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[Amanda]

Alex wrote: "Amanda wrote: "it's a LOST book, and I'd like to make my way through all of those at some point. "

Ha...sortof a fun plan. I'm a Lost fan too. You've got your work cut out for you though!

I've ..."

I've read several on the list but not anywhere near 36!! :-)

I'm really liking BNW, though! So far I still liked 1984 better, but that could change when I get to the end. Huxley has a very different style of writing than Orwell, and this one seems to be more sexually promiscuous than 1984. Although I could just not be remembering it correctly.

[Sasha]

No, it's true, "Brave New World" is a slut.

[Katie]

I just finished South of Broad, and gave it 2 stars only because I love Charleston. However, it was a disappointment coming from Pat Conroy.

I'm now reading Memoirs of a Geisha, and I'm loving it so far.

I have a big gap in my reading life, law school, starting in 1987, and practice. In those days I read so much only to survive. Reading for pleasure just didn't factor in.

Only in the past 2 years (retirement/disability), did I finally start experiencing the pure pleasure of reading of whatever grabbed me. I have a lot of catching up to do.

[F1Wild]

Kat wrote: "I started last night, and had to force myself to put it down at midnight, otherwise I would have stayed up all night reading it............ its really good."
I would love to read all of Lawrence Hill's books! They all seem to get fantastic reviews!

[F1Wild]

Marti wrote: "F1Wild and Petra,

I was lucky enough to win this book as a FirstRead. I really loved it. To me this book was a miracle of words. Anchee Min is a gifted writer who skills bring the reader along her journey. The readers are brought through the years, wars and changes in China. While the book may seem to focus on Pearl S Buck, to me the real heroine was that of Willow Lee and her undying dedication to Pearl S Buck. "
This is exactly why I am loving this so far - much richer than an ordinary biography!

[Ashley]

Picked up Jen Lancaster's new one yesterday. Got a little over 100 pages read and I like it.

Next is the new Sookie book.

[Mel]

Finished Death Masks as well as the next one Blood Rites. I'm enjoying them more now. Still taking a break and picked up Spooky Little Girl. I liked Laurie Notaro's other books (although I like the titles best). This is the first fiction book, however so I was curious to see whether she could be as funny in fiction as she was in Tantrum of Death. The Idiot Girl and the Flaming Tantrum of Death: Reflections on Revenge, Germophobia, and Laser Hair Removal. So far it is light and enjoyable but it isn't going to get rave reviews from me I don't think.

[Natalie]

Has anyone read "lesssons of Terror" by Caleb Carr?I've read it twice and think he has something worth reading about the history of terrorism. However, I can't figure out what his point is. anyone help?

[Jenna]

Just started A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah. This one has been on my shelf for a while, so I'm glad I'm finally starting it.
I think I am also going to start Gone with the Wind. My all-time favorite movie and still haven't read the book!

[Ralph]

My wife recommended this YA book The Dungeon by Lynne Reid Banks a pretty dark tale of a Scottish Laird and his obessions.

[Sasha]

Oh, that book! A Long Way Gone is amazing. I loved Beah's refusal to get sentimental about his story; he just tells it. I've heard people complain that it's not emotional enough, that he doesn't describe what he was feeling; but I think that's what makes it so real. That experience was so intense that to describe emotions - "And that made me feel bad!" - would be gratuitous.

Have you read What Is the What by Dave Eggers? It makes a good companion piece to Long Way Gone. Wonderful book.

And if you feel like talking about Long Way Gone, there's an Africa reading group that's full of super cool people. And also me.

[Jayme]

Finished my wizard book, now I'm going to reread To Kill a Mockingbird. It's the first book I've reread since joining GR!

[Lianne]

I've started reading Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca. Took a few pages to orient myself to her style but it's shaping up to be a curious novel =)

[Natalie]

I'm reading Garry Willis "Henry Adams and the Making of America". The chapter I'm reading now is of America coming into the Civil War, through the eyes of Adams who was in his twenties at that time.

[Carol]

Li wrote: "I've started reading Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca. Took a few pages to orient myself to her style but it's shaping up to be a curious novel =)"

We had a discussion a few months back on this book . I will see if I can find it for you. Then after you have read it you can read the discussion. Here you go.

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

[Natalie]

There have been a couple of movies made of Rebecca, one with Charles Dant (DVD) and I don't remember the earlier one.

[Lori, Super Mod]

Im still reading Pain Killers, and really enjoying it so much. It gets going, then slows the heck down, then gets a little weird, then slows down again....

I have fighting the urge to put it down permanently... which is very unlike me....

But it's not so horrible that I don't want to finish either. This is the first time in a long time that a book has had me so torn.

[Carol]

Flip a coin Lori and leave it to Fate :)

[Kat (A Journey In Reading)]

Jenna wrote: "Just started A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah. This one has been on my shelf for a while, so I'm glad I'm finally starting it.
I think I am also going to star..."

This book is amazing! Is it written well, not really, but the truth of what he went through just leaves you speechless. I went through so many emotions when I read it... I got mad, I cried, I was happy............ just a wonderful book....

[TheHuman]

Reading "The reluctant Fundamentalist" by Hamid Moshin and "The Courilof Affair" by Irene Nemirovsky

So far, enjoying very much the first and hope will be the same if not different for the second

[Sasha]

Dude, I love The Reluctant Fundamentalist! That book kicks ass.

