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Oooh Yay for liking Room. Isn't the narration just amazing? I think that is what makes the book so great, her choice to have the boy narrate it. It's so innocent and sad.
I accidentally left The Count of Monte Crosto at work last night, so I ended up picking up The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives: A Novel. Fast forward 4.5 hours later and I am finishing the book. It was a juicy, puply satisfying read. Not life changin literature or anything, just a great romp. Next up I will be finishing TCOMC and after that I plan to read Eva Luna.
Monef wrote: "I accidentally left The Count of Monte Crosto at work last night, so I ended up picking up The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives: A Novel. Fast forward 4.5 hours later and I am finis..."Eva Luna is about as fun to read as it gets. Wonderful ending!
I just finished reading A Feast for Crows. Now I'm at a loss as to what to read next because I've been pivoting on one foot shouting, "But, George, what happens next!!" I have So Cold the Riveron order. Maybe it'll be in the mailbox when I get home.
Stephanie wrote: "Gloria wrote: "I just borrowed Sense and Sensibility from a friend. It will be the first Jane Austen I've ever read."I've read four of her books so far and S&S is definitely my favo..."
Started that one too. Not so sure for the moment.
Emily wrote: "I stopped by the library today. My boyfriend was sitting using his computer, so I had lots of time to just roam around looking at stuff. I accidentally went a little crazy. Here's what I ended up w..."I know that feeling and those situations Emily!:-) When we moved to the UK, my boyfriend was already there for a mont and had a library ard to be abe to use internet untill it was installed at home.When I arrived he had to go for half an hour something to his work to do something, so we decided I would go to the library and meet ther afterwards. When he came back I ahd several books in my hands and was already reading a book too....even if I didn't ahve a library card yet and that were probably the only books that ever went on his card!
Reading Messages,a book about the 9/11 victims and after death communication between them and their significant others and friends.Of course i find this fascinating,and it's good to know a donation will be made to a survivors'fund from the sale of this book.
El wrote: "Andreea, James Baldwin is one of my favorite authors. I hope Another Country starts picking up for you. What is it about books featuring racial conflicts that doesn't work for you?"The fact that racial conflicts, as opposed to the writing/book/story - whatever you want to call it - itself must take center stage. It's just .. unliterary. Surely, racial conflicts, racial identity, etc etc are all very fascinating topics, but they tend to take over the discussion when people approach books that deal with such matters and I don't like that, it's a really easy way to read a book, too easy. But I'm slowly worming my way through the massive secondary reading list and it's getting better.
Almost done with The Quiet American this one has been really good, I'm finding it very hard to put down.
i started and finished the YAL book Skies Over Sweetwater at lunch yesterday and today. it was interesting, i never knew much about the first female pilots in the armed forces. the fact that it was a quick read was a bonus!i started Haunt Me Still from Jennifer Lee Carr. i didn't read her first one yet Interred With Their Bones and didn't realize that this was a sort of sequel. the english major in me is loving the story based on shakespeare, but since i've never read macbeth (i know, i know) i'm sure i'm missing somethings that i would "get" if i were more familiar with it.
How lucky to be discovering Jane Austen for first time. Pride and prejudice and Emma are more accessible I think, but Sense and Sensibility still an excellent read.
Stephanie wrote: "Emily wrote: "I stopped by the library today. My boyfriend was sitting using his computer, so I had lots of time to just roam around looking at stuff. I accidentally went a little crazy. Here's wh..."
I just finished
. I really liked the intrigue and the story but at times I felt it would never end! It was very wordy.I am now starting
I have just finished readingThe Name of the Wind. Im waiting on my copy of The Warded Man to arrive. So as a gap filler i am reading Ship of Magic.
Stephanie wrote: "Emily wrote: "I stopped by the library today. My boyfriend was sitting using his computer, so I had lots of time to just roam around looking at stuff. I accidentally went a little crazy. Here's wh..."That is just so yucky!!!! Bed bugs are a severe infestation that is not easy to remove. I would be wicked hesitant about borrowing books there for quite a while!!!
I'm currently reading The Christmas Chronicles: The Legend of Santa Claus by Tim Slover, which I won from a goodreads giveaway and I am more than half way through it. It is wonderful, I'm really loving it.
Currently I am reading Compromising Positionsby Jenna Bayley-Burke which is TOTALLY out of my normal genre but it was a free kindle download so I thought I would give it try. Won't be winning any awards of my new favorite book, but for a little random light romp through a modern romance it works.
Alan wrote: "I have just finished readingThe Name of the Wind. Im waiting on my copy of The Warded Man to arrive. So as a gap filler i am reading Ship of Magic."I thoroughly enjoyed the Liveship Traders trilogy - to me it is by far the best of Robin Hobb's books, considerably better than the Assassin trilogy or the Fool trilogy that follows up on both.
Hello Ruby, I am only 200 pages into the first book of the LST so its still getting going. One thing i am liking about this book so far is that its so easy to pick up and put down. A perfect gap filler.
I am reading Book of Shadows, about halfway through. The author could dump all of the useless sex scenes and innuendo.I just finished Still Missing, which I thought was very good.
