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... reads for the 101010 challenge. Very enjoyable, with delicious characters, though maybe not quite as fabulous as Carey's Oscar and Lucinda.

Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey. Good plot and characters. Good read.

169. Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey. Great plot and characters.

teelgee, I shall arrive there on Monday. Meanwhile I am in Australia with Oscar and Lucinda as well as Russia in War and Peace.

... finally got round to re-newing myself today. I was offered £85 of books I could choose in lieu of the renewal offer. got oscar and lucinda, riddle of the sands and possession as my renewal pack and chose tinker tailor soldier spy, human factor, to kill a mockingbird and good ...

200-299 200 Foucault’s Pendulum 203 The Satanic Verses 205 Oscar and Lucinda 208 Nervous Conditions 216 The Child in Time 220 World’s End 223 Beloved 230 An Artist of the Floating World 236 Love in the Time of Cholera 242 The Handmaid’s Tale 243 Perfume 247 ...

Of the lot, I have read Oscar and Lucinda. I think that it is the reason I have a distaste for the Booker awards. When I finished the book I was so angered at the plot resolution that I said aloud (alone in my room), "So why did you write the goddamn book, asshole?" I have not read ...

... 25/09/2009 M Magnetism by F. Scott Fitzgerald 26/09/2009 N Nothing - Except My Genius by Oscar Wilde 01/10/2009 O Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey 12/10/2009 P The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James 17/10/2009 Q The Question of Max by Amanda Cross 20/10/2009 R Recipes for a Pe ...

So I've renewed and (as the title of this thread suggests) I'm very happy. I went for Midnight's Children, Oscar and Lucinda and Possession for my freebies - and they kindly threw in the diary too. For my renewal books I took My Family And Other Animals, which is wonderfully whimsical, ...

... generous. reckon I'll try and get as many of the Bookers as I can with that and the 4 books to continue ... possession / oscar and lucinda and siege of krishnapur seem most likely for that price.

I guess it also depends what you classify as 'cheerful' I love Peter Carey's Bliss and Oscar and Lucinda and I don't consider either to be predominantly sad or depressing, ditto Steve Toltz' A Fraction Of The Whole which I read and enjoyed last month. I liked Andrew Masterson ...

... but I felt the plot was uninspired and some of the characters didn't appeal to me at all. I've only seen the movie of Oscar and Lucinda and again the characters didn't appeal to me (I think I see a pattern) which has put me off reading the book. But I really enjoyed The True History of ...

I hated Oscar and Lucinda and have avoided Peter Carey ever since. Perhaps I should take the plunge and try again.

... me. The True History of the Kelly Gang was also recommended to me (by Bonnie), so I will eventually read that too, and Oscar and Lucinda. Hmmm, seems I'm compiling a huge Aussie List! I must admit always loving the girly-book The Thornbirds! It was a favorite!

Oscar Hopkins Oscar and Lucinda

... A Fraction Of The Whole and it was absolutely marvelous! It reminded me many times of early Peter Carey novels: Bliss, Oscar and Lucinda and probably Illywhacker, 'probably' because I've only read it once, many years ago, and I barely remember it - must rectify that soon. I haven't ...

... 7/09) 54. Bad Mother - Ayelet Waldman (5/13/09) 55. The Yiddish Policemen's Union - Michael Chabon (5/17/09) 56. Oscar and Lucinda - Peter Carey (5/21/09) re-read, book group 57. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao - Junot Diaz (5/23/09) 58. Family Man - Elinor Lipman (6/0 ...

Bonniebooks, I did love Oscar and Lucinda but I haven't read it since it first came out. (I was on a train that summer headed for Perth - overland across the Nullabor - with a bunch of other Uni students and about half of us were reading O&L!) I seem to be a more impatient reader as I get older - ...

... thing, but also a "What-are-you-in-the-mood-for?" kind of thing as well. I was reminded of Middlemarch when I had to read Oscar and Lucinda for the third time for a new bookgroup last month. I enjoyed it the first time and even the second, but with this third reading I just wanted to remind ...

... Dangereuses, but I just don't like the illustrations. I felt the same way about the (similar) illustrations for Oscar and Lucinda. I loved that book and am sad that I won't be getting the Folio version.

stephmo, I've read three of your thickies, Possession, Middlesex and Oscar and Lucinda. All of them are entertaining reads and Possession in particular just zaps along.

I'm reading Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey, The Sorrow of Belgium by Hugo Claus and am about to start I know why the caged bird sings by Maya Angelou. I'll also probably tackle The Yellow Wallpaper over the weekend.

... Thief from the library, but I've also heard it reads fast, so I'm not really counting that one as a true 500 pager. And Oscar and Lucinda are also going to be on the thick side as well... I could do a read along on Middlesex - it is tagged by a few other folks for this challenge, so I ...

Before I forget: I think Oscar and Lucinda is very good. Also, have you read The Member of the Wedding by Carson McCullers? It's marvellous. Well, it's taken me all year to find this thread and I'm so pleased that I have. Your comments are interesting. And I love all of the other ...

Finished Jack Maggs. Still ploughing through Henderson The Rain King. Started on The Talented Mr Ripley, and I have Oscar and Lucinda, The Yellow Wallpaper, The Tartar Steppeand The Sorrow of Belgium lined up. But under intense thesis finshing pressure, plus promised articles for ...

