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[Carrie]

but I feel like I need to go get the 2nd one...

[Laura]

GEmma has no idea how much she's affected us, does she? Libba Bray ought to pay her commission!

[Carrie]

I totally agree. She was my main inspiration for buying the book!

[Petra X]

I think that Animal Farm, 1984, Brave New World and Lord of the Flies together form a thorough political education without being at all heavy. All of the books are great reads. I liked the Lord of the Flies film too.

[Ann from S.C.]

Ok ,I did not realize that there was a sequel to AGATB!!! I will have to check it out.

[Carrie]

It's called Rebel Angels I thnk, Ann.

Fiona, it's A Great and Terrible Beauty

[Ann from S.C.]

Thanks Carrie, I will have to check it out.

[Carrie]

No problemo!

[Ann from S.C.]

I am also starting MARLEY AND ME for the non-fiction read for the fall reading challenge. I have a golden retriever, so I know this is going to be a tear jearker.

[Jeane]

Just finished Evening Classand it was good good good. Just reading about anything remotely linked to Italy.... Prepared Book of the dead by Patricia Cornwell for tomorrow.

[Jeane]

it is waiting there for me for tomorrow, which is in 20 minutes!

[Jeane]

Because I am too tired but I am trying to scroll up and down without anyone writing something ehre, so I can go to bed pretending that nobody goes on without me being online..... and because I know that once I start I will go on too long and I am a morning person, not an evening eprson adn I will be like a zombie tomorrow. ALready came back this morning at 2 am!

[Heather]

Atishay, I read Midnight's Children about 15 years ago and I loved it. In fact, I still have it and hope to re-read it one day. But, alas, I found this group and my TBR pile grows and grows and grows...anyway I hope you enjoy it.

[Kristie]

Ann--- there is also a third book The Sweet Far Thing!!!

[Coalbanks]

The Last Station - Jay Pirini.

The last year of the life of Tolstoy told in a fictionalised diary-style from the viewpoints of several of the Tolstoyans - wife, daughter, doctor, business mgr, secretary & Tolstoy himself. Pirini used the real diaries/letters/books of several of them as the framework & fleshed out the story with his imagined thoughts & conversations of the characters. Overal a sympathetic view of a commune made up of difficult & contradictory characters.

[Chloe]

Atishay, regarding Midnight's Children- it's my favorite of the books I've read by Rushdie. I enjoyed the sort of fantastic look at Partition and India that Rushdie offered up- tying the story of the people who were born on the night of Independence to the larger tale of India's modern government following the end of colonialism. Rushdie is always a little dense at first, but once you pick up the rhythm of the book it gets a lot better.

[Cynthia]

The Tudor Novels of Philippa Gregory should go like this....
1. The Constant Princess
2. The Other Boleyn Girl
3. The Boleyn Inheritance
4. The Queen's Fool
5. The Virgin's Lover
5. The Other Queen

[Cynthia]

Yeah I haven't read that series yet...I plan to as soon as I can find room in my reading schedule for them...I read her first 3 part series and really liked them so I'm looking forward to these.

[Dayna]

I've read all of the Gregory Tudor series and I also found them highly addicting - so I was really disappointed with the lastest, "The Other Queen". I started with The Other Boleyn Girl which was just compulsively readable - I think the key is the way you feel about the narrator. The Constant Pricess is from Queen Katherine's POV, The Other Boleyn Girl is from Mary Boleyn's and The Queen's Fool is from a village girl. These are by far the best. Inheritance, Virgin's Lover and The Other Queen just aren't narrated by smart, sympathetic women in the heart of the action and they lose something for it.

[Jackie]

I brought book 2 from the Wideacre series...not realizing it was part of a series. I read a couple of reviews here on GR and they weren't that good, so I'm glad someone said they enjoyed it. I've read The Other Boleyn Girl and The Boleyn Inheritance which got me hooked on Gregory.

[Cynthia]

I did like the Wideacre series...especially the third in the series...I think some elements of the storyline would turn people off (i.e. incest) but it was overall an interesting series (I didn't realize it was a trilogy at first either) that made me want to read more of her stuff.

[Connie]

Just started I am Legend last night. Liking it a lot so far (much more than I expected to).

[Atishay]

Thanks Heather and Logan ! I'll add it to my TBR now. I was a bit disappointed by Rushdie's Grimus, that's why i was in doubt about this one.. I will definitely read it now

[Jeane]

Heather I had almost the same problem. I only got to know about P. Gregory ebcase of the movie and wanted to buy the book. But then I suddenly had all books of that writer in front of me and didn't know if that was the first one or not.

[Julianne]

I concur with everyone that Libba Bray owes (G)Emma BIG TIME! She is the reason I picked up AGATB, and will probably continue with the series. It's in my TBR in November pile (I've got lots of historical fiction this month).

I just finished Lamb by Christopher Moore. Thank you everyone who suggested it. I loved it! It was very clever and insightful, and funny as hell! I look forward to more Moore (Ha!)

Now, I'm reading Me Talk Pretty One Day. I've only read the first two essays. They're cute, but not LOL funny yet.

[Kellie]

Kim
The Tender Bar: A Memoir
Is one of my all time favorite reads.
I love the way Moehringer writes.
His words are truly beautiful and the story is great too!

