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[F1Wild]

Turner wrote: "Has anybody read The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet ? I just saw that it was long-listed for the Booker Prize and was wondering what anybody might think about it."

I loved it - the few plots kept me interested. I loved Mitchell's writing and will be checking out his other books soon.

[F1Wild]

I finished Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet and have begun The Street of a Thousand Blossoms, my first of Gail Tsukiyama's books. So far I'm loving it!

[Carol]

F1Wild wrote: "Turner wrote: "Has anybody read The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet ? I just saw that it was long-listed for the Booker Prize and was wondering what anybody might think about it."
..."

I have read two so far and they have been great. I am waiting for Cloud Atlas

[Donna]

I am reading 2 now:

The Dead and the Gone by Susan Beth Pfeffer

and

My first reads win (from a while back) Blood Harvest by S.J. Bolton

[Carol]

Has anyone readKindred. Someone gave it to me to read. I don't know if it is any good or not. Any thoughts?

[Maria]

Alex wrote: "Tale of Two Cities was my first Dickens (at least as an adult), and I thought it was staggering good. Journey to the Center isn't my favorite Jules Verne, but he never does me wrong."

alex, do you recommend giving A Tale of Two Cities another try? i "read" it my senior year in high school, and flat out hated it. i attempted to read it about 2 years prior to that, and didn't like it then either. think the 3rd time will be a charm? i'm willing to give it a go if persuaded.

[Maria]

i finished Major Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen Simonson today. for me it was so-so. the first part of the book was way to descriptive of EVERYTHING, and i think that made it drag. it was better towards the end. the Major grew on me, and when she finally let his character come out a bit and relax, the story was very good.

[Carol]

Maria wrote: "Alex wrote: "Tale of Two Cities was my first Dickens (at least as an adult), and I thought it was staggering good. Journey to the Center isn't my favorite Jules Verne, but he never does me wrong."..."

Marie it is one of the best classics to come down the pike. I did not read it until I was older. I appreciated it more.

[El]

Carol, I thought Kindred was pretty good. I haven't read a lot by Butler, but what I have read I've enjoyed. I'll be reading more by her when I have time.

[Carol]

El I thought I might start it next, as the lady will be curious if I liked it or not. It looks like a time travel book. I am not to fond of that genre, but if it is well written I can survive. hahahaha

[Lisa]

F1Wild wrote: "I finished Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet and have begun The Street of a Thousand Blossoms, my first of Gail Tsukiyama's books. So far I'm loving it!"

I just finished those same books. I loved Gail Tsukiyama, so I read Women of the Silk and The Language of Threads right after.

Now I am reading The Kitchen God's Wife. I haven't decided if I love it yet or not. It's been on my TBR list for a long time.

[Jane]

It sounds like I enjoyed Major Pettigrew a little more than you did. I liked the slow unfolding (or unbending) of the Major's character. And the look into the still existent class and racial climate in England was interesting.

[Kristin]

I am currently reading , so far I am loving it, its not THE best book i've ever read but it's better than I thought it was going to be.

[Kaion]

I hear the 1935 ToTC is the way to go, though I admit the musical clips seem more entertaining. (Maria, I wouldn't force it- maybe it's just not the Dickens for you. Sometimes watching the movie first helps for me... I'm not sure I would've gotten through the rough parts of Pride and Prejudice if I hadn't already known when/how the rough parts would end via the '95 Ehle/Firth adaptation).

Carol, I read Kindred last month and really liked it. I do like time travel stories, though. All the paradoxes and the like are fun- but Kindred is really pretty light on the science fiction. Heavier on the historical/literary content.

[Sasha]

Marie - I thought Tale of Two Cities was amazing, and I can't count the number of things I hated in high school and later thought were much better - when I wasn't forced to read them. But hey, your mileage may vary; not all books work for all people. I have a "classic" or two myself that I can't warm up to. Give it a shot if you feel like it; if you're not sucked in in the first 50 pages, it's not your thing. There are like a million classics, right? You don't have to like all of them.

