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[F1Wild]

Sheila K wrote: "I have started to read Peony In Love, I hope its good like other Lisa See books."
I loved See's Peony in Love!! I thought it was pretty cool that a lot of it was based on the real-life "The Peony Pavilion" opera.

If you love her books I hifghly recommend her family-biographical On Gold Mountain: The One-Hundred-Year Odyssey of My Chinese-American Family.

[PDXReader]

F1Wild wrote: "Miss GP wrote: "I've got a crush on him, too, which may be why I disliked Sahara. His sense of humor didn't come out well. I've got both Pole to Pole & Himalaya on order, and as they're better rate..."

What's great about the Palin books is they work REALLY well for the Around the World challenge! He spends time in all sorts of obscure countries. After reading Sahara, I could choose to count it for Morocco or Niger or Mali or Algeria or ...

[Petra]

Becky wrote: "I've just started Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal, and I'm already loving it..."

Becky, I hope you enjoy it. I loved every page and am seriously considering buying myself a copy for future readings.

[Mel]

I can see that my last post here was October, 2009 so it is doubtful that I am going to be able to remember everything I have read since then. The ones that I do remember though are:

Her Fearful Symmetry - second book by her and I loved the first. Quite liked this one as well different story but with a great feel, characterization etc.

Under the Dome - Not the equivalent of The Stand despite the hype. Just an average run of the mill SK reminding me most of The Dream Catcher.

Heart-Shaped Box - This is SK's son and he writes with a very different style which I like better but the story is very well put together, engaging and highly readable. Reminds me a little of Orson Scott Card's urban fantasies.

Gone With the Wind - I had read this once before in my late teens and recall liking it but this time round I loved it. Had internal discussions with myself over character motivations and integrity, political strategies, slavery, agriculture you name it. Loved loved loved it.

Twilight Series - had read this previously but was looking for something mindless and easy and had just watched the Twilight movie on tv so picked it up again.

My Sister's Keeper - Second Jodi Piccoult I have tried. I really really wanted to like it and there was one moment where I actually did (the moment when you realize that the picture isn't just of a candlestick but also of two faces). However, she somehow still can't pull it off. Great concept but disappointing execution (particularly the ending).

In order to keep this from being too long I will continue in another post.

[Mel]

At this point I decided that I should make an effort to clean up my Sony Reader so decided to start working my way through it alphabetically with interesting results.

1st to Die - This one ended up on my reader as a loan from a friend of mine together with a bunch of other ones. I had finished the rest and hadn't gotten to this one. Cons - I really don't like anything about James Patterson, not his storylines, his characters or his writing style. Pros - really short.

The Amber Room: A Novel - Another one from the same friend, not as bad as James Patterson but smacks of Dan Brown etc. again not my cup of tea.

Bill Bryson's African Diary - I normally love him but this one was disappointing. Not as funny as usual (although some good bits about the plane) and extremely short. Guess this is a disadvantage to buying electronic books because you don't pay attention to size. At least proceeds from sale went to charity I gather.

The Book Thief - Very good book. The characters were excellent and I particularly loved Max's books within the book.

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao - Adored this book. Started it a few weeks back and couldn't get inspired but once I got into it I was hooked. Story of a Dominican family, shades of 100 Years of Solitude with a ghetto urban spanglish voice. Not surprised it won the Pullitzer.

Just about to start A Certain Chemistry: A Novel. Have liked Mil Millington's other works and could use something a little more lighthearted so this was a serendipitous list coincidence.

[Ann from S.C.]

I finished THE 19TH WIFE and gave it 5 stars. Now am reading SAVING CEECEE HONEYCUTT and loving it.

[Ann from S.C.]

Carol, WITCH AND WIZARD was a book about the future and witch hunts and teenagers. I think it is realluy a young adult book but I liked it.

As for fluff, I like Marion Keys and Sophia Kinsilla and the SHOPAHOLLIC series.

[F1Wild]

Ann from S.C. wrote: "I finished THE 19TH WIFE and gave it 5 stars. Now am reading SAVING CEECEE HONEYCUTT and loving it."
I just downloaded a full sample of
Saving Ceecee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman to my Kindle.

[Liz]

I'm currently reading The Grapes of Wrath & Three Cups of Tea.

