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[Lori, Super Mod]

Just finished "The Secret Lives of People in Love" - very melancholy look at love, loss, grief, and what it takes to move on.

About to start Ben Tanzer's Most Likely You Go Your Way and I'll Go Mine.

[Viki]

I am currently readingTalking about Jane Austen in Baghdad: The True Story of an Unlikely Friendship. Wonderful but heartwrenching story.

[Linda]

Linda wrote: "Started yesterday and given its rather mediocre reviews in several places have to say I really like it. Am only 100 pages in so hope my enjoyment holds for the ..."

I read this a while ago; it's one of those books that you either love or hate. Personally I enjoyed it, the writing style was intense, so were the characters. I was pulled in emotionally also.

[Ann from S.C.]

Just read 3 books by Holly Chamberlain. BABYLAND, BACK IN THE GAME, AND ONE WEEK IN DECEMBER. I gave them all 3 stars. Now am reading James Pattersons new one THE 9TH...something, can't remember what.

[Melissa]

I am reading Peter Pan: Peter and Wendy and Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens by J. M. Barrie. It's such a fun read. I'm really liking so far.

[Ruby]

Clea by Lawrence Durrell, just finished Break of Day by Colette

[Donna]

I've been reading mostly mysteries lately and I have particularly enjoyed Bruno, Chief of Police and The Case of the Missing Servant.

Just started The Girl Who Played with Fire and it is every bit as good as the first in the series.

[Lori Ann]

Oooo Melissa I'm reading Peter Pan right now also!

[Sasha]

I'm reading Holy Warriors: A Modern History of the Crusades. Been looking for a while for a good history of the Crusades; at about a third of the way through, I think I've chosen right.

Huh - the original Peter Pan, eh? That's neat. I'm ashamed to say it never even occurred to me to read that. Cool idea.

[Felina]

Alex wrote: "I'm reading Holy Warriors: A Modern History of the Crusades. Been looking for a while for a good history of the Crusades; at about a third of the way through, I think I've chosen ri..."

Oooo I've been looking for a good book on the crusades as well. Glad you mentioned it.

[Sasha]

Glad I could help! And glad someone cares at all about what I'm reading - people usually fall asleep when I mention history. :P

[Linda]

Linda wrote: "Linda wrote: "Started yesterday and given its rather mediocre reviews in several places have to say I really like it. Am only 100 pages in so hope my enjoyment ..."

Linda (feeling like I am talking to myself, which ummm happens on occasion, but it is always a worthwhile conversation) I am so drawn into this book and still can't figure out why. It's like the carrot on a string and I keep reaching for it and it keeps pulling me farther on without being able to grab at it.

[Bridgit]

Finished The Third Policeman last night. There were some interesting ideas in there. I think this is the sort of book that one would appreciate more if you read it when it actually was written as opposed to 80 or so years later. It really was one of the first of its kind, but has now become more cliched becuase of later copies of it. Still enjoyed it though. And am definitely going to start incorporating 'sticky pancakes' into my daily lexicon.

Also finished Memories of My Melancholy Whores which was disturbing but also really sweet in a creepy kind of way. This was a great intro for me to GGM and I am excited to start on 100 Years next week.

Currently reading The Birth of Venus about Florence Italy during the Renaissance.

[Christy]

I'm a little stressed with the end of school and all so my reading has gone a little schitzo. I can't make myself commit to any one book. I've started
The Little Friendand The Shadow of the Wind. Then I started to re-read From Dead to Worse and planned to re-read Dead and Gone in preparation for Dead in the Family but now haven't been able to resist picking up Dead in the family so I'm reading that too. I'm a mess.

[Kadie]

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 Dexter.

I have Dexter in the..."

I read them and enjoyed them, The 3rd book wasn't as great as the other ones but I like the show so seeing the difference between the series and the books is fun. Overall they were pretty quick reads but enjoyable..

Currently I'm re-reading Harry Potter and I'm on the Goblet of Fire.

[Flora]

I've been wanting to re-read the Harry Potter books, my daughter currently has the fist one tho and she's not wanting to share :{

Right now I'm reading Beastly and I'm also tackling the Canterbury Tales

[Natalie]

I'm reading "The Inconsolable" by Kazuo Ishiguru. It's a strange book, the author dares to do things like change point of view (the book is written in first person but tells what is in other people's minds) Interesting.

[Judith]

Am readingThe Vanishing of Katharina Linden in ARC format...so far so good. A "missing child" story with a smart, witty 11-year-old protagonist. Reminds me of The Little Friend , but this story is set in Germany, not the American South

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[Natalie]

I flagged your comment so I can go back to it after I read "unconsolable" Thanks for commenting

[Susan]

Just started Numbers by Rachel Ward and it is soooo good! I can't put it down!

[Lori, Super Mod]

Alex wrote: "Glad I could help! And glad someone cares at all about what I'm reading - people usually fall asleep when I mention history. :P"

Zzzzzzzzz....Zzzzzzz ...

Oh, Im sorry? Did you say something Alex?

[Lori, Super Mod]

Bridgit, did you see the Lost references in there? The room under the ground that was like a bunker with a little door that would produce your every wish? Very similar to the room that Ben took Locke to when he wished for his father to appear.....

I especially loved how he explained the multiple reflections of a person in the mirror as it being reflections of them successively younger...

And the way a person can absorb part of the bike or visa versa to the point where they take on similar appearances and personalities.

Or the way he described a road as only running in one direction, so that at times, people are taking roads in the wrong direction....

I could go and on...

[Bridgit]

Lori wrote: "Bridgit, did you see the Lost references in there? The room under the ground that was like a bunker with a little door that would produce your every wish? Very similar to the room that Ben took Loc..."