Just wanted to stick my nose in and add my two cents about Oscar and Lucinda...I read it the summer I finished high school, so I may have been too young/immature to understand it but it was a strange read for me. In the notebook where I keep my TBR list, I usually write a short comment about each ...

... out of bed. But I am almost all better now, thankfully. So there in a nutshell---you have it. I have heard that Oscar and Lucinda is a wonderful read. Did you find it to be so? Enjoy the sun bonniebooks. I know I am. thanks for stopping by. belva

I finished The Yiddish Policeman's Union but haven't posted it yet, then had to reread Oscar and Lucinda for book group tonight. That is not a book you can skim, so am having to give it the same attention I would a new book. Excellent writing, but not enjoying reading it a third time. ...

... 7/09) 54. Bad Mother - Ayelet Waldman (5/13/09) 55. The Yiddish Policemen's Union - Michael Chabon (5/17/09) 56. Oscar and Lucinda - Peter Carey (5/21/09) re-read, book group 57. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao - Junot Diaz (5/23/09) 58. Family Man - Elinor Lipman (6/0 ...

... ones mentioned in this thread, I would like: Blindness Confederates in the Attic Mistress of the Art of Death Oscar and Lucinda- read before, much loved

... by Harriette Arnow (i read this book many years ago through my Mother's recommendation...one thing she was good for) Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey.....sublime in story, word, and all the rest...the DVD ain't bad either Perdido Street Station by China Mieville...totally from left ...

Oscar and Lucinda...sublime story line and characters....wondrous fair all around...Aussie to boot J

... 1. The Handmaid's Tale, Margaret Atwood 2. Dead Air, Iain Banks 2. Regeneration, Pat Barker 3. Oscar and Lucinda, Peter Carey 4. Death in Venice, Thomas Mann 5. The Talented Mr Ripley, Patricia Highsmith 6. Kitchen, Banana Yoshimoto 7. The Floating ...

... Perilous Journey by Trenton Lee Stewart (11/7) 3.5 stars 7. 8. 9. ideas: A Woman's Passion for Travel, Oscar and Lucinda, The Handmaid and the Carpenter, Innocents Abroad, Larry's Kidney thoughts: - see above in the Amelia Peabody category for details ...

... of so many. Have you read Tessa Duder's Night race to Kawau, a New Zealand classic children's book. #69 pamelad I have Oscar and Lucinda so will probably read it eventually. My tbr book pile here is massive and I keep adding to it. I also have The true history of the Kelly Gang. I'm ...

aviatakh, I've given up on a few Peter Carey's, but enjoyed Oscar and Lucinda and Illywhacker. Felt much as you did about A Fine Balance.

Some suggestions - just because they are on my "to read" list - Veronika Decides to Die Paulo Coelho Oscar and Lucinda Peter Carey anything by Carol Shields

How about Oscar and Lucinda, by Peter Carey?

... Tremain, As Meat Loves Salt by Maria McCann, the Secret River or The Lieutenant by Kate Grenville, Jack Maggs or Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey, Poison by Kathryn Harrison, In the Fall by Jeffrey Lent, Pope Joan by Donna Cross, Martha Peake by Patrick McGrath, Possession ...

... the doors open. Still, if I could get some friends interested, and they could bags a spot for Mr TQD and I... I loved Oscar and Lucinda! I haven't re-read it, but it's one of my Top Ten (if I ever got around to making a Top Ten that is, I'm sure it'd be in there). I'd say the "probably" ...

... because both elements are talking about probability. Argh! Still don't understand! Anyway, I just happened to click on Oscar and Lucinda and LT thinks there's a "high certainty" that I will "love it". Wow, that's a big call! Maybe I should put it on my next quarter's SIY challenge. crimso ...

... Austen The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy One True Thing by Anna Quindlen Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman The Prestige by Christopher Priest Prozac Nation by Elizabeth Wurtzel Rosemary's Baby by Ira Le ...

18- Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey I'm a big fan of Peter Carey, but surprisingly, I'd missed reading this one along the way. It didn't dissappoint.

Booker Prize Winners 1. The Ghost Road by Pat Barker 2. Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey 3. Disgrace by J.M. Coetzee finished 4/17 4. The Siege of Krishnapur by JG Farrell 5. The Conservationist by Nadine Gordimer ...

Alcottacre - I read Oscar and Lucinda and The Tax Inspector by Peter Carey years ago and neither impressed me that much. So I would definitely still recommend these short stories.

... story collection The Fat Man in History. I realised that I had previously read some work by Peter Carey many years ago, Oscar and Lucinda (which I didn't enjoy) and The Tax Inspector (which I liked more but obviously not enough for it to make a strong impression!). However, I loved The F ...

- message 3 I read Oscar and Lucinda a while back, really enjoyed it. Will look out for more by him. Would you recommend any of his in particular? Good to get more NZ and Aus suggestions, thanks! Will go and have a look to see what I can find on Bookmooch.

... World, by Daniel Kehlmann The Court of the Air Mistress of the Art of Death Lisey's Story (for the second time!) Oscar and Lucinda The Resurrectionist And those I wish I had: Being Emily The Collector of Worlds My God-Awful Life What We Did on Our Holiday Change ...

... I've just joined and I'm looking forward to being part of this group. I'm already feeling at home, with all the talk of Oscar and Lucinda and Shaun Tan. All my favourites! I'm on the east coast of Ireland, where I work in an academic library. I'm also an eternal student, or at least ...

