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what book did you finish?
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Aug 16, 2008 01:53PM
Just finished Austenland by Shannon Hale -- a fun, quick read! I really liked it.
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Peace Like a River by Leif Enger -- it's fantastic. Lovers of language will love it; the writing is both lyrical and readable.
The most recent books I have finnished are The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand, Catch-22 by Joesph Hellar, and Dr. Jykell and Mr. Hyde by Rober Louis Stevenson.
The last books I finished were Harvesting the Heart by Jodi Picoult and Sisters by Danielle Steel. I'm hoping to finish Eclipse tonight.
I liked Eclispe much better then Twilight. Eclispe left me hanging and I can't wait to read Breaking Dawn to find out what happens next.
I just finnised The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco, really interesting and thought provoking book
I just finished The Gypsy Morph by Terry Brooks. If you are a fan of his, you'll love it! Heading on to First Among Sequels (Thursday Next) by Jasper Fforde. It's got my attention quicker than I thought.. if only there were more hours in the day.. sigh
I have recently finnished The Ambassadors by Henry James. He is a difficult writer to grasp, and there are parts of the book I do not completely understand, but I think he is still a compelling writer with a lot of depth, and I enjoyed his works. It is a good story and I have glimpses of understanding.
Yes, it is a book that takes concentration, or a lot could be missed. It is not the kind of book you want to read during commerical breaks while watching TV
I finished Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman. It was really good, I loved it. I also just read Children of the Mind by Orson Scott Card. It was a bit disappointing, usually he's pretty good.
Just finished JANE EYRE....I highly recommend it. Very easy to read classic!
So far I really like Jane Eyre! I can't wait to discuss it with you!
I just finished Dragonforge by James Maxey. I really enjoyed it.
Beth A. wrote: "I also just read Children of the Mind by Orson Scott Card. It was a bit disappointing, usually he's pretty good."Hi Beth, I'm interested as to what you were disappointed with in this. Have you read the preceding books in the series?
Hello, Just finished NEW MOON, and THE STUPIDIST ANGEL. Now I am into THE STAND and THE HOUSE ON MANGO STREET.I am old on GRs but new to this group:)
It is a short and quick read. And pretty good too.
Logan, I have read the Ender Series but not the Shadow Series. I loved Ender's Game, Speaker for the Dead, and Xenocide, but I lost interest with Children of the Mind. It was really slow, especially the first half.
But Orson Scott Card is still one of my favorite authors. Most of his books are really good.
Yesterday I finally finished DREAMLAND by Kevin Baker. Liked the book although it wasn't as good as the first part of the triology, PARADISE ALLEY
Hello, new to the group. I have just finished David McCullough's Truman, all 992 pages! It really was an interesting read and great to understand about someone I had not been that curious.
I just finished Forensic Nurse. Load of rubbish. Badly written too.
I just finished Songs for the Missing by Stewart O'Nan. Really sad but good.
Falling Awake - Viv French, Walking with Rainbows - Isla Dewar, Harpies - David Belbin & The Cold Heart of Summer - Alan Gibbons.
I recently finished "Pretties" by Scott Westerfeld
Operandi wrote: "I recently finished WATER FOR ELEPHANTS by Sara Gruen. It was outstanding."Just finished CROSS COUNTRY by James Patterson - whoa! what a topic to handle.
I just finished Fast Track by Fern Michaels and going head right into Collateral Damage again by Fern Michaels. It's another sisterhood series.
Emilee wrote: "How was Water for Elephants operandi?"I loved Water for Elephants. Would recommend.
I just read Brother Odd and did not like it as much as the other two.The story was just weird in that one.
I just finished Stuff White People Like. It was ok. Some parts were funnier than others.
While waiting for my electricity to come back on last week (6 days), one of the books I read by flashlight was The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop by Lewis Buzbee, a nonfiction title that was a fascinating memoir of Buzbee's years of working in the bookselling business, along with all sorts of interesting information and tidbits on books, printing, and all things books.
Just finished A Three Dog Life, a Memoir. It was a quick read, sweet, and a little sad, but very honest. I would def. recommend it!
Just finished Annie May's Black Book. Rubbish. Not enjoyable chicklit fluffy rubbish as I'd expected, just rubbish.
Finished The Mentalist - Rod Duncan, Sleepover Club Makeover - Jana Hunter, I Am The Messenger - Markus Zusak
Congratulations Emilee and Fiona on your finishes! Fiona, how did you like I am the Messenger? I loved it!
Emilee,I loved Water for Elephants. It was excellent. I would highly recommend it to anyone who has not yet read it.
Finishing up Nursery Crimes.I really enjoyed this cozy mystery.I have never read her before and am glad i picked up the rest of the series while i was at the library so i have quite a few weeks of reading here.
Beth, Some ppl loved it, myself, it was ok as far as a book is concerned. I never thought it was a Terrific book. You would need to read it Beth to make up ur mind hun xx
Finished Sleepover Girls Go Green - Angie Bates.
Finished Skin Privilege - Karin Slaughter
I just finished The Road by Cormac McCarthy.
Just finished The Anatomy of Deception - Lawerence Goldstone
Just finished The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Just finished Martin Misunderstood - Karin Slaughter.
Finished "The Prey" by Allison Brennan. Good read, plan on reading the next two in this trilogy.
Finished Hogfather by Terry Pratchett. Always enjoyable to enter the Discworld universe, but not one of the best.
I just finished reading Twilight and now I'm reading The Last Chinese Chef.
Christina Stind wrote: "Finished Hogfather by Terry Pratchett. Always enjoyable to enter the Discworld universe, but not one of the best."How funny, Christina, Hogfather is one of my favorites.
I really like Mort - I like the books about Death a lot.I need to read some more Discworld novels - I haven't read that many unfortunately.
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