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[Cait]

Oh, I forgot to mention that I recently finished Ape House by Sara Gruen (terrible) and have now started Freedom by Jonathan Franzen (yay!).

[Esther]

Marti wrote: "I am a little more than half way through The House at Riverton. I am really enjoying the book....."

I recently discovered The House at Riverton in a box of books someone gave me. I hadn't heard of it before but it has cropped up several times on GR.

[Carol]

Lori wrote: "I am glad to hear you liked TINKERS. you know, it is not too late for you to come to BKBF!!! (wink wink)"

I wish I could go.

[Emma]

I LOVED the House at Riverton and Kate Morton's sophomore novel The Forgotten Garden is my all time favorite book. She has a new one coming out in November that you may want to check out if you like House at Riverton. Enjoy!

[Sasha]

Yeah Cait, I just read a not-so-hot review of Ape House in the Times; I've read some others along that line too. People don't seem crazy about that book. I keep being tempted by it because, like, apes! and then warned off.

[Jamaie]

When you get a chance, pls. read Oryx and Crake as it is the book that comes before The Year of the Flood. While they both stand on their own...one stems to the other.

Susanna wrote: "Jamaie wrote: "Susanna wrote: "Just started The Year of the Flood last night. Very interesting."

Did u also read Oryx and Crake? Both books are awesome!!!~ 5 stars o..."

[Carol]

I am reading an old oneThe Maltese Falcon

[Paula]

Alex wrote: "Yeah Cait, I just read a not-so-hot review of Ape House in the Times; I've read some others along that line too. People don't seem crazy about that book. I keep being tempted by it because, like,...

I had someone in another group that I'm on get the book and read it all within 24 hours. She loved it! She is going to send it to me to read. I'm hoping I'll like it. : )

[Matt]

Finished The Remains of the Day last week for this month's discussions. Also most of the way through Fingersmith for the other discussion this month, so in a few days, I'll be good to go.

[Joanie]

Cait wrote: "Oh, I forgot to mention that I recently finished Ape House by Sara Gruen (terrible) and have now started Freedom by Jonathan Franzen (yay!)."

I'm sorry to hear that Cait. I love Water for Elephants and was looking forward to Gruen's next one.

I finally finished The Passage and flew through Blockade Billy. I'm still listening to Wicked which I'm ready to be done with. I'm also reading Mockingjay and I just started Fingersmith. If only I didn't need to work-I'd make so much more progress!

[Susanna]

About to start Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets. It seems sometimes re-reads are an eye-opening experience. #1 was better than I remembered so I hope this will be a continuing trend with the other books in the series :)

[Flora]

Susanna wrote: "About to start Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets. It seems sometimes re-reads are an eye-opening experience. #1 was better than I remembered so I hope this will be a continuing trend with the..."

I love re-reading the Harry Potter series. I just finished The Goblet of Fire and getting ready to start the Order of the Pheonix.

I am also just getting started on Thirteenth Tale and still working on Wuthering Heights both of which are very good so far.

[Joel]

Lori wrote: "CHeri, Eating Animals is a disturbing, upsetting documentation of what happens to our food before we find it on our plates. Turned me off of meat for a week straight."

Only a week? ;) I read it in March or April and haven't had meat since (save maybe two or three times when it was either unintentional or I knew it was as "ethically" sourced as possible).

I don't think I'll ever eat chicken again, certainly not factory farmed chicken. Of course, it helps that I was leaning vegetarian already and my girlfriend is a vegetarian (and likes to cook).

[Natalie]

Last night I did a quick inspection of How the Mind Works, the first and last section of each chapter, not interested in reading more although I've read other of his books. Also laid down The Lives of a Cell: Notes of a Biology Watcher. Tomorrow I'm taking an armload of books to my favorite Used Book store and come home with who know what?

[Mary]

I'm reading The House of Mirth. It's quite good, can't believe I've avoided Edith Wharton for so long.

[Carol]

Mary wrote: "I'm reading The House of Mirth. It's quite good, can't believe I've avoided Edith Wharton for so long."

I am waiting to finish it for another group I am in. I am about half way through it. I was enjoying it si I can't wait to get back to it.

[Anne]

Carol (Kitty) wrote: "Anne did you read Under the Tuscan Sun yet?"

Carol, not yet, but it's on my bookshelf!

[El]

Mary wrote: "I'm reading The House of Mirth. It's quite good, can't believe I've avoided Edith Wharton for so long."

Yay! I love Wharton! House of Mirth is my favorite, followed by Age of Innocence. But I think for the most part all her books are fantastic. Glad you're enjoying it!

