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[Lori, Super Mod]

Scott, I just checked the last email he sent me (about a month ago) and it looks like he moved from Maui to Oahu (Honolulu) in August.

Awww nuts, huh? Is that still a do-able location for you? (I am a geographically challenged young lady, dont laugh at me please!)

[Emma]

I'm really directionally challenged, so no laughing over here!

[Lori, Super Mod]

I feel for you Emma... Its horrible having no inner compass. isnt it?

[Emma]

Oh yeah. I think the only way I ever remember a route is for me to walk it about ten times.

[ScottK]

Yeah It could be done there is a ferry that runs between Maui and Oahu,but Oahu is sooo much bigger. Oh well. I also struggle with the internal compass thing. Geograpy I am a lil better in.

[Emma]

Woo hoo! I'm already half way into Outside Beauty. I've FINALLY found a way to read! When things are slow on GR, read when the computer is still on! It works.

[Ann from S.C.]

I just finished A LONG WAY GONE MEMOIRS OF A BOY SOLDIER by Ishmael Beah. It was a very good, but very hard read. Just imagining boys my boys ages fighting in a horrible war and going through what these boys went through is unthinkable.

Now, I am starting CHOKE by Chuck Palahniuk.

[Chloe]

I'm nearing the end of Nemesis so I think I'm finally going to pick up Denis Johnson's Tree of Smoke: A Novel. This is one of the books that I've wanted to read since last winter so I'm glad that I'm finally getting around to it.

[Allison]

I started The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson today. I'm just over a 100 pages in so far and really enjoying it so far. Has anyone else read it yet? I hadn't heard much about it.

[Krista]

I finished Go Ask Alice, and truthfully I'm not sure what all the hype is. It was a decent read, and I feel for the girl who wrote the diary, but I didn't think it was as powerful as some other "drug addict" books I've read, like Crank by Ellen Hopkins. That book was much more powerful, in my humble opinion.

I'll start Dracula tomorrow (only a half hour from now).

Then it's House of Leaves.

[Chloe]

Ken, this is the first Denis Johnson book that I've picked up, though I've been meaning to get Jesus' Son for a long while. I'm really liking this book so far, Johnson has a style that really pleases me.

[Julianne]

I picked up From the Mixed up File of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (one of my all time favorite children's chapter books!). I was kinda scared to read it, in case it wasn't as good now as it was back then. Like so many movies you loooved as a kid only to watch later and realize they actually turned your brain to pulp!!

But, I loved it just as much now as I did then. Nice quick read. Made me proud that I've finished something lately. Been feeling a bit overwhelmed by all the TBR books on my GR shelves, all my recent purchases, and all the books borrowed and sitting on my shelves.

[JG (Introverted Reader)]

K.S.R., Dracula and House of Leaves are this book's group reads for October, that's why so many of us are reading it. Maybe you knew that, but I thought I'd make sure. You're welcome to join in if you want!

[JG (Introverted Reader)]

Allison, The Gargoyle is on my to-read list, but someone else asked the same question in this thread. The opinions seemed to be favorable!

[Allison]

Thank you, JG! :)

[Jen]

Ikiwiki - I haven't read Crank yet but loved Go Ask Alice. I think part of what makes it so powerful is the true story aspect. They didn't add anything to that book outside of the notes about piecing it together and the follow-up. The book is simply a diary from a young struggling girl. As a parent of a fourteen-year-old, it emotionally crushed me. Beautiful Boy did the same.

Lori - Please!!! I'm dying for you to log on. How is the new Saramago? I requested it from the library (damn budget!), but they haven't gotten their copies yet.

[Marsha]

Ikiwiki- I think for the time, Go Ask Alice was a big deal. No one was writing that type of story then. I also read it when I was a teen so I think that lends power to the story. My 15 year old has now read both and also thought Crank was a lot better.

Sign o' the times.

[Marsha]

I finished the first Libba Bray and am currently reading Atonement, which is my second Ian McEwan, having LOVED On Chesil Beach.

I went to see the movie when it came out in theatres because Pride and Prejudice with Keira Knightley is my favorite movie, and the same director did Atonement. (And I love that version of P&P becasue of the editing, the music, the incredible cinematography- all things I thought the director is ultimately responsible for. Maybe I was wrong.)

I was pretty disappointed in the movie, but I think that is because I had really high expectations. I thought it was just so-so.

I've seen some pretty mixed reviews about the book.

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Marsha you'll have to tell me how you like Atonement. I need to read it still.

[Sera]

Jen, if you enjoyed the books that you mentioned, check out Come Back A Mother and Daughter's Journey Through Hell and Back. I just finished it, and it was fantastic.

[Jen]

Sign o' the times. Amen, Marsha!

Thanks, Sera! It looks great. I've added it to my list.

[Jenn]

Hi Recynd,

The Little Friend is one of my all-time-favorite books....can't wait to hear what you think! Dark and brilliant writing.

