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[Ann from S.C.]

Lizzy, DUMA KEY took me a little to get into, but once I did, it was one of my favorite Stephen Kings.

I finished BLINDNESS. Amazing!!! Now I am reading THE BOOK THEIF. I'm trying to get into it. It's a little different, but I think I am going to like it. I am also going to start FRACTURED by Karen Slaughter.

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I swear, for the love of Pete, I will finish The Book Thief tonight!

[Emma]

I'm almost half way in The Book Thief, did you just start?

[Emma]

Haha Jeremy! What do you think of it?

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It is a great book for me. I think Liesel would be a great addition to our book club! I am borrowing it from the library, but I think I will keep my eyes peeled to have this on my shelf. And I will be reading this guys other book(s).

[Emma]

I am the Messenger looks interesting, lol, Liseal would fit RIGHT in!

[Ann from S.C.]

I have just started it, and I think (hope) I will have a peaceful weekend and finish it this weekend!

[Emma]

:), Good luck!

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I have so much to say Ken...except I'll probably forget most of it.

Thanks Emma!

[Emma]

Your welcome! I hope both you and Ann can finish it this weekend! (I'll be trying myself too, 6 hours of wonderful reading on my new table in the backyard)!

[Joanie]

So I've had a busy couple of days and haven't been able to come online and I come here and there are 99 new messages in this thread alone-99!! How is someone ever supposed to get caught up?!? LOL

I finished "There's No Place Like Here" by Cecelia Ahern on Thursday and right now I'm listening to "Peony in Love" for book club and going back and forth between "The Last Lecture" and "The Book of Lost Things." I also took "The Road" out of the library but now I'm thinking I might just buy it.

Does anyone else feel like they've got WAY more obsessive since joining this group? I keep coming up with plans of how to get everything read, I think about it all the time-it's nuts! I look at the calendar and think-if I finish this in this many days I'll still have time to read that before the end of the month.

My current plan is to finish The Last Lecture (quick read) then work on BOLT. I have to finish Peony by Thursday for book club but hopefully I'll be done and can get further into The Book Theif before the end of the month.

[The Book Whisperer (aka Boof)]

Joanie, I'm feeling your pain. I have so many books that I have promised to read with people over the next few months yet the list keeps growing and growing and then someone will post on here about another book they have read and I think to myself, Ooh I must get that one too. Aaaarrrgggghhhhhhhhhhh!!!!! BUT I LOVE IT!!!!!! You can never had enough books in my opinion so bring it on!

[Ann from S.C.]

Yes Joanie, I think since joining GR and TNBBC, I have taken my book obsession to a whole new level. I mean, don't get me wrong. I am thrilled with all of the books I have been introduced to, and my tbr pile had never been higher, but THE LISTS HAVE GOT TO STOP!! jk...

I love this group, and its the first site I go onto every morning!

[[deleted user]]

Joanie, Boof & Ann: I completely agree. I missed a lot of time I feel so lost. Very OCD.

[Stacie]

I am right there with you. I go from feeling sick about all I have and want to read to feeling giddy about all the books I have and want to read!

[Ann from S.C.]

I am loving THE BOOK THEIF!

[Angela]

I've been reading 3-4 books per week during the summer and loving it. Now, I'm dreading going back to school because I won't be able to read as much AACK! In the meantime, I just finished Little Children by Tom Perotta- very disturbing but a good book.

[[deleted user]]

Have you seen the movie for Little Children? I haven't read the book. Liked the movie it was disturbing too.

[Courtney]

Has anyone read THE GARDEN OF LAST DAYS by Andre Dubus III (also wrote HOUSE OF SAND AND FOG)?

I'm well into it at P.116, but I can't decide if I can bear reading another 400 pages of this slowly unfolding set of stories. It's confusing at first and then it just becomes so sad and pathetic. I'll be really mad if I waste time and there is no big pay-off. I don't mean happy ending pay-off, just why I should have cared about these people for 535 pages without a really solid ending.

I'd really appreciate advice...

Peace!

[Rose Ann]

I cant remember if this is where we were talking about A Tale of Two Cities...or if it was in the "latest splurge" discussion...
anyway...I just got back from NYC and saw RENT on Thursday...
I picked up a little brochure that says TOTC is now on Broadway! THAT would be interesting!

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

Straight play or musical?

Inquiring minds want to know!

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Joanie, I don't know if I have gotten MORE obsessive but I certainly feel like I am in good company.

[The Book Whisperer (aka Boof)]

Ken, have you read any of Helen Dunmore's books? I haven't yet (and to be honest, looking at your lists I'm not sure this would be up your street anyway) but I thought I'd let you know cos I was browsing the other day and came across one of hers called House of Orphans which is set in Finland in 1902 when the Helsinki was trying to resist the Russians.

I may pick it up soon as I quite liked the look of it and I'll let you know what it's like.

[Lil]

Just read The Book Thief and loved it! Now I'm reading The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett. I was a little hesitant about starting it, being that its 973 pages long, but it grabbed me in. I'm about halfway through and loving it.

[Liz]

Lizzy, "Duma Key" is one good book - but not as scary as some of King's other books!! Enjoy ...

[Liz]

I tried, but I DNF (did not finish) "The Book Thief". Maybe I should try again? Seems a log of GoodReaders like/liked it.

[Sherry]

I finished Atonement today.Really loved this book and now I'm onto The Book Thief either today or tomorrow.

[Rose Ann]

Susanna...it says Musical

[Ann from S.C.]