[Krista]

Speaking of (G)Emma...where is the darling? I'm suprised she hasn't jumped in yet on ALL the people who are currelty reading her screen-namesake.
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I finised A Dirty Job: A Novel and plan to read another Moore book at some point. I found the book pretty good and I did laugh out loud at some parts, I just didn't find it hilarious like I was hoping. I'm thinking there were a lot of jokes I just didn't get...very sheltered, naieve, and uninformed I am.

Now I'm reading The Best American Science Writing 2008. This is not a book I would have picked up myself. It's for a new bookclub I've joined. It's a collection of short science articles and so far they all seem to focus on the health field. Suprisingly to me, I'm enjoying it thus far...only about two articles in.

[Laura]

I think GEmma is spending all of her time on NaNo because otherwise she would be in here jumping for joy that so many people are reading Libba Bray! I really miss her emu face!

[Linda]

Just finished The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. It wasn't one of my favorite books, but not terrible. On to The True Story of Hansel and Gretel.

[Atishay]

Linda, I liked The curious incident of the dog in the night time. But I had read the condensed version they publish in Readers Digest annual editions.

[Jeane]

Don't call the good girl! She will hear it and a to keep concentrating on her writing! I jsut hope it is ebcause she is writing we don't see her popping up

[Sherry]

I finished The Island of Dr.Moreau and thoroughly enjoyed it.Miles better then Dracula for Victorian fiction. Now I'm torn between Sweet Thursday or East of Eden. Started them both but can't decide which one I'd prefer because they both are appealing!

[Sherry]

Hmmm... I feel my rubber arm in a twist!

[Jeane]

I would say East of Eden too byt just because I really want to read it and the other one i don't know.

[Sherry]

Sweet Thursday is a sequel of sorts to Cannery Row which I loved! It would be lovely to revisit Mack and the boys but I've been anticipating a re-read of EoE and of coarse there is the rubber arm twist that is always irresistible! :)

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

Well, Sweet Thursday is the sequel to Cannery Row.

Edit: beat me to it!

[Heather]

I just started Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close and I'm loving it so far! I think I will be spending the rest of the day with it.

[Chloe]

I've been looking for a secondhand copy of Sweet Thursday since I found out that it was sequel, of sorts, to Cannery Row. I have to go buy cold weather clothes today for our impending move to the North and I'm nearly positive that I'll finagle a stop at Borders or Bookmans into the deal. If so, Sweet Thursday is coming home with me.

[Sherry]

Yay Logan! I hope it's as wonderful as Cannery Row was!

[Laura]

Hi Sherry, it's been awhile, but I didn't think it was as good at the time. Still anything Steinbeck does is good, so how can you really go wrong. I'm a weirdo I guess, but I didn't like EoE that much. I love Steinbeck though.

[Cynthia]

Finished Testimony last night - very different from everything else I've read by Shreve but very good.

Next I plan to pick up Big Stone Gap .

[Carrie]

CYNTHIA!!!!!!!! CYNTHIA!!!!!!!! I'm Anita Shreve's biggest fan!! I'm dying to read TESTIMONY, but can't bare to shell out $30! TELL ME ALLLLLL ABOUT IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Kellie]

I love her too!
I read The Pilot's Wife right after my honeymoon and became instantly hooked on her books. She has written some good ones.
Light on Snow
All He Ever Wanted: A Novel
The Last Time They Met: A Novel
Are 3 other good ones....

[Carrie]

The Last Time They Met and Sea Glass and Where or When are my faves :)

[Melody]

Just finished Breath by Tim Winton.
Have started The Book Thief.

[Jamie]

I just finished Twilight (I wish I hadn't listened to all of the negative reviews for so long - I LOVED it), and I'm now reading Midnight Sun (Edward's version of Twilight) because it's available online. I'm hoping New Moon will be in at the library tomorrow for me to pick up.

[Jamie (The Perpetual Page-Turner)]

Jamie..I just finished Twilight recently myself..and i didn't read it for the longest time because of all the hype..but i LOVED it! I just got New Moon today for 8 bucks at the Target near my house..so if you can't get it at the library..you should try there.

[Jamie]

Jamie - New Moon is actually in transit to me right now from another library, but I'm not sure if it will be there tomorrow or Tuesday.

I didn't give Twilight much of a chance either, since I don't normally enjoy vampire stories. The negative reviews really got to me, though. All of the criticism seems so unwarranted now, though - all of the vampire stuff is fantasy, so who are we to say what they would or wouldn't do/be like? A lot of people also were irritated by Bella's dependence on Edward, but given the situation, it didn't bother me at all (Edward is a very lovable character, isn't he?).

[Jamie (The Perpetual Page-Turner)]

Ooh i'm glad you are able to get it!

that's how i was..i already had my guard up against vampire stories..because..its not my thing..but i think it is ridiculous of people to be criticizing the things in it..you are right..it totally is fantasy..you have to read it with that mind set..it's not realistic.that's the point. I don't really mind bella's dependence on Edward..i mean..if she were a real life person..i might be irritated..but i mean..it seems like she kind of needs him anyways. haha..and i do love Edward..i think he's great.. :)

[Mandy]

I've picked up James Patterson's newest Cross Country and am about halfway through and loving it, I love reading the Alex Cross books.