[Madeline]

Ooh one of my favorite scenes from Tale of Two Cities is the guillotine dance. So haunting! I love that book. I'm also a Christmas Carol junkie, that one is shorter, might be easier to get through on a first attempt. Waiting to get Oliver Twist in the swap, it's about time I sunk into another of his.

Knarik - I'm so interested in Twelve Caesars, thanks for sharing it, I'm going to add it to my slowly growing history list.

[Turner]

I just finished Frankenstein... kind of a haunting book, not one I will quickly forget. And, strange as this sounds, I liked it, but didn't enjoy it...

@Madeline: I too am interested in reading Twelve Caesars, it can be added to my ever-rapidly-growing to read list :)

[Sasha]

Man, I missed that The Twelve Caesars bit. Suetonius! That does look supercool. And I was able to send a sample to my Kindle, which feels wrong somehow. You diggin' it, Knarik?

[El]

My boyfriend insists that I should read The Twelve Caesars. I haven't gotten to it yet, but I'm promised I'll love it.


Turner, I think I agree with you on Frankenstein. Liked it, but didn't enjoy it.

[Esther]

I've finished listening to In a Class by Itself by Sandra Brown.
It is a first reads win and a romance and it is reminding why romance is not really my thing!

Now Twelve Caesars sounds just like my cup of tea!

[Lori, Super Mod]

Alex wrote: "Heh...probably not. But I am curious as to how true to the book it is. Probably not at all."

Carol and Alex, I read Journey to the Centre of the Earth prior to seeing the movie and thought the book was far superior to the film. Though the film did stay pretty close to the novel....!!

[Carol]

Thanks Lori. The new Journey movie can not compare to the original.

[Sasha]

Are we talking about the new movie or the old one?

[Lori, Super Mod]

Alex, I didn't know there was an old one. Only saw the new one.

[Carly]

I'm starting Traveling With Pomegranates today.

Just finished up Howard's End.

Also - the bedside read is V. S. Naipaul's 'Magic Seeds'. A terrific story.

And we have Tolle's 'A New Earth' and 'The Secret' on the go.

Inspiring.

[Rosabelle]

I finished reading Sundays at Tiffany's by James Patterson loved loved loved this book. it' a wonderful and magical love story..

I'm now currently reading Killer Dreams by Iris Johansen

[Sasha]

I kinda just assumed there was an old one. I'm shocked and intrigued that the new one might hew to the story. I thought I remembered, like, a spaceship and a talking monkey.

[El]

There was the Pat Boone version from the Sixties...


I'm still reading Lady of the Butterflies which is still pretty decent. It has gotten a little bit like standard historical romances which is a little annoying, but I'm putting up with it. Since it's based on the life of Eleanor Glanville I prefer the parts that focus most on her studies. I'm picky about that sort of thing when I read historical fiction. I don't care about the love lives, criminy.

[Mary]

I finished Dark Places which was, well, dark. I am now going to read The Art of Devotion.

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

I recall seeing a version of Journey to the Center of the Earth as a child - must have been the Pat Boone one.

[Donna]

F1Wild wrote: "I finished Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet and have begun The Street of a Thousand Blossoms, my first of Gail Tsukiyama's books. So far I'm loving it!"


Still reading
The Street of a Thousand Blossoms but Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet is cery high on my list!

[Sue]

I just finished My Name is Mary Sutter-excellent book! Good story with a fair amount of history of the Civil War. I've just started The Scent of Rain and Lightning by Nancy Pickard. It's her debut novel and it's hard to put down, even though I'm only on page 126!

[Carol]

Alex wrote: "Are we talking about the new movie or the old one?"

I was talking about the original . The new movie was not good.

[F1Wild]

Carol (Kitty) wrote: "I have read two so far and they have been great. I am waiting for Cloud Atlas "

I have that Kindle-sampled and hope to read it soon. Several comment that they like it better than Jacob de Zoet, but maybe it's just different?

