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[Marsha]

Geez... I was off for a year with very little damage to my out of control TBR and I'm looking at this old thread and it is setting my trigger to add large numbers of books all at once again. TNBBC turns me into a binge TBR user. This could become a problem.

[Claire]

Wuthering Heights - Emily Brontë

[Ron]

I always have two books going. Current reads:

The Moonstone - Wilkie Collins

The Man Upstairs and Other Stories - P. G. Wodehouse

[Ron]

Claire wrote: "Wuthering Heights - Emily Brontë"

Surprisingly, I really enjoyed Wuthering Heights. I always thought it was more of a book for girls (not that there is anything wrong with that, but...); however it turned out to be quite dark and not sappy at all... much better than I expected.

I'd like to hear your opinion when you finish.

[Sasha]

I've read I Know This Much Is True, and I remain firmly in the Middlesex camp. I think we should have a Eugenides vs. Lamb rumble, like that first scene in Gangs of New York.

[Ann from S.C.]

I finished HONOLULU and gave it 5 stars. Now am reading STONES FROM THE RIVER by Ursula Hegi.

[Bridgit]

El wrote: "I'm finally actually reading The Devil and Sherlock Holmes: Tales of Murder, Madness and Obsession now, instead of just talking about reading it like I have been for the past few wee..."

Glad to hear you really liked the style of Lost City of Z, El.

I am starting that in the next day or so for my book club. Right now I am reading The Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle, in which the main character, Professor Challenger is supposedly based off of the Percy Fawcett that The Lost City of Z is about. We are going to attempt to compare the fictional and non-fictional version of the two narratives. Should be interesting. Am about halfway through with ACD's book and am finding it very interesting to read a non-Sherlock Holmes tale by him. Still the same sort of style, but with this irascible yet brilliant zoologist.

[Sasha]

Oh cool Bridgit! Reading Lost City of Z made me want to do exactly what you're doing now. Awesome idea. I've never read anything non-Holmes by Conan Doyle either.

[Linda]

Adina wrote: "I'm reading , and so far am in love with it. It seems to be one of those books that, judging from reviews, people either LOVE or HATE. I find it hard not ..."

Adina: I listened to this books on my MP3 player and weighing in "I Loved It". Totally hilarious; kept me wanting to hear more.

[Lianne]

I've started reading China Mieville's Perdido Street Station a few days ago and started reading Ann Radcliffe's A Sicilian Romance last night =)

[Maria]

i finished The Next Best Thing by Kristan Higgins, and started Hope in a Jar by Beth Harbison.

[Joel]

Li wrote: "I've started reading China Mieville's Perdido Street Station a few days ago..."

I picked up a copy of this a few months back after reading The City & The City. I want to read it but I gather it is a love/hate thing based on what I have read. What do you think so far?

[Natalie]

I'm still reading and taking notes on Croatia: A Nation Forged in War, Second Edition, by Marcus Tanner; finished readingThis Body of Death: An Inspector Lynley Novel by Elizabeth George; and beginning to read The Battle for God by Karen Armstrong, which I thought I had read but now I see I read just the first two chapters.

[Sydney]

Just finished Every Which Way But Dead
and now I am excited to read Cheat the Grave. Glass of wine is poured, now time to curl up and read!!!

[Madeline]

I finished I Was Told There'd Be Cake and enjoyed it, sending it to my friend in New York. Now I'm starting her next book How Did You Get This Number which I won in a giveaway. So far I like it a little more. I feel like her writing style has settled in bit more comfortably.

[Claire]

Gosh, I feel like I read at a snail's pace compared to all of you guys/gals here on Goodreads. I'm still reading.The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and enjoying it. I've about 100 pages to go.

[Joel]

I cracked the much buzzed-about The Passage by Justin Cronin during my lunchbreak today. I've had an advance copy for several months but have been putting off reading it because it's so dang long. But I figured since it's finally in stores next week I might as well give it a go.

[F1Wild]

Renee wrote: "I have started East of Eden by John Steinback..."
One of my all-time favorites!

[Lianne]

Joel wrote: "I picked up a copy of this a few months back after reading The City & The City. I want to read it but I gather it is a love/hate thing based on what I have read. What do you think so far?"

I honestly don't know what to make of it, lol. While I appreciate the uniqueness of the world that these characters inhabit, so far I'm just not feeling it: the story's moving at a rather slow pace and I don't feel attached to the characters and their circumstances =( Nonetheless, I'm sticking to it in hopes that it'll pick up soon =) How did you find The City & The City?

