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[Jeane]

Atishay, did you know he will be publishing his new book The brave, next year? It is already a year I am waiting for it, I can't stand it anymore..want it now!!!!!

[Atishay]

Hey! I didn't know that! That's cool! So, something to look forward to already, for the next year.. Great!!!

[Kristie]

The other day I finished "FOR THE MAY QUEEN" by GR Author Kate Evans. Quick, easy, engaging read....highly recommend it.

Halfway through Richard Laymon's CUTS....The man is a genius in the horror genre

Next up for me JANE EYRE!

[Jamie]

Mary - I just saw your post about the books I'd mentioned. I'm not sure if you've already checked out the links to the books yet but, to answer your question, The Woman in White is a mystery that was written in 1860 by Wilkie Collins. One of the main themes is how marriage affected women at that time. I did enjoy it, but it wasn't very surprising for a mystery. I ended up giving it 4 stars and I do recommend it.

Although I haven't finished The Sunday Philosophy Club yet, I did start Twilight (a young adult novel) last night and I think it will be a quick read, even though I am not typically a fan of vampire-related material. I'd avoided this series for a while, due to it's odd premise - it's been described as a retelling of Beauty and the Beast, only with vampires. Ultimately, it looks like it will be a pretty good love story.

Emma is considered by many to be Jane Austen's masterpiece. Although she's my favorite author, I've put it off this long because I just don't want to be finished with all of her novels yet. I've been taking a bit of a break before I move on to it, as it is the last Austen novel I've yet to read. If you're unfamiliar with the book, the title character plays matchmaker for her friends. As with her other books, major themes of the book are social class and marriage in the 19th Century.

[silvia]

I'm almost half way on The True Story of Hansel and Gretelby louise murphy. its fantastic

[Carrie]

bnoir -- that looks so good!!
I love anything dealing with fairy tales.

[silvia]

its great. but dont let the fairy tale full you the book is reaaly sad and brutal (its very descriptive of the violence inflicted by the naziz) but at the same time there a sweet tender side to the story

[Laura]

Anyone who enjoyed Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier may be interested in My Cousin Rachel by the same author. I actually think it is the stronger of the two novels, although anything she writes is cool in my book.

[Lori, Super Mod]

Bnoir, I added that book to my To Buy list.. it looks really good. I like anything that ties in to the fairy tale theme and makes it more modern...

I finished Around the World in 80 Days this morning. True to Verne, such a great story!! All the more reason I love him. Someone in here had said that if a contemperary author had written this novel it would have been 800+ pages, and I totally agree. Verne does so much with saying so little..... He crammed so much greatness into this tiny little novel.

I have decided to join in on the Extremely Loud and Incredibly close bandwagon.... Since November is almost upon us!

[Suzanne]

Gone by Lisa Gardner. I finished The Book Club by Mary Alice Monroe early this morning.

[silvia]

Lory

my fav verne is miguel strogoff. not sf, a beutiful powerfull epic on the russian lands

[Ashley]

Just started The Scarlet Letter on Dailylit.com

[Leila]

Heather - It's interesting as in I am curious as to how it will turn out and if I will like it or not ;) I have a thing for books narrated by children and writers who are very experimental in their languages. However, since I have only just recently started and haven't gotten very far, I can't do a full judgement (other than first impression :P) and so, it'll be interesting to see how it will turn out :D

[Julianne]

It's so funny to see how so many people picked up Around the World in 80 Days this month. Not that it's a random book (it is a classic and quite popular).

It was my first Verne, but definitely not my last. Interesting, I read that Jules Verne said Alexandre Dumas is one of his idols. My next classic read is The Three Musketeers.

Lori, it might have been me with the 800 page comment in my review of the book. If I didn't say it, I agree with it ;-)

I am still working through Lamb (Christopher Moore). He is such a smart, funny writer. I am about halfway through, and totally intrigued. I almost need to pull out my Bible and keep it close at hand as a reference, though!

Next for me is Me Talk Pretty One Day and, (G)emma-GUESS...A Great and Terrible Beauty.

[Julianne]

Oh, and Marley and Me-great. Thirteenth Tale-awesome!

And Rebecca has been recommended sooo much to me. I wish my Mount TBR wasn't so big, so I could finish all these books (or, that I would get some sort of illness where I can't work for like a couple of months and can read nonstop!!! JK)

[Melissa]

Right now I'm reading Rockabye by Rebecca Woolf. It's a memoir of her surprise pregnancy and what happened during her pregnancy. I follow her blogs (Girl's Gone Child and Straight from the Bottle) and she's amazing! Very funny and true to life.

[Jessica]

I just finished A Tale of Two Cities and am now onto To Kill a Mockingbird. Finally!

[Lori, Super Mod]

Julianne, you might be right. I think it was your review. Very insightful.

[Courtney]

I am half way through Love the One You're With

[Melissa]

I'm currently a little more than halfway through with 4th of July by James Patterson -- still aiming to have that finished before tomorrow night, since it was my goal to finish it in October. I'm also reading Dragon's Breath by E.D. Baker, and I read 12 pages of Love Walked In earlier this week or something, but I'm not really focusing too hard on that one. I need to get started on The Boleyn Inheritance for another book club read.

[Kristie]

I loved the women's murder club....the next one comes out in April!

[Melissa]

Ohhh! Thanks for sharing that, Kristie Faye!

[Linda]

bnoir, Thanks for the information on The True Story of Hansel and Gretel. I bought the book a few weeks back and haven't gotten to it to read yet. I think this will push it up in the queue.

[Krista]

Ditto Atishay to Stacie. I picked up Rebecca from a clearance pile because it sounded interesting and now I just haven't hit the mood to read it. Would love to hear how the story is overall.