[F1Wild]

Lisa wrote: "F1Wild wrote: "I finished Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet...The Street of a Thousand Blossoms..."

I just finished those same books. I loved Gail Tsukiyama, so I read Women of the Silk and The Language of Threads right after.

Now I am reading The Kitchen God's Wife..."

I have heard so many great things about Women of the Silk, but so far it's not available for the Kindle so I wait...

Also, if you like Amy Tan I highly recommend her newest, Saving Fish from Drowning: A Novel. I really loved it, plus it was different than her other books.

[Maria]

Jane wrote: "It sounds like I enjoyed Major Pettigrew a little more than you did. I liked the slow unfolding (or unbending) of the Major's character. And the look into the still existent class and racial clima..."

i did like the look into the classes, and the idea that people still can live that lifestyle in today's world, but i just felt it lacked something.

[Maria]

i started Remarkable Creatures today, and i'm really liking it so far. i made it through over 100 pages this afternoon, so i know that it's a good one!

[Ann from S.C.]

I just finished LITTLE BEE by Chris Cleave and only gave it 2 stars. It just did not do it for me. Now am going to try and get into 2666 again. Having a hard time with this one. Very boring.

[Rose]

Currently reading John Cicero's Rainbow's Shadow and the tablets of fate

Love it so far. It has fantasy, adventure, spirituality, and even an imaginative candy land
paradise that has me craving for more.

[Sherrie]

Just finished the audio of Prayers for Sale which was great!

Now starting Sh*t My Dad Says, and am working on In the Company of the Courtesan.

Next up is a First Reads win Hidden Wives which seems to be getting rave reviews!

[Kristin]

I just finished

I think Im going to start either or .. not sure which yet.

[Sasha]

Whoa, Maria. That's interesting. Mary Anning's a real person, of course, and a really interesting one.

(For others who might not know: she was a wicked poor woman who managed to dig up the first icthyosaur, among other discoveries that completely changed palentology, but never managed to get much credit or money for her contributions. Crappy story.)

I have a non-fiction book called Terrible Lizard: The First Dinosaur Hunters and the Birth of a New Science that deals somewhat with her but isn't really about her. I think I remember seeing an actual bio of her once.

[Tania]

I'm reading The Awakening by Chopin

~ Tania
www.taniazavertachance.com

[Turner]

Now that I've finished Frankenstein, I've moved on to Angela's Ashes. So far, it's pretty interesting, but for some reason it's taking me a long time to read.
Has anybody here read it? Any opinions?

[Laura]

Tania wrote: "I'm reading The Awakening by Chopin

~ Tania
www.taniazavertachance.com"

I started that last semester and couldn't really get into it. Maybe I was just too busy with school to really focus on it or something.

[Bobble]

Just read Ann Brashares' and it is incredible. If you like historical romance, I highly recommend this one.

[Linda]

Sue wrote: "I just finished My Name is Mary Sutter-excellent book! Good story with a fair amount of history of the Civil War. I've just started The Scent of Rain and Lightning by Nancy Pickard. It's her debut ..."

Sue: I really thought the Scent of Rain and Lightning was excellent. Wasn't prepared for the end, though (not saying any more). If you like this one she does have others.

[Jayme]

Erika, I loved Whale for the Killing, in a "this is totally depressing" kind of way!

[Lauren]

Turner wrote:Now that I've finished Frankenstein, I've moved on to Angela's Ashes. So far, it's pretty interesting...

I have read Angela's Ashes. I really enjoyed it but it was pretty depressing in places. Maybe that's why you are having problems getting through it?

[Petra]

Eliza wrote: "I just finished A Prayer for Owen Meany and loved every single sentence in the 543 page book. UNBELIEVABLE. I did not want it to end. I needed a book like that- I feel like Suzanne, reading a string of so-so books. Owen Meany was amazing. ..."

That's how I felt when I read Owen Meany. I recommend it all the time. It was amazing.