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Csencsitz (christinecsencsitz) | 3 comments I started Never Let Me Go the other day. I love the writing, and there's a sort of palpable gloom surrounding the story, even in the first few pages. I like it so far.


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Gitte (gittetofte) Csencsitz wrote: "I started Never Let Me Go the other day. I love the writing, and there's a sort of palpable gloom surrounding the story, even in the first few pages. I like it so far."

I love that one!


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Flora Smith (bookwormflo) Mafalda wrote: "I'm reading City of Fallen Angels (The Mortal Instruments, #4) by Cassandra Clare by Cassandra Clare"

I hope you like this one better than I did. I've read all of the others and really liked the first series as well as Clockwork Angel. But I think she should have left that first series as it ended.

I just finished Divergent which I absolutely loved. It shall be one I read again, hopefully soon. I've now moved on to The Lost World


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Allison (sockweasel) | 432 comments I started Room last night, and it's great so far. :)


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Patricia | 185 comments I finished People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks and next will read Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay.


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Jeane (icegini) | 4891 comments Patricia wrote: "I finished People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks and next will read Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay."

Brooks' book is great! Did you enjoy it?


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Patricia | 185 comments Jeane wrote: "Patricia wrote: "I finished People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks and next will read Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay."

Brooks' book is great! Did you enjoy it?"


I had heard so many great things about it that I was so excited to read. However, I ended up just thinking the book was okay. I wasn't crazy about the main character Hannah and felt it was a little disjointed. Really interesting idea though. : )


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Flora Smith (bookwormflo) Patricia wrote: "Jeane wrote: "Patricia wrote: "I finished People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks and next will read Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay."

Brooks' book is great! Did you...I had heard so many great things about it that I was so excited to read. However, I ended up just thinking the book was okay. I wasn't crazy about the main character Hannah and felt it was a little disjointed. Really interesting idea though. : )

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I'm glad to see I'm not the only one that didn't really care for this one. I read it a while back expecting to really like it. I was disapppoited.


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Venessa Johnstone | 7 comments I'm reading Fallen ~~ Karin Slaughter ~~ I really enjoy her books and the characters relationships..


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Angela Sellers I just started Wuthering Heights, and I like it so far.


Cate (The Professional Fangirl) (chaostheory08) | 89 comments I finished "Dominance: A Novel" and reviewed it here:
http://readinggoodbooks.wordpress.com...

I am currently reading: The Orchard by Jeffrey Stepakoff.


message 25012: by Jennifer (new)

Jennifer (jhaltenburger) I'm reading a slew of light reads:
Busy Body (Agatha Raisin, #21) by M.C. Beaton Finger Lickin' Fifteen (Stephanie Plum, #15) by Janet Evanovich The Quick and the Thread by Amanda Lee Extreme Measures (Mitch Rapp, #9) by Vince Flynn Eat Cake by Jeanne Ray


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Emilly R (rosario0829e) | 198 comments i just finished reading "IN THE NAME OF SALOME".i starting today LIFE OF PI BY YANN MARTEL.


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Brenda Klaassen (librarymom23) I am half-way through Moloka'i. This is a book discussion book. I am enjoying it so far.


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Karen M | 1956 comments Starting A Young Wife today.


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Allison (sockweasel) | 432 comments I finished Room last night, and loved it. Today I'm starting A Visit from the Goon Squad. :)


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Jeane (icegini) | 4891 comments Patricia wrote: "Jeane wrote: "Patricia wrote: "I finished People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks and next will read Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay."

Brooks' book is great! Did you..."


Oh, that is a pity. I start to think it all depends on if you like Hannah or not, to end it with a good feeling or not. Because when I hear people say they didn't think it was a great book, Hannah is the reason. I adored the book and besides the story it is Hannah that I liked a lot. I liked her character, the kind of person she, the life she lives.
Hvae you read any of her other books? Read one or two others and really liked them too but this is for now my favourite.


