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[Lori, Super Mod]

Kathyjo....
Yeah! Blindness.... Have you ever read anything by Saramago before? That is a great novel to start with. My favorite by him!

[Stacie]

Lori, I am so happy to hear that Blindness is a good novel to start with, as I have requested from the library!

[Kim]

I have just finished Jhumpa Lahiri's Unaccustomed Earth. It was pretty good, but I liked her earlier short stories better.

I'll be starting "The Art of Racing in the Rain" It looked pretty good and recieved good reviews.

I'm waiting on Blindness from the library, and I have to read "Three Cups of Tea" for my face-to-face book club within 2 weeks.

[Leila]

I gave up on "Atonement" by Ian McEwan and decided to leave it for a while and come back to it another day. It just went too slow and I never got into the 'mood' so I figured it is better to leave it right now and read it again some other day. It usually works :)

Right now, I am reading "The Memory Keeper's Daughter" by Kim Edwards and so far I am enjoying it a lot. It's a bit depressing and sad but it's very interesting.

[Charity]

I finished Oscar Wao yesterday and started in on The Book of Illusions by Paul Auster last night.

[Allison]

I just finished P.S. I Love You, by Cecelia Ahern. It was very good.

Now I'm going to start Love Walked In by Marisa de los Santos. I've heard good things about it, so I'm looking forward to it.

[Tisha]

I will have to read that, Allison. I recently saw the movie and liked it way more than I thought I would.

[Chloe]

I'm going to the used bookstore this afternoon to burn through some of my credit and I'm hoping that they have the Auster book, Charity.

[Allison]

Tisha, Yeah do pick it up. :) I loved the movie as well. I bet you'll like the book too.

[Laura]

Charity, I read Auster's New York Trilogy just a month or two ago and have Book of Illusions sitting in the stack of books I recently scored from Goodwill. He's great. I read Diaz's Drown but never got a copy of Oscar Wao.

Right now, it's Homage to Catalonia that I've got my grubby little hands on and I have to say, I am never less than awed by Orwell's consistently wonderful writing.

[Charity]

How was Drown, Laura? The Book of Illusions seems to be touch-and-go with Auster fans. This is my first Auster, so I have no basis for comparison, but I'm enjoying it. I'm not very far in, so I'll keep you updated.

I am very interested in picking up The New York Trilogy. Looks good.

[Emma]

I've JUST started City of Bones. It looks really good. Jace is too much like Edward physically for my taste.

[Chloe]

Laura, I love Homage to Catalonia! By far it's my favorite book dealing with the Spanish Civil War. It's a shame that the rest of Orwell's works are over-shadowed by Animal Farm and 1984. His entire oeuvre is brilliant.

[Sera]

Allison, let me know how you liked LWI.

[Allison]

I will for sure, Sera! :)

[Kendall]

I am currently reading:
House of Leaves
by Mark Z. Danielewski

After all of the great reviews I read I had to get it. So far, so good!

[Jaime]

Sammesmom, I was going to read House of Leaves in October...let me know how you like it...

[Dorie]

Apologies all around, but I couldn't get through "A Confederacy of Dunces". I've moved it back to my to-read list though, because I think I just wasn't in the right 'reading mood' to appreciate it. I'll try it again another time.

So I'm reading "Leather Maiden" by Joe R. Lansdale, who writes southern noir. Some books of his are really good, but this one is kinda 'meh' so far.

Maybe I'm in a slump?

[Charity]

I decided to set aside The Book of Illusions just for tonight so that I could start up The Hound of the Baskervilles. I'm in the mood for something a little chilling since it is supposed to be stormy tonight. All about the ambience...

[Laura]

Charity, it's been a while since I read Drown and I don't think I gave it the attention it deserves. His writing style is compelling and all, I just think I picked it up when I was in a funk and it's not what I would call a mood elevator. I have wondered if Oscar Wao is as gritty because it has gone over incredibly well and the kind of grit that Drown employs is often a turn off for people. If The Book of Illusions is anything like The New York Trilogy, its bound to be as haunting as Hound of the Baskervilles, just in a different way. No one's going to fault you for getting in a little Sherlock Holmes. Least of all me.

Logan, I adore Orwell. Have you read any of his essays? Shooting an Elephant is particularly spectacular, but he has several about his boyhood that are also very good. I like Animal Farm as much as the next guy but I think it should be taken as what it is: a children's parable about socialism. Homage to Catalonia is the full color take on fascism while his other works are pretty black and white.

[Charity]

I like Animal Farm as much as the next guy but I think it should be taken as what it is: a children's parable about socialism.

I really love Animal Farm, but I agree wholeheartedly with what you said, Laura. I own the edition illustrated by Ralph Steadman though, so my kids may or may not have nightmares after their initial reading. :-)

I've wanted to read more Orwell for quite a while, and I will...eventually. *sigh* My to-read pile is one heavy SOB.

Oscar Wao was pretty gritty in parts. Definitely some VERY dark waves. However, the wit is so spectacular that I wasn't depressed or anything. The footnotes are some of the grittiest AND most enlightening parts, in my opinion. You should give it a try when you're in the mood.

I've been enjoying Book of Illusions, but I needed something a little less depressing...something that would suck me in and I could fly through. I've read the first two chapters of Hound and the words just jump off the page. The style is magnificent.

[Joanie]

I got Shantaram out of the library today (not that I'm done with August's books yet but I just couldn't resist)-it's HUGE! I'm not sure that I'll make it through that, Cider House, and Oscar Wao in one month when I also have 2 books to read for two different f2f book clubs plus 4 others for book clubs here, not to mention all the random books that catch my eye in any given month and the unread books I have at home. What have I done to myself!!!