I'm glad you liked Oscar and Lucinda teelgee. I have starred your thread.

I really like Carey's work. But Oscar and Lucinda is one that I haven't read yet. I hope to get to it soon(ish).

Just finished Oscar and Lucinda and started The Road Home by Rose Tremain. Yum.

... src="http://pics.librarything.com/picsizes/2a/a3/2aa3894eff9f1a5597839585367434d414f4541.jpg"> 01. Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey. whew. Finally finished my first book! It was a terrific read, full of quirky characters and star crossed love. Carey writes ...

I'm back and forth between Sydney, Australia and parts of England in the first 1/3 of Oscar and Lucinda. streamsong, what did you think of OSH? I read it last year and loved it.

... of 12 months, so I'm pretty comfortable with a goal of 125 this year. So what's your first book for 2009? I'm reading Oscar and Lucinda for my face to face book group Monday. I've been looking forward to this read for awhile. Happy New Year!

I barely started Oscar and Lucinda last night, so I'll be reading that through the weekend. Then it's on to a January filled with Orange Prize winners and runners-up, starting with The Road Home - Rose Tremain

... half way through At Swim, Two Boys by Jamie O'Neill and loving it. It's a lengthy read. Then I need to dive into Oscar and Lucinda for my face to face book group. Looking forward to that. A nice way to wrap up 2008.

List 2: Reading Around the Globe --France: Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert (November 2009) --Australia: Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey --Turkey: Snow by Orhan Pamuk --England: Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell (June 2009) --Greece: Corelli's Mandolin by Louis de Bernie ...

I'll be reading Oscar and Lucinda for my book group. I'd like to end '08 with a bang, so when I finish Matrimony I'll pick something yummy in addition to the yummy O and L. Not sure what yet.

... Harris, Nine Coaches Waiting by Mary Stewart, All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque, Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey, Pickford: The Woman Who Made Hollywood by Eileen Whitfield, Nine Stories by J.D. Salinger, and Possession by A.S. Byatt ...

I finished Oscar and Lucinda and enjoyed it very much, thanks everyone for that nudge. I've also read Rose Tremain's The Road Home which was recommended and I can fully endorse that - a fabulous book and I don't usualy enjoy upbeat endings! A stinker though is Damage by Josephine Hart - this ...

... fiction

1. The House at Riverton, Kate Morton
2. The Book Thief, Markus Zusak
3. Oscar and Lucinda, Peter Carey
4. Tipping the Velvet, Sarah Waters
5. The Night Watch, Sarah Waters
6. Music and Silence, Rose Tremain ...
   chanale in 999 Challenge : chanale's 999 Challenge (Dec 8, 2008, 11:40am)

   Australian novels

   1. Oscar and Lucinda, Peter Carey
   2. My Life As a Fake, Peter Carey
   3. The True History of the Kelly Gang, Peter Carey
   4. The Secret River, ...
      laurelee in 50 Book Challenge : Laurelee's Summer-to-Summer 50 Book Challenge. (Nov 14, 2008, 8:47am)

      OK ok...I got distracted and fell way behind on my reading. IN the meantime, I read Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey. Brilliant read. I read it back in high school and it got better with age. However, the printing I have, had tons of typos. THEN, I read M is for Magic by Neil Gaiman. P ...

      dylanwolf in Book Nudgers : Books Nudged in November (Nov 12, 2008, 1:47am)

      Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey. Work commitments are denying much time to read at the moment so I'm still only half-way through but impressed so far.

      almigwin in Book Nudgers : dylanwolf open to nudges (Oct 31, 2008, 8:03am)

      Oscar and Lucinda gets my vote for originality if not oddity. It's the strangest love story I have ever read. The main character is a 'church' made of glass! My second nudge is Damage. A searing story of misdirected passion.

      amandameale in Book Nudgers : dylanwolf open to nudges (Oct 30, 2008, 10:14pm)

      My message disappeared! Kevin, Oscar and Lucinda is different in style to Carey's other novels, and it's very good. I'm nudging Paula Spencer OFF your pile. It's the sequel to the amazing The Woman Who Walked into Doors but I've heard it's disappointing.

      amandameale in Book Nudgers : dylanwolf open to nudges (Oct 30, 2008, 10:10pm)

      Kevin, Oscar and Lucinda is different in style to Carey's other books, and it's very good. Back later...

      Nickelini in Book Nudgers : dylanwolf open to nudges (Oct 30, 2008, 6:43pm)

      ... it, but you have to be in the mood for its style, and you also have to prepared to think. If this were my stack, I'd read Oscar and Lucinda because I've heard lots of great stuff about it.

      whymaggiemay in What Are You Reading Now? : What Books Came Into Your Home Today?--October 2008, #2 (Oct 25, 2008, 4:42pm)

      ... Illusions (I've never read any Auster, but he's been recommended to me and I thought for $1 it was certainly worth a try Oscar and Lucinda Then, one checked out from the library for a group read and one arrived in the mail as a gift from a friend who knows I like non-fiction: The Mist ...

      wookiebender in BookCrossing Australia! : Group Reading Log: October 2008 (Oct 18, 2008, 1:06am)

      ... there is The Shadow Thief and The Lampo Circus, but again probably too young for HSC students. Gould's Book of Fish? Oscar and Lucinda? Dark Palace? They have elements of the grotesque, but I'm not sure if they really qualify. (And it's been a while since I read them, so I could be ...