[Jenn]

Oops, I just posted a comment about someone else's comment from last year. I'm new to the group...glad to chat about great books. I just started Confederacy of Dunces last night and Blindness will be next. I noticed lots of love for Jose Saramago around here.

[Anna]

I got 4 books going at one time. I will get one finished today for sure.

[Richard]

Just finished reading Karoo by Lawrence Green, which is very hard to come by (first published in 1955), but a thoroughly entertaining read.

Am currently reading Gawie Keyser's "De donkere kant van de straat" (The Dark Side of the Street), which is always handy when you're going to discuss the book in public and want to avoid embarrassment at all costs.

[Ann from S.C.]

Just finished CHOKE. Too funny!! And yet sad. Oh and I also finished CIDER HOUSE. (I have been sick in bed:( But have got a bunch of reading done.) It was pretty good.
Now on to LIFE WITH PI. I have been dying to read this, and have had it on my tbr shelve forever.

[Ann from S.C.]

That is LIFE OF PI....

[Paula]

I'm reading "The Dress Lodger" Sherri Holman. It's very good so far but very dark.

[Maria]

new to the group....i'm currently reading Daddy's Girls by Tasmina Perry.

[Kellie]

Hey Maria!
Welcome to this lovely club.
Be prepared to get addicted! :)

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Welcome to the group Maria!:)

[Angela]

I agree with the comments about Go Ask Alice. I think that this was one of the first books to address teenage drug abuse in a realistic manner. At the time, it was revolutionary.

I am listening to The Bourne Betrayal. If you like the Bourne books or similar books, I think you will like this one also. Although I do think that Ludlum's original Bourne books are better, I would recommend this book if you want to continue with the series.

[Grace]

Today was a lazy reading Sunday for me. I finished The Garden of Beasts by Jeffery Deaver. I read The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz. Now, I'm going to start The World Without Us by Alan Weisman before going to bed.

This by no means an accurate portrayal of my reading habits, although I wish I could devote this much time to reading on a regular basis!

[Lisa Julianna]

I got a jump start on Dracula...I am intrigued so far. I have never read this book. LOL

[Kellie]

Just finished "Things Fall Apart" by Chinua Achebe. It was OK. I think a lot of it's meaning went right over my head. I am looking forward to my bookclub's discussion to see what everyone else has to say about it.
I struggled with the words and I thought the story was a bit choppy.

I will begin Dennis Lehane's new one The Given Day tomorrow.

[JT]

Boof,

I've been off the site for a few days and just saw your comment. Yes, I am determined to make it through to the end!!

btw, I know some of us had made a date to read Tale of Two Cities in October. Are we still on for this?

[Sera]

Grace, what an awesome reading day. I really enjoyed The World Without Us. Let me know what you think of it.

[Stacie]

In the last few weeks I have read Fallen and Blindness, both of which I loved. Yes. I was on a Lori's recommendations kick.

I needed a little break after the intensity of Blindness, so decided to pick up A Dirty Job before reading Dracula - I am loving this book. It is smart and funny and I just love the way that Moore writes.

[Jessica]

JT, I was just about to ask that same question. I'm still in for A Tale of Two Cities if you are.

[Erin]

Marsha, I loved that version of P&P as well, although the A&E will always be my favorite. What I loved about the Keira version was the added dialogue which was every bit as sharp and witty as Jane's.

I think Atonement is one of those stories you either get or you don't. I'm in the didn't get it school, although I stuck with it to the end so it wasn't a matter of the writing not capturing me, it was the story itself.

[Marsha]

Jen- I know I'm dating myself with the Prince reference. :) He will always be the 1.

[Kathy]

I just finished reading Night Blooming by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro. I'm not normally into historical fiction, but I absolutely loved it and couldn't put it down. I guess that it didn't hurt that there was a vampire involved...lol. I am now reading Candlenight by Phil Rickman, which I was supposed to read for September. Oh, well, better late than never.

[Emma]

I just finished Outside Beauty! It was pretty good...

[Midnite]

I'm reading Heartsick by Chelsea Cain. It's gripping. I think I need to get a fix right now. bbs.

[Emma]

I'm going to start Audacity of Hope tonight. And Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist should be waiting for me tomorrow!

[Jeane]

I am reading Pylon by William Faulkner.
and working really slow through Moby Dick. I am just finished with the part where there is the sermon, which was heavy to get through for me... but one day it will finish too if I keep reading like this.

[Krista]

Ooh, Midnite, I loved Heartsick. Be sure to read the follow up, Sweetheart. Loved them both!!!!

[Linda]

Welcome Maria. You'll love this place.

[Midnite]

TY Iki! I can't wait! :)

[Linda]

Just finished reading The Art of Racing in the Rain - Garth Stein. So for someone who has been putting off getting a pooch, I am now two for two with books about dogs. I really loved this book on so many levels. It made me laugh, it made me cry (oh, yeah, I can break down on occasion), it made me appreciate race car driving, and very often it made me forget what time it was and what I needed to get done.