[Joel]

I respected The City & The City more than I *enjoyed* it. The central concepts are really interesting and brainy, but the characters are kind of flat, as is the detective story that drives the plot. I suppose there's a chance that Mieville is just one of those writers that doesn't do it for me, but based on what I've read about PSS, I really want to like it. We'll see, someday!

[F1Wild]

I finished Honolulu by Alan Brennert late last night and also gave it 5 stars, liked it even more than Moloka'i. I started the first few pages of The Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg Larsson and as expected got sucked in right away!

[Lori, Super Mod]

Joel wrote: "I cracked the much buzzed-about The Passage by Justin Cronin during my lunchbreak today. I've had an advance copy for several months but have been putting off reading it because it's..."

Jealous! They had that one at the BEA, but I missed it... I'm hearing good things. Let me know what you think.

[Joel]

Jealous! HA! I've seen the books you did manage to bring home... ;)

I'M jealous you got The Evolution of Bruno Littlemore. I dont think it comes out until the fall.

[Lori, Super Mod]

I didn't get that book. Did I say I got that book? Lemme check my piles, hang on....

Nope. I wanted that one too, but didn't get it.

Off to harrass the publisher right now though, so I CAN make you jealous :)

[Bridgit]

Lori wrote: "I didn't get that book. Did I say I got that book? Lemme check my piles, hang on....

Nope. I wanted that one too, but didn't get it.

Off to harrass the publisher right now though, so I CAN make ..."

I got that book! :-P

[Lori, Super Mod]

Yeah Yeah, I know I know.. Thanks for rubbing it in :)

[Bridgit]

Hee hee.

But I'm intrigued that Joel was excited about that one. It wasn't even on my radar - that is going to move it up closer to the top of the pile for me.

[Sarah]

About 150 pages left in Roses, and I am loving the story and the characters. Reminds me a little of Gone With the Wind. Definitely enjoyable reading.

Emma wrote: "Sarah wrote: "I have just started Roses by Leila Meacham. I'm only a few chapters in, but it's already keeping me very interested. Has anyone else read this?"

I read tha..."

[Kelly]

Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater

[Andrew]

Why We Suck: A Feel Good Guide to Staying Fat, Loud, Lazy and Stupid by Dr. Denis Leary. It is hilarious, yet offensive at the same time. I'm currently having mixed feelings.

[Jayme]

Alex wrote: "Oh cool Bridgit! Reading Lost City of Z made me want to do exactly what you're doing now. Awesome idea. I've never read anything non-Holmes by Conan Doyle either."

You need to go and get Lost World and start reading it right now! It was the first Doyle I ever read and it's still my favourite. Why aren't you reading it yet?!

[Joel]

Bridgit wrote: "Hee hee.

But I'm intrigued that Joel was excited about that one. It wasn't even on my radar - that is going to move it up closer to the top of the pile for me."

Sorry Lori, I guess it was Bridgit was thinking of. But I am jealous of you both so it works out.

[Joel]

Jayme wrote: "Alex wrote: "Oh cool Bridgit! Reading Lost City of Z made me want to do exactly what you're doing now. Awesome idea. I've never read anything non-Holmes by Conan Doyle either."

You need to go a..."

Incidentally you can get Lost World for free via email at www.dailylit.com as it is public domain. I love getting a few chapters by email every day.

[María]

Hi. Is anyone reading or has anyone read "Brideshead Revisited" by Evelyn Waugh. I am finishing this splendid novel and I am looking forward to watching the film too, so I can compare both. I'm a sucker for classic literature and period dramas, specially if based on novels or plays. It's a novel about regret, guilt and religion, about friendship,love and betrayal. It's about past memories- the past is all we have at the end of the day, it is the light7heavy?? baggage we drag within our hearts. Love to hear from someone who is reading or has read this novel.

[F1Wild]

Andrew wrote: "Why We Suck: A Feel Good Guide to Staying Fat, Loud, Lazy and Stupid by Dr. Denis Leary. It is hilarious, yet offensive at the same time. I'm currently having mixed feelings."
You've gotta love a fellow Mass guy - especially one who can champion for firefighters and make famous a song about "Assholes". ;-)

[F1Wild]

María wrote: "Hi. Is anyone reading or has anyone read "Brideshead Revisited" by Evelyn Waugh."
I read a piece about it in Vanity Fair a month or so ago and wanted to read the book, but it's not available on Kindle...yet - although The Complete Stories of Evelyn Waugh is.

