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| 50 Book Challenge : Ivy's 2008 list | | 39 | ivyd, Yesterday 6:31pm | |
| 1001 Books to read before you die : What books are you most and least looking forward to reading on the list? | | 21 | jlelliott, Yesterday 3:04pm | |
| 50 Book Challenge : 50 books for brochettes in 2008 | | 14 | brochettes, Yesterday 1:34pm | |
| 50 Book Challenge : jfetting's 50 book challenge - 2008 | | 99 | jfetting, Yesterday 10:33am | |
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| 50 Book Challenge : NancyEWhite's 2008 Challenge | | 95 | christiguc, Friday 7:10pm | |
| 50 Book Challenge : CompSki's Books! | | 45 | compskibook, Friday 5:47pm | |
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| What Are You Reading Now? : What is the Best Book you've read so far this year? April 2008 | | 144 | Storeetllr, Thursday 10:44pm | |
| 20-Something LibraryThingers : What's your favorite book in your library? | | 87 | atlargeinthewrld, Wednesday 3:45pm | |
| 888 Challenge : Nancy's 888 | | 74 | nancyewhite, August 30 | |
| 1001 Books to read before you die : Post with touchstone for all 1001? | | 15 | emaestra, August 30 | |
| 50 Book Challenge : thekoolaidmom's 50 book challenge | | 76 | thekoolaidmom, August 30 | |
| Someone explain it to me... : The Virgin Suicides | | 6 | yareader2, August 24 | |
| 50 Book Challenge : well..maybe 50 books? *stonecoldfox edition* | | 55 | stonecoldfoxonfire, August 19 | |
| What Are You Reading Now? : What Books Came Into Your Home Today? - JUNE 2008 | | 221 | CharlesBixx, August 17 | |
| Freebies, Book Giveaways and Contests : Tell Me What to Read Next and Win a Book! | | 1 | teresakayep, August 15 | |
| 50 Book Challenge : ljbwell tracking 2008 | | 33 | ljbwell, August 14 | |
| 888 Challenge : karenmarie's 888 challenge | | 39 | Kairosam, August 14 | |
| 1001 Books to read before you die : brochettes is trying to read 1001 books before she dies- and hopes that she lives a very long life.. | | 4 | brochettes, August 11 | |
| What Are You Reading Now? : Top 3 Reads July 2008 | | 48 | Medellia12, August 9 | |
| Chick Lit : What Book Are You Reading at the Moment? | | 66 | sydamy, August 6 | |
| Taggers! : Unusual tags you use | | 66 | Helcura, August 6 | |
| What Are You Reading Now? : Oldest book in your To Be Read pile | | 66 | CatieN, August 2 | |
| What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 10 May 2008 | | 180 | jessicacurry, July 30 | |
| BookMooching : book exchange | | 4 | wester, July 29 | |
| 888 Challenge : Notmyrealname's 888 challenge | | 13 | notmyrealname, July 25 | |
| The Green Dragon : Brothers and Sisters of the Green Dragon lend me your ears... | | 33 | Whicker, July 23 | |
| 50 Book Challenge : Damiella's 2008 Book challenge | | 30 | Damiella, July 20 | |
| Folio Society devotees : Idea for Folio Society | | 65 | HMOKeefe, July 19 | |
| How has LibraryThing affected your reading? : Are you reading more since joining LibraryThing? | | 25 | beatles1964, July 16 | |
| 50 Book Challenge : Goanna's 2008 Challenge | | 26 | Whicker, July 15 | |
| What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 5 July 2008 | | 264 | Whicker, July 15 | |
| The Prizes : Pulitzer Group | | 28 | ggchickapee, July 14 | |
| BookCrossers : Bookrays and bookrings | | 26 | supertalya, July 14 | |
| 75 Books Challenge for 2008 : lenereadsnok joins the challenge | | 20 | lenereadsnok, July 5 | |
