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[Scott]

This afternoon, I'm going to start Neverwhere. This will be the first book I have read by Gaiman.

[Carol]

I just finished reading Butterfly Woman: A Novel Based on True Events..It was a very good book. Here is my review for others who think they might be interested.

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

[Esther]

I'm back to YA fiction with Incarceron by Catherine Fisher.
I'm only a few pages in but enjoying it so far.

[[deleted user]]

Finished Last Night at Chateau Marmont which I liked however I think I trick myself into thinking I like Lauren Weisberger books (have read her other 3 as well) more than I do because they finish well by giving me the ending I want but aren't that gripping/interesting throughout the begining and middle.

Just started Notes from Underground which I haven't got further enough into (only a couple of pages) to have an opinion yet. Hopefully it will be interesting.

[Liz]

I'm working my way through the Complete Sherlock Holmes (vol 1) and enjoying the bite-sized mysteries. I hear there is going to be an American updated remake of the Sherlock Holmes saga coming soon.

[Sasha]

I love Holmes, Liz. I just re-read (most of) that thing a couple years back.

There was an updated version recently, starring Robert Downey Jr...the sequel starts shooting soon, I believe.

[Kaion]

RDJ one was diverting, but it couldn't distract me from the incredible lack of a mystery. hear the BBC modern-era version is quite good.

[Andreea]

I found the BBC version much better than the RDJ one. It has more mystery and more witty dialogue, plus Sherlock and Watson don't act/sound like a couple.

I'm rereading Jane Austen's Emma for school and I leaf through The Journals of Mary Shelley now and again when I have the time.

[Donna]

Finished Devil in a Blue Dress which I found very interesting and I will probably read more in the Easy Rawlins series and Don't Point that Thing at Me which was OK but a little dated and maybe not the best reader on the audio I was listening too.

Now on to The Woodsby Harlan Coben which I am finding to be a very good page turner.

[Lori, Super Mod]

Scott wrote: "This afternoon, I'm going to start Neverwhere. This will be the first book I have read by Gaiman."

I think this is a great book to start with for Gaiman... and it was our very first TNBBC group read!!

[Rachel]

Finished Dracula by Bram Stoker. Really liked it. Not sure what to start next.

[Suzanne]

'Interview With The Vampire' by Anne Rice


Excellent.

[Scott]

Lori wrote: "I think this is a great book to start with for Gaiman... and it was o..."

Somebody else told me the same thing. It is interesting so far.

[Sasha]

Rachel, if you haven't read Frankenstein yet, it's a great companion to Dracula. Man, I love Frankenstein.

[Rachel]

I actually liked Dracula better, I think the characters were more distinct and it was more plot driven.

[Sasha]

A lot of people do, yeah. I'm on Team Frankenstein myself, but I get it. Shelley's inexperience as a writer shows through at times. I really oughtta re-read Dracula one of these days.

[Ann from S.C.]

I just finished SONE GIRLS: MY LIFE IN A HAREM by Jillian Lauren and gave it 3 stars.

[Carol]

I am reading my own spook story for October, The Turn of the Screw, It is spooky.

[Kristi]

Let the Great World Spin

[Tracy]

Just started reading the Scent of Rain and Lightning by Nancy Pickard and yesterday I finished the Wives of Henry Oades. I am still currently actively reading The Heretic's Daughter and The Promised Land.

[Marti]

I really enjoyed The Scent of Rain and Lightning and The Heretic's Daughter ...hope you are enjoying them. I am reading The House on Oyster Creek. I find myself reading it slowly almost matching the pace of the book...

[Patricia]

I finished The Kids Are All Right by Diana Welch, Liz Welch, Amanda Welch, and Dan Welch. Now I've moved on to The Women by T.C. Boyle.

[Carol]

Patricia wrote: "I finished The Kids Are All Right by Diana Welch, Liz Welch, Amanda Welch, and Dan Welch. Now I've moved on to The Women by T.C. Boyle."

