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message 2: by Yvonne (new)
Mar 14, 2011 04:48PM

Yvonne | 18 comments The rapture was a good book. I really enjoyed that


message 3: by stan (new)
Mar 15, 2011 05:26AM

stan (stanthewiseman) | 20 comments Hi
Read Catch 22, when it first came out. t is supposed to be a classic?
Well maybe I was to young. But I really do not want to reread it.


message 4: by Bill (new)
Mar 15, 2011 09:53AM

Bill | 2769 comments I've only read two of your list, Catch 22 and The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. Quite a variety.


message 5: by Em (new)
Mar 16, 2011 06:51AM

Em (emmap) | 2707 comments Well, one thing that definitely be said for me is that I read pretty widely!

Catch 22 was hard going for the first half at least but was worth the effort for the second half bu tI can well understand your feelings Stan. It was for my book group so I made the effort, not so sure I would've otherwise.


message 6: by Em (last edited Mar 16, 2011 06:54AM) (new)
Mar 16, 2011 06:53AM

Em (emmap) | 2707 comments Yvonne wrote: "The rapture was a good book. I really enjoyed that"

I enjoyed it too Yvonne, I got a bit impatient towards the end though - the final scenes seemed a bit too long but that could be attributable to my nature rather than the book!


message 7: by Ian, Moderator (new)
Mar 16, 2011 08:01AM

Ian (pepecan) | 5088 comments Mod
I'm the same as Bill....only read Catch-22 and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo off your list. Must investigate some of the others. Catch 22 remains one of my favourite books - must be over 30 years since I read it, but characters still memorable.


message 8: by Bill (new)
Mar 16, 2011 10:31AM

Bill | 2769 comments Ian wrote: "I'm the same as Bill....only read Catch-22 and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo off your list. Must investigate some of the others. Catch 22 remains one of my favourite books - must be over 30 years..."

Major Major.. loved him.. :0) It's probably been the same amount of time for me Ian. You were 5 or 6 when you read it too?


message 9: by Ian, Moderator (new)
Mar 17, 2011 08:36AM

Ian (pepecan) | 5088 comments Mod
Bill wrote: "Ian wrote: "I'm the same as Bill....only read Catch-22 and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo off your list. Must investigate some of the others. Catch 22 remains one of my favourite books - must be o..."

Flatter ye not Bill! About 17 I think - it's on my "spotty teenage years" shelf and Major Major major surely??


message 10: by Em (new)
Mar 18, 2011 04:01AM

Em (emmap) | 2707 comments I'd particularly recommend A Single Man, there was so much I admired about this novella and can be read in one evening (unlike the books I'm reading at the moment which are going to take weeks if not, months)


message 11: by Liz, Moderator (last edited Mar 18, 2011 05:05AM) (new)
Mar 18, 2011 05:04AM

Liz | 4113 comments Mod
Em wrote: "Well, one thing that definitely be said for me is that I read pretty widely!

Catch 22 was hard going for the first half at least but was worth the effort for the second half bu tI can well under..."

I think I read 'Catch 22' too young. I'd just left school and the cynicism just depressed me, I didn't laugh much. I think I might get more out of it now that I'm a bit more weathered & cynical myself....


message 12: by Bill (new)
Mar 18, 2011 08:55AM

Bill | 2769 comments Liz wrote: "Em wrote: "Well, one thing that definitely be said for me is that I read pretty widely!

Catch 22 was hard going for the first half at least but was worth the effort for the second half bu tI can w..."

So if you're cynical and weathered, you'll find it cheerful?.. ;0)


message 13: by Liz, Moderator (new)
Mar 20, 2011 06:01AM

Liz | 4113 comments Mod
Bill wrote: "So if you're cynical and weathered, you'll find it cheerful?.. ;0) ..."

Exactly, I'd hope to get the humour second time around! Sadly, I gave my copy away a while ago, so I won't be able to put it to the test immediately. Might get a copy from the library if/when the genre challenge reaches 'war'....


message 14: by Bill (new)
Mar 20, 2011 08:18AM

Bill | 2769 comments Speaking of genre challenges, have we sorted out April yet?


message 17: by Liz, Moderator (new)
Mar 22, 2011 10:21PM

Liz | 4113 comments Mod
Bill wrote: "Speaking of genre challenges, have we sorted out April yet?"

It's currently neck and neck between sci-fi/dystopia & biography/memoir. So anyone who hasn't voted yet had better do it this week......


message 19: by Em (new)
Jul 08, 2011 05:16AM

Em (emmap) | 2707 comments Just about to collect Miss Chopsticks by Xinran from the library.


message 20: by Susan (new)
Jul 08, 2011 05:44AM

Susan I loved this book, Em, and plan to read another of her books for my X.
Hope you enjoy it.


message 21: by Lynne - The Book Squirrel (new)
Jul 08, 2011 08:44AM

Lynne - The Book Squirrel (squirrelsend) | 3121 comments Em wrote: "Just about to collect Miss Chopsticks by Xinran from the library."

