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[Jennifer]

Reading The Thief of Venice and so far it's delightful-- literate, fast-paced, interesting drawings in it, good characters.

[Scott]

Angela wrote: "Scott wrote: "I finished Red yesterday. It ended in a cliffhanger. I'll have to finish the trilogy soon.

Then I started Hearts In Atlantis."

The Circle series is AMA..."

I started with Black but I did pick up Green recently.

[Lauren]

I am starting Kaspar Traulhaine Approximate by Pablo D'Stair. Then I think I may have to read Middlesex since so many people are raving about it on here!! :)

[Jacqueline]

Just finished Thaïs (Five Stars!!!) and am moving on to A Room with a View by E.M. Forster which will be my first novel by him.

[Petra]

Olga wrote: "I'm reading Blindness by José Saramago in Greek. I think it's one of those books/writers that you either love or hate. This is my second novel of Saramago and I am alre..."
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.


Michelle wrote: "I've chosen Middlesex for my first book of the summer... I'm only 21 pages in, and it's not boring me at all. Strange for a book to be interesting from the very beginning. ..."
Middlesex was awesome. I listened to the audio version and was amazed by the richness of the story and the narration. It's a book I'll reread one day...and I don't often reread books.


I'm currently reading Doc: A Novel and really enjoying it. I haven't had much time to read this week so I'm not very far along but the story grabbed me within a few pages.

[James]

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 it to a soap opera in that we stop-by in one character's life for a brief instant and then move on to the next. Its probably me and my approach to books - I prefer a main character - someone to anchor the storyline. In this book you have several. Plus I am unable to engage with some of the characters - is there anyone out there who actually liked Fred Vincy?

[Angela]

Patricia wrote: "I finished Everything Is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer which I wasn't crazy about. I liked Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close so much better!

Now I'm going to rea..."

I loved the whole Uglies series! it's one of my favorite teen series :)

[Maria]

i tried to read The Dirty Girls Social Club but the characters were annoying, and i didn't care for the way it was written. glad i got it at half-priced books. today i started Love Rosie and it's just as good as the other ones i've read from Cecelia Ahearn. it's presented in letter/note/IM/email/voicemail format which is different, and works with this story.

[Donna]

Finished 2 intersting mysteries, Blood of the Prodigal and City of Silver: A Mystery both with unusual setting. Now reading Gone For Soldiers and Stettin Station.

[Mafi]

I'm reading by Sherrilyn Kenyon

[Jennifer]

Jennifer wrote: "Reading The Queen of Last Hopes . I'm liking it although for some reason I'm finding the switching back and forth between points of view di..."

So about 5 pages after I posted the above, suffolk's situation changed dramatically so the issue I was having went away. She's still switching back and forth a little but it's no longer a distraction. She writes a good historical-- this is the third one of hers I've read and even though I usually have 7-8 books going at once, I find when one of them is one of hers, the other books I'm reading get neglected.

[Patricia]

I finished Pretties by Scott Westerfeld. An entertaining YA series! Next I'm on to For One More Day by Mitch Albom.

[Aidan]

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

[cazdoll]

I'm reading it's very good :)

[David]

Just finished Lord of Misrule by Jaimy Gordon and have just begun The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson. Loved Lord of Misrule and, so far, The Devil in the White City is good, too.

[Michele]

I tried to read One for the Money by Janet Evanovich, I was about half way through and just hated it, I would have thrown it across the room in disgust but it was on my kindle, so had to be content with deleting it! Not quite as satisfying though :)

I am now reading Island Beneath the Sea by Isabel Allende and I am enjoying it so far.

[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?