[Lisa]

I read Brideshead Revisited about a month ago. It had been on my list for a while. I actually saw the movie first, which motivated me to move the book up the TBR list. I really enjoyed the book and the movie both.

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

About Brideshead - the TV miniseries the BBC made in the 1980s is excellent and I recommend it - no idea as to the quality of the recent movie.

[Flávia Carvalho]

I am reading "Home"- Marilynne Robinson. So far, already impressed with her careful work with words.

[Lianne]

I started reading Louis de Bernieres's Birds Without Wings and Charles Dickens's Little Dorrit (at long last---it was given to me as a Christmas present and I've only gotten around to reading it now xD)

María wrote: "Hi. Is anyone reading or has anyone read "Brideshead Revisited" by Evelyn Waugh."

I recently bought it when I went out; looking forward to reading it! =D

[Bhumi]

I am reading Dead as a Doornail by Charlaine Harris as well as Mary by Vladmir Nabokov.

[Petra]

I'm currently reading The Preservationist (very good, so far) and Come, Thou Tortoise (punny, great play on words and touching, so far).

[KHoopMan]

I finally finished She's Come Undone. It took me forever, but I did enjoy it. I feel like I've read a slew of 3-star novels lately. I'm looking for a 5-star emotional rollercoaster next.

[Marti]

I am reading a first reads from Book Browse called The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives: A Novel. It is an interesting fast read about a man with four wives and the motivations and lives behind each one.

[Lori, Super Mod]

Petra wrote: "I'm currently reading The Preservationist (very good, so far) and Come, Thou Tortoise (punny, great play on words and touching, so far)."

Oooh ohhh ohh... David Maine!! I love all of his books. He is a great author.

[Chris]

I'm currently reading Neverwhere (by Neil Gaiman)while waiting to receive the rest of the Hyperion series from a friend, having recently finished Hyperion. Also reading Walden by Henry David Thoreau as filler.

[Petra]

Lori wrote: "Petra wrote: "I'm currently reading The Preservationist (very good, so far) and Come, Thou Tortoise (punny, great play on words and touching, so far)."

Oooh ohhh ohh....."

Lori, I read Fallen last year and thoroughly enjoyed it. This one is as good, if not better. I think I'll have to look up other David Maine books very soon. Are there any you recommend?

[Jack]

I just finished reading "The Final Theory" . Technically it's a popular science book, but it's also far more than that, so don't be put off if you're not an avid popsci reader. It talks about all the everyday things we think we know all about (gravity, electric charge, magnets, atoms, etc.) and shows that we don't understand them at all. We've largely just been handed down abstract claims from much simpler times, supported by logical fallacies of human thought. Anyway, all this and more is exposed in a clear, fascinating, accessible way, but that's only half of the story. It also presents an amazingly simple new scientific concept that actually explains all of this, tying it all together -- something called Expansion Theory. Mustn't go on and on here, but check out my book review on my bookshelf profile or see my Squidoo Lens focusing on several of my most important and influential book recommendations:

Important and Influential Books and Ideas

[[deleted user]]

SO I love good books, but have a serious shortage of time. I go back and re-read, even study the classics occassionally, but I also read movie scripts. Scripts are incredibly dense, even sparse. I just finished reading the script from The Shawshank Redemption. Crazy choices I guess. I do this because I also write, so I am looking for material that is either incredibly well developed and/or very, very tight (scripts), to absorb from it. I've recently finished my own novel, my first. I say (modestly) that the reviews are good. Yesterday (June 5), it became available for the Kindle, at $2.99. It's called "The Mine". Anyway, I'm looking for books (and scripts) that are fresh, offer great entertainment and strong character/plot development, but also have some socially redeeming quality, i.e., why are we killing our world? Why are we polluting the Gulf? Why are we polluting the skies? (I guess I know why, it's called greed.) As they used to say in the 70's: "Expose yourself!" I think they meant ... "to knew ideas."
As I write this, thunder cracks overhead. It's June and still raining in Portland, Oregon! Gawd!
-daniel cobb

[Cortney]

I just started reading A Wrinkle in Timefor the second time. The first time was probably when I was about 10-13 and I think a lot of the subject matter went over my head because I can't scrounge up any particularly fond memories of it. I figured I'd give it another shot, and I'm already enjoying it more this time around. :)
Anyone have a similar experience?