      Ardashir in Historical Fiction : Victorian England (Sep 15, 2008, 6:51am)

      ... by Wesley Stace. Dan Leno and the Limehouse Golem by Peter Ackroyd. The Great Train Robbery by Michael Crichton. Oscar and Lucinda and Jack Maggs by Peter Carey. The Piano Tuner by Daniel Mason. The Far Pavillions by M.M. Kaye

      melstar73 in 1001 Books to read before you die : Post with touchstone for all 1001? (Aug 30, 2008, 11:51am)

      ... Pendulum The Beautiful Room is Empty Wittgenstein’s Mistress The Satanic Verses The Swimming-Pool Library Oscar and Lucinda Libra The Player of Games Nervous Conditions The Long Dark Teatime of the Soul Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency The Radiant Way ...

      avaland in Dystopian novels : New Dystopian Novels (Jul 25, 2008, 1:41pm)

      ... terror--how far would their methods take them? These are the questions that Peter Carey, author of The Inspector and Oscar and Lucinda, brilliantly explores in this collection of stories. Exquisitely written and thoroughly envisioned, the tales in The Fat Man in History reach beyond ...

      dreamlikecheese in 1001 Books to read before you die : July 2008, Which book from the 1001 List are You Reading? (Jul 9, 2008, 8:10pm)

      I've just started Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey (only about 30-40 pages in) and I'm really enjoying it so far.

      hemlokgang in What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 5 July 2008 (Jul 6, 2008, 6:19am)

      I finally finished Oscar and Lucinda and am thoroughly enjoying Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.

      hemlokgang in Book talk : A silly book game (part 3) (Jul 2, 2008, 5:39pm)

      "He had been ready to minister to his flock, but found them to be creatures of their landscape." Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey "Who can open the doors of his face?"

      hemlokgang in Book talk : A silly book game (part 3) (Jul 1, 2008, 9:36pm)

      "Soon, soon, though I have a clergyman's business to attend to." Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey "Do you not imagine that our Lord laughs together with his angels?"

      Booksloth in Book of the month club : June Books!!! (Jul 1, 2008, 11:16am)

      ... David Kelly by Norman Baker Mr Wroe's Virgins - Jane Rogers Lisey's Story - Stephen King Book Lust - Nancy Pearl Oscar and Lucinda - Peter Carey The Story of a Marriage - Andrew Sean Greer The Comfort of Strangers by Ian McEwan The Vanishing - Tim Krabbe The Resurrectionist ...

      hemlokgang in What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 28 June 2008 (Jul 1, 2008, 8:38am)

      Well, I'm still reading Oscar and Lucinda. I've been pretty busy settling into our lake cottage for a month long stay. Ready to snuggle up with a few or a lot of good books now.

      hemlokgang in Book talk : A silly book game (part 3) (Jul 1, 2008, 8:31am)

      "It is all connected with the racetrack, he said reluctantly." Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey "And as to Doric and Corinthian, do you have a preference?"

      hemlokgang in Book talk : A silly book game (part 3) (Jun 29, 2008, 1:19pm)

      "Of course, but your smile suggests you know something you could not know." Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey "Is it meant to be a guessing game that we play now?"

      hemlokgang in Book talk : A silly book game (part 3) (Jun 29, 2008, 8:31am)

      "His mind was occupied with other matters." Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey "The hands grasped and then ungrasped--to grasp at what?"

      hemlokgang in Book talk : A silly book game (part 3) (Jun 27, 2008, 10:11am)

      "The men cooed." Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey "Is your mistress at home?"

      hemlokgang in What Are You Reading Now? : New Vocabulary (Jun 25, 2008, 10:39am)

      From Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey: apostasy (have seen many times, but decided to look it up): renunciation of a religious faith

      hemlokgang in Book talk : A silly book game (part 3) (Jun 25, 2008, 10:08am)

      "The Reverend Mr. Stratton imagined he liked all men." Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey "Do you pray for me?"

      hemlokgang in Book talk : A silly book game (Part 2) (Jun 24, 2008, 11:05am)

      He gave her a cauliflower, and then, in a bristly rush, he gave her a kiss on the cheek." Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey "Why could she not be aware of the picture she made?"

      hemlokgang in Reading Globally : Where in the world are you now? June 2008 (Jun 23, 2008, 7:31pm)

      England and Australia for me at the turn of the 20th century in Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey.

      hemlokgang in Book talk : A silly book game (Part 2) (Jun 23, 2008, 7:30pm)

      "What a splendid pair of scoundrels." Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey "How does a Christian clergyman acquire the funds to travel in such luxury?"

      hemlokgang in Reading Globally : Where in the world are you now? June 2008 (Jun 23, 2008, 10:13am)

      Off to tea with the bishop in Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey.

      hemlokgang in Book talk : A silly book game (Part 2) (Jun 23, 2008, 10:11am)

      "The foolish young lady's face hurt from false smiling." Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey "Have you had enough of cards?"

      hemlokgang in Book talk : A STUPID GAME TO PLAY. . . THE OLD ONE IS TOO LONG (Jun 23, 2008, 10:07am)

      " 'Threatening me?', asked Mr. Stratton." Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey

      hemlokgang in 1001 Books to read before you die : June 2008: Which Book from the 1001 List are You Reading? (Jun 23, 2008, 9:47am)

      I am just starting Oscar and Lucinda.