Lil, keep with PILLARS OF THE EARTH. It is alot of pages, but well worth it! One of my all time favorites!

[Emma]

Ack, I should be reading The Book Thief right now..............canoe trip tomorrow. I wouldn't dare to bring it....or would I?

[Chloe]

Emma- zip lock bags are key for reading on a canoe trip. Plus then you'd have something to read to everyone around the campfire at night.

[Emma]

Thanks for the tip Logan! Now, where do I get a big enough ziplock bag....

[ScottK]

Rose Ann ......I am soooo jealous that you got to see Rent on B'way.....I got the movie ands the soundtrack, I can watch it almost daily and still be an emotional wreck each time ....... I love the Characters , the story everything about it. And now you tell me that A Tale of Two Cities is on B'way???!!! Bet your gonna see that too huh ......... shhheeshhh

[The Book Whisperer (aka Boof)]

Oh cool, Ken. If I pick it up when I'm next on a splurge (let's face it, it's been 2 days so I'm due one ;o) ) I'll let you know.

I have just read Fire in the Blood by Irene Nemirovsky today. It was by accident actually, because I am still reading Cider House Rules but I got this as past of my splurge yesterday and I picked it up to look at the first page and before I know it I have read the whole thing. I LOVED it!

[ScottK]

The theatre they do here on Maui in laughable , with the exception of a show called Ulalena, which is a very Cirque de Soleilesque History of the Island of Maui and Hawaii in general.Great show!

Yet one more reason to want to get outta here. when I lived in San Jose we saw Cirque 2 tinmes (different shows)and went to SF for Phantom, Madame Butterfly,Aida,Cabaret Scarlet Pipmernel,and Les Mis, I miss good live theatre

[Melanie]

Boof - I enjoyed Fire in the Blood too. There's just something about her writing that I really like. Have you read Suite Francaise? A little heavier than Fire in the Blood, but really good.

[The Book Whisperer (aka Boof)]

Melanie, I haven't read Suite Francaise yet but it has been added to my TBR list now for sure.

[Sherry]

Boof,I had the same experience with Fire in the Blood. Mandy called it love at first chapter (or was it page?)anyway I loved that!

[JT]

Sherry, I'm so glad you liked Atonement. It's one of my faves!

[Allison]

I finished The Thirteenth Tale last night. Wow. I don't even know what to say about it. It was a great read!!! Totally different than what I expected, and I loved it! :)

Today I'm going to start on Living in a Foreign Language by Michael Tucker.

[Rose Ann]

Scott...it was an incredible show. My friend who was with me said the show was a bit lighter than the movie. All the characters were outstanding, but my favorite was Angel...what a performance!

[Linda]

Liz, I agree on Duma Key. Thought It was far scarier than Duma Key, but enjoyed it just the same. Even Lisey's Story seems to have more twists than Duma Key.

[Chloe]

I just finished up Clive Barker's The Great & Secret Show so am planning on jumping into Cider House Rules a little later today. If I can tear myself away from 13 Bullets that is.

[Linda]

Emma, how about paddle, read a page. Paddle, read a couple of pages. Paddle, read a chapter. Oh heck, finish the book and get back in the water.

[Bluedaizy]

I read The Thirteenth Tale a while ago and was disappointed mainly because it was not what I expected either. I think if the book notes had talked about what the novel was actually about, I might have enjoyed it more.

Even though it's been about a year since I read that one, I still remember it and the imagery invoked. But more that that I remember being disappointed by the marketing. I'll have to read it again in a year or two and not read the end notes.

[Joanie]

There's a discussion thread for the Thirteenth Tale here-we read it a few months back. I really liked it, loved the gothic creepiness about it.

I saw Rent in Boston about 11 years ago now-can't believe it's been that long. I don't remember feeling like the show was lighter than the movie-if anything maybe the other way around, that's interesting. I was impressed with how the managed to make the movie work. It could have been a disaster but I thought they did a good job with the adaptation.

I just finished "The Last Lecture" by Randy Pausch and "Jonathan Livingston Seagull" (which I read for the Summer Challenge-I think it would have been better if I was on some heavy drugs or something!) I'm about 50 pages into BOLT and liking it so far. Keeping my fingers crossed that I'll finish it and The Book Thief while it's still August!

[Bluedaizy]

I'm finally getting around to reading The Book of Lost Things, but just finished Robert Crais' Chasing Darknes and Karin Slaughter's Fractured. There was something else I read this weekend, but have already forgotten what it was. It was great though! :)

[Allison]

Bluedaizy, Awwww, that's a bummer. I hope you like it better when you read it next time.

Joanie, Thanks, I read over the discussion thread last night when I finished the book. It was nice to see what other people thought of it. I really liked the gothic creepiness the book had about it too. How did you like The Last Lecture? I have that on my shelf, waiting to be read.

[Jaime]

So I'm a little more than half way through The Book Thief. Hopefully I will finish it w/in the next few days.

Also I saw the preview for Blindness last night and between that and all the good things I have been hearing about it on this site...I will be picking it up and probably reading it next...

[Joanie]

Allison, I liked it a lot. It doesn't contain a whole lot that's new per se but just his attitude alone is amazing and makes for some pretty big self reflection. I have yet to watch the whole lecture, just clips along with the Diane Sawyer interview and that was enough to turn me into a weeping mess. It's just such a hard thing for kids (especially one so young) to go through. Let me know what you think when you do pick it up. It's a really fast read.