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[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

Lindz wrote: "I am still reading 'vanity fair'. I feel like I am just finding my feet with the novel. Thackeray's tapestry is defently rich and vibrant."

I loved Vanity Fair.

[Sasha]

Oh snap - you also have What Is the What and Middlesex on your to-read list. Those books are so good, Jamie. So good.

[Jamie (The Perpetual Page-Turner)]

Alex wrote: "Oh snap - you also have What Is the What and Middlesex on your to-read list. Those books are so good, Jamie. So good."

Nice! And I own both of those! You are making me very excited for these ones!

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

Books I liked from Jamie's to-read:

To Kill a Mockingbird
The Sun Also Rises
The Electric Koolaid Acid Test
The Handmaid's Tale
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell
The Count of Monte Cristo

[Scott]

I finished The Book of Lost Things last night. Even though I knew what was going to happen, I still really enjoyed the book.

This morning, I started The Templar Legacy.

[cazdoll]

im readingAnybody Out There?at the moment i love it very good story

[Jane]

Started The Gendarme by Mark Mustian - very interesting so far.

[Petra]

Jamie wrote: "Alex wrote: "Oh snap - you also have What Is the What and Middlesex on your to-read list. Those books are so good, Jamie. So good."

Nice! And I own both of those! You are..."

Middlesex was wonderful. I highly recommend it, Jamie.
I also recommend The Professor and The Madman. It was interesting.

[Petra]

Susanna wrote: "Books I liked from Jamie's to-read:

To Kill a Mockingbird
The Sun Also Rises
The Electric Koolaid Acid Test
The Handmaid's Tale
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell
The Count of Monte Cristo"


Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell was really good in a magical, meandering, historical way.

[Petra]

I finished The Children's Book and highly recommend it. It's a detailed look at Victorian and Edwardian England from about 1890-1919. The characters and story are well plotted and with the mysteries and secrets surrounding them, the book was captivating. Also, the discussion on this book was superb. Thanks to those who participated.

I'm now reading Ironweed and listening to Around the World in Eighty Days during my commutes. I'm really enjoying the adventures of Phileas Fogg.

[Sasha]

I loved Around the World! I love pretty much all Jules Verne.

[Claire]

Rachel wrote: "Good book Claire but also like watching a realistic car crash."

Hey Rachel - yea, I can tell it may be a sad story - especially since its a child - Im not very far in and this is only the 2nd book of hers that I've read. Once I get into it, I have a feeling I won't be able to put it down.

[Gabriella]

i am reading high on arrival by mackenzie phillips. i never heard of her until she came out with this memoir. i am liking it so far, it must have been hard for to write about such personal, devastating matters but i appreciate her doing that (although i don't think everyone should come out with a memoir of their lives,it just seems like a lot of people are doing that these days) and sharing her lessons with us. no doubt this is going to be a book with a lot of sad moments in it.

[April]

I have finished- Elise Crawford's book- "A promise
kept!" A good read and a true story!
I am reading-"Who Moved My Cheese"; a self-help book that helps you deal with CHange! I amgoing to read
17 Christmases & Crossing the Heart of Africa; as
soon as they arrive! I'll let you know my review!

[BirdiesBookshelves]

I just finished It's Kind of a Funny Story and loved it. I would recommend it to anyone! I am just starting Tender Morsels and it is pretty dark so far. I have heard really good things about it though and have high hopes.

[Emma]

Suzanne C wrote: "Sigh- I finished The Distant Hours. Fabulous! Mesmerizing! Now I'm going to soldier on through my Louisa May Alcott book, although it's more about her idiot father than Louisa her..."

Sigh indeed. I finished it Tuesday and was tempted to turn it over and read again. I tried to make myself stop reading so much of it, but I couldn't help but want to know how it ended. I can't wait for more Morton! Now I am onto something light, dependable, and holiday themed, A Fatal Feast

[Alisha Marie]

Brittany wrote: "I just finished It's Kind of a Funny Story and loved it. I would recommend it to anyone! I am just starting Tender Morsels and it is pretty dark so far. I have heard re..."

I read It's Kind of a Funny Story last year and I loved it as well. Glad you enjoyed it. I just finished The Gates by John Connolly and thought it was just okay. I enjoyed it a bit while I was reading it, but once I put it down, I had no real desire to pick it back up. I ended up giving it three stars.

