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[Mandy]

Well I finished The Butterfly House fantastic read, I'm on to You've Been Warned by James Patterson, nice quick one hopefully.

My two cents on Marley & Me, emotional read but well worth it, one of my favs.

[Melanie]

I finished 13 Bullets - was just okay.

Just started The Fire, the sequel to The Eight by Katherine Neville.

And I just figured out how to bold and italics titles - so proud of myself!

[Jackie]

Ok my internet has been cutting off and on since last night's storm so I just quickly want to announce that I....FINISHED DRACULA!!! whoooHOOO!

I just picked up A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore...I need a serious pick me up.

[Heather]

Melanie...how is The Fire so far? The Eight is one of my all time favorite books.

I just started East of Eden. I'm only on page 55 but I love it so far. I feel like I know the characters/families. I hope it's one of November's reads (hint, hint, nudge, nudge, wink, wink)

[Carrie]

FIONA: You will love the 13th Tale :)

[Carrie]

Ikiwiki --- I'm really enjoying it now that I passed pg. 200ish :)

[Catamorandi]

I have finished "House of Leaves" by Mark Z. Danielewski. (I don't recommend it.). I am reading "Holes" by Louis Sachar and "Something Wicked This Way Comes" by Ray Bradbury.

[Jill]

I've just started Sarah Vowell's The Wordy Shipmates. I've enjoyed everything I've ever read by her. I doubt this will be any different. I love her work.

[Ann]

All of your books that you are talking about are great. Love Walked in and Belong to Me are both good. let me know what you think.

[Sera]

Iki, thank you so much for the Joe Hill info. I didn't realize that he had another book out. I'll have to check it out.

[Sera]

Operandi, what didn't you like about House of Leaves? I won't have time to read it this year, but it looked fascinating when I paged through it.

[Linda]

Jesse, Read A Dirty Job about a month ago and was my first Christopher Moore. I LOVED IT! Am now reading Lamb... While still funny, I think A Dirty Job has it beat in spades. Warning: Reading Christopher Moore in public can be damaging to peoples' perception of your sanity.

[Linda]

Rose Ann, Would like to know what you think of the Pact once you have read it. A friend of mine gave it to me and she really liked it. Her taste and mine occasionally merge, but for the most part we have differing opinions on several books.

[Linda]

Just finished 24 Hours - Greg Iles, Just one look - Harlan Coben (5), and Extremely Lous & Incredibly Close (5+) - Jonathan Safran Foer. Started Audition (MP3 audio) - Barbara Walters - so far so good, and am thinking of starting The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo - Stieg Larsson.

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Linda, I'm about 70 pgs into A Dirty Job and it's outrageous. Funny as hell and as strange as can be. But very, very good so far.

[Leila]

I just finished Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë and I loved it very much! I kept wanting more, the closer I got to the ending but alas, every story has an ending. Though truthfully, not always because there is always that wild imagination that a reader may posses ;)

Now I am a bit unsure about what to next read. I was going to read the Book Thief by Markus Zusak. I have been wanting to read it ever since I heard about it (mostly through this awesome group!) but it was hard to get and of course, by the time I get it from the library, I was deeply in Jane Eyre and I didn't want to read two books at the same time since I was very busy and it's harder to read two books then. So, now that I am done with Jane Eyre and is just about to jump in to The Book Thief, I get an email telling me that I have to return the book tomorrow because someone else have asked for it. Argh!!!

Now the question is if I should read Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer since it seem to be next month group read or if I should start reading the Swedish book, En komikers uppväxt by Jonas Gardell? :/ A friend of mine has been nagging on me to read the latter because it's one of her favourites and I've had it on my bookshelf for months now. Hmm...

[Ashley]

I am also currently reading Salem's Lot by Stephen King. I forgot that I had to have that read by Friday for my online book club.

It is my first Stephen King book.

[Marsha]

I finished American Gods by Neil Gaiman. I'd love to talk about it if anyone has read it. I wonder if it is one of those books that will grow on me as time goes by.

I loved the concept and his alternate worlds are so rich. But there is something in the flow of his writing that keeps jarring me and never lets me settle in for a good read. Maybe that is what he is going for, because it definitely puts me in a certain mood.

