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[Olga]

Petra wrote: In Greek! Wow! That's superb!
I couldn't get into Blindness but, despite that, I've picked up a copy of his book, The Gospel According to Jesus Christ. Hopefully, this one will go better than Blindness did.
Yeap! In Greek because I'm Greek! It's my second book of Saramago so far. I would suggest All the Names as an introduction to his work.

[Jennifer]

Just started The Stolen Crown: The secret marriage that forever changed the fate of England which seems so far to be about the same story as The Queen of Last Hopes only told from the perspective of some characters on the other side of the conflict. Interesting, and I didn't realize that when I started it. Plus it's the last book I need for a couple of my May challenges so BOOYAH!

[Jeane]

About 15 minutes ago I finished The Lost Symboland I thought it was great. It didn't leave you time to bread, you jsut go on with the story while you turn page after page without slowing down.So great!
Starting a completely different book now, La Vita Quotidiana a Bologna ai Tempi di Vasco.

[Carly]

Aidan wrote: "I am reading: 'Notes on a Small Island' by Bill Bryson. So riveting! :)Notes from a Small Island"

His travel stories are always good.

[Jane]

Aidan wrote: "I am reading: 'Notes on a Small Island' by Bill Bryson. So riveting! :)Notes from a Small Island"

Bill Bryson always makes me laugh. Have you read anything else by him?

[Jane]

So, I finished The Silent Land. I really liked it - great atmosphere, appropriately eerie. Ready for something that was less of a quick read, I picked up The Magus, but now I feel like I am just waiting for it to become the "daring literary thriller" that is advertised on its cover. So far, it is in no way "impossible to stop reading." We'll see....

[Lynda]

I just finished Fool Moon and loved it. Now I'm reading The Clan of the Cave Bear to see if I still enjoy it 30 years later.

[Richard]

Reading Harry Turtledove's Ruled Britannia. As always, nice pacing with excellent historical detail in this world where the Spanish conquered England and Shakespeare is the main character.

[Claire]

Lynda wrote: "I just finished Fool Moon and loved it. Now I'm reading The Clan of the Cave Bear to see if I still enjoy it 30 years later."

Lynda, I'm thinking of reading the Clan of the Cave Bear series. Did you read all of them and what did you think?

I'm still still still reading Jane Eyre and am really liking it - I just haven't had alot of time to read lately. Hope to get back to it tonight.

[Flora]

I'm about 2/3 of the way thru The Twelfth Insight: The Hour of Decision and so far I don't really care for it.

[AmandaLil]

James wrote: "Currently reading George Eliot's Middlemarch. It hasn't really captured my undivided attention - it seems rather plodding. This view has been tempered by the wise words of one reader who compared..."

He grew on me :-)

[Jacqueline]

Claire wrote: "Lynda wrote: "I just finished Fool Moon and loved it. Now I'm reading The Clan of the Cave Bear to see if I still enjoy it 30 years later."

Lynda, I'm thinking of readi..."

I'm not huge on romances as a rule, but I thought Jane Eyre was spectacular. Glad you're enjoying it!

[Angela]

AmandaLil wrote: "James wrote: "Currently reading George Eliot's Middlemarch. It hasn't really captured my undivided attention - it seems rather plodding. This view has been tempered by the wise words of one reade..."

I'm not trying to be rude, but you know that George Eliot is a girl right?

[Flora]

I finished The Twelfth Insight: The Hour of Decision and just didn't care for it.

[Rayna]

I just started reading Mrs. Dalloway and I'm re-reading the Harry Potter books (again) before the final movie comes out.

I want to start brushing up on (or learning, as the case may be) my British/English history, but I don't really know where to start. Anyone have any suggestions?

[Angela]

I just finishedThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, and now I will start Dreams of Joy: A Novel. I won an advanced reader's copy, so I want to read it before it is actually supposed to come out.

[LindaD]

Rayna wrote: "I just started reading Mrs. Dalloway and I'm re-reading the Harry Potter books (again) before the final movie comes out.

I want to start brushing up on (or learning, as the case may ..."

Rayna,
Try to go to explore-genre-history-european history from your home page. Great ideas there and then you could check listopia for british history. Another idea - search groups for british history. There are probably several! I can't wait for the last HP movie but will not be rereading the series as I am working towards challenges and getting ready to move :) Enjoy

[Angie]

I've just finished 'The Bird Sisters' which was a beautiful read, and am now a third of the way through 'The Hunger Games' - a real page turner.

[Lynda]

Claire wrote: "Lynda wrote: "I just finished Fool Moon and loved it. Now I'm reading The Clan of the Cave Bear to see if I still enjoy it 30 years later."

Lynda, I'm thinking of readi..."

I don't think I ever finished the series (and the latest was just released). I remember enjoying the ones I did read, though.

Jane Eyre is probably my favorite book ever. Glad you're enjoying it.

[Scott]

I started Ghost Road Blues yesterday. I really liked the beginning. Very griping.

[Flora]

I'm just getting started on The Postmistress

[AmandaLil]

Angela wrote: "AmandaLil wrote: "James wrote: "Currently reading George Eliot's Middlemarch. It hasn't really captured my undivided attention - it seems rather plodding. This view has been tempered by the wise ..."

"Plus I am unable to engage with some of the characters - is there anyone out there who actually liked Fred Vincy?"

"He grew on me."

Yes.

It helps to look back so you see all of a comment.

[Jeane]

Reading La Vita Quotidiana a Bologna ai Tempi di Vasco and John Adams

[Angela]

AmandaLil wrote: "Angela wrote: "AmandaLil wrote: "James wrote: "Currently reading George Eliot's Middlemarch. It hasn't really captured my undivided attention - it seems rather plodding. This view has been temper..."