I DEFINITELY got the Lost references. Went right to the list to see if it was on there.

The mirror analogy was one of my favorite parts!

[Madeline]

Is that The Third Policeman your talking about Lori? Because now you've piqued my curiousity.

[Lori, Super Mod]

Oh yeah Madeline. It's full of fantastically weird concepts... and loads of Lost goodies.

[Madeline]

Hmmm fun. I'll add it to my list.

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I've been working a biography of Nathanael West...so everything's had to do with that. A few awesome surprises have been Fitzgerald's The Pat Hobby Stories. The whole cycle (for which he was paid $4,500)and the last of which were published after he died. I found them, like the best of West's work on Hollywood, funny, biting, sad. Also, because West was interested in Arthur Machen, I've been reading his The Great God of Pan and The Hill of Dream...turn of the century science fiction...wild.

[Maria]

just finished Dead in the Family. not bad, but not fabulous.

back to Pillars of the Earth tomorrow. i'll get through that, i swear!

[Marti]

It is my busy time of year so the reading needs to be light and easy... I am reading A Good Yarn and the Summer on Blossom Street. I am about 1/3 through the first one.

Linda and Linda, I felt the same way about The Reliable Wife. I did feel like I was being dragged in and I really wanted to finish the book.

[Shae]

I'm reading The Unsung Heroby Suzanne Brockmann. It has been on my shelf for awhile, but I started it today while on the eliptical (thanks to my awesome book holder).

[Melissa]

Alex wrote: "I'm reading Holy Warriors: A Modern History of the Crusades. Been looking for a while for a good history of the Crusades; at about a third of the way through, I think I've chosen ri..."

Alex, I realized the only Peter Pan I knew was Disney and that's not too reliable. I thought I should check out the real thing and so far I'm really enjoying it.

Lori Ann wrote: "Oooo Melissa I'm reading Peter Pan right now also!"

Lori Ann, are you enjoying Peter Pan. I'm having such fun reading it.

There is a live action movie that follows the story pretty well. I don't remember when or where I found it, but it a lovely movie.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0316396/

[for-much-deliberation]

Just started 'Crome Yellow' by Aldous Huxley

[Eden]

I'm reading The Lost Tomb: In 1995, an American Egyptologist Discovered the Burial Site Of the Sons of Ramesses II--This Is His Story by Kent R. Weeks.

[Lori Ann]

Melissa I did enjoy Peter Pan, there was alot more violence than I was expecting in a kid's book!

[Sasha]

Eden, how do you like it? It looks...weird. That's a very long title.

[Linda]

I'm reading Winterkill by CJ Box right now. Slow start but really good after you get past about page 80. The next book will probably be either The House of Riverton or The Serpent's Tale. I can't decide, I'm really anxious to try them both.

[Sherrie]

I have been absent for a while, but am chiming in again :)

I'm working on several books right now. I received Under the Dome for Christmas and started it a few weeks ago. I'm only 200 pages into the 1100 total.
Also, I just started Reading Lolita in Tehran for book club.


I always have an audio book going in the car too. I'm getting to the end of The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History which has been really interesting and eye-opening.

[Sasha]

How ya likin' Under the Dome? My wife dug it; my other friend thought it was just okay; I started it and lost interest, but that wasn't really its fault. I was distracted by some other book.

[Cindy]

Hi all. Just joined the group so 1st time post here...i'm about 200 pgs into The Black Minutes by Martin Solares. Really enjoying it so far...at times the translation is a little off but so far so good!

[Lori, Super Mod]

Hey Cindy, hooray for your first post!

[Alisha Marie]

I just finished The Red Tent and I loved it! I thought it was such a beautiful book. It's definitely one I see myself re-reading. Now I'm reading Dracula. So far I'm enjoying it and am finding it easier to read than I thought.

[Carol]

Hi Cindy,glad to see you here. Have fun.

[Ann from S.C.]

Just finished THE 9TH JUDGEMENT by James Patterson and gave it 4 stars.

[Ems Loves to Read]

Let's see...I'm currently reading Mansfield Park (Jane Austen), Timeline (Michael Crichton), Inkspell (Cornelia Funke), The Journal of Curious Letters (James Dashner), The Golden Spiral (Lisa Mangum), The Pickwick Papers (Charles Dickens), Our Mutual Friend (Charles Dickens), The Complete Short Stories of Mark Twain (Mark Twain), Mr. Darcy Presents His Bride (Helen Halstead), Colonel Brandon's Diary (Amanda Grange), Happenstance Found (P.W. Catanese), and Charlotte Gray (Sebastien Faulks).

[Eden]

Alex wrote: "Eden, how do you like it? It looks...weird. That's a very long title."

The title is really long. I'm not very far into it, about 33 pages. But it is very good.

[Shona]

I just got finished with a couple of books - the best was Matterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War. I wouldn't normally pick up a book about the Vietnam War, but it had gotten some excellent reviews so I thought I would give it a chance and I have to say it was incredible. Definitely a 5 star read for me.
Just started Little Bee.
Also have started compiling my list of what I want to read over the summer. We should have a thread of everyone's summer reading lists :)

[Claire]

Wuthering Heights - Emily Brontë

[Teresa]

Nowhere to Run newest from CJ BOX, not really enjoying it so far, about 60 pages in

Fire a GREAT story, a companion novel to
book:Graceling|3236307] but they are stand alones

Eternal a very different take on vampires and how they came into existence, has a guardain angel too

[Sasha]

Good lord, Emily. I hope you don't run out of books or anything.

[Ems Loves to Read]

I hope not too! Considering that I've got almost 1500 on my TBR list, with more added all the time, I should be good for awhile yet! :D