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[Paula]

I've just finished His Dark Materials trilogy and I was absolutely blown away! What an incredible story! Right now, I'm looking for another book series to start and, in the mean time, I'm re-reading The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas, a Brazilian book (my native country).

[Paula]

Bob wrote: "I have read all of Jose Saramago's novels. I have enjoyed everyone of his novels. It does take getting used to his very unique writing style, especially his very very long paragraphs."

I agree Bob. Saramago has his unique style and it takes some time getting used to it, but it's oh so worth it, because his works are great! My favorite beyond a doubt is The Cave.

[Leslie T.]

I just finished 1984 (and loved it) and now I'm going to start Ulysses.

[Petra]

Leslie T. wrote: "I just finished 1984 (and loved it) and now I'm going to start Ulysses."

Leslie, may I suggest: http://www.sheilaomalley.com/?p=7642 . This will take you to the review of the last Chapter of Ullysses but it lists links to all the other chapters.
The Sheila Variations really helped me when I was reading Ulysses and helped me a lot. I was lucky enough to read it as part of a Read-Along, which I found tremendously helpful.
I'm looking forward to your thoughts on it.

[Kaion]

The Windup Girl, and really enjoying the break from Tom Sawyer.

[Flora]

Paula wrote: "I've just finished His Dark Materials trilogy and I was absolutely blown away! What an incredible story! Right now, I'm looking for another book series to start and, in the mean time, I'm re-readin..."

I read His Dark Materials not too long ago and I think the title certainly fits cuz it is dark. I was so hoping for a different ending, I thought it ended so sadly.

[Lori, Super Mod]

Alex wrote: "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.)"

Oh yes, this I knew but thanks so much for sharing!!!

[Lori, Super Mod]

Paula wrote: "Bob wrote: "I have read all of Jose Saramago's novels. I have enjoyed everyone of his novels. It does take getting used to his very unique writing style, especially his very very long paragraphs...."

Hooray for Saramago lovers!

[Sasha]

Very interesting, Emma. I'll have to read that. Yeah, Wilson's probably the most important entomologist in the world right now; the discoveries he's made about eusocial bug societies (societies where different castes provide different functions for the overall good of the community) have been groundbreaking.

[Bridgit]

Paula wrote: "I've just finished His Dark Materials trilogy and I was absolutely blown away! What an incredible story! Right now, I'm looking for another book series to start and, in the mean time, I'm re-readin..."

Paula - I am reading the Amber Spyglass now. It's been a while since i read the other two though. Hopefully I'll enjoy it too!

[Bridgit]

Kaion wrote: "The Windup Girl, and really enjoying the break from Tom Sawyer."

OOH - just finished this this a.m. I'm still sort of on the fence about it. Let me know if you enjoyed it.

[Leslie T.]

Petra wrote: "Leslie T. wrote: "I just finished 1984 (and loved it) and now I'm going to start Ulysses."

Leslie, may I suggest: http://www.sheilaomalley.com/?p=7642 . This will take..."

Thank you for the link!

[Kristin]

I just finished and started , I am already almost done with it.. less than 100 pages to go, if i didnt want my computer time tonight I could've had it finished before bed. I need to get the 15th Stephanie Plum book so I figured Id read this in the mean time.. and I have sitting out, ill probably start this one next since its another shorter book.

[Kaion]

Paula wrote: "I've just finished His Dark Materials trilogy and I was absolutely blown away! What an incredible story! Right now, I'm looking for another book series to start and, in the mean time, I'm re-readin..."

I've been contemplating a reread of His Dark Materials. I really hated the

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romance that kicked up big time in The Amber Spyglass and I wonder if I was just my relative youth at that time speaking.


Bridgit wrote: "Kaion wrote: "The Windup Girl, and really enjoying the break from Tom Sawyer."

OOH - just finished this this a.m. I'm still sort of on the fence about it. Let me know if you enjoyed..."

It kicked my reading slump at the very least! I devoured the second half. I'm going to give myself a few more days to process what I really really think about it, but my gut reaction so far is:

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1. People talk about world-building all the time in sci-fi/fantasy, but really this is one of the most believable 'world's I've ever read. And he really introduces it with surprising ease for all the stuff that's being referenced here. More Buddhism = awesome.
2. I loved the first half tentatively, and when the second half kicked into more action, I didn't like it as much... felt it lost some logical progression.
3. I have a lot of problems with the Emiko's storyline, from both a storytelling and a feminist perspective.