[Susan]

I'm reading Sweethearts by Sara Zarr and am really enjoying it!

[Jane]

Started Fingersmith last night. I'm only a few pages in but already fascinated by Sue.

[Sasha]

Lori, you'll be pleased to hear that Emma Donoghue's "stunningly achieved" Room has been shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. (Thanks to Nathaniel at Bookish for the links.)

[Pinky_rocks]

This morning I read Manhunt by Janet Evanovich. A very quick read but I enjoyed it nonetheless...
Since yesterday I'm reading a book about gene manipulation in seeds and food->Saat der Zerstörung. Die dunkle Seite der Gen-Manipulation
And this afternoon started Shadow Man by Cody McFadyen, finally came around to read this.

[tiasreads]

I just started Atonement. (I know- a little late coming to that parade!) My niece and I also just read our first Fancy Nancy book, Fancy Nancy: Explorer Extraordinaire!. Hilarious! She's only four and it was a bit over her head, but I loved it. ;)

[Vonney]

Flora wrote: "Susanna wrote: "About to start Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets. It seems sometimes re-reads are an eye-opening experience. #1 was better than I remembered so I hope this will be a continuin..."

Flora "The Thirteenth Tale" is one of my all-time favorite books. Actually, I listened to the unabridged audio version narrated by two women with lovely British accents.

[Flora]

Vonney wrote: "Flora wrote: "Susanna wrote: "About to start Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets. It seems sometimes re-reads are an eye-opening experience. #1 was better than I remembered so I hope this will ..."

I'm 2/3 of the way done with The Thirteenth Tale and I'm finding it very hard to put down. I imagine that this is one I would like as an audio book.

[Vonney]

I finished the well-written, emotional, shocking and puzzling "We Need To Talk About Kevin", and I will write a short review as soon as I get a day off.

Now, I'm reading In Cold Blood for bookclub Sept 24, and I hate Capote's style. I'm from Kansas, so I love that feeling of being home again, but there's something about his writing I don't like. Hopefully, it will get better. I saw the movie at a drive-in in Wichita, 1968. I really would rather be reading "Freedom", as the first chapter seemed so delightful, but I am committed to ICB for now.

[Mary]

Vonney wrote: "I finished the well-written, emotional, shocking and puzzling "We Need To Talk About Kevin", and I will write a short review as soon as I get a day off.

Now, I'm reading In Cold Blood for bookcl..."

I loved We Need to Talk About Kevin! It was shocking---I couldn't put it down. I read it several years ago while on vacation with my family, and it was hard to describe to my sisters and sisters-in-law, who are all mothers (I'm not).

[Jamaie]

I'm now reading The Slap. Have read the first chapter....excellent so far. I've hit a few not-so-hot books recently...and this one has begun to take me out of that funk...Yay!~ I see this book is told in Chapters with a different person telling different parts of what happens before, during and after the event. I might really like this one. Different.

[Sasha]

Mary wrote: "Vonney wrote: "I finished the well-written, emotional, shocking and puzzling "We Need To Talk About Kevin", and I will write a short review as soon as I get a day off."

Yeah, the more I process Kevin the more I like it. I still think it cut some corners - the Rosemary's Baby-esque beginning, and the very last couple pages - but it was an incredible psychological study. Kevin was the main character, but I was drawn to the relationship between his parents more (possibly because I'm child-free).

[Claire]

Alex wrote: "Mary wrote: "Vonney wrote: "I finished the well-written, emotional, shocking and puzzling "We Need To Talk About Kevin", and I will write a short review as soon as I get a day off."

Yeah, the more..."

Ok, I'm going to have to read the Kevin book---its getting alot of good press here!

[Susan]

I'm now reading Sweethearts by Sara Zarr and am really enjoying it!

[Brenda]

Susan wrote: "I'm reading Sweethearts by Sara Zarr and am really enjoying it!"

I enjoyed this book also. Fun Lite Read!

[Mary]

I am reading The Romantics ahead of the movie which opens tomorrow. Though not well received here on Goodreads (2.87 stars) it has drawn me in.

[Mary]

I'm about 2/3 into The House of Mirth and feeling dreadfully sorry for poor Lily Bart!! Disaster is looming for her. At times she seems empty-headed and self-absorbed but mostly I think she is just fatally naive.

[Scott]

I finished Dracula and this morning I started Island of the Sequined Love Nun. I need a light read before I start Under the Dome.

[Chere]

I am reading The Remains of The Day by Kazuo Shiguro. Not sure where the story is going yet, but I'm enjoying it.