| List Five Books Parlour Game : Green Glass Door | | 10 | AMQS, July 2 | |
| What Are You Reading Now? : Top Five Books first quarter of 2008 | | 119 | rachbxl, July 1 | |
| 888 Challenge : Ivy's 888 | | 20 | ivyd, June 30 | |
| 50 Book Challenge : Julie's 50 for 2008 | | 60 | ktleyed, June 29 | |
| Someone explain it to me... : Bonfire of the Vanities: Tom Wolfe | | 28 | kambrogi, June 22 | |
| What Are You Reading Now? : Top 3 Reads May 2008 | | 57 | hemlokgang, June 20 | |
| 1001 Books to read before you die : The 1001 "I've Read That" chain game | | 300 | BKieras, June 16 | |
| Librarians who LibraryThing : Hot Topics--Controversial Book Group Ideas (Fiction) Help? | | 27 | fleurdiabolique, May 30 | |
| What Are You Reading Now? : Books with Dual Time Periods | | 43 | harrietbrown, May 26 | |
| Houstonians : Message Board | | 71 | dchaikin, May 26 | |
| What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 17 May 2008 | | 187 | Cariola, May 24 | |
| Readers Against Struggling Through Books We Hate : How often? | | 25 | bluesalamanders, May 23 | |
| What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 3 Mayl 2008 | | 158 | ellevee, May 12 | |
| 50 Book Challenge : poplin's 2008 Challenge | | 6 | poplin, May 11 | |
| What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 29 March 2008 | | 178 | mrspenny, May 11 | |
| 1001 Books to read before you die : International edition? | | 33 | SanctiSpiritus, May 5 | |
| Book talk : Lost Books | | 30 | varielle, May 3 | |
| What Are You Reading Now? : What Books Came Into Your Home Today? - April. 2008 | | 388 | milbaby, May 2 | |
| 50 Book Challenge : punkypower's 2008 list | | 30 | punkypower, April 25 | |
| 1001 Books to read before you die : Best of Different Genres | | 14 | swizzlestick, April 24 | |
| What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 12 April 2008 | | 177 | TerryWeyna, April 19 | |
| The Prizes : The Pulitzer | | 73 | polutropos, April 18 | |
| What Are You Reading Now? : 20 Questions...Continues | | 518 | christiguc, April 11 | |
| Girlybooks : Books about women by men? | | 56 | avisannschild, April 10 | |
| What Are You Reading Now? : What Books Came Into Your Home Today? - DECEMBER 2007 | | 172 | lynnlib, April 6 | |
| What Are You Reading Now? : Top 3 Reads March 2008 | | 38 | sandragon, April 5 | |
| Book talk : Are you influenced by a book"s typeface? | | 25 | tcw, April 2 | |
| Book talk : Immigration-School work | | 4 | dreamlikecheese, April 1 | |
| What Are You Reading Now? : Top 3 Reads of January 2008 | | 75 | bettyjo, March 23 | |
| What Are You Reading Now? : Top 3 Reads February 2008 | | 48 | laruebk, March 23 | |
| Book talk : Please recommend a long good book! | | 34 | ktruh, March 18 | |
| What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 1 March 2008 | | 180 | karogers, March 9 | |
| 75 Books Challenge for 2008 : Best Books So Far Jan/Feb 2008 | | 9 | dcozy, March 2 | |
| 888 Challenge : miss_mimic's | | 2 | medievalmama, February 29 | |
| 75 Books Challenge for 2008 : angelhair45's 2008 challenge | | 3 | angelhair45, February 28 | |
| What Are You Reading Now? : Help with TBR, which book should I read next | | 23 | jandm, February 25 | |
| 888 Challenge : Ruthbie's challenge | | 9 | Ruthbie, February 22 | |
| What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 9 February 2008 | | 148 | GreyHead, February 17 | |