[Rosabelle]

I just finished The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson.. Didn't like it as much as the first two books.

Currently reading 4th of July by James Patterson... only about 80 pages in, but it's good so far

[Chrystal]

I finished Beachcombers by Nancy Thayer, and started Live To Tell by Lisa Gardner.

[Jeane]

Maria wrote: "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 eno..."

What a pittu Maria. I adoooooooored The fire. The Eight was good for me (read it as second instead of first)but having read The fire first, I was completely absorbed by it. SO much that I would wake up in the middle of the night and go in the sofa with the book. :-)))

[Lori, Super Mod]

Finished Tinkers, which I gave 4 stars, and just picked up The Wilding: A Novel - going to attempt to get both the ARC and Hardcover of this book signed by the author tomorrow at the Brooklyn Book Festival.

[Lianne]

I am currently reading Kate Morton's The House at Riverton: A Novel. I got it for a good price yesterday and, having enjoyed her other novel The Forgotten Garden, decided to give her debut novel a try =)

[Karen]

Li wrote: "I am currently reading Kate Morton's The House at Riverton: A Novel. I got it for a good price yesterday and, having enjoyed her other novel The Forgotten Garden, decided to give her..."Anxious what you think about it. I just purchased The House at Riverton as well as it has received many good reviews.

[Emma]

Li and Karen-
While Forgotten Garden is by far my favorite book of the decade, I would put House at Riverton at a close second. I absolutely love the world she creates with her characters and the beautiful settings...the houses are characters in themselves. I hope you enjoy!

[Emma]

Alex wrote: "Very interesting, Emma. I'll have to read that. Yeah, Wilson's probably the most important entomologist in the world right now; the discoveries he's made about eusocial bug societies (societies w..."

I was completely naive to that fact when I began, but now that you mention it, I have no reservations about his expertise and his abilies as a fiction writer. He really does an excellent job of making one really care about the characters. There was a section in the middle of the book where he tells a brief history of an ant colony from the perspective of the colony, as if they were people, and while at first I was a little put off, I became fascinated and completely drawn into their little world. What interesting perspective he gives! It seems you may be more interested in non-fiction, but I think this may be worth your time.

[Sasha]

Yeah, I'm mainly a non-fiction dude. But that doesn't mean I never read novels. Glad to have a first-person report from you; I'll certainly read this at some point.

[Karen]

Emma wrote: "Li and Karen-
While Forgotten Garden is by far my favorite book of the decade, I would put House at Riverton at a close second. I absolutely love the world she creates with her characters and the..."
Thanks Emma - I am now going to add Forgotten Garden to my To-read pile!

[Emma]

She also has a new one coming out in November that I cannot wait for! It sounds fantastic, so if you have a minute, might want to look up the synopsis on amazong.

[Emma]

wow, I meant amazon. Brain is going a little fuzzy.

[Marti]

I finished The House at Riverton and loved it. I did buy her other book The Forgotten Garden, but it will have to wait a little while as I have a couple of book club books and library books to read first.
I am reading That Old Cape Magic, and then have The Broken Teaglass and The Love Ceiling lined up.

[Ruby]

Alex wrote: "I took a sudden veer into left field, downloading and getting deep into We Need to Talk About Kevin before I'd really even realized what I was doing. This must be how alcoholics feel..."

hehehehehe

Alex's mission: to destroy emotional stability in all preggie people within reach! mwhahaha!

[Ruby]

Michelle-Marie wrote: "i'm reading Winter Rose by Patricia A. McKillip. i have about 75 pages left to go. i'm really enjoying it; it's so lush and descriptive, and beautifully written."

I recommend also Solstice Wood, which is a sort of sequel (many generations later) to the Winter Rose story. Solstice Wood is probably my favorite McKillip of all, which is saying something!

[Ruby]

Carol (Kitty) wrote: "Heather L wrote: "Paula wrote: "I started "Woman in White" by Wilkie Collins the other day and it was really dragging for me, felt like I was working rather than reading. I've put it aside for the ..."

Can't wait to read The Haunting of Hill House. One of the best books I've read in years was
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by the same author. Totally got me!

[Mary]

I'm reading The Line of Beauty, which won the Man Booker prize in 2004. It's set in 1980s England and there're a lot of political referrences I don't get but it's excellently written and subtly funny in that fabulous British way.