[cazdoll]

i've gone through alot of trying to find the right book to suit the season right now somthing that will suck me in until winter is over:),i bought 3 new books yesterday in kilkenny city, all virginia andrews
1.broken wings
2.shooting stars
3.midnight flight

im starting on broken wings first,im only in a few chapters but i like it so far,i liked wildflowers so much i hope there all as good as each other.:)

[Avigail]

well I took a little brake from Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens so I can finish (about 70) Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert so on sutarday I'll see the movie. I am also reading Promise Me by Harlan Coben that I like very much his writting.

Enjoy your reading
Avigail

[Emma]

I just finsihed The Mysterious Benedict Society and cannot decide what to read next. I have so many books checked out from the library and while I have the next MBS book here as well, there are books that are due before it. You see my dilemma! I have Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman (my first by him), Charlotte and Emily (a new Bronte-based novel), The Hunger Games, and Anthill by E.O. Wilson.
Any thoughts on what should be read next?

[Sasha]

For my own selfish reasons, I vote Anthill. I've been reading his Superorganisms, and I'd like to hear how his attempt at fiction turns out.

[Emma]

Then I think I may just begin with that one! Thanks for the input. I shall be sure to let you know what I think. Hos is Superorganisms going? He is a completely new author to me, so I would be interested in hearing what his other works are like.

[Ann from S.C.]

My computer has been down so I have not been on. I have read lately... SAVANNAH FROM SAVANNAH by Denise Hildreth, NANTUCKET NIGHTS by Elin Hilderbrand, and given 3 stars to both. Now am reading SAVANNAH COME UNDONE by Denise Hildreth.

[Lori Ann]

While I was traveling I finished reading Mockingjay which I loved as much as the other two Hunger Games books, Ethan Frome such a great little story, very sad, and The Maltese Falcon which was your average noir, spent the whole time trying not to picture Bogart.

Now starting The Witch of Portobello.

[Maria]

i finished The Fire last night. it was the sequel from Katherine Neville to her book from the 1980s The Eight. it was ok, not as good as i was hoping for. i liked it well enough, but i just thought some of it was too far flung, while other parts were too convenient. i am glad i read it though.

i started Blindman's Bluff from Faye Kellerman today. it should be a quick one, so i'm going to head to the library tonight to stock up, as i've finished everything else i got from them a week or so ago.

[Donna]

I just started The Alienist.

[Cait]

Alex, the one positive thing I can say about Ape House is that it really made me want to check out some non-fiction on the subject. The Great Apes are pretty freaking awesome.

I finished Freedom last night, good book (4 stars), but not as good as The Corrections. Hopefully Franzen doesn't make us wait another 10 years for the next one.

I should finish The Prince today, and then I'm not sure what to read next... maybe The Slap, I'm Not Stiller, A Thousand Cuts, Day for Night, or The Bad Seed.

[Flora]

I finished The Thirteenth Tale which I loved. I am half way thru Wuthering Heights which I am really enjoying but having to put it on hold to get thru The Passage before it has to go back.

[Sasha]

Emma, Superorganisms is extremely dense - more of a textbook for people who already know a fair amount about DNA and bugs than it is pop fiction science, I mean - and I'm finding it very slow going. I will say that, having spent like an hour trying to decipher five pages, I almost always find myself having learned something fascinating.

Cait, I've been recently tempted by Bonobo Handshake: A Memoir of Love and Adventure in the Congo; that seems like a book for you.

Also, a classic on the subject that's been on my to-read list for years is Frans de Waal's Our Inner Ape: A Leading Primatologist Explains Why We Are Who We Are.

How're you liking The Prince? I think it's terrific fun, in sortof a "Oh no he din't!" way.

[Jane]

Finished The Wings of the Sphinx by Andrea Camelleri -a quick read and fun. Started Bust by Ken Bruen and Jason Starr and it's a fun read also. Bust is just crazy so far ---

[Emma]

Alex wrote: "Emma, Superorganisms is extremely dense - more of a textbook for people who already know a fair amount about DNA and bugs than it is pop fiction science, I mean - and I'm finding it very slow goin..."

I looked at his long list of publications before I began reading and adjusted my expectations. I didn't realize that he's really a naturalistic researcher and has written so much non-fiction. That being said, Anthill is great fiction! It is very remnant of A Painted House by Grisham and stories of families in the south. I am almost half way through and am really enjoying it! There is a lot of scientific detail about the plants and animals and insects that inhabit this forest, but it is used very metaphorically and isn't just a bunch of unnecessary information. Great read so far!