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Finished The Blithedale Romance (a little late)

Just finished A Visit From the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan. I loved it.

I finished 1Q84. I liked it.

Just finshed The Murder of Roger Ackroyd- Agatha Christie.

I tried to read Of Human Bondage, but just couldn't get into it - didn't like the main character and I knew the direction the story was going to go and just couldn't see pushing through it. I abandoned that and moved on to Villette, which I just finished. I thought it was okay, but didn't like it as well as Jane Eyre, which is one of my all-time favorites. I never really came to love the main character, Lucy Snow, (like I did with Jane) because she was so closed, and I understand that was how the author intended her to be but I just didn't care for her, although I did pity her. Another difficulty I had with the book is that there was a lot of French dialogue, and while I learned French years ago I don't know it well enough now to get all of it - especially since I was doing it as an audiobooks.

Luís wrote: "The Diary of a Young Girl
Very Good One ...It Touched Me.."

FYI: Not a 1001 Books list title.

Mikela wrote: "The 13 Clocks. Almost feels like I'm cheating when I cross this one off as read."

I don't know anything about this book - Care to tell why you made this comment?

The Absentee by Maria Edgeworth. Took me 3 weeks to read the 236 pages for some reason, but I really enjoyed it and gave it 5*.

Linda wrote: "Mikela wrote: "The 13 Clocks. Almost feels like I'm cheating when I cross this one off as read."

I don't know anything about this book - Care to tell why you made this comment?"

I don't think it's cheating at all. I haven't read this in so long, but I love it. Yes it's short, and yes it's a children's story. But it is so beautifully crafted and so profound that it is one of my favourite books.

Ahhhh 13 clocks! I too felt I had cheated big time.
A nice book but it is soooo short especially if your pevious book was an epic.

Freedom by Jonathan Franzen -

ripped through it pretty quickly, wasn't event too bothered by the politics in it. Looks like a big read but the pace means you can knock it over in a week.

Middlemarch -Eliot
and
Mary Barton -Gaskell

The Power and The Glory by Graham Greene, Marya by Joyce Carol Oates, Portnoy's Complaint by Philip Roth, Death in Venice by Thomas Mann and Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs. That's quite a few books; it kind of looks like I don't have a life....

Ginny wrote: "it kind of looks like I don't have a life.... "

You have a reading life - sounds great!

Molloy by Samuel Beckett

Summer in Baden-Baden. I wish this one was better known.

Just finished Silk...short but I liked it .

Reread of Emma. Enjoyed it once again.

1Q84* - Murakami

1Q84

I can recommend this novel only to hard core Murakami fans and those fully commited to reading every book on the 1001 Books You Should Read... Lists. It is interesting but also vastly longer than it needs to be!

Pere Goriot.

Sad commentary, annoying characters, yet something saved it for me a bit, maybe the style. Thankfully not too long.

Buddenbrooks - a true masterpiece, highly recommended!

I just finished The Secret History which was a struggle to get through at first, but the second half of the book moved a lot quicker.

The Graduate. It is almost identical to the film plot-wise, and a very quick read.

The Blithedale Romance by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

Disgrace by JM Coetzee. Very intense at some points but I didn't like the final part.

1Q84 by Haruki Murakami

Rachel (Sfogs) wrote: "The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks.
Wow! This book will not be for everyone, topic-wise.
It reminds me of 'The Lord of the Flies', though far better..
VERY WELL WRITTEN!!
I felt sorry for Frank, espec..."

That is on TBR pile for a while now. I think I am going to start that next.

Not sure if I should post this or not since they are listed as the complete trilogy. Just finished the Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien. I am planning on reading the other two as well. If you have only watched the movies I would definitely read the books. My husband found a copy of the additions that were supposed to be added to some of the other books (including the Hobbit) may have to reread that with those changes.

I just finished Joseph Heller's Catch-22. It's one of the funniest books I've read.

Crime & Punishment. I almost feel like I deserve a medal for that one, LOL...that one was hard going...

Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf.

Loved it. 's my review.

Neuromancer* - Wm. Gibson ****


Neuromancer

Groundbreaking sci-fi of the 80's that all sci-fi lovers should read!

Breakfast at tiffany's. It was wonderful.

Just finished Hemingway's For Whom the Bell Tolls...and glad that's over with. I thought my dislike for Hemingway was just a high school thing...but, no, I still find his writing tedious. There were so many moments where I wanted to scream...."Nobody talks like that!"

Just finished The Mayor of Casterbridge. It was a little predictable, but overall pretty enjoyable

I finished In Cold Blood by Truman Capote and Animal's People by Indra Sinha.

I just finished Titus Groan. I was blown away by the absolute beauty of the description, so vivid and darkly humorous. I am excited to read Gormenghast.

Just finished 1984. Enjoyed revisiting this one.

Just finished the Golden Ass.

Ed wrote: "Just finished Hemingway's For Whom the Bell Tolls...and glad that's over with. I thought my dislike for Hemingway was just a high school thing...but, no, I still find his writing tedious. There wer..."

I'm also not a Hemingway fan - love Steinbeck, though. Go figure...

Saturday
Beautiful writing.

Less Than Zero by Bret Easton Ellis.

My mind is turning into mush.

When Christ and His Saints Slept by Sharon Kay Penman

I wanted to read some well-written historical fiction with properly researched background. My research indicated that Sharon Penman has earned a great deal of respect for just those characteristics. After reading the novel, I am now going to read all of her books! Great book!

Rod wrote: "When Christ and His Saints Slept by Sharon Kay Penman

I wanted to read some well-written historical fiction with properly researched background. My research indicated that Sharon Penman has earned..."

I don't believe this is a list book.

Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy..... sad sad story...but Hardy's writing never fails to please.

One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest. Wish I had read the book before seeing the movie...good book.

Her Privates We, which was a privilege to read.

My Review

Ethan Frome, Edith Wharton. So sad.

Never Let Me Go.

Where Angels Fear to Tread, E.M. Forster