      hemlokgang in What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 21 June 2008 (Jun 23, 2008, 9:45am)

      I finished The Road, then finished Elephant Man by Bernard Pomerance, and have just started Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey.

      hemlokgang in 75 Books Challenge for 2008 : Hemlokgang's 75 Book Challenge (Jun 23, 2008, 9:42am)

      56 - The Elephant Man by Bernard Pomerance 57 - Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey

      Jodyreadseverything in What Are You Reading Now? : First Line Game Chapter 8 (Jun 22, 2008, 1:08pm)

      Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey. I didn't buy it this week but I was tempted by that line. I liked that the mother would sit the Bishop facing something on the sideboard or the wall, rather than the window and the view, to prove how religious they were. I need to go buy it now.

      jargoneer in The Prizes : The Best of the Booker (Jun 18, 2008, 5:41pm)

      I thought I would update this with the 6 chosen by the panel - # Pat Barker The Ghost Road # Peter Carey Oscar and Lucinda # JM Coetzee Disgrace # J G Farrell The Siege of Krishnapur # Nadine Gordimer The Conservationist # Salman Rushdie Midnight’s Children

      hemlokgang in Book talk : Another Silly Game - Part 8 (Jun 10, 2008, 5:19pm)

      Peter and Lucinda by Peter Carey

      wonderlake in 888 Challenge : 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (Jun 10, 2008, 8:05am)

      ... as an 888 category too and so far this is my most 'successful' category. 1. The Handmaid's Tale 2. Regeneration 3. Oscar and Lucinda 4. Death in Venice 5. The talented Mr Ripley 6. The Floating Opera, and current read 7. Seize the Day However I might have to re-jig ...

      merry10 in 50 Book Challenge : merry10's 2008 challenge (Jun 5, 2008, 7:21pm)

      75. Oscar and Lucinda, Peter Carey, 1988, Australian author Booker Prize winner 1988, Miles Franklin Prize winner 1989, Booker of Bookers shortlist 2008. Son of a Brethren minister, Oscar Hopkins discovers gambling as a sign of God's will, meets an Australian heiress Lucinda who owns a ...

      wonderlake in 1001 Books to read before you die : June 2008: Which Book from the 1001 List are You Reading? (Jun 5, 2008, 7:21am)

      > Merry10 I really enjoyed Oscar and Lucinda too :) I'm reading The Floating Opera, by John Barth, but the descriptions of the court cases the protaganist- a lawyer - are involved in are losing me a little and I'm beginning to itch for my next read... possibly Little Women

      merry10 in 1001 Books to read before you die : June 2008: Which Book from the 1001 List are You Reading? (Jun 5, 2008, 3:48am)

      I'm halfway through Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey and enjoying it as an interesting break from grittier reading. Nickelini I have A World of Love by Elizabeth Bowen in my library an author I don't know at all.

      hemlokgang in What Are You Reading Now? : What Books Came Into Your Home Today? - JUNE 2008 (Jun 3, 2008, 9:14am)

      Another BookMooch: Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey

      kambrogi in 50 Book Challenge : amandameale 2008: 55 books (Jun 2, 2008, 8:26am)

      ... Madonnas is now on the wishlist, and a couple more are tempting me. More Peter Carey is definitely called for. We did Oscar and Lucinda in our book-and-movie club a couple of years ago. I rather liked the movie, too.

      amandameale in 50 Book Challenge : amandameale 2008: 55 books (May 29, 2008, 10:21pm)

      Yes, I agree. I thought Oscar and Lucinda was excellent. Each of Peter Carey's books is written in a different style, but they're all good.

      lindsacl in 50 Book Challenge : amandameale 2008: 55 books (May 29, 2008, 9:54pm)

      Oh yes, Oscar and Lucinda is wonderful; I just read it a few weeks ago. I liked True History of the Kelly Gang better but reading both of these books turned me into a Peter Carey fan.

      laytonwoman3rd in 50 Book Challenge : amandameale 2008: 55 books (May 29, 2008, 9:14pm)

      #88 Have you read Oscar and Lucinda, Amanda? I just picked it up at the second hand book store for $2.00--a hardcover library discard in very good condition. I've heard good things about it.

      urania1 in Reading Globally : Group Read: August: Myths Told and Retold (May 24, 2008, 1:57pm)

      ... being in the wrong hemisphere. For some reason, I think I had him confused with Peter Carey. I rather liked his novel Oscar and Lucinda, but I had both Carey and Findley associated with some writer (Australian, I think) who wrote a dystopian novel that bored me so much I never progressed ...

      teelgee in What Are You Reading Now? : What Books Came Into Your Home Today? - May. 2008 (May 16, 2008, 11:48pm)

      From across the country came Oscar and Lucinda into my mail basket. Thanks to a friend!

      Grammath in 1001 Books to read before you die : Which of the 1001 are you currently reading? (May 14, 2008, 8:14am)

      ... I think the final shortlist is an odd selection, although in fairness the only other novel I've read off the list is Oscar and Lucinda. Personally, I'm surprised and rather annoyed The Remains of the Day didn't make the cut. I fear Midnight's Children might win the vote simply ...

      socialpages in 1001 Books to read before you die : Which of the 1001 are you currently reading? (May 14, 2008, 2:59am)

      ... Booker on www.themanbookerprize.com before July 8. There is a short list of six books to choose from. The others include Oscar and Lucinda, The Ghost Road, Disgrace, The Conservationist and The Siege of Krishnapur. I'm still to read the last three.

