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katey
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I did like it, but it wasn't one of my favourite reads...I was put of it to start with as it was hard back and very heavy to hold, so I didn't get a read it in a short burst which is how I tend to get the most out of books. I would prob give it 6/10. How are you getting on with the Woman in White? That ought to be my next 1001 read-I borrowed it off a friend a while ago.
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| katey wrote: | | 6.Cold Comfort Farm-Stella Gibbons |
Bloody 'ell...slow down! hahahah!! xxx |
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wonderlake
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I finished
1. The Woman in White, Wilkie Collins,
and have started
2. Everything is Illuminated, Jonathan Safran Foer
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Tigerlily
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Just finished book no. 2 - Vernon God Little and wow what a book.
Really recommend it, especially for discussion.
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wonderlake
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| katey wrote: | | I did like it, but it wasn't one of my favourite reads...I was put of it to start with as it was hard back and very heavy to hold, so I didn't get a read it in a short burst which is how I tend to get the most out of books. I would prob give it 6/10. How are you getting on with the Woman in White? That ought to be my next 1001 read-I borrowed it off a friend a while ago. |
The reason I read The Woman in White is because it was a Christmas present off a friend so I thought I'd best get it read rather than it sitting on the shelf for ages 
Although it is said to be one of the first Mystery novels, I guess it's pretty tame, to me it felt more like a Romance ...
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smiler07
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I've read my 3rd - Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote.
I did enjoy it unfortunately I have already seen the film and so couldnt help but visualise it whilst I was reading. Ah well still glad I read it. |
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katey
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Halfway through my 7th- The catcher in the Rye- JD Salinger
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Daniela-26
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The Reader by Bernard Schlink - I finished it on Saturday and was really bowled over by it. That's one so far for me this year!
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eightlegs
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| Ooh, didn't realise The Reader was a 1001 book. Shame I gave one I got as part of a set away! Must "re-obtain" a copy! |
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katey
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8. A Clockwork Orange
I am not finished this yet, but prob will do tomorrow. I can't sleep! It is horrible, and also so difficult to read with the introduction of the new slang. Glad I have given it a go, but didn't thinkn it would be quite so harrowing and affect me as much.
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Tigerlily
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| katey wrote: | 8. A Clockwork Orange
I am not finished this yet, but prob will do tomorrow. I can't sleep! It is horrible, and also so difficult to read with the introduction of the new slang. Glad I have given it a go, but didn't thinkn it would be quite so harrowing and affect me as much. |
I thought this is what you're reading judging by your status bar!  You're right it is harrowing.
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blueflower
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| Daniela-26 wrote: | | The Reader by Bernard Schlink - I finished it on Saturday and was really bowled over by it. That's one so far for me this year! |
I didn't realise that this was a 1001 book either - and I read it in January.  Intresting book that gives you lots to think about. |
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blueflower
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and Wild Swans on the list - thats 2 this year without even knowing it.  |
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eightlegs
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| I'm often surprised by finding things on the list I didn't know about too Gwen. Classics are always worth a check as they are often there but the more modern ones are harder to predict! |
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katey
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On my 9th- Alice through teh Looking Glass-Lewis Carroll
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wonderlake
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Gave up on Everything is Illuminated, but finished
2. I know why the caged bird sings, by Maya Angelou
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heathera
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I'm two thirds of the way through number 3 for me - A Clockwork Orange - Anthony Burgess. I agree with Katey and Glynis. It is really harrowing, especially the 1st part. The social commentary is very interesting though. I'm keen to see how it ends. The use of gang slang is hard to get your head around.
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heathera
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I've finished A Clockwork Orange - Anthony Burgess, my 3rd for the year so far. Overall I think it's one of those books that you have to read. The first part is very harrowing and violent but parts two and three are more about the social commentary of how to fix the problem of youth violence. The language took me a while to get my head around, but I think it made the violent parts more bearable as he wasn't using graphic language that's instantly recognisable.
I've just discovered that Brideshead Revisited is on the 1001 challenge book list, and as that's my next book it's straight on to number 4 for me.
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katey
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I have given up on 2 this month-Vernon God Little and On The Road. I just don't think they were for me.
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wonderlake
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| katey wrote: | | I have given up on 2 this month-Vernon God Little and On The Road. I just don't think they were for me. |
I've given up on On the Road before too, not sure if it is still on the bookshelf waiting for me to get around to give it another go...
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