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[Jeanne]

I just started The Forgotten Garden as well.

[Allison]

I'm reading City of Thieves by David Benioff and so far it's pretty good.

[FromAna]

Allison wrote: "I'm reading City of Thieves by David Benioff and so far it's pretty good."

I really enjoyed City of thieves Happy reading to you!

[Linda]

Allison wrote: "I'm reading City of Thieves by David Benioff and so far it's pretty good."


Allison, For such a dark subject, this book has some pretty tragicomic moments. I loved it. Happy (I think) reading.

[Lark]

I'm on to Raising Jake which should be a bit more fun than the last book, The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, which ended up being super super boring.

I did just buy Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell and I can't wait for it to get here.

[FromAna]

girl with the pearl earring

[Cindy]

Jeanne wrote: "I just started The Forgotten Garden as well."

This is on my TBR list for this summer...how is it so far?

[Laura]

Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman

[Jayme]

What a bummer about your book, Lark, it had such an amusing title, you'd think if it was bad it would at least be the entertaining kind of bad.

[Lori, Super Mod]

Glad to see people own or are reading The Secret History. I really liked that book!

And hooray for enjoying A Long Long Time Ago and Essentially True. I have this in my review pile.... but sadly it will be awhile until I get to it!

[Marti]

Jayme wrote: "That makes me really happy, Petra!"

Jamie, Petra and Flora... I was lucky enough to win an ARC copy of The Year of the Flood. I really enjoyed it and felt it did add a lot to Crake and Onyx.

She is coming to read at one of the local auditoriums and you are able to buy any of her books from them and they will be sent to you or you can pick them up signed for the cover price. You may not however have her sign a book you already own and it is like 15 dollars for a ticket. I not happy about the arrangement.

RIght now I am reading Rushed to the Altar by Jane Feather. Light reading to clear the brain and for sheer enjoyment.

[Lisa]

Flora wrote: "I am over half way thru The Year of the Flood I think it really adds alot to Oryx and Crake"

I read The Year of the Flood without reading Oryx and Crake...maybe that is part of why I didn't enjoy it much.

I'm reading The Three Musketeers on my e-reader and Financial Peace Revisited in hardcover. I'm enjoying both.

[Jayme]

That is exciting, Marti! Too bad about the books, but still, make sure to tell us all about it when you get back.

Lisa, you probably wouldnèt like Oryx and Crake either if that is the case. Year of the Flood is a related book, but it is not necessary to read it to enjoy (or dislike) the second one.

[Jeanne]

Intriguing.I'm not far yet.

[Petra]

Marti wrote: "Jamie, Petra and Flora... I was lucky enough to win an ARC copy of The Year of the Flood. I really enjoyed it and felt it did add a lot to Crake and Onyx.

She is coming to read at one of the local auditoriums and you are able to buy any of her books from them and they will be sent to you or you can pick them up signed for the cover price. You may not however have her sign a book you already own and it is like 15 dollars for a ticket. I not happy about the arrangement.

RIght now I am reading Rushed to the Altar by Jane Feather. Light reading to clear the brain and for sheer enjoyment...."

Marti, I thought it added a lot to Oryx & Crake, as well. The third should be awesome.
I would go see Margaret Atwood, regardless of the restrictions. I've heard her interviewed and she's wonderful. Lots of wit and humour.
Which of her books would you consider having autographed, if you went? It would be a hard choice.
If you can ask questions, maybe try to find out a tentative year that the third book might be coming out???
Let us know that you're going, Marti.

[Samantha]

Glad to see people own or are reading The Secret History. I really liked that book!

Lori: I, too, loved The Secret History. Did you also read The Little Friend? I thought it was just incredible.

Samantha Bruce-Benjamin, author of The Art of Devotion

[Jenna]

I'm reading American Wife and Columbine. Not too far in either one yet, although I am more drawn to pick up Columbine.

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I'm reading Beastly by Alex Finn and The Summoning by Kelly Armstrong.

[Mary]

I finished Sharp Objects which features what has to be the mother of all dysfunctional families. I am going to read Backseat Saints next.

Samantha, I have The Art of Devotion on my nightstand.

[Samantha]

Mary: How wonderful of you. Love your picture! Many thanks!

[Samantha]

I'm a fan. I'm very surprised to hear it received negative reviews.

Samantha Bruce-Benjamin, author of The Art of Devotion

[Patricia]

I finished 4th of July, Asbury Park: A History of the Promised Land by Daniel Wolff and moved on to This Boy's Life by Tobias Wolff.

[Flora]

Just finished The Year of the Flood and I must say I loved it as much as the first. I can't wait for more.

Getting ready to start Birdsong: A Novel of Love and War

[Renee]

Just finished Two for the Dough and I really loved Grandma Mazur in this book. Know I'm getting ready to start Great Expectations for a classical challenge that I'm doing this year. After that I'm to start The Executioner's Song.

[Jennifer]

Renee wrote: "Just finished Two for the Dough and I really loved Grandma Mazur in this book. Know I'm getting ready to start Great Expectations for a classical challenge that I'm doing this year. After that I'm..."


Grandma Mazur is hilarious in all of the books! Especially when she and Lula get together!

[Marti]

Reading Off Season. Starts out really well.

[Mary]

Kari wrote: "I read Secret History and loved it but I have been holding off on Little Friend beacuse of the reviews. Was it as good as Secret History?"