      Mr.Durick in Book talk : What is the WORST book that youve ever red? (May 14, 2008, 2:28am)

      Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey. When I finished it I threw it across the room and shouted, "Why'd you bother writing it if that's what you were going to do with it?" Except I talked dirty. Robert

      putty41273 in Australian LibraryThingers : Five of your personal favorite Australian novels, please! (May 12, 2008, 12:23am)

      ... really that you are likely to be looking for in a patrick white but one of his is enough for any list). I think that Oscar and Lucinda should be there too actually. My Brother Jack and My Brilliant Career cover Australian history pretty nicely. So there is 5. The trouble is they ...

      MsMoto in 1001 Books to read before you die : The 1001 "I've Read That" chain game (May 10, 2008, 2:22pm)

      Well, my dog and I actually spent this morning (Irish time) watching the film version of Oscar and Lucinda. She has much more time for it than my husband, who, despite much cajolling, cannot bear to read another Peter Carey. I, meanwhile, love the book. How about one I read around the ...

      wonderlake in 1001 Books to read before you die : The 1001 "I've Read That" chain game (May 10, 2008, 7:02am)

      Looks like this has stalled. Can Oscar and Lucinda, by Peter Carey restart it ?

      kambrogi in 50 Book Challenge : lindsacl's 2008 read-a-thon (May 9, 2008, 7:35am)

      I agree with you on Oscar and Lucinda, lindsacl. I thought it was beautifully written. I think the match for the two was the gambling, both literally and figuratively, although I found the ending a bit strange (for reasons I won't go into for fear of spoilers). We did it in my book-and-movie ...

      lindsacl in 50 Book Challenge : lindsacl's 2008 read-a-thon (May 8, 2008, 2:04pm)

      ... target="_blank"> Oscar and Lucinda - review. From my review: Peter Carey’s Booker prize-winning novel works both as a ...

      lindsacl in What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 3 Mayl 2008 (May 5, 2008, 1:16pm)

      I'm about 3/4 of the way through Oscar and Lucinda, but was fortunate enough to pick up Jhumpa Lahiri's latest, Unaccustomed Earth, at the library last weekend. It's now my lunchtime read. And oooh, lunch was very nice today.

      lindsacl in What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 3 Mayl 2008 (May 3, 2008, 6:53am)

      I'm about halfway through Oscar and Lucinda and am really enjoying it. This is my second book by Peter Carey, the other being True History of the Kelly Gang. Both were Booker winners. He's becoming one of my favorite authors...

      wonderlake in 1001 Books to read before you die : May 2008: What are you reading from the 1001 list (May 2, 2008, 5:06am)

      ... the Venitian theme- I have finished Death in Venice, and started The Talented Mr Ripley. > lindsacl I enjoyed Oscar and Lucinda too. But I think it's one of those ones where you have to tell people "just read it!" because it you try to explain the story to them it sounds really ...

      lindsacl in 1001 Books to read before you die : May 2008: What are you reading from the 1001 list (May 1, 2008, 11:12am)

      Just to spice up this Middlemarch crowd with some variety ... I'm reading Peter Carey's Oscar and Lucinda and enjoying it very much.

      TheoClarke in Best of British : Prizewinners? (Apr 23, 2008, 4:07pm)

      ... Salman Rushdie's longer books did not appeal to me but I also fell in love with Peter Carey (for Illywhacker and Oscar and Lucinda), Wiiliam Boyd (An Ice-Cream War), Keri Hulme (The Bone People), and many more. I stopped the comprehensive approach when it became a chore. I ...

      wonderlake in 50 Book Challenge : Wonderlake 50 @ 2008 (Apr 20, 2008, 8:31am)

      Another list: Copy cats- six novels by ad execs who moved on 1. Oscar and Lucinda, Peter Carey 2. Running with Scissors, Augusten Burroughs 3. The Lives and Loves of a She-Devil, Fay Weldon 4. Catch 22, Joseph Heller 5. Frost in May Antonia White ...

      wonderlake in Book talk : Storycode (Apr 18, 2008, 11:13am)

      ... wondered what it was all about. It seems to help you to choose what to read next... ? I've just finished reading Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey. I used Storycode to answer a bunch of questions about the book, and I think it was supposed to generate a 'Storycode' - but this isn't ...

      wonderlake in 1001 Books to read before you die : How many have you read? (Apr 18, 2008, 5:48am)

      >#88 booksloth, I really enjoyed Oscar and Lucinda! I think it's one where the piece about it in the 1,001 does it a bit of a dis-service- it keeps on going on about them trasporting a glass church across Australia, but in the book this isn't agreed until about page 388 of approx 500.

      wonderlake in 1001 Books to read before you die : How many have you read? (Apr 17, 2008, 7:38am)

      I have finished reading Oscar and Lucinda, which brings my total to 72. According to the spreadsheet I need to read 17 of the 1001 a year. So far in 2008: 1. The Handmaid's Tale M Atwood 2. Dead Air, Iain Banks 3. Regeneration, Pat Barker

      wonderlake in 50 Book Challenge : Wonderlake 50 @ 2008 (Apr 17, 2008, 6:07am)