| Romance - from historical to contemporary : What Are you Reading Week of February 4 | | 48 | xorscape, February 16 | |
| Dormant: What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 3 February 2008 | | 217 | kfl1227, February 10 | |
| Dormant: What did YOU buy today? : January 2008 edition | | 51 | alaskabookworm, February 4 | |
| Dormant: What Are You Reading Now? : First Line Game | | 238 | Irisheyz77, February 4 | |
| Dormant: Book Clubs : My Book Club's Selections For This Year | | 10 | miss_read, February 3 | |
| Dormant: 1001 Books to read before you die : What are you reading on the list for January 2008 | | 106 | notenoughbookshelves, February 3 | |
| Dormant: What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 26 January 2008 | | 200 | sferrando, February 2 | |
| Dormant: What Are You Reading Now? : What Books Came Into Your Home Today? - JANUARY 2008 | | 222 | Cariola, February 1 | |
| Dormant: The Green Dragon : What kinds of books (if any) do remember your parents reading when you were a child? | | 61 | Booksloth, February 1 | |
| Dormant: Greek Poetry and Literature : Contemporary Novels about Greece | | 2 | Booksloth, January 30 | |
| Dormant: Site talk : Is LT worth the effort? | | 46 | maggie1944, January 29 | |
| Dormant: What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 19 January 2008 | | 209 | Cariola, January 26 | |
| Dormant: 888 Challenge : ByrningBunny's 888 | | 4 | avisannschild, January 25 | |
| Dormant: 50 Book Challenge : Favorite Book Ever?? | | 60 | ChrisG, January 12 | |
| Dormant: 50 Book Challenge : My To-Read list for 08, any recommendations? | | 12 | sussabmax, January 10 | |
| Dormant: 50 Book Challenge : thatbooksmell: 50+ friends in '07 | | 33 | thatbooksmell, January 8 | |
| Dormant: 50 Book Challenge : Aemilys 20 October 2007 | | 19 | aemilys, January 4 | |
| Dormant: 1001 Books to read before you die : Aemilys 1001 challenge | | 23 | aemilys, January 4 | |
| Dormant: 50 Book Challenge : nperrin 50 book challenge | | 46 | SaintSunniva, January 1 | |
| Dormant: 50 Book Challenge : Leebot's 50 Books | | 39 | leebot, December 2007 | |
| Dormant: 50 Book Challenge : mrstreme's 75 books in '07 | | 98 | mrstreme, December 2007 | |
| Dormant: 50 Book Challenge : Late as usual . . . judylou | | 76 | judylou, December 2007 | |
| Dormant: What did YOU buy today? : What are you buying OTHERS for the holidays? | | 16 | fannyprice, December 2007 | |
| Dormant: 50 Book Challenge : amancine's 50 book challenge: I will try for 100 books | | 58 | amancine, December 2007 | |
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... Wat goed hielp was een nieuw criterium: gewicht. Alleen de lichtste boeken kwamen in aanmerking.
Dit gaat mee:
1. Middlesex door Jeffrey Eugenides
2. The island: three tales door Gustaw Herling
3. De genezing van de krekel door Toon Tellegen
4. Twice a stranger ... ... Close, Jonathan Safran Foer
Love in a Cold Climate, Nancy Mitford
Guns, Germs, and Steel, Jared Diamond
Middlesex, Jefferey Eugenides
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, Lisa See
The Whistling Season, Ivan Doig
The Historian, Elizabeth Kostova
Wives and ... Ooh...both Small Things and Tipping the Velvet are excellent. I wish you the utmost enjoyment:)
I'm reading Middlesex, but I'm not sure that qualifies as "by and/or about women." Next up is Of Love and Shadows by Isabel Allende, which should be interesting, since it's the first time I ... ...