[Maria]

Donna wrote: "I just started The Alienist."

i read this years ago, and i remember really liking it. i may need to pick that up again, and seek out his other books. if i recall correctly, i think he has another one or two that have the same character in them.

[Maria]

i (quickly) read Under the Boardwalk from Carly Phillips, which followed her typical pattern of stories, but was still good.

i think my next read will be Love is the Higher Law from David Levithan. it's a YAL book, but it follows 3 teenagers who barely know each other but go through the trauma of 9/11 together. it's not very long, under 170 pages, but i'm hoping for good things from it.

[tiasreads]

Marti wrote: "I finished The House at Riverton and loved it. I did buy her other book The Forgotten Garden, but it will have to wait a little while as I have a couple of book club books and library books to rea..."

Marti, you're smart to put off The Forgotten Garden until you have finished your other books. Because, if you are like I was, no other books will exist while you consume 'Garden'. It was engrossing and utterly fantastic. I read it in five hours.

[Marti]

I finished That Old Cape Magic and enjoyed it slightly more that I have Richard Russo's books before. I am going to start The Broken Teaglass which my library was able to find and borrow for me! Thanks B F!

[Brenda]

Emma wrote: "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 bo..."

Read "Hunger Games" it was a great book!

[Emma]

Marti wrote: "I finished The House at Riverton and loved it. I did buy her other book The Forgotten Garden, but it will have to wait a little while as I have a couple of book club books and library books to rea..."

I am so glad you ordered Forgotten Garden, I truly hope you love it! I had the Broken Teaglass checked out from the library, but it had to go back unread. Lte me know what you think of it, I keep passing up copies at Half Price Books, etc. Wondering if it's worth another check out of the library.

[Ann from S.C.]

I am reading THE POSTCARD KILLERS by James Patterson. It is very good!

[Patricia]

I finally finished Trinity by Leon Uris. I'll start South of Broad by Pat Conroy in the morning.

[Susan]

I'm reading Tough Customer by Sandra Brown and it is sooo good!!!

[Karen]

I'm reading Saving Ceecee Honeycutt. 3/4 of the way done. I hope the ending doesn't let me down!

[Claire]

I'm just about finished with Affinity by Sara Waters and can't wait to read the ending - I'm thinking there is a twist, hope I won't be disappointed.

[Flora]

I'm almost half way thru The Passage so far I really like this one. It is certainly living up to all the hype.

[Marcin]

I finished yesterday a Jihad!, a self-biography of ex british SAS member, he are writing about war of Mujahids (allies with USA) versus Afghanistan army (ZSRR ally).
Now I started reading The Infinity Concerto, a good looking fantasy story.

[Tabatha]

I just finished Burnt Offerings (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #7)yesterday and started Torn Between Two Loverstoday. I thought Burnt Offerings had too much going on and I didn't enjoy it as much as the other ones I've read in the series.

[Ann from S.C.]

I finished THE POSTCARD KILLERS bu James Patterson and gave it 4 stars. Now I am starting ONE SECOND AFTER by William R. Forstchen.

[Tabatha]

Ann from S.C. wrote: "I finished THE POSTCARD KILLERS bu James Patterson and gave it 4 stars. Now I am starting ONE SECOND AFTER by William R. Forstchen."

Is it really good, I am really a James Patterson fan but I hated 9th Judgement and Witch and Wizard and so I'm a little put off with him.

[Ann from S.C.]

Tabatha wrote: "Ann from S.C. wrote: "I finished THE POSTCARD KILLERS bu James Patterson and gave it 4 stars. Now I am starting ONE SECOND AFTER by William R. Forstchen."

Is it really good, I am really a James ..."

It reminds me of his earlier writing. I really enjoyed it!

[Maria]

i finished Love is the Higher Law by David Levithan this evening, after starting it at lunch time.

i thought this was a strong story, and it was well written. it's YAL, but although some may think that isn't the best way to tell the story of how 9/11 affected us, it was a perfect vehicle IMO. it wasn't a long book, but it was powerful, and i found that many of the observations and thoughts of the characters were similar to things that i have thought over the years since 2001. i don't think this is a book that will work for everyone, but if you are looking for something that looks at 9/11 from the "everyman" perspective, this is a book worth checking out.

[Casi]

I'm currently reading Water for ElephantsIt's really good! I picked it up because I know that there will be a film version of the novel. Sorry folks, bit of an RPatz fan. Most definitely a fan of Reese Witherspoon. I hope Rob does well portraying Jacob Jankowski.