      Hooray I finished reading Oscar and Lucinda. I think I might be able to go back to the start and re-read it= because it was so long and took me so long to read I feel like I forgot the start... Next will be Death at la Fenice, by Donna Leon - I'm going on honeymoon to Venice in May :)

      socialpages in 1001 Books to read before you die : Game #2: Make a phrase or sentence out of 1001 titles (Apr 14, 2008, 5:56am)

      I'll give it a go Oscar and Lucinda Seize the day Things fall apart In Cold Blood End of the Story

      wonderlake in 1001 Books to read before you die : April 2008: What are you reading from the 1001 list (Apr 2, 2008, 8:14am)

      I'm still reading Oscar and Lucinda... I think I might have to follow it up with a couple o'slimmer ones if I want to acheive my 50-Book Challenge > I have The Body Artist TBR :)

      wonderlake in 1001 Books to read before you die : Toughest books to get through (Apr 2, 2008, 8:11am)

      ... about it. Maybe if I finish all the rest of the suggestions I'll go back to it LOL At the moment although I'm enjoying Oscar and Lucinda, I don't seem to be making any progress in reading it :P

      wonderlake in 1001 Books to read before you die : What are you reading for March 2008 (Mar 27, 2008, 6:56am)

      I am reading Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey, and enjoying it a lot. However the entry in the 1,001 book has kindof given the game away, revealing that Oscar dies before the end :P

      wonderlake in 50 Book Challenge : Wonderlake 50 @ 2008 (Mar 25, 2008, 7:25am)

      ... Maybe I'm not such a Capote-fan. Can't really remember too much about Breakfast at Tiffany's. I started reading Oscar and Lucinda, which has 110 chapters !

      pamelad in Australian LibraryThingers : Five of your personal favorite Australian novels, please! (Feb 23, 2008, 3:17am)

      Illywhacker, Peter Carey (or perhaps Oscar and Lucinda) Monkey grip, Helen Garner Three Dollars, Elliot Perlman Lantana Lane, Eleanor Dark The Mystery of a Hansom Cab, Fergus Hume They're not necessarily my top 5, just good Australian novels whose names I can ...

      jargoneer in The Prizes : The Best of the Booker (Feb 21, 2008, 12:09pm)

      ... Bone People 1986: Kingsley Amis - The Old Devils 1987: Penelope Lively - Moon Tiger 1988: Peter Carey - Oscar and Lucinda 1989: Kazuo Ishiguro - The Remains of the Day 1990: A.S. Byatt - Possession 1991: Ben Okri - The Famished Road 1992: Michael Ondaa ...

      thorold in What Are You Reading Now? : First Line Game Vol. 3 (Feb 15, 2008, 10:25am)

      Oooh - another one I recognise, and if I'm quick, I'll get it before Booksloth: Oscar and Lucinda. DLC is obviously promoting Australian Lit!

      dreamlikecheese in What Are You Reading Now? : What Books Came Into Your Home Today? - FEBRUARY 2008 (Feb 6, 2008, 7:52pm)

      ... went to pick up 2 books from the bookshop....I had just had to buy a third so that I'd have a nice round number. I now have Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey, The Lucky Country by Donald Horne and The Time Machine by H G Wells. So that's 2 more for my 1001 Books reading list, and 1 more in my ...

      avaland in Australian LibraryThingers : Five of your personal favorite Australian novels, please! (Jan 25, 2008, 9:15pm)

      ... a few of them are set in Sydney. I'm guessing this list is not very up-to-date? It's been quite a few years since I read Oscar and Lucinda, but wouldn't The True History of the Kelly Gang likely be more recommended these days?

      avaland in Australian LibraryThingers : Five of your personal favorite Australian novels, please! (Jan 25, 2008, 4:41pm)

      ... by Kyle Tennant, A Harp in the South by Ruth Park, Illywhacker by Peter Carey, Jonah by Louis Stone, Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey, Poor Man's Orange by Ruth Park, The Service of the Clouds by Delia Falconer, Seven Poor Men of Sydney by Christina Stead, The Vi ...

      hazelk in Australian LibraryThingers : Five of your personal favorite Australian novels, please! (Jan 21, 2008, 9:01am)

      Dirt Music by Tim Winton Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey The Secret River by Kate Grenville The Ladies of Missalonghi by Colleen McCullough -lightweight, I know, but enjoyable

      wonderlake in 50 Book Challenge : Wonderlake 50 @ 2008 (Jan 2, 2008, 9:06am)

      ... by Mark Billingham 10. Running with Scissors, by Augusten Burroughs 11. Answered Prayers, by Truman Capote 12. Oscar and Lucinda, Peter Carey 13. Death at La Fenice, by Donna Leon 14. Death in Venice, Thomas Mann 15. The Talented Mr Ripley, Patricia Highsmith 16. Kitchen, ...

      reading_fox in The Green Dragon : Have You Bought Any Books Lately Part 3 (Dec 17, 2007, 7:31am)

      ... Denial is the first stage. Admit it and move into the second stage. I bought as gifts: Cyteen The recognitions Oscar and Lucinda and The Hamilton Case Not form Amazon who didn't have them in stock but Waterstones which did.

      soylentgreen23 in 1001 Books to read before you die : soylentgreen23 wants to read 1001 books (Dec 13, 2007, 5:16pm)

      ... Outsider by Albert Camus 10. The Plague by Albert Camus 11. Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote 12. Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey 13. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll 14. Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll 15. 2001 A Space Od ...

      lindsacl in What Are You Reading Now? : What books came into your home today? - OCTOBER 2007 (Oct 28, 2007, 7:11am)

      ... with a group of friends yielded: - High-Yield Gardening - touchstone not loading - Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter - Oscar and Lucinda - A Woman - Baltasar and Blimunda - touchstone says "no title" but it brings up the correct book! I highly recommend the small town of Hobart, NY ...