[Atishay]

I would highly recommend "Rebecca" to all the readers. I'm currently reading it and its beautifully written. Laura, I'll surely check the book you mentioned once I'm finished with this one. Ikiwiki, if you are really in a mood for some classical writing (with a suspense background to go along with), there's nothing better than "Rebecca".

[silvia]

I loved the movie "rebecca". didnt knew there was a book. just add it to my whislist

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

I'm not sure what I'll read next. Maybe The Three Musketeers.

[Nicole]

Breaking Dawn!

[Jackie]

Dayum, I need to get on the Twilight bandwagon. I saw the preview for the movie last night and it looks pretty good.

[[deleted user]]

I just finished M is for Magic and would probably never have found this great book if a friend hadn't invited me to Goodreads. Its wonderful so don't miss it. I especially liked Chivalry and also The Price. If you like cats do read The Price. Even if you are sick like I have been you won't fall asleep reading these short stories!
Some of them are too scary!
Alice

[Lori, Super Mod]

ok, Im closing in on the 1.2 way mark in EL&IC... and loving this book so very very much. I dont know if I would have ever picked it up if it hadnt won for this months group read, so thank you to all who voted on it!!!

Very much like "Dead Fathers Club", "Curious Incident/Dog/Nighttime", and "Book of Lost Things"... which all revolve around messed up young boys on a mission.

If you havent decided to pick it up yet, you really really should!

[[deleted user]]

Hey...isn't that the November read? :)

[Lori, Super Mod]

Uhm. er....

yeah

I know, I know. I am two days ahead. But I can explain.... really. honest

I have to work all weekend (im the 12 hour day weekend girl, remember?), and Nov 1st is Saturday and there was NO WAY I was going to be able to start a new book till Tuesday, which is my next day off.... soooooooo

I thought it would be ok to sneak it in a few days early.....

(gulp)

[Angela]

Understandable Lori... no explanation needed :)

[Courtney]

Breaking Dawn

[[deleted user]]

Geez Lori. I dunno. Rules are rules. Next thing you'll be starting a discussion thread in October...

hehe

[Darla]

Eclipse by Stephanie Meyer

I loved the first two, and so far I'm quite happy with this one :)

[Laura]

Rebecca is excellent, Ikiwiki, esp. for this time of year.

[Heather]

I read Rebecca about two years ago and loved it. My Cousin Rachel looks good - thanks for mentioning it Laura. Now if a copy can just be found...

[Sherry]

bnoir, The True Story of Hansel and Gretel looks good.I've added it to my wish list.

Finished House of Leaves which I loved but I'm at a loss as to what to choose for my next read.
Decisions,decisions!

[Kellie]

Sera....and everyone
I am LOVING this Fannie Flagg book!
IT is so good, I haven't wanted to peek in on TNBBC!!
Welcome to the World, Baby Girl!: A Novel

[Cynthia]

Just finished March by Brooks...finally...I have just been lazy about reading lately...don't know why. Too many distractions...cough, cough GOODREADS cough, cough...lol!!! It was good but I just didn't connect to it like I thought I would... for one thing I loved Little Women and her descriptions of Mr. March and Marmee just didn't match what Alcott described in my opinion.

Next for me will be Testimony by Anita Shreve.

[alicia]

I m reading Succubus On Top by Richelle Mead.I love this series it's fun.

[Atishay]

I finished "Broken Soup" by Jenny Valentine last week. It's the winner of Guardian children's book prize or something like that. Anyway, the book was a splendid read and I would recommend it to anyone looking for something light to read.

[silvia]

alice

I've read smoke and mirrors some time ago some of the stories are the same that in m is for magic, but M is more turned to YA. I loved chilvalry, it made think of monthy python and the search for the only grail. Actually all the stories reminded me of something I've raed or seen in a film. that as really interesting. Gaiman is a great story teller

[Atishay]

Susanna, don't think about "The Three Musketeers". Its an amazing classic.
Sadester, i loved The hound of Baskervilles. Having said that, I never figured out what made this novel especially famous among other Sherlock Holmes novels. I think all of them were superb. Some of the last cases taken up by Sherlock in "The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes" were simply amazing. If you are really enjoying the hound of baskervilles, you must read the others as well.

[Kellie]

I have read The True Story of Hansel and Gretel
This is my review....
This story was amazing. The author was ingenious, taking this fable and using it to tell the story of two children who have to fend for themselves during the Holocaust in Poland. I was intrigued with the setting of this novel since I am part Polish. The author chose The Bialowieza Forest for the setting of this story after seeing a television program about it. Reading about this makes me want to research it myself. Ms. Murphy also wrote a very detailed and disturbing description of the horrors of WWII and the murder of the Jews in gas chambers. This made the story almost like it really happened. This was an unforgettable story. One I highly recommend!!

I gave it a 5 out of 5

[Kristie]

Ok. Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, Breaking Dawn.

Liked Twilight and New Moon, LOVED Eclipse and HATED Breaking Dawn

I have been keeping up with trailers and stuff for Twilight since the beginning and I figured out that its not going to be true true to the book, especially the important parts. I will probably go see it because I can't avoid it. I lost my spunk for the series with Breaking Dawn....

[Melissa]

Kellie, thanks to seeing the recent mentions of this book, I have added it to Mt. TBR.

I just finished 4th of July this morning. I'm planning on focusing on Dragon's Breath a bit, then adding The Boleyn Inheritance to the mix.

[Cheri Howard]

Finished The Namesake last night and was surprisingly pleased with it. Based on reviews I've read and heard, it's not her best work. If that's true, then I will really enjoy reading The Interpreter of Maladies and others...

I'm reading Julia's Chocolates now, so far I'm not impressed and I'm only 30 odd pages in — I'll give it some more time, though. Anyone else read this? If so, I'm curious what you thought of it.