I liked The Women a lot. I found it to be interesting as I like F L Wright's innovated designs. I have one question though; are all geniuses such b#@^&*&ds?

[Patricia]

Kitty wrote: "Patricia wrote: "I finished The Kids Are All Right by Diana Welch, Liz Welch, Amanda Welch, and Dan Welch. Now I've moved on to The Women by T.C. Boyle."

I liked The..."

Glad to hear you liked it, Kitty. I became fascinated with FLW's work in HS after studying him in art class and going to see the Guggenheim Museum in NYC. I guess all the 'genius' goes to the head! Ha!

[Sasha]

Kitty wrote: "are all geniuses such b#@^&*&ds?"

In my experience, absolutely.

[Dana *]

I am about 1/4 of the way thru which is a sequel to Child 44 which I really liked.
Also working my way through Waiting for SUPERMAN: A Participant Media Guide , graphic novel In Odd We Trust and Odd Thomas in audio format.

May have to put it all aside to read because the library will want that one back soon.
Dexter Is Delicious

[Jane]

Finished Forgotton Garden and Olive Kitteridge -starting The Bear Went Over the Mountain by William Kotzwinkle.

[AmandaLil]

The Gargoyle, can't put it down!

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

Heartstone, by C.J. Sansom. Excellent so far (about 2/3).

[Lahni]

Amanda wrote: "The Gargoyle, can't put it down!"

I have this but haven't read it yet. Glad to know you are enjoying it.

I had put The Passage to the side to finish some books that had to be read by the end of Oct. Now they are done so I'm going to finish it.

[Claire]

Alex wrote: "Rachel, if you haven't read Frankenstein yet, it's a great companion to Dracula. Man, I love Frankenstein."

I'm reading Dracula and really like it so far.

[Patricia]

Jane wrote: "Finished Forgotton Garden and Olive Kitteridge -starting The Bear Went Over the Mountain by William Kotzwinkle."

Jane, I've been struggling with The Forgotten Garden but am almost finished. I found it a bit too disjointed. What did you think? I'm starting Olive next.

[Rosalie]

Currently I am reading and finding it wonderful. I am also reading and

[Marti]

I am going to be starting The Other Family: A Novel.

[Alisha Marie]

I finished Still Missing by Chevy Stevens and gave it three stars. It started out great, but halfway through, the book suffered through a massive identity crisis that it didn't recover from. Now I'm going to start A Very Private Grave which was a First Reads win.

[Dennis]

"Antony And Cleopatra" by Adrian Goldsworthy
and
"Fall Of Giants" by Ken Follett

[Steph]

Well, I'm giving up on The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami because this is the second time I've tried to read it and I just can't figure out what is so appealing about it. I know it's a well loved book and I can tell Murakami is a good writer but I just can't get into the story itself. Did anyone else have this problem? It's the first book I've tried by him but I also own Norwegian Wood and I'm wondering if that will be any better for me or if I should just put it in the 'trade in' pile too. For now I've started Water for Elephants which I'm already speeding through and I'm also in the middle of reading my FirstReads win Girl, Stolen.

[Sasha]

Ah cool Dennis, I've been meaning to read Goldsworthy. How is it?

In addition to The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements, which is still really interesting, I've been browsing through A New Literary History of America. It's like 200 essays, mostly on American authors and works, but with detours for everything from Linda Lovelace to Puritan woodblocks. Not every essay is brilliant, but enough are to make it worthwhile even at its high price.

[Dennis]

Alex wrote: "Ah cool Dennis, I've been meaning to read Goldsworthy. How is it?

In addition to [book:The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodi..."

Goldsworthy is good. Have read some of his other works and havent been disappointed.

[Sasha]

I was gonna start with his Caesar bio.