[Lori Ann]

Starting The White Tiger

[Amber]

Just started the graphic novel "Persepolis" last night (for a Comparative Literature/World Culture class) and I am sure I will have it finished by tonight. It is quite interesting.

[Charity]

Just started the graphic novel "Persepolis" last night (for a Comparative Literature/World Culture class) and I am sure I will have it finished by tonight. It is quite interesting.

LOVED Persepolis! Check out the movie too, if you can. Many things left out (as one might expect), but still worth a watch, me thinks.

[Petra]

Lori Ann wrote: "Starting The White Tiger"

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Hope you do, too, Lori Ann.


I just finished reading Broken, which I gave 5*. The writing builds the suspense of the story and Skunk's segment is told in such a candid, lovely way that the Reader is just drawn through this neighbourhood horror story.

I've got Fool by the bedside but can't seem to get into it right now. I'm at the part where Lear has disinherited Cordelia. Maybe it'll pick up here. This is one of my favorite Shakespeare plays so I really want to like this book.

And, I've just started The Bronze Horseman. I got an ereader for my birthday and, as I'm going away this weekend to visit family, thought this was a good time to purchase a new ebook and try the reader out.

[Donna]

I am double booking it!
The Help and Olive Kitteridge

[Mary]

I'm reading A Disobedient Girl: A Novel, which is lovely.

[Sasha]

I was intrigued by Fool too, Petra. Lear's my favorite play and I liked Lamb, so why not, right? But you're not the first person who's felt ambivalent about it.

Got all psyched for a minute cause I thought you were reading Pushkin's Bronze Horseman. Anna Karenina has shown me that I need to read me some Pushkin.

[Donna]

Mary wrote: "I'm reading A Disobedient Girl: A Novel, which is lovely."

Did u win that? Iwanna read that soooooo bad!

[Julie]

Killer Heat by Linda Fairstein

[Petra]

Alex wrote: "IGot all psyched for a minute cause I thought you were reading Pushkin's Bronze Horseman. Anna Karenina has shown me that I need to read me some Pushkin. ..."

Anna Karenina inspiring?? Really??!! The thought makes my head spin......
I'm interested in Pushkin's book and will look into it. I read some of Pushkin's short stories last year and quite liked his writing style.

[Petra]

Oh....forgot to say......Alex, I gave Lamb a 5* rating and would have given it more if I could. Loved the book.

[Sasha]

People keep quoting Pushkin in Anna Karenina, which makes me want to read the full poem.

Bronze Horseman is a long poem, widely considered among Pushkin's best. I'm hoping to get to the bookstore later today to compare some translations of Pushkin, but so far it looks like Collected Narrative and Lyrical Poetry might be a good place to find it. 471 pages! Dude wrote a lot of stuff.

[Beth]

I just started reading The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa. I think this is going to be an intriguing read.

[Patricia]

I have finally finished The Pillars of the Earth! Whew, seems like I've been reading it forever. Tonight I'm am starting The Thirteenth Tale and my library has ordered She-Rain for me, it should be in next week.

[Sasha]

Is that like She-Ra, Princess of Power? I would read that book. She's totally hot.

[Christy]

Patricia wrote: "I have finally finished The Pillars of the Earth! Whew, seems like I've been reading it forever. Tonight I'm am starting The Thirteenth Tale and my library has ordered She-Rain for me, it should ..."


The Thirteenth Tale is one of my favorites. Hope you like it!

[Patricia]

Alex wrote: "Is that like She-Ra, Princess of Power? I would read that book. She's totally hot."

No, no it's quite different!

She-Rain: A Story of Hope

[Carol]

I am reading The Devil's Punchbowl-Greg Iles. It is light reading .

[R. J.]

I can't read while I'm writing cause I fear plagiarism. I'm trying to get my sequel done because, those who have read my first book are waiting anxiously. I hate waiting and hate making others wait. So, I'll be working on "Self Consciousness" as much as possible in the near future. "Self Convictions" is getting lonely LOL! Thanks for reading!

[Dara]

Donna wrote: "I am double booking it!
The Help and Olive Kitteridge"

The Help was an AWESOMe book I hope you like it.

[Dara]

I am currently reading Salem Falls by Jodi Picoult

[Bhumi]

I've read Salem Falls, Dara. It was my first Jodi Picoult, and I thought it wasn't bad.