I loved this book too - enjoy!


message 22: by Em (new)
Jul 08, 2011 08:47AM

Em (emmap) | 2707 comments Thanks Lynne, will start it on Monday!


message 24: by Em (new)
Jul 21, 2011 02:57PM

Em (emmap) | 2707 comments Only 2 left...


message 25: by Lynne - The Book Squirrel (new)
Jul 22, 2011 01:13AM

Lynne - The Book Squirrel (squirrelsend) | 3121 comments Way to go Em!


message 26: by Ian, Moderator (new)
Jul 22, 2011 07:22AM

Ian (pepecan) | 5088 comments Mod
Are you going to start another one when you complete this one??


message 27: by Lynne - The Book Squirrel (new)
Jul 22, 2011 10:21AM

Lynne - The Book Squirrel (squirrelsend) | 3121 comments Ian wrote: "Are you going to start another one when you complete this one??"

We could do a to z of book titles!


message 28: by Em (new)
Jul 23, 2011 04:09AM

Em (emmap) | 2707 comments Maybe... it's going to take me a while to get to Y and Z but I like that idea Lynne!


message 29: by Helen (new)
Jul 23, 2011 12:00PM

Helen | 3465 comments Wow, you're doing really well - I just keep coming across same initials!


message 30: by Em (new)
Jul 24, 2011 02:57AM

Em (emmap) | 2707 comments I've been at this for ages Helen!!! Like you, for ever reading writers with the same initials...


message 31: by Helen (new)
Jul 24, 2011 06:34AM

Helen | 3465 comments That's good to know!


message 32: by Em (new)
Sep 09, 2011 03:15PM

Em (emmap) | 2707 comments and Y was The Shack by William P. Young


message 33: by Ian, Moderator (new)
Sep 10, 2011 07:27AM

Ian (pepecan) | 5088 comments Mod
Just Z left - have you got anything in mind Em?


message 34: by Em (new)
Sep 10, 2011 03:31PM

Em (emmap) | 2707 comments Yep, have read page 1 of The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón today!


message 35: by Lynne - The Book Squirrel (new)
Sep 10, 2011 03:54PM

Lynne - The Book Squirrel (squirrelsend) | 3121 comments Em wrote: "Yep, have read page 1 of The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón today!"

Oh well done Em! I do hope you are now a bit further than page one now! Really enjoyed the book myself.


message 36: by Dave (new)
Sep 15, 2011 01:19PM

Dave Wood (pocket7976) | 775 comments Lynne have you read the Prequel An Angels Game? Not as good as Shadow but its an interesting read.


message 37: by Lynne - The Book Squirrel (new)
Sep 19, 2011 06:53AM

Lynne - The Book Squirrel (squirrelsend) | 3121 comments Dave wrote: "Lynne have you read the Prequel An Angels Game? Not as good as Shadow but its an interesting read."

No, no yet but will look out for it on my next charity shop wander!


message 38: by Em (new)
Oct 07, 2011 01:27AM

Em (emmap) | 2707 comments Yaaaaaayyyyy!

Z The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón.


message 40: by Em (new)
Oct 07, 2011 01:39AM

Em (emmap) | 2707 comments Stand out books for me were The Crimson Petal and the White, A Single Man, Cutting for Stone and The Shadow of the Wind.

I was under-whelmed by On the Road and The Shack which both fell way below my expectations.


message 41: by Helen (new)
Oct 10, 2011 10:28AM

Helen | 3465 comments I didn't like the Shack, I tried to read it but I just couldn't keep going. There are only about 5 books I haven't finished.


message 42: by Em (new)
Oct 10, 2011 11:13AM

Em (emmap) | 2707 comments It was tempting to ditch it but like you, that is against my nature! I also find it impossible to give a one star rating hence, it got two.


message 43: by Helen (new)
Oct 10, 2011 11:15AM

Helen | 3465 comments The other book I gave up on (but still contains a book mark) was Historian. Two books within months.


message 44: by Em (new)
Oct 10, 2011 11:22AM

Em (emmap) | 2707 comments Ahhh, couple of people at my book group agree with you there. I really enjoyed the book over-all but even I skimmed some sections ie. those pages of historical documents which I didn't feel added much to the experience of the novel.


message 45: by Helen (new)
Oct 10, 2011 11:28AM

Helen | 3465 comments On paper it was ideal for me - history, vampires. I just found it so dull. Then I'd think ooh something is going to happen but it didn't.


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