[FromAna]

The Metamorphosis

[Flora]

Ana wrote: "The Metamorphosis"

I've been wanting to read that......I'm reading A Bend in the River. Its good but a really slow read

[Maria]

i started, and finished, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society yesterday. i'm a little late joining that book's party, but i am glad i read it! it was for my library book group, and it was a lot better than i expected it to be. it taught me something that i didn't know about, which always make me appreciate a book that much more.

guess it's back to Pillars of the Earth!

[Carol]

Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction.This book is an interesting look at the intricacies that went into building a cathedral, it is gorgeous. The pen & ink drawings are fantastic.

[Lori, Super Mod]

Alex wrote: "Dude, I love The Reluctant Fundamentalist! That book kicks ass."

I read that book in one sitting. I liked it well enough, but was kind of upset with the ending....

[Melissa]

Natalie wrote: "There have been a couple of movies made of Rebecca, one with Charles Dant (DVD) and I don't remember the earlier one."

Alfred Hitchcock made a movie of Rebecca with Lawrence Olivier! It is a pretty good telling of the story with some minor differences from the book. I really loved the book and quite enjoyed the movie!

[Natalie]

I'll order it at Netflix. Thanks.

[Sasha]

Really, Lori? I thought it was perfect.

But then, I liked the end of Sopranos too. Er...minor spoilers both for this book and for Sopranos! Apparently I'm okay with ambiguity.

[Marc]

I finished The 6th Lamentation by William Brodrick half an hour ago,and will start The Last Ride by Thomas Eidson later today.

[Lou]

Janet wrote: "I really loved The Secret History by Donna Tartt. But The Little Friend was a whole different experience. It went nowhere and I gave up about halfway through."

That ones on my shelf to read is it real good thriller hi by the way i am new to goodreads i am a book aholic

[[deleted user]]

Finished up You Suck today which I really liked. Not as good as A Dirty Job though which is still my favorite Christopher Moore book.

Now onto Revenge of the Spellmans which I'm already loving so far even though I'm only 2 chapters in. Excited to see that there is a fourth book available in this series now which I can't wait to get. I also saw today that Paramount have bought the movie rights to the first in the series (The Spellman Files), curious to see what they will do with it.

[Leila]

I'm reading The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón and really loving it :D

[Jenna]

Alex wrote: "Oh, that book! A Long Way Gone is amazing. I loved Beah's refusal to get sentimental about his story; he just tells it. I've heard people complain that it's not emotional enough, that he doesn't..."

Alex I have not read What is the What? It sounds interesting though. I'll have to pop over to the Africa thread to see what everyone said about Long Way Gone when I am done reading it.
Thanks!

[Natalie]

To Carol kittycat)
Have you read William Gold's novel The Cathedral?

[Carol]

Natalie wrote: "To Carol kittycat)
Have you read William Gold's novel The Cathedral?"

No, I have not read that one. Is it like Pillars of the Earth.

[Tracy]

I am reading Major Pettigrew's Last Stand and really liking it so far.

[Bhumi]

I'm halfway through Club Dead and enjoying it.

[Kat (A Journey In Reading)]

Just finished Someone Knows My Name. Really moving story.

[Susan]

While My Sister Sleeps by Barbara Delisnky and I am really liking it!!!

[Christine]

I'm starting "Between Sisters" by Kristin Hannah

[Anna]

I've just started Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide. It's incredible so far, though also kind of depressing.

[Claire]

I'm reading and am liking it alot so far. I'm also listening to my first audiobook, The Innocent, by Harlen Coben. I'm not too far in, but so far its good.

[Madeline]

Carol (kittykat) wrote: "Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction.This book is an interesting look at the intricacies that went into building a cathedral, it is gorgeous. The pen & ink drawings are fantastic."

This looks amazing, I'm going to add it.

[Sasha]

We were just geeking out over Cathedral. I love these books. Madeline, if they're new to you: they're by David Macaulay, maybe best known for The Way Things Work. He's got a whole series of books like Cathedral: Pyramid Castle, Mosque...all totally awesome. Kids love the detailed drawings; for adults, the information on how these buildings are built is quite substantial.

Macaulay's new book is The Way We Work: Getting to Know the Amazing Human Body, which I'm stoked for 'cause I'm a little shaky on the whole anatomy thing and I've been meaning to correct that for a while now.

David Macaulay rules my face.

[Madeline]

Oooh really cool! I wish my nephew was older I would buy him a set. Looks like I'll be adding them all lol. Hmm is the Anatomy one more than bones and muscle? I had to take extensive anatomy classes on bones and muscle for figure drawing o.o I'm anatomied out, not that they weren't invaluable. I'm just not sure how desperately I needed to know what an olecranon process was for the rest of my life, I think I could have made do with elbow. :P

Ok I'm eating my words. I just read the books synopsis and it sounds cool. Now the original The Way thing Work, that sounds awesome!

[Sarah]

I've just finished "The Book Thief" and am reading "Persuasion" and "The Girls From Ames". I'm loving "Persuasion", but am having a tough time getting through "The Girls From Ames". Has anybody else read this book?

[Sasha]

I'm not actually sure how much The Way We Work covers.

[Alisha Marie]

I just started reading The Red Tent by Anita Diamant and I'm loving it so far. I don't know why but I assumed it would be difficult for me to get into it, but I drew me in from the first page.

[Shannon]

Just finished The Relic and I'm about 150 pgs into Reliquary so far. Both are re-reads for me!