      ForrestFamily in Australian LibraryThingers : Travel Books about Australia (Oct 26, 2007, 1:23am)

      ... recently finished Advance Australia...where? by Hugh Mackay. It would probably put you off living in Australia! I read Oscar and Lucinda while living in Scotland, and I could see how such a book would entice someone to come and visit Australia. Eucalyptus, with its glorious descriptions ...

      hazelk in Australian LibraryThingers : Travel Books about Australia (Oct 22, 2007, 4:11am)

      ... Reading The Ladies of Missalonghi makes me want to visit the Blue Mountains. And, don't laugh you Aussies, reading Oscar and Lucinda made me think about this place called Parramatta! Yes, you can tell I live in England. More seriously I picked up a lovely secondhand volume in ...

      LynnB in List Five Books Parlour Game : Books and Movies (Oct 12, 2007, 12:43pm)

      Oscar and Lucinda Little Children The Hours The House of Sand and Fog The Piano

      hazelk in What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 6 October 2007 (Oct 11, 2007, 2:30pm)

      Have just finished Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey, an excellent novel which deservedly won prizes. So, for a complete change, am reading The Poet by Michael Connelly which is also excellent of its kind.

      hazelk in Reading Globally : Where in the World Are You Now? September 2007 (Oct 1, 2007, 3:30am)

      I'm in Australia with Oscar and Lucinda. It's worth the journey.

      hazelk in What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 29 September 2007 (Sep 30, 2007, 12:07pm)

      I'm starting a re-read, Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey for a book group I belong to. It's years since I read it first. I wonder if my thoughts about it will differ.

      Mr.Durick in Book talk : Library Downsizing (Sep 18, 2007, 6:34pm)

      I threw Oscar and Lucinda because I found the ending abominable, and I threw a French review text for graduate students because a signature in the middle was blank. Robert

      Mr.Durick in Book talk : What is the WORST book that youve ever red? (Aug 30, 2007, 2:22am)

      I threw Oscar and Lucinda across the room when I finished it. I was ready to hate Ralph Fiennes in the movie, but it never showed in my town. I have declined to look at anything by Peter Carey since then. Robert

      hazelk in List Five Books Parlour Game : Allusions 2 (Aug 28, 2007, 10:31am)

      >47: Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey?

      KimB in Australian LibraryThingers : "Must read" Aussie Novels? (Aug 23, 2007, 6:55am)

      #30 loved the movies Oscar and Lucinda and he died with a falafel in his hand. One day must read the books.

      sycoraxpine in What Are You Reading Now? : A Year of Australian Literature - suggestions? (Aug 23, 2007, 2:23am)

      ... Book of True Crime by Chloe Hooper I am currently in the midst of Joan London's Gilgamesh, and hope to read Voss, Oscar and Lucinda, and Dirt Music in the next couple of months. I have to admit that I am beginning to be a bit panicky about the rapidity with which the end of the ...

      ForrestFamily in Australian LibraryThingers : "Must read" Aussie Novels? (Jul 4, 2007, 1:04am)

      Specifically novels: Voss Carpentaria Oscar and Lucinda 1988 He died with a falafel in his hand These are great novels if you are trying to get a sense of 'place'. I have tried to combine modern and historical, and a bit of a range of places.

      DrCris in 1001 Books to read before you die : Best books (Jun 24, 2007, 8:02pm)

      I really loved Oscar and Lucinda - Peter Carey. I was just in the right mood for it when I read it.

      thorold in List Five Books Parlour Game : Couples (Jun 15, 2007, 3:57pm)

      ... the original title better, but I won't repeat it here...) Sammy and Rosie get laid (filmscript) by Hanif Kureishi Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey

      LynnB in List Five Books Parlour Game : Couples (Jun 15, 2007, 1:03pm)

      Couples by John Updike Oscar and Lucinda Arthur and George Oryx and Crake The Professor and the Madman

      kiwiflowa in What Are You Reading Now? : A Year of Australian Literature - suggestions? (Jun 5, 2007, 3:03pm)

      ... Jennings books were hilarious. I think I read them at age 9 or 10. I've read a few Peter Carey books and really liked Oscar and Lucinda.

      aljazcosini in The Prizes : The Booker (Mar 13, 2007, 10:11am)

      ... winners i've read so far are the god of small things, moon tiger (for some reason not that many copies on LT...) and oscar and lucinda... right now i'm reading midnight's children, am halfway through, and it probably is the best read i ever had...

      freelunch in What Are You Reading Now? : A Year of Australian Literature - suggestions? (Jan 16, 2007, 9:18am)

      from the books on your shelf I'd like to give a big plug to Peter Carey's Oscar and Lucinda - one of my all-time favourite books. Carey's Bliss is also very good. I'm shamefully uninformed of what is good in Australian lit but I did read Marcus Clarke's For the Term of His Natural Li ...

      cabegley in What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 28 Oct 2006 (Oct 29, 2006, 11:57am)

      warbrideslass, I loved The True History of the Kelly Gang--I think Peter Carey is brilliant! You may also like Oscar and Lucinda, also by Carey, which is one of my favorite books of all time.