What are you reading?

Sparkle · 05-02-2011, 08:03 AM

I've just finished 'The Imperfectionists' by Tom Rachman
It was enjoyable but quite slow and ambling.

Now I have several books that I started but wasn't immediately taken with..
I used to have a rule that I would read at least the 1/3 of a book, and if that point I still wasn't in to it - I could walk away from it. Now I seem to have a shorter attention span.

Any feedback on this list?

The Night Watch by Sarah Waters

Juliet, Naked by Nick Hornby

The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber

The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy

The Double Bind by Chris Bohjalian

The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz

Venus007 · 05-02-2011, 11:10 PM

"Star Begotten" HG Wells

Martina · 05-02-2011, 11:24 PM

Living in End Times by Slavoj Zizek

justkim · 05-03-2011, 06:08 AM

The end of the term is a week from Wednesday. Which for me means I can read something other than A & P II stuff. I have loaded my Color Nook with some wish list items and have many paper books I hope I can make a dent on in one weeks time before next term begins. Wish me luck? I have some titles I would like to share but can't remember them off of the top of my head. Happy reading everyone!

Mitmo01 · 05-02-2011, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Sparkle

I've just finished 'The Imperfectionists' by Tom Rachman
It was enjoyable but quite slow and ambling.

Now I have several books that I started but wasn't immediately taken with..
I used to have a rule that I would read at least the 1/3 of a book, and if that point I still wasn't in to it - I could walk away from it. Now I seem to have a shorter attention span.

Any feedback on this list?

The Night Watch by Sarah Waters

Juliet, Naked by Nick Hornby

The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber

The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy

The Double Bind by Chris Bohjalian

The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz

i loved the Crimson Petal and the White---you need to give that a try, there entire first chapter is set in the second person....its short but it drew me in and i thought the book was very interesting...its main protagonist is a victorian prostitute....very good book

Sparkle · 05-03-2011, 07:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Mitmo01

i loved the Crimson Petal and the White---you need to give that a try, there entire first chapter is set in the second person....its short but it drew me in and i thought the book was very interesting...its main protagonist is a victorian prostitute....very good book

Perhaps I need to give it another try, thanks.

I got a ways in to it. I'm usually a big fan of any literature set in London, and the premise of this appealed to me, but I wasn't really drawn in.

I know it was a well liked book when it came out.

pajama · 05-03-2011, 07:50 AM

Finished Thirst - Volume 2, slowly trudging through the Autobiography of Mark Twain that I haven't been able to read all semester. And have now discovered that I apparently packed the plethora of other books on the "to read" list, so Twain is all that's left.

dark_crystal · 05-03-2011, 04:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sparkle

I've just finished 'The Imperfectionists' by Tom Rachman
It was enjoyable but quite slow and ambling.

Now I have several books that I started but wasn't immediately taken with..
I used to have a rule that I would read at least the 1/3 of a book, and if that point I still wasn't in to it - I could walk away from it. Now I seem to have a shorter attention span.

Any feedback on this list?

The Night Watch by Sarah Waters

Juliet, Naked by Nick Hornby

The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber

The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy

The Double Bind by Chris Bohjalian

The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz

I just read Juliet, Naked and I liked it a lot. It helps if you have lived with music snobs tho

dark_crystal · 05-03-2011, 04:25 PM

wolfbittenpoet · 05-03-2011, 06:10 PM

Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac

I think I like it better then OTR. Now if only I could get Big Sur and Desolation Angels in.

Sparkle · 05-03-2011, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by dark_crystal

I just read Juliet, Naked and I liked it a lot. It helps if you have lived with music snobs tho

I may or may not be a music snob myself

I'll try that story again. I do love Nick Hornby.

Thank you.

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