Now I'm going to start Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll since I've never read it and the only film version I can even semi-remember is the one with Johnny Depp. Hopefully I like it.

[Eden]

I'm currently reading Erich's Plea by Tracey Alley.

[Ann from S.C.]

I finished SIZZLING SIXTEEN and laughed and laughed! Now am reading RAVENS by George Dawes Green.

[Chamie]

I'm reading 'SURE OF YOU' by Armistead Maupin. I love ARMISTEAD MAUPIN

[Linda]

Jane wrote: "Started The Gendarme by Mark Mustian - very interesting so far."

Jane: I loved The Gendarme. Got to hear Mustain speak at our local book festival a couple months ago and he is every bit as interesting as his topic. Hope you enjoy it all the way through.

[Flora]

Just finished Inkspell and really ejoyed it. Am looking forward to reading the last one in this trilogy.

Almost half way thru The Moonstone and altho I like this one it just seems to be going over the same facts. Nothing new seems to be really going on. I'm not liking it nearly as well as The Woman in White

[Tracy]

Finished the Children's Book. Great group read with discussion! I recently started the audio version of Juliet and the e-book version of The Replacement.

[Tracy]

Petra wrote: "I finished The Children's Book and highly recommend it. It's a detailed look at Victorian and Edwardian England from about 1890-1919. The characters and story are well plotted and wi..."

Petra wrote: "I finished The Children's Book and highly recommend it. It's a detailed look at Victorian and Edwardian England from about 1890-1919. The characters and story are well plotted and wi..."

Petra! I miss you and Kitty! It's been SO quiet the last couple of days. I am still letting the Children's Book settle in before I make some lingering comments as I read other books. We had a great group discussion and I to appreciate every one's participation :o) BTW, I also want to read Ironweed. How is that book going?

[Clara]

I am now reading Book Lust by Nancy Pearl. It is a good read. Of course anything that talks about books has to be good.

[Chamie]

I am going to delve into Brothers K by David James Duncan--I just finished Sure of You-Armistead Maupin.

[Petra]

Tracy wrote: "BTW, I also want to read Ironweed. How is that book going? ..."

Gritty. Very gritty. Life on the streets is brutal and unpleasant and this book makes it real. The writing is beautiful; the subject matter not so much. Add to that hallucinations that the main character, Francis, is having but the reader isn't always aware of and it's gritty.
That's all I can say about it yet.

PS: don't fret. We'll have more book discussions one day soon. It was a great discussion!

[Rachel]

Finished The Wolfman...now reading Inferno edited by Ellen Datlow and probably starting To Kill a Mockingbird tomorrow if I can find a copy.

[Jane]

Gave up on Fly Away Home. It's about a women and her Senator husband who had has an affair with an aide and gets caught in the glare of the press. It's all been done in real life and I wasn't in the mood to read about it. Started Gendarme and The Patience of the Spider.

[Esther]

Brittany wrote: "I just finished It's Kind of a Funny Story and loved it. I would recommend it to anyone! I am just starting Tender Morsels and it is pretty dark so far. I have heard re..."

I've just received this book. For some reason I expected the book to be physically lighter than it is. It will have to wait a bit as I have some others needing more urgent attention.

[Petra]

I finished Ironweed last night. A very interesting look at life on the streets, complete with personal guilt and addiction.
To counterbalance the grittiness of Ironweed, I started Practical Demonkeeping. So far, I'm enjoying the quirkiness and subtle humour.

[Maria]

i finally got around to finishing 31 Bond Street. it was ok, but not that great. may have been why it took me so long to finish it.

[Dana *]

Jo wrote: "I'm reading The Scorch Trials"

Just finished it, what do you think? Now that we know about WICKED, it takes some of the mystery out of it, but then the manipulation is still perplexing...

[tiasreads]

I finally finished Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women today & posted my review. I might put everything else on hold & curl up with the lovely copy of Little Women, Little Men, & Jo's Boys that my Nana bought me when I was little. That should tide me over until my next BookSwim order comes in & I can start on Claude & Camille: A Novel of Monet. I am a huge Monet fan, so this one is highly anticipated.