There were sections that flew by, then about half way through I had to put it down for a few days because I was just dreading it. It picked up toward the end again, but left me with mixed feelings about the book.

On a lighter note, and perhaps better stated on another thread- speaking of crushes- have any of you taken a look at Neil Gaiman? Handsome, brainy, and with a definite bad-boy twinkle in his eye.

Anyway, I'll be reading some lighter fantasy lit for a few days- another Anita Blake came in from the library and I have another couple of quick reads waiting.

My teenager and I are reading Dracula aloud together. It's fun to talk with her about it, but I'm hopelessly behind all of you for this months read. House of Leaves still hasn't come in- but I am #2 on the list now. I'm looking forward to that book.

[Chloe]

Gaiman is one of those authors where I feel like his imagination outstrips his abilities as a writer. The concepts in American Gods and Neverwhere are hugely enticing but there's just something off-putting about his writing that makes his books a struggle for me to enjoy. It's a shame really. His graphic novels and his film, Mirrormask, don't suffer from this problem at all.

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I read AMERICAN GODS years ago and was slightly disappointed. The hype for it was huge and I thought it started off really well. I just didn't think the story matched its setup. It was okay. Just okay. I certainly didn't see it as a trailblazing piece of work.

[Rose Ann]

will do Linda! re: The Pact

[Jaime]

I was sick all weekend so I had some extra time to read...finally finished House of Leaves, which I really enjoyed, and then started Dracula. 3/4 of the way through and liking it thus far...

[Lori, Super Mod]

I read Gaimans book quite a while ago.
I really liked them when I first read them (I remember liking American Gods alot) but when I reread Neverwhere for our first group read, it wasnt that good for me. Maybe it was the second time around thing????

[Norabee]

I'm currently reading Perfect on Paper: The Misadventures of Waverly Bryson by Maria Murnane. It's chick lit and it's really funny! I'm enjoying myself - I was able to get a free copy from the author when she made a post on Amazon requesting readers - it's really quite good!

[Laura]

Jesse - I'm less than 100 pp. from the end of Dirty Job, and I'm liking it too! I didn't expect a funny book to be so intriguing, I'm really enjoying the story as well as the humor. Looks like lots of us are reading this one now!

[Carrie]

Who else is funny?? I need a funny book.

[Lori, Super Mod]

Carrie, I have to suggest Curse of the Tarantula and Smashed, Squashed, Splattered, Chewed, Chunked and Spewed... both were quite entertaining and very quick reads...

[Carrie]

wow!! thanks!!

[Carrie]

Lori -- your avatar is scary :)

[Kellie]

Just finished Such a Pretty Fat: One Narcissist's Quest to Discover if Her Life Makes Her Ass Look Big, or Why Pie is Not the Answer by Jen Lancaster
I was not really in the mood for this book so unfortunately, I didn't like it as much as the other one I read (Bright Lights, Big Ass: A Self-Indulgent, Surly, Ex-Sorority Girl's Guide to Why it Often Sucks in the City, or Who are These Idiots and Why Do They All Live Next Door to Me?)

This was a funny book, but at times I was annoyed with it.

Going to start
Welcome to the World, Baby Girl!: A Novel by Fannie Flagg
(she is a goodreads author by the way)
Looking forward to it!!

[Ann from S.C.]

I finished MEMORIRS OF A GESHIA. It was fantastic. I am going to rent the movie this weekend. Now I have started NEVER LET ME GO by Kazuo Shiguro.

[Jill]

Before anyone gives up on Neil Gaiman, I highly recommend you check out his graphic novel series The Sandman. That series is a perfect playground for his rich imagination. American Gods wasn't my favorite Gaiman book either, but the Sandman series is honestly some of the best storytelling I've ever come across in any medium. If nothing else, read The Graveyard Book (his newest novel). It's short, it's a young adult novel, and if you're a fan of ghosts, werewolves, vampires, and little boys being raised in cemeteries by the aforementioned supernatural entities, you should definitely check it out. I got a little misty there at the end. Not gonna lie.