Unless
Kafka on the Shore
The Story of Lucy Gault
That They May Face the Rising Sun
In the Forest
Shroud
Middlesex
Youth
Dead Air
Nowhere Man
The Book of Illusions
Gabriel’s Gift
Austerlitz
Platform
Schooling
Atonement
The Corrections
Don’t M ... ... FTF book group, we'll be discussing it Monday. I was drawn in from the first paragraph. It is a reading experience akin to Middlesex for me. Best read of the year to date. ... include From A to X by John Berger (which just made the Booker longlist), Water for Elephants, The Glass Castle, and Middlesex. There's lots of fantasy and a fair bit of nonfiction as well. Stop by and check it out! ... Neil Gaiman (400 p., English)
40. Monique and the Mango Rains by Kris Holloway (240 p., English, non-fiction)
41. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides (544 p., English)
42. Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt (400 p., English, travel lit/non-fiction)
La grammaire ... Middlesex by Eugenides. Hated it! I tried twice to finish it, but couldn't, though everyone at work read it and raved about it. I also hated Joyce's Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. I had to read it for a college lit class and had only 5 pages to go to finish, and just thought, "Why ... ... shelves for years:
The Pillars of the Earth
The Poisonwood Bible
The Time Traveler's Wife
Something Happened
Middlesex
Inkheart
And these that I've been eyeing:
The Stand
Anna Karenina or War and Peace
Don Quixote
Outlander
maybe a re-read of The Thorn Birds
... 318> I tried listening to Middlesex on audio. Not any better in that format, I'm afraid. I really, really tried to like Middlesex...I read and read, hoping that soon it would get better. It didn't. I hated it. Finally put it down and even though I felt guilty for about an hour, I was so glad to be done with it so that I could choose something that I actually found interesting.
My ... 1. I Am The Messenger by Markus Zusak
2. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
3. Life of Pi by Yann Martel If you join Bookmooch, it should be pretty easy to give away Middlesex, it is on quite a few wishlists. When you give it away through BM, you get a point which you can exchange for any book other BookMoochers have in their inventory. The Year of the Fog is quite highly wishlisted as well so it's ... ... I liked the part about the parents fleeing Smyrna. That was interesting, but the rest was not for me. I kept thinking Eugenides was trying too hard. ... Memoirs of a Geisha
102. Sputnik Sweetheart
103. The Blind Assassin
104. Ignorance
105. Life of Pi
106. Middlesex
107. Kafka on the Shore
108. Unless
109. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
110. On Beauty
111. Never Let Me Go
... Naish
#7 Zimmer Nr. 10 by Ake Edwardson
#8 Death's Acre: Inside the Legendary Body Farm by William Bass
#9 Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
#10 Dear Valued Customer, You Are a Loser by Rick Broadhead
#11 QI: The Book of Animal Ignorance by John Lloyd
#12 The End ... pm11, I had almost forgotten about Eugenides' Middlesex. Yes, he did present a very strong narrative on the massacre. Thanks for reminding me. ... getting bleaker right up until the whole thing is wrapped up with a too-neat, too-happy ending that's hard to believe
Middlesex - just couldn't get into this one from the start; if it has much of a plot, it must get going quite a ways in
The Thirteenth Tale - the narrator of the story (a ... ... as a basis for his stories and really brings them to life. Blanche and Marie is on the new 1001 list.
I'll be adding Middlesex to my monstrous tbr pile soon;) It sounds wonderful. ... story that works its magic and draws you in despite a plot that's almost entirely revealed up-front.
Then there's Middlesex, which is just a monstrously impressive work. A huge epic, addressing war, love, growing up, sexual orientation, incest, genetics, hermaphoditism, and everything ... ... like it.
There are two that I abandoned this year, however. Eragon, which just seemed to drag on and on, and Middlesex, which I just couldn't seem to care enough about.
I tried to get into each of them a few times, but just couldn't. I'm now trying to find new homes for them. Pulitzer Winners
1. Middlesex
2. The Shipping News
3. A Confederacy of Dunces
4. Grapes of Wrath
5. Age of Innocence
6. The Hours
7. Beloved
8. American Pastoral ... Corrections
I'm looking forward to this book. I love the disfunctional mid-west family epic, and it has been compared to Middlesex which is another favorite. 24) Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
This book was great. It started out a little slow with all of the Greek history, but I'm Greek so it kept me interested enough. After about 100-150 pages I found myself completely engrossed in the story. I've been really busy lately and not had much time ... ... I did end up loving that book, though. Definitely in my top five for this year, probably even in the top three.
