this one recently and it reminds me a lot of his 80s horrors, but less "out there").

Anybody have input on Under the Dome?

I'm reading The Darkest Evening of the Year right now, but I'm not very far into it.

[Heather]

Bridgit wrote: "Heather wrote: "Lori wrote: "I am currently knee deep in the Dexter Series... I finished Darkly Dreaming Dexter last nite (a day and a half), and I am already half way through the Dearly Devoted De..."

Bridgit-Now I'm really excited that they were so great! I decided to go with Lolita since it was in the book club read for Feb anyway! Now I'm excited for A Fine Balance as well(I've had it for months but for some reason haven't started it!)

[Jayme]

Brielle wrote: "Same here! I used to watch Matilda over and over again when I was a little kid! I can still recite certain parts of it from memory (: I haven't read the book, though."

I must be alone in not knowing there was a movie...I read the book when I was little though. Not my favourite of his.

[Paula]

I'm going to start "In This Mountain" Jan Karon today. I have about 3 more of these to finish up the series.

[Carol]

I am reading BLOOD MERIDIAN-CORMAC McCARTHY. Do all his books possess such violent behavior and tragic journeys? I didn't particularly like THE ROAD either. I am just about 50 pages in, it is disturbing .

[Charity]

I am reading BLOOD MERIDIAN-CORMAC McCARTHY. Do all his books possess such violent behavior and tragic journeys?

Yeah, pretty much.

[KarenLee]

Ews wrote: "I was at Borders today and I didnt see it....is it in the stores yet?
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest"

It's coming out in May here in the states. At least that's when my library expects to get it.

[Carol]

Too bad. This will probably be the last book of his I will read.

[Carrie]

STEPHANIE: I read IMPOSSIBLE a few months ago. It was good. Typical teen lit. The ending was a bit rushed.

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

Ews wrote: "I was at Borders today and I didnt see it....is it in the stores yet?
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest"

U.S. release of that one is in May.

[Claire]

Stephanie wrote: "I decided to start Impossible. I am intrigued by the fact that it is somewhat based off the Simon & Garfunkel song Scarborough Fair. I have loved that song since I was a small child ..."

Stephanie, I have always loved that song too! I always think of Katherine Ross since she was in The Graduate. Let us know how the book is.

[Claire]

Julianne wrote: "Alisha wrote: "I finished reading Matilda by Roald Dahl yesterday and I thought it was cute. I liked it, but I have to say that I loved the movie a little bit more. I think mostly be..."

Under the Dome was really good - more like the old Stephen King.
I'm still reading The 19th Wife....not too far in yet, but so far so good.

[Linda]

Julianne wrote: "Alisha wrote: "I finished reading Matilda by Roald Dahl yesterday and I thought it was cute. I liked it, but I have to say that I loved the movie a little bit more. I think mostly be..."

I am the first to admit that while I have been a Stephen King devotee over the years, I find that some of his novels leave me cold or at least lukewarm in their endings. That being said, Under the Dome is not one of these. I thought the story was strong from beginning to end and with 1073 pages (a bicep builder for sure) kept me riveted until the last page.

[Katie]

I'm reading The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova. I'm about halfway through and I like it so far.

[Jessica]

Katie wrote: "I'm reading The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova. I'm about halfway through and I like it so far. "

Katie!! Welcome to the best group on GR. (Even if I've been lame and haven't been posting lately.

[Katie]

Jessica wrote: "Katie wrote: "I'm reading The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova. I'm about halfway through and I like it so far. "

Katie!! Welcome to the best group on GR. (Even if I've been lame and haven't been po..."

Thanks! I've been on here for a couple of weeks, I just haven't gotten around to posting anything. lol

[Jessica]

Katie wrote: "Jessica wrote: "Katie wrote: "I'm reading The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova. I'm about halfway through and I like it so far. "

Katie!! Welcome to the best group on GR. (Even if I've been lame and..."

Well, it's definitely awesome around here!

[Jessica]

So I'm finally reading The Road, one of the first recommendations I got when I joined here. So far, I am really enjoying it.

[Cait]

Linda and Claire, I agree with you regarding Under the Dome. King floored it right out of the gate and didn't let up throughout the 1000+ pages. It reminded me of how I felt when I read The Stand and It (my two favorites of his) way back in the day.

[Angelica]

I'm currently reading Pale Fire by Nabokov. Pretty insane. I like it so far. I love Nabokov.

[Jessica]

Angelica wrote: "I'm currently reading Pale Fire by Nabokov. Pretty insane. I like it so far. I love Nabokov."

Yay for all my friends joining here!

[Angelica]

Jessica wrote: "Angelica wrote: "I'm currently reading Pale Fire by Nabokov. Pretty insane. I like it so far. I love Nabokov."

Yay for all my friends joining here!"

Yay!

[Lori, Super Mod]

Angelica, I read Pale Fire awhile ago, and really didnt like it. It took me awhile to understand what the heck was going on too. I quite liked some of his other work, but this one was just bizarre!

I just finished The Invention of Morel - Talk about BIZARRE! Wow. I really liked this one. It was weird and obsessive and downright great.

Now back to my stack of review copies... The pile just keeps getting bigger and bigger. I am going to start the e-book Too Young to Fall Asleep.

[Lori, Super Mod]

btw, I own Shutter Island and need to get my ass reading it. You guys are KILLING me talking about how good it is!

[Angelica]

It's incredible!

[Marti]

I have started The Spare Room and am finding the beginning engaging. After that I have a serious stack of lovely "light/chick lit types" to read and I noticed the weather is going to cooperate over vacation and be snowy....

[Patricia]

Lori wrote: "btw, I own Shutter Island and need to get my ass reading it. You guys are KILLING me talking about how good it is!"

Shutter Island is one of my favorite books. I can't wait to see how the do the ending in the movie.

[Maria]

i finished Jane Bites Back by Michael Thomas Ford tonight. i really, really liked this book. i wasn't sure what i was going to think of it, and i was pleasantly surprised. it was quirky and funny and although a slightly bizarre premise (jane austen living in our time as a vampire) Ford pulled it off perfectly.

i'll start The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo tomorrow evening, hopefully. i've been looking forward to reading this one for awhile now.

[Jeane]

Susanna wrote: "I really liked Crocodile on the Sandbank. Fun series."

I had good hopes for it bt it is less exciting and interesting than I thought it would be. I am only finsihed and only now the story with the mummy gets me into the story. It went a bit too slow without anything really happning.

[Jeane]

Knarik wrote: "I am reading THE HISTORIAN by E. Kostova, and I like it a lot ! "

I loved this book! It is great when a very good book is aso long, many hours of joy!