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[F1Wild]

Super happy you are all mentioning your thoughts on the highly anticipated & highly advertised Anthropology... Anytime a book is said to the "the new 'Catcher in the Rye'" I am skeptical, but anytime a book is said to be "shite" I run away...quickly!

[Carol]

I am starting Moloka'i I am already heartbroken. I know others have read it.

[F1Wild]

Carol (akittykat) wrote: "I am starting Moloka'i I am already heartbroken. I know others have read it."
You will love it as I did! If you are in it from the start you will not be disappointed.

[Sasha]

Man, I wasn't even that crazy about the old Catcher in the Rye.

I'm midway through Eugene Onegin, close enough to the Russian national epic, by Pushkin. It's awesome. Funny and beautiful.

[Petra]

Alex wrote: "I'm midway through Eugene Onegin, close enough to the Russian national epic, by Pushkin. It's awesome. Funny and beau..."

Alex, I agree. I read this awhile back and remember really enjoying it.

[Mary]

I'm ashamed to admit I didn't know that was a book---I thought it was an opera.

*hangs head*

[Kaion]

Mary wrote: "F1,

Anthropology of an American Girl is quite good so far, but very dense. It starts out in 1979, when the narrator is a high school senior. I graduated from high school in 1981 ..."

Hehehehehe, Mary. All my overwrought high school poetry was at the very least much more cynical. Though one of my closest friends was very very wholesome and did write stuff more along those lines, except with running metaphors and French orphans instead of "philosophical" tangents.

Thinking of giving up on The Colossus and Other Poems. I know Sylvia Plath is famously depressive and stuff, but I thought it would be more interesting. It's probably all going over my head, but all I'm getting is daddy issues! Decrepit building imagery!

So, as counter-reading, Son of the Mob: Hollywood Hustle, because Kormon's conception of teenagers is both zany hilarious and oddly quaint.

[Sasha]

It's cool Mary, I didn't know either 'til recently.

Petra, high five! Really cool to hear from someone else who's read it. It's so good!

[Simon]

I was wondering about online just the other day and i found a book of E-bay called "the book shop next door" so i began reading up about it turns out it did not really exist so i put a bid on it from E-bay and i literally bought a bookstore. It really was quite humorous at the time.

[Rosabelle]

I just finished reading Pirate Latitudes by Michael Crichton. Just okay for me. Now I'm starting to read The Curious Incident of The Dog in The Night-Time by Mark Haddon, I've seen a lot of recommendations for this book in the group threads, so it would be interesting to read this one.

[Linda]

Carol (akittykat) wrote: "I am starting Moloka'i I am already heartbroken. I know others have read it."

Carol, I don't how others feel about this book, but for me it was smooth sailing from beginning to end. Some books are like turbulent seas, rising and falling and leaving you at points, this one was riveting all the way through. I hope you enjoy it.

[Sasha]

Rosabelle, Pirate Latitudes was just okay, huh? Bummer. I've been sorta tempted by that one.

[Carol]

Linda wrote: "Carol (akittykat) wrote: "I am starting Moloka'i I am already heartbroken. I know others have read it."

Carol, I don't how others feel about this book, but for me it was smooth saili..."

I am half way through the book. As you say smooth sailing . Beautiful story about a difficult subject.
The people are as lovely as the descriptive scenery.

[Jodi]

I just started Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

Mary wrote: "I'm ashamed to admit I didn't know that was a book---I thought it was an opera.

*hangs head*"

It's also an opera, yes.

[Maria]

i'm still working on The Calligrapher's Daughter. i'm liking it ok, but it's so dense, i haven't gotten more than 120 pages in to the book over the last 6 days. that's disappointing to me. i'm thinking of setting it aside to read Lev Grossman's The Magicians, but i don't know yet.

[Marti]

I completed Little Bee and have not been able to stop thinking of the book.
Greed overpowering lives.
Riches overpowering preciousness.
Intolerance overcoming caring.