[Andreea]

Stephanie wrote: "Well, I'm giving up on The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami because this is the second time I've tried to read it and I just can't figure out what is so appealin..."
What don't you like about The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle? Is it the magic-realism bits or the sheer randomness and lack of events of the plot? Have you tried listening to all the songs mentioned in the book? The Random House website has a list of songs mentioned in the book (just click on the music section) and listening to them while reading really helped me not so much make sense of the book, but grasp it better, feel it as something material rather than just immaterial random randomness. Norwegian Wood is quite different from Murakami's other books in the sense that it doesn't have any fantasy elements, though the narration style is roughly the same. I think you should give it a try before giving it away.

[Steph]

Andreea wrote: "Stephanie wrote: "Well, I'm giving up on The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami because this is the second time I've tried to read it and I just can't figure out w..."

I don't mind random or magical realism. It's definitely the lack of events in the plot. I mean, one moment there's a cat missing, but nothing really happens, then someone is testing his water and then I keep waiting and waiting and more random characters show up, and there's a dried out well etc etc and I suppose the book is too all over the place for me. Though I did really love some of the quotes and the interaction between him and his wife. I'll definitely give Norwegian Wood a try before giving it up.

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

Haven't read Goldsworthy's Caesar bio, but his How Rome Fell: Death of a Superpower is very interesting.

Eta: finally finished the excellent Heartstone! What a read.

[Leslie T.]

I finally finished Casino Royale and now I can't make up my mind on what to start next. I planned on The Talented Mr. Ripley, but I really want to go ahead and start Love in the Time of Cholera. I need to wait because it's part of a group read for November, but I don't know if I can. I might read One Hundred Years of Solitude first.

[AmandaLil]

Leslie T. wrote: "I finally finished Casino Royale and now I can't make up my mind on what to start next. I planned on The Talented Mr. Ripley, but I really want to go ahead and start [boo..."

I highly recommend [book:One Hundred Years of Solitude|320]!!!

[Sasha]

I read group reads ahead of time occasionally. I figure it's okay, 'cause it'll certainly fresh enough to participate in the discussion - and if something comes up in November (some book I'm just dying to read) I won't have to feel guilty about not getting to the group read.

Also: some people have trouble with 100 Years; it's a tougher read than Cholera. There's a minor chance that you won't like 100 Years and then you'll feel burned out on Marquez just when you're supposed to start Cholera.

That's my two cents!

[Leslie T.]

That's true, if I hate 100 Years, it may ruin Cholera. I think I will just go ahead and start. Poor Mr. Ripley, left behind again.

[Kaion]

Catie wrote: "I LOVE Daughter of Fortune! It's one of my favorite books. I guess telling the whole life history of everyone is kind of an Isabel Allende hallmark. I hope it gets better for you! ..."

Finished Daughter of Fortune, and the second half did pick up (once they finally got to California). I still found it 80% tell and 5% show and 15% history lesson. Too many pacing problems overall. The Gold Rush era is certainly chock full of entertaining material; I've just seen it done better.

Stephanie wrote: "Well, I'm giving up on The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami because this is the second time I've tried to read it and I just can't figure out what is so appealin..."

Stephanie, I plodded to the finish despite my profound boredom... and the later parts of the book don't improve. I don't know if Murakami is a bad writer, but The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle is certainly long and tortrous enough that I probably won't care to find out. So be sure to tell us! :)

Want to read something fun to balance out The Metamorphosis (rereading for a class), can't decide to continue either the Percy Jackson or the Hunger Games series.

[Maria]

Miss GP wrote: "Maria wrote: "i started The Solitude of Prime Numbers today at lunch. it's pretty good so far, hoping to get some reading in tonight between everything else i need to get done!"

I..."

it was OK. i liked the first part of it alot, but the last 20 pages or so really let me down. i disliked the turn of the story, and i thought the writing wasn't as good. i am glad i read it, though.

[Maria]

Betsy wrote: "Finished Middlesex early this morning. For being about hermaphroditism,it was unpornographic and sentimental"

i loved Middlesex, i thought it was an awesome story.