[Katie]

I've been stuck in a "dark" mode, although there were some bright spots:
The Help
Wench
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
The Girl Who Played with Fire
Moloka'i

So now I'm reading Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal. I'm ready for some bawdy humor.

[Becca]

I just started This Is Where I Leave You, and my current audiobook is Leviathan (which, though I'm halfway through, I'm still not into. I blame the reader.)

[Liz]

Have recently finished The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson and am working my way through Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer and Midnight's Children by Salaman Rushdie.

[Victoria]

That's quite a combination liz. I'm also Reading the hunger games and Her fearful symmetry.

[Fuzzy]

Is Her Fearful Symmetry really as bad as everyone says?

[Kate]

I think that when an author has a successful book, a lot of the criticism for following books tends to come from people who may have had high expectations, or hopes of a similar work. Her Fearful Symmetry was rather different to The Time Travelers Wife and I think following in its footsteps may, (whilst of course, not in every bad reviews case) have had something to do with some negative responses. I think that this is always a good thing to remember.

I personally enjoyed the book.

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Just finished Inside which I enjoyed. It was a different writting style than I'm used to, but I think it added to being able to hold my attention.

Now going to start You Suck which I am really looking foward to as I love Chris Moores humour.

[Matthew]

Just finished 'The Alexandria Link' by Steve Berry and am going to start 'Scorched Earth' by David L. Robbins today.

[Dara]

Her Fearful Symmetry did absolutely NOTHING for me! But I also found a reference to another book by Audrey and so I reserved it at the library. I was quite surprised when I picked it up...it was like a coffee table style book, very large. It was a book of her drawings in a story format which I read and found extremelyyyyy bizarre. So I think she is just out there a bit. I can't recall the name of the book...but it was definitely strange.

[Carol]

Matthew wrote: "Just finished 'The Alexandria Link' by Steve Berry and am going to start 'Scorched Earth' by David L. Robbins today."

I really like Steve Berry's books, far better than Dan Brown's.

[PDXReader]

Finished Still Life, now starting The Last Train from Hiroshima: The Survivors Look Back.

[F1Wild]

You're lucky to have been able to get this book. I just read an article about the author of The Last Train from Hiroshima: The Survivors Look Back. It seems the publisher is pulling the book. Here's Amazon's blurb:
A Message from Amazon
Henry Holt and Company has announced that it will no longer print, correct or ship copies of The Last Train from Hiroshima due to the discovery of dishonest sources of information for the book. According to the publisher: "Mr. Pellegrino has a long history in the publishing world, and we have been very proud and honored to publish his history of such an important historical event. But without the confidence that we can stand behind the work in its entirety, we cannot continue to sell this product to our customers..."

[Linda]

Liz wrote: "Have recently finished The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson and am working my way through Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer and Midnight's Childr..."
Liz: What did you think of The Hunger Games? Not usually something I would read, but decided to take a chance and listen on my MP3. I just LOVED it. Gave it a 5.

[Linda]

Just finished Molokai by Alan Brennert. I feel so guilty for giving so many books lately 4s and 5s, but this was most definitely a 5. I was so moved by the story and learned so much from it. Books that make me laugh or cry really rank high on my list. This one was a weeper.

[Carol]

I just started The Little Stranger . It starts out directly drawing my interest. I finished The Devil's Punchbowl. meh so so!

[F1Wild]

Linda wrote: "Just finished Molokai by Alan Brennert. I feel so guilty for giving so many books lately 4s and 5s, but this was most definitely a 5. I was so moved by the story and learned so much from it. Boo..."

I absolutely loved Moloka'i and have Honolulu ready for reading on my Kindle, but needed a bit of a break ion case it proves to be another one that makes me cry...multiple times.

[C.]

I'm currently reading The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan. :)

[Sasha]

Oh snap! I didn't know that about the unreliable sources on Last Train to Hiroshima. What a shame; it's on my TBR list. I thought it looked really cool. GP, lemme know if you like it enough to read despite its dubiousness.

[Debbie]

I just finished The Time Travelers Wife yesterday. I really enjoyed it and I would definately recommend it! I am now reading Double Cross by James Patterson. :o) I love James Patterson!!