[Kathyjo]

This is my first book by him, but i snuck a quick few pages and am loving it.

[Chloe]

Dorie, don't feel bad. I started and put down Confederacy of Dunces twice before plunging into it for good this past Christmas. I think I just wasn't ready for it before, because when I finally read it I was blown away and nearly through out my back laughing.

[Dorie]

You give me hope, Logan. I've had so many people say they love it, I'll be disappointed if I'm not one of them. I was just starting to "get" the humor in it when I felt the overwhelming need to read something else.

[Kristina]

Enduring Love – Ian McEwan

[Rowena]

Orwell's essays are fascinating.

[Jessica]

Finished The Book of Lost Things last night and have now started on Cider House Rules for September. This group has taken over my life!

[Sera]

Joanie, I bought Shantaram yesterday, and yes, it is a tome. I'm hoping that it will read fast, because I won't be able to get to it until probably late September.

I'm almost finished my Romanov family saga, which has been a fascinating read, and then I'm going to start Blindness. I can't wait!

[Ann from S.C.]

Well, I am still reading OSCAR WAO. I am liking it, but have had a bunch going on so its taking me longer than usual! Also, the spanish and the footnotes is taking me some time.

[Allison]

I finished Love Walked In. It was pretty good. I liked the idea of the story a lot, but I wasn't crazy about the authors writing style.

I'm going to read To Kill a Mockingbird now. :) I've never read it and I've heard so many amazing things about it. I'm excited! :)

[Chloe]

Yay, Allison! You're in for such a treat. That's one of my favorite books.

[Sharon]

I just started An Arsonist's Guide to Writers Home In New England. Funny,sad and very well written. I like it so far.

[Allison]

I'm happy to hear that, Logan! :)

[Chloe]

Sharon, I always see Arsonist's Guide and wonder how it is. I may have to pick it up sometime soon now. Once I struggle through the overwhelming abundance of books on my TBR stack already, that is.

[Marsha]

I heard good things about Arsonist's Guide too- on the TBR it goes...

[Catamorandi]

I am continuing to read "A Dangerous Mourning" by Anne Perry. I am starting to read "On Writing" by Stephen King.

[Sera]

To Kill A Mockingbird is an excellent piece of work. I'm glad that you liked LWI, but what was it about the writing style that you didn't like? Do you plan on reading the sequel Belong to Me?

[Liz]

Allison, I broke my rule to read a book only once with "To Kill a Mockingbird". I second Logan's comment that "you are in for a treat"!

[Rose Ann]

I just finished Love, Rosie by Cecelia Ahern...LOVED it...just the fluff I needed.
I even waited a day to start a new one..I was sad it ended.

Now to decide what to read next....too many choices..that's my problem!

[Rose Ann]

I think I'm going to go with a classic...The Secret Garden....

[Kirsty]

still reading Shantaram... really enjoying it, just not getting much chance to read at the moment.

[Dorie]

I finished "Leather Maiden", which I was disappointed in, and have now started Hannah Tinti's "The Good Thief". I've read a couple of chapters today and am really enjoying it, although the plight of the orphans is tugging at my heart.

[Ann from S.C.]

What am I reading??? hmmmm....Good question. Well, I have got 3 more chapters of OSCAR WAO, (which is really a Sept. read), then I am starting SHANTARAM (another Sept. read). and I am also going to start with the Fall challenge. If I wait till midnight, then SHANTARAM will count for something...(one title book, or author never readd before... which ever is the highest points...) Can you tell I am very competitive? Hey, there is a prize, right? lol

[Joanie]

Going back and forth between Book Thief and Cider House Rules. I think I'm going to buy Shantaram tomorrow-I have a 30% off coupon for Borders-that way I have it and don't have to worry about renewing at the library. I'm going to pick up Oscar Wao after Tuesday when it's in paperback.

[Allison]

Sera~ I'm glad you liked To Kill a Mockingbird. Yeah, the story of LWI was cute, I just found it a bit wordy. I haven't decided yet if I'll read the sequel. What are you reading right now?

Liz~ Thanks! :) I'm glad you liked it too!!

Rose Ann~ Love Rosie sounds so cute. I'll have to check it out. Enjoy the Secret Garden, I love that book!!

Dorie~ Let us know how you like The Good Thief. I read a bit about it, and it sounds very good.


I'm excited to get my copy of Shantaram and to start reading with those of you who have started it! :)

[The Book Whisperer (aka Boof)]

I am reading GREAT EXPECTATIONS. I had to read it in school over 20 years ago and I hated it because it was disected to within an inch of its life. Then something made me pick it off the shelf and I read the first page and found I couldn't put it downn. There are so many things that I find wonderful and funny that would have been wasted on me as a 15 year old.

Rose Ann - I almost picked up The Secret Garden yesterday - it's years since I read it but it was such a lovely book.

[Kellie]

I'm just about finished with A Tale of Two Cities.
It is not an easy read, but I am enjoying the story.
The chapter summaries on bookrags have definitely helped me.

After this, I have to read a bookclub book, Death by Darjeeling.

[Linda]

Leila, Really liked the Memory Keeper's Daughter, but don't bother with the movie. Didn't come off as well as the book.

[Linda]

Sharon, Was at Borders yesterday and just saw that title. Wasn't sure exactly what it was supposed to be about, but looked intriguing. Hmmmmmmm. Will have to give it further attention. Keep us posted.