[Andersen]

I'm currently reading Full Dark, No Stars by Stephen King. It's a collection of four novellas. I'm only about halfway through the first one and enjoying it so far.

Just finished The Informers by Bret Easton Ellis and really liked that.

[Scott]

Petra wrote: "I started Practical Demonkeeping. So far, I'm enjoying the quirkiness and subtle humour."

This is one of my favorites by Moore. I just read Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal a couple of weeks ago. If you haven't read this one yet, you should. It was laugh-out-loud funny.

[Patricia]

I finished The Many Lives & Secret Sorrows of Josephine B. by Sandra Gulland and will move on to Skeletons at the Feast by Chris Bohjalian.

[Ana]

I'm about to start "House Rules", by Jodi Picoult

[Petra]

Scott wrote: "Petra wrote: "I started Practical Demonkeeping. So far, I'm enjoying the quirkiness and subtle humour."

This is one of my favorites by Moore. I just read Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal a couple of weeks ago. If you haven't read this one yet, you should. It was laugh-out-loud funny. ..."

Scott, Lamb is my favorite Moore book so far. Have you read Island of the Sequined Love Nun? I really enjoyed that one as well.

[Paula]

Patricia wrote: "I finished The Many Lives & Secret Sorrows of Josephine B. by Sandra Gulland and will move on to Skeletons at the Feast by Chris Bohjalian.

What did you think of Josephine Patricia? I read it a while back and thought it was well done. I have the 2nd in the trilogy in my stacks to read soon.

[Scott]

Petra wrote: "Scott, Lamb is my favorite Moore book so far. Have you read Island of the Sequined Love Nun? I really enjoyed that one as well."

I liked that one also. I have been reading them in order and I've gotten to Lamb. I've heard that some of the ones that I haven't read yet are some of his best.

[Laura]

I finally finished dean koontz one door away from heaven and finishing up barbara delinskys bronze mystique

[Viki]

Snehel wrote: "I have almost finished Fall of Giants by Ken Follett. Just 100 or so pages to go..."

How does it measure up to Pillars of th Earth?

[Patricia]

Paula wrote: "Patricia wrote: "I finished The Many Lives & Secret Sorrows of Josephine B. by Sandra Gulland and will move on to Skeletons at the Feast by Chris Bohjalian.

What did yo..."

I thought it was good. Not my normal type of read. I'll eventually get to the rest of the series. . . don't know when. They're on the list. : )

[Alisha Marie]

I'm reading The Distant Hours by Kate Morton and am really loving it so far. Not surprising considering I loved her two other books, The House at Riverton and The Forgotten Garden.

[Steph]

Susanna wrote: "Alex wrote: "Was that Dexter of the Showtime Dexter series, Susanna? My wife likes those books."

Yep, the latest addition to that series. I've only watched the first season of the TV show but I l..."

You should catch up. In my opinion the last season and the one currently on air are the best seasons so far :)

[Betsy]

It's been awhile since I've posted. Right now I can't think of al the other titles I've read. But here's some I did. The Book Thief,which I found engaging but gruesome, Dennis LeHaye's Shuitter Island which was so good I want to re-read it because I'm still not sure whose crazy,and today I started Ahabs Wife which I find lyrical and insightful.

[Paula]

Patricia wrote: "Paula wrote: "Patricia wrote: "I finished The Many Lives & Secret Sorrows of Josephine B. by Sandra Gulland and will move on to Skeletons at the Feast by Chris Bohjalian...

I know what you mean, I think I read Josephine a year ago and haven't picked up the 2nd one yet! LOL

[Madeline]

Still reading Brideshead Revisited and I've just reached a point where I'm feeling very sympathetic of the characters. I wasn't expecting to actually be drawn into this book. It's the films fault. I felt unsympathetic throughout watching, but the writing brings them into a whole new dimension. It's rather like having a private conversation with someone you really care for but haven't seen in years.

[Marti]

Patricia wrote: "Petra wrote: "Monef wrote: "I have just been reunited with my copy of
The Children's Book, however I am 3/4 of the way through Peony in Love so I will have to finish that first. I'm anxious to ge..."

To me it has more in common with Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

I have finished the Hunger Games series and I really enjoyed the premise and the books. Although the last one was not one of my favorites,the first two were awesome!!!!!!