Does Providence Read? discussion

Here we go...trying to finish up . Now sure how I feel about the book overall yet.

Charly wrote: "Just finished A Reliable Wife" Just bought it...how did you like it?

Charly wrote: "Finished Nicholas Nickleby and am starting Jude the Obscure, and A Christmas Carol"
Jude the Obscure is one of my all time favorites.

Charly wrote: "Just finished Jude the Obscure and am reading A Cup of Tea for a break in my classics challenge.

Michelle I really did not like Jude. It was my first read of Hardy and I am not too ..."

I haven't gotten to A Reliable Wife yet, it is on my TBR pile though. Hardy needs some getting used to - I am plugging through Our Mutual Friend. Dickens introduces about 20 characters in the first few pages. Thank goodness I am doing it through a group read here on Goodreads. I am also starting The Mill on the Floss. Not sure how I feel about Eliot yet.

Charly wrote: "Finished A Cup of Tea and am now reading Cousin Bette." What did you think of A Cup of Tea: A Novel of 1917?

Hi I'm new here. I'm reading Your Body Is Your Subconscious Mind by Candace Pert

Thanks for the welcome Charly, much appreciated :)

David wrote: "Thanks for the welcome Charly, much appreciated :)" Yes, welcome...we are a bit of a quiet group...now reading

The Many Lives & Secret Sorrows of Josephine B. and you?

Charly wrote: "Just finished The Lost Symbol." Poor Mr. Brown he seems stuck in formula for writing his books.

Charly wrote: "funny you should say that. See my review. His first works Deception Point and Digital Fortress were better in my mind."
My son loved Digital Fortress. I haven't read any Dan Brown since the Da Vinci Code.

Charly wrote: "Read the early two."

If I can reduce my TBR pile a bit first!!

Currently reading Before Green Gables and am struggling through Mansfield Park.

My love of Austen's other books is not translating.

Love Austen- I hope you keep with it. I really enjoyed Fanny.

Almost finished with American Gods which I really like - it is really different, and starting Lionheart.

MichelleCH wrote: "Love Austen- I hope you keep with it. I really enjoyed Fanny.

Thanks Michelle! I'm more into the story now that Henry Crawford has proposed to Fanny. However, this didn't happen until the book was half over! The play preparation took far too long without establishing Fanny's charachter. I understand it told us a lot about Crawford and Maria though. Ms. Price is very different from other Austen heroines which can be good and bad.

Still working on Lionheartand listening to The Host on my IPhone.

As I'm officially a Providence resident as of a week ago, I'm currently reading

If you can't tell, I'm attempting to read all of Austen novels.

Charly wrote: "Starting Sarah's Key."
I thought that the movie version was excellent, it is on Netflix instant. Currently reading
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

Started The Snow Child last night and I'm hooked.

Bridget wrote: "Started The Snow Child last night and I'm hooked." Thanks Bridget, added it to my TBR, reading

A Tale of Two Cities.... I love Dickens, although I have had some weird dreams after reading this before bed.

Just started Cannery Row as a buddy read.

Currently reading

I'm a quarter of the way in and like the story so far, but at times it seems the author is trying too hard to be descriptive.

Reading A Study in Scarlet, my first Holmes and liking it so far.

Reading and

Anna is slowing me down so I picked up something quick and interesting with "Call."

My Thoughts Be Bloody about the relationship between Edwin and John Wilkes Booth.

Bridget, I haven't read Anna Karenina yet, looking for a group read so I can share others thoughts. Let me know what you think...

Reading Ethan Frome, feels like a story I will re- read in the future. Really enjoying it so far, even with the undertone of sadness.

I could not finish the last book I put up here! For some reason I had bad luck finding well written novels this Summer.

Anyway, I'm reading right now and it's rather good so far.

wow it seems to be getting rave reviews from some of my othe GR friends too. Added. Thanks for the recommendation Charly!

MichelleCH wrote: "Bridget, I haven't read Anna Karenina yet, looking for a group read so I can share others thoughts. Let me know what you think...

Reading Ethan Frome, feels like a story I will re- read in the fut..."

Hi Michelle! I don't know if it's just my commute but I kept falling asleep when attempting Anna Karenina. I will try again at a later date.

hi there all!

This summer i decided to give stephen king a second chance after not really enjoying his work previously. i started reading the Dark Tower series, liked it, then arrived at the middle of the third book and lost interest. i had the rest of the series lined up to read but now that i am at a stand still, i don't have any backups!

i am feeling like i need to read a book about trees. any suggestions?


hmm...
time to go peruse my bookshelf...

Michael wrote: "hi there all!

This summer i decided to give stephen king a second chance after not really enjoying his work previously. i started reading the Dark Tower series, liked it, then arrived at the middl..."

Books about trees eh? You could start the awakening land trilogy by Conrad Richter. The first book is

The Trees. I still need to read the third book but it's a good series.

No worries Charly I'm taking the commuter rail ::thumbs down::

Thanks, The Trees sounds pretty good. I just requested it at the library! woo!

So to pass the time until The Trees shows up at my library, I pulled one of my favorite books off the shelf, Iceland's Bell by Halldor Laxness.

Charly wrote: "Bridget, Check out Juliet, I loved it."
Added it to my TBR. Thanks for suggesting it Charly!

Bridget, you definitely need something less dense for the commuter rail ( or when driving:)

House on Plunkett Street, this is a really predictable but good book so far. Very cute.

Reading The Odd Women, I think I like Gissing. Next is Fahrenheit 451 which I can't believe I haven't read yet.

Reading Rainbow Valley and loving it. I never read the last two of the series. Also trying to get into Pandora's Star. BF and I are in a reading challenge where I have to read a hard sci fi series and he has to read the hunger games. I can't get into it.

Charly, Hard Times is a favorite. Finished Fahrenheit 451. In the middle of The Crimson Petal and the White.

Finished The Crimson Petal and the White, reading The Turn of the Screw and The Aspern Papers.

Nearly done with The Case of the Deadly Butter Chicken: A Vish Puri Mystery and about to start Dark Star

Charlie: thank you for keeping us going :)

Finished Feed, reading Agnes Grey.

Currently reading and loving it. Starting for my ladies and literature bookclub.

Just finished Lady Audley's Secret; now reading Farewell, My Lovely. Quick change of pace.

Currently reading

It's really beautiful so far but I might take a break to quickly read

Oh I've read them a couple of times. It's been about 10 years though so I figured I needed a refresh before seeing the movie :)

I have just begun The Cat's Table by Michael Ondaatje. I'm not used to his narrator's tempo so getting into the flow of the book hasn't been easy.

Alex, it looks interesting. I've added it to my TBR. Just finished Caleb's Crossing; now reading The Importance of Being Earnest.

Just finished The End of the Affair, now reading The Hare With Amber Eyes: A Family's Century of Art and Loss.

Just finished Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter, now reading Swann's Way.

Finished Mary Barton. Now reading Ragtime.

finished which was utterly hilarious. I've moved onto to get me in the St. Patrick's Day mood.

Bridget, I'm listening to Bossypants. I've added Is It Just Me?. I love some laughs. I am stuck in a world of heavy reads The Count of Monte Cristo & 1Q84 :)