Next up - I need another fun and light one Maisie Dobbs is just what I need OR maybe Summer People.

[Cait]

I finished The Haunting of Hill House (good and creepy) and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: And Other Tales of Terror (just ok).

Now I'm starting Tethered. Crossing my fingers that it's good, as I've wanted to read it for quite some time now.

[Madeline]

NerdGirl wrote: "I just finished My Name is Memory by Ann Brashares and How did You Get This Number by Sloan Crosley. Both were REALLY good."

Yay Nerdgirl! I loved How Did You Get This Number. Did you read Cake?

Dang I have Pirate Latitudes on my shelf. Oh well even if it's not awesome I still have other Crichton I haven't read.

Still reading Blood Song, but now also Frommer's Morocco. I love how they organize their guidebooks.

[Mary]

Susanna wrote: "It's also an opera, yes"

I know--I've seen it. It was also made into a movie starring one of the Fiennes brothers and Liv Tyler, which should've been my first clue that it was originally a novel.

I am reading Lost and Found, which is like a cold drink on a hot day after the vast and arid tedium that was Anthropology of an American Girl

[Sasha]

Wow, Eugene Onegin really was made into a movie. Bizarre. Did you see it? Did it suck?

[Mary]

I saw bits of it, Alex. It looked pretty good, actually--beautiful photography. I don't know how I feel about Liv Tyler generally but she was postitively luminous.

[Sasha]

Yeah, I don't kn0w if she can act because I've never seen her try it, but she's super hot. :P I'll probably Netflix it due to my inability to avoid movies based on books I've read.

[Mary]

Ever see One Night at McCool's? She was pretty good in that.

[Ann from S.C.]

I just started THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNETS NEST by Stieg Larsson. It's starting out a little slow, but I know it will get better as did the first two.

[Esther]

Mary wrote: "I saw bits of it, Alex. It looked pretty good, actually--beautiful photography. I don't know how I feel about Liv Tyler generally but she was postitively luminous."

I saw the opera of Eugen Onegin first and then the film. Both were excellent.
Ralph Fiennes and Liv Taylor were compelling in their roles. The film was directed by Martha Fiennes Ralph's sister.

[Sasha]

The thing I like about the film is that it's such a weird idea to adapt Eugene Onegin to film, I assume it could only come from someone who's really passionate about the work.

I'm gonna ask my mom if she knows the opera. She's into that stuff.

[Bridgit]

Finished The Map of True Places last night and will pop over to that discussion this afternoon, though I think with the author in the group it will be more of a Q&A than a discussion.

My husband as NO time to read with his crazy work schedule, but I acutally got him to sit down and read a book the other day and he LOVED it: Storm Front - so now I am picking it up. Already bought book 2 for him to try to encourage his reading...

Planning on going to Hulu once I finish to watch the TV show that was based on the series: The Dresden Files. Did anyone see it? It was cancelled after one season, so I dont have high hopes...but I always pray for another Firefly or Arrested Development where the show is just too good for the general public to realize and THAT is why it was cancelled... sigh...

[Donna]

Linda wrote: "Carol (akittykat) wrote: "I am starting Moloka'i I am already heartbroken. I know others have read it."

Carol, I don't how others feel about this book, but for me it was smooth saili..."

I read this with my F2F book group last year and everyone thought it was terrific. It still comes up in conversation with the group from time to time.

[Matthew]

Last night I finished Crazy Heart by Thomas Cobb. It kept pretty close to the movie with a few minor differences and the ending was completly different. However, the book was good. I gave it 3 out of 5 stars. I found that I was really pulling for the main character to come out on top.

Today I'm starting Pop Goes the Weasel (Alex Cross,#5) by James Patterson. It's the fifth book in the Alex Cross series, which I tend to enjoy. Plus it's a great source of book crack...who doesn't enjoy that from time to time.