Oh, Middlesex. It's so hard to find the right words to say about it. I was very interested by it, but the ending...it just didn't quite seem to come full circle for me. In the ... 33. Middlesex - Jeffrey Eugenides ... moet er altijd een boek bij zitten dat te maken heeft met het te bezoeken land.
Momenteel ziet het stapeltje er zo uit:
Middlesex door Jeffrey Eugenides
The Island: three tales door Gustaw Herling
The Ghost Map door Steven Johnson
Potemkin: Catherine the Great’s Imperia ... I hate it when I accidentally post something twice... ... July 29th
Honorable mentions: Alive in Necropolis, The Lace Reader, Regina's Closet, The Handmaid's Tale, Middlesex, Pride and Prejudice, Year of Wonders, and Historical Genesis.
I think it is interesting that 4/5 of my top books are ARCs...there is some good reading ... I'm currently about 1/3 of the way through Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides. It started out very slow, but I'm now starting to get more invested in the story. I haven't had much time for reading lately. Hopefully I'll be able to sit down with this for a longer period of time soon. I had a great quarter. Sort of in order:
Fiction:
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton
The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff
Hotel du Lac by Anita Brookner
Non-Fiction:
The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan
Homegrown Democrat ... From Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides:
"Emotions, in my experience, aren't covered by single words. I don't believe in 'sadness', 'joy', or 'regret.' Maybe the best proof that the language is patriarchal is that it oversimplifies feeling. I'd like to have at my disposal complicated hybrid ... Well, there certainly are books that I couldn't get through like MiddleSex and The Time Traveler's Wife but LOTR wasn't one of them. I thought the language was unusually beautiful, I guess that's what you'd expect from an author who studied linguistics. And I adored the way the story was ... The Butter Battle Book Dr. Seuss
The Book on the Bookshelf by Henry Petroski
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
Silly Sally by Audrey Wood
Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
... admire the author's ability to totally inhabit (and portray) the mindset of his adolescent narrators in TVS as well as in Middlesex. ... rule that for this year at least, whatever I start I finish, I read the whole thing.
It was very well written. I loved Middlesex and bought this book after on the strength of that book. There was no mystery about how the story would end, and the despondency of the narrators throughout the ... ... I'm interested in hearing what people have to say about why they liked it and/or what the message/purpose was.
I loved Middlesex and was so shocked at how many negative feelings I had for TVS as I was reading it and now, 2-3 months later. ... no idea why these two books popped into my head as soon as I read your opening line, but I might as well give it a shot.
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides or The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen? ... much more of a downer in comparison. Eugenides is a very good writer, and I did like the book, but not as much as I liked Middlesex. As a first novel, The Virgin Suicides is impressive, however. ... Scott's love of writing, and people's love of storytelling. I think Lisey's may be on my top five this year, along with Middlesex and The Kite Runner.
I have gotten a couple stories read in Skeleton Crew, as well. I'm now in "Beachworld." Still stuck in Wrinkle and The Prince. M ... ... I made that error in my post.
TVS might be worth checking out, varielle, since you already own it. I thought Eugenides' Middlesex was brilliant.
Oh, my, we are off-topic and the thread police should be showing up soon, but this has been a very interesting discussion, imo. Thanks for ... #52 cmt: I loved Middlesex; it's on my top 5 list.
Today I got from BookMooch:
White Noise by Don DeLillo
The Collection by Bentley Little, which are his short stories.
and from PaperBackSwap:
The Freedom Writers Diary ... bookmooch via the Netherlands today:
The Alexandria Quartet by Lawrence Durrell (no idea if I'll like this - anyone?)
Middlesex
and Gellhorn: a Twentieth Century Life about Martha Gellhorn.