Eden wrote: "I'm currently reading The Christmas Chronicles: The Legend of Santa Claus by Tim Slover, which I won from a goodreads giveaway and I am more than half way through it..."Glad to hear this is a good one. I also won it, and just received my copy last night. Will be starting it as soon as I finish my current read.
Just finished The Quiet American. It was definitely not what I expected and I loved it.Now moving on to The Blind Assassin
Flora wrote: "Just finished The Quiet American. It was definitely not what I expected and I loved it.Now moving on to The Blind Assassin"
Glad you liked it. Try some more books by Greene after a bit.
Brighton Rock, Stamboul Train, Travels with My Aunt, The Human Factor, Our Man in Havana just to name a few.
Petra wrote: "Flora, The Blind Assassin is one of my favorite of Margaret Atwood's books. Hope you like it, too."Oh good, The Blind Assassin is on my tbr......the only one I've read of hers is The Handmaid's Tale and I loved that. I am still reading Promise Not to Tell: A Novel by Jennifer McMahon and really enjoying it so far.
Claire wrote: "Oh good, The Blind Assassin is on my tbr......the only one I've read of hers is The Handmaid's Tale and I loved that...."Claire, the world of Margaret Atwood's books is a great place to explore! You've got a lot of good books ahead of you!
If you like Dystopian type of books, I highly recommend Oryx and Crake and The Year of the Flood. Both stories take place in the same world, at the same time, but are very different perspectives. There's a third book in the series coming out (no time frame, though, it could be a long while).
Payback: Debt and the Shadow Side of Wealth is an interesting look at Debt & the stigma of it through the ages. Atwood's humour comes through in this one.
Petra I agree completely. Margaret Attwood is one of my favorite authors too. Loved Oryx and Crake and The Year of the Flood as well as The Handmaid's Tale. I have high hopes for The Blind Assassin
I haven't read any from Margaret Atwood but I'm thinking of picking up either The Blind Assassin or Oryx and Crake. I like Dystopian stuff but The Blind Assassin looks really good.
Reading The River by John Hart. Although I'm just 50 pages in, I'm captivated by his characterization.
Stephanie wrote: "I haven't read any from Margaret Atwood but I'm thinking of picking up either The Blind Assassin or Oryx and Crake. I like Dystopian stuff but The Bl..."</i>I really like [book:The Blind Assassin but prefer Oryx and Crake, which I found very fascinating.
I'm finding The Blind Assassin to be very different from Oryx and Crake. Its certainly not drawing me in as quickly, that not to say I don't like it. I haven't gotten far enough into it yet to make a decision.
I finished Room - 5 stars - couldn't put it down.Hard to decide what to read next. I am thinking about The Forgotten Garden.
Mary wrote: "I finished Room - 5 stars - couldn't put it down.Hard to decide what to read next. I am thinking about The Forgotten Garden."
I felt the same way! I think it is totally worthy of the Booker prize. But then again I haven't read the other books on the short list.
Kitty wrote: "Flora wrote: "Just finished The Quiet American. It was definitely not what I expected and I loved it.Now moving on to The Blind Assassin"
Glad you liked it. Try some mor..."
I second the Graham Greene. My personal favorites are
The Honorary Consul and The Ministry of Fear: An Entertainment, but probably The Power and the Glory and Brighton Rock are the most amazing generally.
Ooh Ruby you read Inanna? I've been pretty much feeling like I'm the only one! It is amazingly good isn't it?
Madeline wrote: "Ooh Ruby you read Inanna? I've been pretty much feeling like I'm the only one! It is amazingly good isn't it?"YES! It is sort of mind-blowing to be able to relate so much to a person from SUCH a long time ago. Enheduanna seems like someone I would like. :)
Flora wrote: "I'm finding The Blind Assassin to be very different from Oryx and Crake. Its certainly not drawing me in as quickly, that not to say I don't like it. I haven't gotten far ..."Yes, they're very different - Atwood's work tend to vary a lot. It also took me a while to really like The Blind Assassin.
Emily wrote: "I stopped by the library today. My boyfriend was sitting using his computer, so I had lots of time to just roam around looking at stuff. I accidentally went a little crazy. Here's what I ended up w..."This happens to me all the time! I end up taking out way more books than I can read in the allotted time but I just can't stop myself!
Here's my list of books currently checked out from the library:
Dark Tide:The Boston Molasses Flood of 1919
Commencement
Secrets of Peaches
Soul of a Chef
Remains of the Day
Audio Books:
A Touch of Dead
Dead and Gone
Dead in the Family
Good Omens
I remember walking to the library as a kid and the librarian giving me a paper shopping bag to carry my books home because I had checked out so many. Now I have a canvas bag I bought at the library-I have a problem!
I finished South of Broad by Pat Conroy and now moved on to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll.
Have you read Alice before, Patricia? One of my favorites.
That book sounds cool, Jo. I love the first sentence of the description. Any book described as "beer-soaked" has to be good, right?
Ulysses is killing me, so I've decided to take a break and now I'm reading The Picture of Dorian Gray.
Reading How Not To Make a Wish. Not bad so far. About a woman moving on..and that's all I'll say for now. (:
I love being offended. Might have to put it on the list, Jo. Thanks.
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I finished [book:Inanna, Lady of Largest Heart : Poems of the Sumerian High Priestess Enheduanna|736..."
Looooooovvvvved Inanna!