Oh. Sorry. I really didn't mean to sound rude. I hope you didn't take it the wrong way. I see what you are talking about now, but it didn't show up on my computer before. :(

[Mafi]

I'm reading by Sherrilyn Kenyon

[Paula]

I'm reading "Specials" Scott Westerfeld

[Patricia]

I finished Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe and am now starting The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro.

[Jacqueline]

I just finished A Room With a View by E.M. Forster, which I really didn't like (one star). Now I'm starting the perilous journey of Don Quixote! Wish me luck!

[Beth]

I just finished the Girl With the Dragon Tattoo series and really liked it. For my book discussion group, I read Somewhere Inside: One Sister's Captivity in North Korea and the Other's Fight to Bring Her Home, which made for a very interesting discussion. And now I'm reading an Agatha Christie classic A Murder Is Announced. Next, I plan to tackle some mysteries written by fellow Midnight Ink authors that I picked up at the Malice Domestic conference.

[Jennifer]

Something fun -- My Lucky Life In and Out of Show Business: A Memoir

[ILoveBooks]

Red Riding Hood (based on the movie) should be pretty good I hope

[AmandaLil]

Patricia wrote: "I finished Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe and am now starting The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro."

I loved both of those!

[Dani]

Still reading by Ken Follett which, I don't find overly enthralling but I'm enjoying it.

Along with by Kate Kaynak, a series which I found on Goodreads and I'm throughly enjoying.

[Flora]

I just finished The Postmistress which I really liked even tho it was sad. I'm just now getting started on Around the World in Eighty Days and I keep wondering how long it would take today?

[Sarah]

Just finished Room by Emma Donoghue. I've been so busy with my own writing, I wasn't able to get to this wonderful book till just last week. What a touching story, and so thought provoking. I had no idea what direction the author would take. She brings you right smack into the lives of two very emotionally detailed characters. I became attached to both mother and son almost immediately. Room is a great read.

[Betsy]

Finished Ghost Moon by Karen Robards. It was pretty involved for a Romance,but in the end, that's what it was,and so it only got 3 stars from me

[Jack]

More like trying very hard to concentrate reading it. It's not easy with all the gory details...

[Paula]

Sarah wrote: "Just finished Room by Emma Donoghue. I've been so busy with my own writing, I wasn't able to get to this wonderful book till just last week. What a touching story, and so thought provoking. I had n...

I thought it was a very good book also Sarah. Glad you enjoyed it.

[Maria]

Rayna wrote: "I just started reading Mrs. Dalloway and I'm re-reading the Harry Potter books (again) before the final movie comes out.

I want to start brushing up on (or learning, as the case may ..."

you could try London from Edward Rutherford. it starts really, really, really far back and moves through the history of the city by telling the story of inter-related characters and families. all of his historical fiction that i've read have been awesome.

you could also look in to books from David Liss. his stories center on late 17th/early 18th century, and the changing economic and social climates of england, and to some extent america.

if you are willing to read historical romance, check out Lauren Willig's Pink Carnation series. they are too serious (they are romance books after all) but they are set around the time of the Napoleonic wars, so you can learn some good stuff in those also about the ways of society.

[Susanna]

The teacher from my last course suggested I read it so I picked up Understanding Color: An Introduction for Designers, 2nd Edition by Linda Holtzschue.

I'm also browsing through 101 Action Movies You Must See Before You Die .

I don't have anything literal going right now. I finished The Historian a few days ago and I have to say I did not really care for it. Next, I'm going to pick up Uncle Stephen's Pet Sematary for a re-read.

[Natalie]

I'm almost done with Sense and Sensibility which has proved to be a surprisingly delightful read. I so enjoyed reading it I'm going to read the rest of Jane Austen's works soon.

I started The Winter of Our Discontent but got too caught up in S&S to get very far. As soon as I finish S&S I'm going to get back to this; Steinbeck is a favourite of mine^^

[Angela]

Natalie wrote: "I'm almost done with Sense and Sensibility which has proved to be a surprisingly delightful read. I so enjoyed reading it I'm going to read the rest of Jane Austen's works soon.

I sta..."

Sense and Sensibility is my favorite Jane Austin book!

[Angela]

I am almost done with Dreams of Joy: A Novel, and i'm really liking it :)

[Patricia]

I finishedThe Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro which I thought was really well written and contained an interesting character study. Next I'm reading Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt.

[Angela]

I just finished Dreams of Joy: A Novel. Now I decided to go back to my inner child, and read Ozma of Oz:)

[Jennifer]

Started SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes And Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance and Deadly Notions today, having just finished The Thief of Venice and The Stolen Crown: The secret marriage that forever changed the fate of England this morning.

[Rebecca]

This month I have finished The Lunatic Cafe, Lover Unbound, An Angel Healed Me: True Stories of Heavenly Encounters, Lover Enshrined, The Black Dagger Brotherhood: An Insider's Guide, Dead Reckoning: A True Blood Novel, Lover Revealed, Divine Misdemeanours, Lover Avenged and Catching Caroline.
I am currently reading The Mummy and Jonas

[Allison]

I just finished Secret Daughter, which was excellent. Now I'm starting Tabloid City by Pete Hamill, and still plugging away at The Count of Monte Cristo.

[Paula]

I've just started "Finding Jack" Gareth Crocker.

[Angela]

I am currently reading Pygmalion. I like the movie My Fair Lady, so we'll see how this book compares.