Kari, LF is very well-written but without giving anything away, it could be considered...unsatisfying. It's less plot-driven, as I recall (it's been a while since I read it) so a bit of a change from TSH. I say, give it a shot, but maybe read something else in between it and TSH.

I'm reading The News Where You Are, the long-awaited (by me) second novel by Catherine O'Flynn, author of the lovely What Was Lost.

[El]

I finished I'll Steal You Away which I liked very much, and am now starting on A Heart So White by Javier Marias. The first chapter was just a couple pages long but it was already pretty powerful. We'll see how it goes from here.

[Liz]

just finished last night in twisted . i would like for someone to suggest another book that they likes.

[Samantha]

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Samantha Bruce-Benjamin, author of The Art of Devotion

[Flora]

I've gotten sidetracked from Birdsong by Metamorphoses and finding this one really interesting

[Carol]

I finished Michelangelo: The Artist, the Man and his Times for those interested in the life of Michelangelo it is a very good biography of his life. He was not the man others said he was. I think I will startThe Shining Shining Path sometime today.

[Emma]

Erika wrote: "Thanks Alex. I am committed to liking a Jane Austen book. I think I would like Mansfield Park a lot better. I read a few paragraphs of that and made the mistake of thinking I would like P&P based o..."

Mansfield Park is one of my favorite books and film adaptations of Jane Austen's. It is quite different from Pride and Prejudice, a little darker. But you may also like Northanger Abbey as it is so far removed from her other novels, in character development, plot, societal commentaries, and the setting/mood is so dark; almost haunting. If you find you can't get through Austen, but would really like to try, I would recommend Northanger Abbey.

[Paula]

I'm just starting "Thirteen Reasons Why" Jay Asher
and am really into it so far.

[Yassemin]

Anna Karenina

[Sue]

I finished The Passage by Justin Cronin, gave up on The Pastures of Heaven by John Steinbeck. I had ordered The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants for my niece through Bookmooch.com but when it came I thought, what the heck, and started reading it. Yesterday I toured some garage sales/thrift stores/bookstore and picked up Bucket Nut by Liza Cody so have started it as well. It's about a female wrestler detective in England, I think she's supposed to be Cockney from the way the dialect is written. Whatever, it's lighthearted and fun and most definitely a departure from the heaviness of The Passage. I've also never read a "cozy" mystery quite like it.

[Allison]

Ana and Linda, I'm glad to hear you both enjoyed City of Thieves. I agree, for such a dark subject matter, it's got some nice light moments. I'm really enjoying it. Glad you both liked it too. :)

[Ann from S.C.]

I am starting THE PASSAGE by Justin Cronin.

[Sheila]

I just finished The Passage and now I am reading The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

[Kaion]

Finally finished Howl and Other Poems (Eh, "snatch" ain't as shocking as it used to be) and The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (was trying *way* to hard).

Am doing a slow read through A Tale of Two Cities.

[Rayna]

I read City of Thieves on my plane ride back from Italy last year. I thought it was a really good read, I'm glad to hear that other people enjoyed it as much as I did.

[Vonney]

Sheila wrote: "I just finished The Passage and now I am reading The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"

I just finished "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo". Loved it and can hardly wait to get into "The Girl Who Played With Fire"; however, I have to put it aside and read "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver for Wonderland Book Club over in Raleigh. I love it too, but am only about 2% into it on my Kindle. How did you like "The Passage"?

[Mary]

The Swimming-Pool Library by Alan Hollinghurst.

[Liz]

i started let the greart world spin, finished last night in twisted river, it was good , let me kmow if anyone has read let the great world spin and what they thought of it ,

[Carol]

Here is the link to my review.

http://www.goodreads.com/review/edit/...

[Cammie]

Just started

[Alisha Marie]

I finally finished Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders last night and my overall response is Wow! It was just so frightening. I was planning on following it up with In Cold Blood but then I thought "Nah! I enjoy sleeping without nightmares, thank you very much."

So now I'm reading The Society of S by Susan Hubbard and am really enjoying it. I had really low expectations of it since it's a vampire book and Twilight ruined vampires for me, but I think I'm going to like this book quite a bit.

[Sheila]

Vonney wrote: "Sheila wrote: "I just finished The Passage and now I am reading The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"

I just finished "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo". Loved it and can..."

I loved The Passage...and apparently it is the first book of a planned series, which I didnt know before I started it. I cant wait for the next one, and feel better about the end now that I know there are additional book(s) planned.

I have just started the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, but so far I am really enjoying it.

I have the Poison wood Bible too, havent read it yet, how are you liking it?

[Vonney]

Am only 2% (Kindle) into "The Poisonwood Bible", and I don't want to put it down. Loving it!

[Vonney]

Alisha wrote: "I finally finished Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders last night and my overall response is Wow! It was just so frightening. I was planning on following it up with..."
I remember going to see "In Cold Blood" at a drive-in theater in 1968. It had special interest for me since I grew up in Kansas and had a friend who knew the Clutter family.
I remember when Sharon Tate and friends were murdered, and I can still see the news with Charles Manson's trial. I was married at the time and expecting my second son when "Helter Skelter" was published. My then husband was reading it while I read "The Exorcist". Could not sleep at night for months afterwards.