And then a trip to Parsons, one of my favourite bookshops, for no good reason, but I found Aga ... I've read only 39 0f 1001. This is my list:
1. The curious incident of the dog in the night-time - Mark Haddon
2. Middlesex - Jeffrey Eugenides
3.Memoirs of a geisha - Arthur Golden
4. Enduring love - Ian McEwan
5. Captain Corelli's mandolin - Louis de Bernieres
6. The virgin ... Easily Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides is the best book I read in May. Followed by Hotel du Lac by Anita Brookner and Summer of Night by Dan Simmons. ... Bechdel
Home Girl: Building a Dream House on a Lawless Block by Judith Matloff
Bleak House by Charles Dickens
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides ... truth be told. I wouldn't say this is a book you have to read but it passed an afternoon pleasantly.
85. (116) Middlesex - Jeffrey Eugenides (529pp)
I read this for a RL bookgroup - I must confess that if this hadn't been the case I probably wouldn't have read it this year, it wasn' ... During lunch I finished Middlesex for book club next week and started an ER book from the April Bonus Batch, The 19th Wife. I'm only about 20 pages in, but so far it seems well-written and interesting. I finally finished Storm Over Morocco. It didn't actually take forever, it just seemed like it. Now I've moved onto Middlesex and am quite enjoying it so far. ... - to review for ReaderViews,
The Handmaid's Tale - my first Margaret Atwood!! - for the Atwoodian's group read,
and Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides for my book club.
I'm off to go and buy some sudoko to do while listening to The Three Musketeers or one of my other audio books on ... Coming up soon (already checked out from the library) are Bonfire of the Vanities, Middlesex, Don Quixote, and Portnoy's Complaint. Already read this month are Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time (really enjoyed it...very quick read) and Slow Man (conflicted about it). ... later. In January I thought it might be a good idea to begin the year by reading the oldest book in the pile. But then Middlesex caught my interest, and it is back on the shelf. Sadly, I finished Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides - I wish it could have gone on and on. This is one of the rare books where I can't stop thinking about the characters.
Now I'm trying to wrap up Jesus: A Revolutionary Biography by JD Crossan. Hello everyone,
I thought I'd throw my hat into the ring! Here's my list of 2008 reads; I actually started the first one on March 1st (I had some issues before then that made personal reading impossible), but I'm still attempting to reach at least 50 by December 31st.
In case you couldn't ... 20. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides - GLBTQ
My favorite book of the challenge thus far. I adored this. It was as big and beautiful as any epic should be.
20. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides - GLBTQ
My favorite book of the challenge thus far. I adored this. It was as big and beautiful as any epic should be.
29. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
I loved this book. Every character felt fully developed, every observation completely right. It is truly an epic novel and well worth reading. I literally can't stop thinking about it. I even dreamed of it last night.
Why I read it: I resist well-reviewed ... For me, it's a tie between The Kite Runner and Middlesex. ... Safran Foer Everything is Illuminated
25 "Svøp" John Banville Shroud
26 Middlesex Jeffrey Eugenides Middlesex
27 Nowhere man : Pronek-fantasiene Aleksander Hemon Nowhere Man
28 Plattform Michel Houellebecq Plateforme
29 Korrigeringer Jonathan Franzen The Cor ... ... up
Grass Crown by Colleen McCullough
Organic, Inc by Samuel Fromartz
The Healthy Hedonist by Myra Kornfeld
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides (for this month's book club)
Woman of Sand and Myrrh by Hanan al-Shaykh
Second Nature by Michael Pollan Just started Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides. I repeatedly resist books that get a lot of love and then feel foolish when I love them too...I think that is likely to be the case with this book. ... by Janet Chapman
6. The Mauritius Command by Patrick O'Brian
7. Me and Mr. Darcy by Alexandra Potter
8. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides - loved it!
9. To Tame a Highland Warrior by Karen Marie Moning
10. Wizard and Glass by Stephen King
11. Highlander Untamed by Mo ... ... her. I don't have the heart to ask for the book and although it is around ten years past, I still think of the book.
Middlesex -- Loaned to someone who worked for me. She loved the book and returned a brand new copy to me as she had cut her finger and got a tiny spot on the book. Wow! Th ... ... use a 5-star rating on another site for books I've read. I haven't rated any novels 5 stars yet this year, the closest is Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides.
