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Re: What ya reading
« Reply #825 on: September 23, 2006, 02:35:38 PM »
I finished The Little Friend.  It didn't quite turn out like I thought it might, but that's ok - it kept my interest throughout.  DH thinks the 'Little Friend' was Hely.  I thought it was the idea of Harriet's brother's ghost being with her, as Tartt discussed fairly early on in the book.  I thought it was a good read.

Now I sure got tired of lugging that huge book around though (we have it in hard cover)!  So I now picked a lightweight paperback Under the Tuscan Sun I've had for awhile but not got around to reading.  It's ok so far, I like the idea of the book, but IMO the author thus far comes off a bit pretentiously - which isn't for me, but I'll stick with it.
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Re: What ya reading
« Reply #826 on: September 23, 2006, 06:20:51 PM »


I wondered about the little friend as well. I sort of wondered if the little friend refered to whoever killed the brother. And I thought we'd find out who killed the brother. Or did we? Can't remember now - no, I don't think we did. Like I said, I just didn't quite get the book. Glad you enjoyed it, Carolyn!

Today I bought:

Portrait In Sepia Isabel Allende
In the Place of Fallen Leaves Tim Pears, and
The Human Stain Philip Roth

Still trying to decide which to start first.
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Re: What ya reading
« Reply #827 on: September 23, 2006, 06:35:35 PM »
Quote from: Twistedncynical on September 23, 2006, 06:20:51 PM
Portrait In Sepia Isabel Allende

Lovely book!  :)
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Re: What ya reading
« Reply #828 on: September 23, 2006, 08:18:22 PM »
I'm just starting the Da Vinci Code
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Re: What ya reading
« Reply #829 on: September 23, 2006, 08:24:53 PM »
Quote from: jennredd on September 23, 2006, 08:18:22 PM
I'm just starting the Da Vinci Code

Step away from the book...  ;)
J/K, sorta, just not one of my faves.


Re: The Little Friend, I am avoiding reading the posts because of spoilers, but I will hopefully finish it soon and respond.
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Re: What ya reading
« Reply #830 on: September 23, 2006, 08:32:06 PM »
I just finished Tideland - the website for the movie is what got me interested in it - and, hmmm. It's well written, but on the weird/depressing side. I am not even sure I want to go see the movie now. It was also more like a reallllly long short story as opposed to a novel.

Next up is Brandenburg by Henry Porter.
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Re: What ya reading
« Reply #831 on: September 23, 2006, 09:04:28 PM »
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Re: What ya reading
« Reply #832 on: September 23, 2006, 09:55:28 PM »
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Re: What ya reading
« Reply #833 on: September 23, 2006, 10:21:25 PM »
I read Da Vinci Code a month or so ago.  Didn't think it was terrible or fantastic.  Just an ok read.

Can't wait to hear what pkessler thinks of The Little Friend!

On holiday, I read Shopaholic and Sister  ::) and some other sort of random book in the hotel we were at.  Oh and John Grissom - The Summons, maybe?
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Re: What ya reading
« Reply #834 on: September 23, 2006, 10:54:28 PM »
Hubby thought Da Vinci Code was silly.  Particularly because it got some basic, mundane facts about England completely wrong.
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Re: What ya reading
« Reply #835 on: October 01, 2006, 08:17:25 PM »
Ha!  Funny but I actually started reading another book I just bought instead of Da Vinci!

Triptych by Karin Slaughter

Creepy...
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Re: What ya reading
« Reply #836 on: October 01, 2006, 09:36:07 PM »
Chary: The Island was a nice read. I'm not sure how much discussion you'll get about it at book club as it's pretty straight forward. I would considered it more of a "beach read", but an interesting one nonetheless!
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Re: What ya reading
« Reply #837 on: October 01, 2006, 09:37:26 PM »
Quote from: Bmore_2_UK on October 01, 2006, 09:36:07 PM
Chary: The Island was a nice read. I'm not sure how much discussion you'll get about it at book club as it's pretty straight forward. I would considered it more of a "beach read", but an interesting one nonetheless!

Interesting you should say that. I still haven't started it, but one of my book club friends has already finished, and described it exactly as you just did!
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Re: What ya reading
« Reply #838 on: October 02, 2006, 09:15:33 AM »
The Penelopiad-- Margaret Atwood  for our October  book club read..
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Re: What ya reading
« Reply #839 on: October 02, 2006, 09:36:32 AM »
Nector by Lily Prior
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