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Patricia | 185 comments Jeane wrote: "Patricia wrote: "Jeane wrote: "Patricia wrote: "I finished People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks and next will read Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay."

Brooks' book is..."


The correlation between liking the main character and the book definitely makes sense. Hannah's the key which brings it all together. I love how everyone responds differently to characters! : ) I also read Year of Wonders by this author which was another 3* for me. I'd like to give her non-fiction Nine Parts of Desire: The Hidden World of Islamic Women a try.


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Flora Smith (bookwormflo) I finished The Lost World which was a little disappointing. I expected more since I liked Jurassic Park so much.

I'm just now starting The Iron King


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Jeane (icegini) | 4891 comments Patricia wrote: "Jeane wrote: "Patricia wrote: "Jeane wrote: "Patricia wrote: "I finished People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks and next will read Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay."

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I read Years of wonder too and liked it too but prefer the other one more. I am also curious to her non-fiction writing. I have high hopes of them after reading her fiction :-)


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Maria (minks05) | 481 comments i'm so behind in my reading, it's sad.

i started The Other Boleyn Girl but stopped around page 225. it was good, but too close to Harlequin romance style for my liking. i'll go back to it at some point, but not just now.

i also started One of Our Thursdays is Missing, the next book in the Thursday Next series. it's good, but i haven't had much time to devote to it.

i'm supposed to read The Geography of Bliss by Monday for my library book group, but i'm not so sure that's going to happen.

maybe i should go read instead of being on the computer....


Cate (The Professional Fangirl) (chaostheory08) | 89 comments Allison wrote: "I finished Room last night, and loved it. Today I'm starting A Visit from the Goon Squad. :)"
Awesome books! I loved both of them. :)


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Andrea | 5 comments Reading Graceling by Kristin Cashore. It is going slow because I have yet to warm up to my kindle.


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Scott | 257 comments Finished The Circle Trilogy: The Complete Trilogy in One Epic Edition.

Started Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone this morning. I can't believe that I haven't read this yet.


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Mafi I'm reading Panic by Jeff Abbott by Jeff Abbott and Tempted (House of Night, #6) by P.C. Cast by P.C. Cast


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Lauren (elbeaton) | 4 comments The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton i finished the forgotten garden by kate morton last night, and loved it. it reminded me a lot of the thirteenth tale by diane setterfield, which is also a great book (i probably liked the thirteenth tale better, but the forgotten garden was wonderful too).

The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1) by Alan Bradley now i'm starting the sweetness at the bottom of the pie, the first book in the "flavia de luce" mystery series.

House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski i'm also starting house of leaves by mark z. danielewski.


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Lori Ann | 105 comments Lauren I loved all three of those books! House of Leave is definitely a different read though!

I'm currently reading Room by Emma Donoghue. Disturbing but good.


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Mafi I finished Tempted and I started Burned by P.C. Cast


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Allison (sockweasel) | 432 comments I just finished The Help, which was completely amazing. Definitely going on my list of favorite books, ever. If you haven't read it yet, get to it! :) Now I'm back to reading A Visit from the Goon Squad.


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Allison (sockweasel) | 432 comments Cate wrote: "Allison wrote: "I finished Room last night, and loved it. Today I'm starting A Visit from the Goon Squad. :)"
Awesome books! I loved both of them. :)"


Glad to hear you liked them so much, Cate! :)


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Claire (clairebear8) | 514 comments I just finished Jane Eyre and loved it. Definitely one of my favorite books ever. I can't believe I had never read this before.

Next up is Mockingjay whicn I'm really looking forward to. One of my co-workers said she didn't like it as well as the first two. Any opinions on this book?

Also, has anyone read Wide Sargasso Sea? Now that I've read Jane Eyre, I'm thinking of reading this, which is supposedly a prequel to J.E. Thanks!


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Karen M | 1956 comments Can't remember if I saw the movie or read the book or both but it will give you a different perspective on Mr. Rochester!