[Apocralypse]

I was in the mood to get into a long story so i started on the Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan. I'm halfway through The Eye of the World. i finished rolling my eyes at all the silly names and comparing it with lotr, and now im beginning to like it

[Flora]

Currently working on The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo as well as The Titan's Curse

[Betsy]

NerdGirl wrote: "I just finished My Name is Memory by Ann Brashares and How did You Get This Number by Sloan Crosley. Both were REALLY good."

Just finished this book three days ago. I loved Brashear's book. It was excellent bibliotherapy for me and I thought it made alot points about love as well as managing to explain concepts about reincarnation without being preachy or who-whoo.

[Betsy]

Ann from S.C. wrote: "I just started THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNETS NEST by Stieg Larsson. It's starting out a little slow, but I know it will get better as did the first two."

I finished this book last night. It does speed up,but I figured that was due to the necessary summarization of the other previous novels. Whew, all these books are winners don't you think?

[Lori, Super Mod]

Still working on Agaat. It's not an easy read, but well worth the time and energy.

If you want to follow me as I read, I have started a twitter hashtag for it (wish I thought to do it when I first cracked it open - I start with Chapter 4)

#agaat

type that in twitters search box, or just follow me @tnbbc to link to it.

I think I will start doing this for every book I read... It's fun, and should also be a great way to organize my thoughts for reviews :)

[Mona]

Hello Kari :). Believe me, you will be adding to your TBR list. I've only been on GR since April and my list has exploded.

[Betsy]

Finished The Girl Who Kicked Over The Hornet's Nest,which I thought was excellent and The Weight of Silence. I would reccommend either one of them. I think I've written about these before.Okay,how do yo know on this site,other than scrolling through names?

[Mona]

Hello Betsy :). In answer to your question, just click on your name next to the message# and it'll bring up your prior postings.

[Betsy]

Thanks Mona. It looks like I didn't post the more complete reviews here.I'll start with the next book.

[Mona]

You're welcome:) Yes,Betsy,it looks,from your profile, that you've posted 2 reviews. I'm kind of new to GR too. I joined in April 2010 and really enjoy this site.

[Rosalie]

I am currently reading Moloka'i
I am also heart broken; but I must finish soon so I will know what happens to all of the Lepers. This has been a fantastic book.

[Mary]

I just found my long-lost copy of The Girl Who Played with Fire so I'm gonna start that tonight. I really want to read The Passage but my husband grabbed it while I was looking elsewhere so I am politely waiting til he finishes it.

[Mona]

Mary: Very sneaky on hubby's part. Hopefully he reads fast and doesn't spoil it for you. Very noble of you to wait. I may have snuck it back when he had his back turned. One good turn deserves another right?

My hubby wouldn't give me back a book I had to read for a college course. Apparently he enjoyed the book more than I did. I told him if he enjoyed it so much, he could write the paper. And he did :).

[F1Wild]

Rosalie - you might like Brennert's Honolulu also - I read both and loved them.
Mary - I am in the final pages of The Girl...Fire and couldn't put it down last night. I tried to finish it, but at 5:30am I gave up for sleep. Loved it!

[Mary]

I'm getting the definite vibe that TGWPWF is the best of the trilogy.

[F1Wild]

Mary wrote: "I'm getting the definite vibe that TGWPWF is the best of the trilogy."
Not sure as I've only read the 1st two....

[Mary]

I know several people, including one especially rabid Larsson fan, who struggled with The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest. Of course, I plan to at least buy it, because it has bees on the cover and I really like bees. Hornets, I mean.

[Robee29]

Im currently reading Erica Jong's Fear of flying. I am hilariously hooked to it and I'm deliberately finding time to at least read it at night (the only time I have for reading).

[Carol]

I finished Moloka'i I love historical novels, this was one of the better ones. I am now readingA Salty Piece of Land

[Robee29]

Carol (akittykat) wrote: "I finished Moloka'i I love historical novels, this was one of the better ones. I am now readingA Salty Piece of Land"

I also love historical novels, i might try to read those books you mentioned. thanks