I did, however, give Haruki Murakami's The Elephant Vanishes short story collection full marks, and Raymond Carver's personal ... ... the The Handmaid's Tale. I read it when I was very young so I want to give it another go... Also reading Money and Middlesex. Still procrastinating... I have a paper due by the end of the week for my history class. One of my all-time favorites! I adore Vonnegut.
How about another from my all-time list: Jeffrey Eugenides's Middlesex. ... few books to add! Unfortunately this means that I will not be able to comment them as much though...
March 24, 2008
#19 Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
I liked it.
April 14, 2008 (I think I am missing a book that I must have already forgotten I read)
#20 Big Mouth and Ugly Girl by Jo ... ... of the story just goes on and on and on and on with inner monologue and expository, and I am not a patient woman.
Tried Middlesex next, but it didn't grab me. After that I started Then We Came To The End, but the audiobook reader is a woman with a far too-proper-sounding voice for me to ... I picked up Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides for 50p in a local Hospice shop - in Middlesex!! I am about 3/4 of the way through Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides. I had cracked the cover a year ago, but wasn't captivated enough to keep reading. However, my book club chose it as our April book, and so I picked it up again. Maybe the last time I tried it, it wasn't the right time in my ... I am reading Santa Steps Out which is hilariously naughty, Middlesex and Super-Cannes: A Novel. I usually read only 2 books at a time, but finals week is coming up so I am adding another so that I may fully procrastinate. ;)
Santa... is an erotic fairy tale. Its out of print but I ... The Hours was great.
#53 Yes, you should run out and buy Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides. It was a Pulitzer Prize winner long before it was an Oprah pick! HA
I have found this book loved by so many people from different backgrounds and reading styles. The Virgin Suicides was wonderful ... >35 etc.
I'm curious about Middlesex (have been for a while); must get my hands on a copy. Has anyone read The Virgin Suicides? I saw the movie (didn't like it), but haven't read the book. Was the book better than the movie? (Guess I'm straying from the topic slightly, sorry!) ... years of solitude – Gabriel Garcia Marquez-422p.
03/20/08 World without end – Ken Follet 1024 p.
03/22/08 Middlesex – Jeffrey Eugenides 529p..
03/24/08 Down River – John Hart 325p.
03/26/08 The tin roof blowdown –James Lee Burke 373p.
03/28/08 The known world- Ed ... ... -- Mark Haddon
8) Fingersmith -- Sarah Waters
9) Everything Is Illuminated -- Jonathan Safran Foer
10) Middlesex -- Jeffrey Eugenides
11) The Corrections -- Jonathan Franzen
12) Choke -- Chuck Palahniuk
13) The Blind Assassin -- Margaret Atwood
14) after ... I finally purchased my own copy of The Time Traveler's Wife and Middlesex. I also got Interpreter of Maladies. There were several others I *wanted* to bring home... new-ish book by Kate Mosse called Sepulchre... ... 1) Why doesn't this book have Touchtones? and 2) Why isn't it on the "1001 books you must read before you die" list?
2. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides. A great epic of the destiny of a pair of recessive genes. It's humorous where appropriate, sometimes irreverant, and made me want to be Gre ... ... book is ignorance by Milan Kundera
Honorable mentions
Waiting for the barbarians
The year of magical thinking
Middlesex
I am midway through My Friend Leonard by James Frey, and have just picked up Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides for my book club! There are quite a few books you could try on this theme. For instance, Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides is about Greek migrants in America (among other things). The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri is a great book about the different pulls in immigrants' lives between the new country and the old, and ... Was going through my TBR pile for what to read next: I was kind of leaning toward Middlesex until I opened it and saw that the printing was really close together in my edition: I have a few others like that( War and Peace all of my Dickens whose print is really small)and I tend to put them ... Middlesex really was a great book, wasn't it? I wasn't totally sure I liked it all the way through, but I kept picking it up again, so I guess I did like it. The ending, though--that was ama |