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Vipiflower | 10 comments I'm reading Lost And Found by Geneen Roth


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Flora Smith (bookwormflo) I'm about half way thru The Iron King and I'm not too thrilled with it so far.


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Renee (pontiacgal501) | 70 comments I'm about half through Four to Score by Janet Evanovich. Hoping to finish it tomorrow and then I'll start on Mama Flora's Family by Alex Haley and David Stevens.


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Jennifer | 212 comments Claire wrote: "I just finished Jane Eyre and loved it. Definitely one of my favorite books ever. I can't believe I had never read this before.

Next up is Mockingjay whicn I'm r..."


Mockingjay wasn't as good as the first two at the end. And there are definitely some things that are WTF moments, that I was super pissed about, but mostly it was the ending that made it fall short of the bar that the first two set. Still, amazing though. I've read it twice and made my best friend read it as well.


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Beth Knight (zazaknittycat) | 501 comments I just started reading The Glass Room by Simon Mawer


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Barbara (annb106) | 4 comments I recently read 'Coming Home' by Tori Bailey. It was a great read that will keep you intered from beginning to end.


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Flora Smith (bookwormflo) I finished The Iron King and was rather disappointed. I thought it was very unoriginal.

I think I'm now gonna re-read Inferno. I could use a bit of fun after that last read.


Cate (The Professional Fangirl) (chaostheory08) | 89 comments I just finished "The Orchard" by Jeff Stepakoff and reviewed it here: http://wp.me/p1CKWU-2I

Now, I'm reading The Devil Colony by James Rollins book and Nowhere To Go by Iain Rowan on nook.

"Room" is a great book. And "Jane Eyre" -- my ultimate favorite.


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tiasreads I just finished Messenger of Truth. The mystery part was good, but as this series progresses, there are more and more psychic-type moments. I'm just not comfortable with that sort of thing and I think I'm going to have to give the series up. But if you're OK with the psychic thing, the Maisie Dobbs series is really well written and I recommend it.


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Cee (cee-lakambini) | 39 comments Cate wrote: "I just finished "The Orchard" by Jeff Stepakoff and reviewed it here: http://wp.me/p1CKWU-2I

Now, I'm reading The Devil Colony by James Rollins book and [book:Nowhere..."


The Devil Colony is out now? I pre-ordered it on my nook and can't download it yet.


Cate (The Professional Fangirl) (chaostheory08) | 89 comments @ Cee - I received an ARC. :)


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Cee (cee-lakambini) | 39 comments Cate wrote: "@ Cee - I received an ARC. :)"

I knew I couldn't be so lucky. :-)
Rachel or Seichan? ;-)


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Paula | 1098 comments Angela wrote: "I just started The Friday Night Knitting Club.

I liked this one Angela. I'll be reading the sequel "Knit Two" next week. Hope you enjoy it.



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Angela Sellers Paula wrote: "Angela wrote: "I just started The Friday Night Knitting Club.

I liked this one Angela. I'll be reading the sequel "Knit Two" next week. Hope you enjoy it."


I'm liking it so far. I had no idea that there was a sequel.


message 25049: by Paula (new)

Paula | 1098 comments Angela wrote: "Paula wrote: "Angela wrote: "I just started The Friday Night Knitting Club.

I liked this one Angela. I'll be reading the sequel "Knit Two" next week. Hope you enjoy it."

I'm liking i...

It's actually a trilogy but I haven't heard much about the 3rd one. Thought I'd read this one and decide if I'll go on to the next one. : )



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Paula | 1098 comments Angela wrote: "Paula wrote: "Angela wrote: "I just started The Friday Night Knitting Club.

I liked this one Angela. I'll be reading the sequel "Knit Two" next week. Hope you enjoy it."

I'm liking i...

It's actually a trilogy but I haven't heard much about the 3rd one. Thought I'd read this one and decide if I'll go on to the next one. : )



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