[JG (Introverted Reader)]

I'm looking forward to The Graveyard Book, Jill. I came across a short story based on the novel already and I loved it. I'm asking for the book for Christmas, but I don't know if I'll be able to wait that long. I'm glad to hear from someone who liked it!

[Jeane]

Finished Along came Dylan and really enjoyed it. It isn't the level of Marley and Me but a lighter, funny version situated in England.

Now I am reading La solitudine dei numeri primi. It won the 'premio strega' this year, which I think is for first time writers. This is a 26 years old italian writer who won it with his first book.

[Corinna]

I'll just join in, being a newbie and all.

I started Love in the Time of Cholera yesterday. A friend talks about it all the time but I never read it so I thought I would give it a try.

I'm curious, though not far enough yet to know how I like it.

[Ann from S.C.]

I am reading NEVER LET ME GO. I have heard some good things on GRs, but I am not feeling it yet...

[Lori, Super Mod]

Hi 3rdFloor... I like your name, very interesting!

I decided to start Around the World in 80 Days... Im a huge Verne fan and was craving some of his stuff...

I had just finished Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. It was the title story in a novel of short stories, and while i liked Dr.Jekyll, I just couldnt get myself all worked up to read the other stories. (1) I tend to struggle with shorties and (2) Im not a big fan of the gothic lit authors.... his writing was a bit grating and took me awhile to get used to.

[Jamie]

I just finished The Woman in White and have moved on to The Sunday Philosophy Club by Alexander McCall Smith. It's pretty good so far, but I want to finish it soon so I can move on to Twilight and Emma.

[Jeane]

Lori, I read around the world in 80 days about two months ago. It was my first Jules Verne book but I really enjoyed it.

I've read Dr. Jekkyl and Mr. Hyde a couple of years ago nd it is a good story but nothing more for me. I am more glad tat I read it ebcause it is for me one of those I feel I should read it once but nothing special.

[Lori, Super Mod]

Jeane, are you planning on reading any other Verne novels? You really should. He is a fantastic writer.

Yeah, I felt the same with Dracula, Frankenstien and Dr. Jekyll. They were novels I was happy to have finally read, but wont be screaming about them from the rooftops.

[Sera]

Kellie, great call on the Flagg book. I read it a couple of years ago, and I absolutely adored it. It's such a sweet, cozy story. You'll have to let me know what you think as you get into it.

[Jeane]

Lori, i also read Fifteen year old captain but found it sometimes too cruel. I am not sure but the cover of it looked like it is for young people. If it is, than I really think it was a bit too cruel.


Fifteen Year Old Captain

[Cheri Howard]

Finished Marley & Me last night — I haven't cried that much in quite a long time!

On to my first Jhumpa Lahiri book, The Namesake.

[Lori, Super Mod]

Jeane never heard of it. It must be hard to track down since goodreads cannot locate a proper cover for it.

[Chloe]

I was hoping to start on East of Eden as soon as I finished my last read but here I am with 3 days until November and nothing to read. So I decided to try to reevaluate an author that I really didn't care for when he was forced down my throat in high school- Hemingway. As such I'm going to be reading The Garden of Eden, which many Ernest Enthusiasts have recommended to me.

[Laura]

Seth - Thanks for the Wodehouse rec. I think I'm going to be looking for funny authors until my international funds come back (may have a while to wait on that one !)

Looks like there are tons. Which one should I start with?

[Jaime]

I finish Dracula last night...

Starting Dead Until Dark today...

[Lissa]

I'm currently reading No Angel - Penny Vincenzi.
It's not bad of a book but I liked more her other book An Absolute Scandal

[Ann from S.C.]

Oh, and I also started MONSTER,59 by David Maine. I love the way he writes. Its like he is talking to you. Well, I guess he is, but, you know what I mean:)

[Jeane]

Well, the one i read seems to be almost 25 years old. what suprised me like i said is that the cover looks like it's a book for young people, teenagers but int he story you read things like finding fingers and hands still on a chain belong to the slaves.....I am not a teenager anymore but when I read it and other things, I found it hard. Besides that I did like the book. But I am looking forward to read other of his 'adult' books in the future.