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The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry
Dirty Linen by Tom Stoppard
The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry
Pumping Nylon by Scott Tennant
The Polyester Grandpa by Martha Freeman
The Gingham Dog and the Calico Cat by Eugene Field
The Lace Reader by, Brunonia Barry.
Very unreliable narrator!!!
... Stitches - David Small (9/12/09)
102. Cellist of Sarajevo - Steven Galloway (9/18/09) reread for bookgroup
103. The Reader - Bernard Shlink (9/25/09)
104. The Road - Cormac McCarthy (9/26/09)
105. Labyrinth - Kate Mosse (9/26/09)
106. Sharp Teeth - Toby Barlow (9/27/09 ...
All this talk of manatees is making me homesick...
I've got a paperback ARC of The Lace Reader . It's in good shape. If anyone is interested leave me a msg with your BookMooch ID and I'll reserve it for you. I'm in the USA and I only ship domestic but I'm willing to hold it if you need an Angel ...
I'm glad The Lace Reader comes with so many good reviews. I'm looking so forward to reading it.
Finally finished with Red Orchestra! I can't believe it took me a week to make it through that book. It was a great book, just really heavy and slow going. A lot of names and a lot of foot ...
... Muriel Spark
6) The Robber Bride by Margaret Atwood
7) The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery
8) The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry
9) Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks
10) The Professor by Charlotte Bronte
The Lace Reader is on my list too. It has some good reviews around here.
... would have liked it a lot better. I think it dragged out just a little bit too long for me. I'm really looking forward to The Lace Reader especially because it takes place in Salem which is where I grew up. I'm glad it comes with some good recommendations!
My reading is a little stalled so ...
... I loved the paranormal aspects of it, so it was definitely enjoyable for this time of the year.
I actually listened to The Lace Reader on my ipod while I was knitting lace and I really enjoyed it as well. I love reading about New England life and did enjoy the mystery. I'd been wanting to ...
... Alice Hoffman is one of my favorite authors. I've read all but her latest book.
I've heard mixed things about The Lace Reader .
... to update my list so that I wouldn't forget anything.
July
44. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
August
45. The Lace Reader by Brunonia Berry
46. The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe
47. Misery by Stephen King
October
48. The River King by ...
... I do agree, Amy-Sue, that the first half was better.
Re your recent purchases: both my daughter and I really enjoyed The Lace Reader .
... Anyway, I scored four books for $4! Two trade paperbacks and two hardcovers. The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood, The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry, The Known World by Edward P. Jones, and Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin. I'm especially excited about the Team of Rivals ...
OK, that list was way too long! I've deleted it. If anyone wants the alphabetized list, tell me and I'll send it to you.
... tp://images.amazon.com/images/P/0297844687.01._SY190_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg">
Fairly disappointing story after the brilliance of The Reader . I found this one to be just altogether too much; with its references to and reliance on Homer's Odyssey, its obvious attempts to create parallels within the ...
...
Highly recommended.
46. Homecoming by Bernard Schlink
Fairly disappointing story after the brilliance of The Reader . I found this one to be just altogether too much; with its references to and reliance on Homer's Odyssey, its obvious attempts to create parallels within the ...
... ins
Tribulation Force by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins
Nicolae by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins
The Reader by Bernard Schlink
Last of the Breed by Louis L'Amour
... by Alice Hoffman
74) The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
75) Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Paterson
76) The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
77) Hana's Suitcase by Karen Levine
78) For One More Day by Mitch Albom
79) The Old Man and The Sea by Ernest Hemingway ...
83. The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry
84. The Shack by William P. Young
... to try to tell the guy at the bookstore I needed books in English. He kept trying to sell me books on opera)
Tried to read The Lace Reader and it didn't do much for me, so I left it in a hotel room somewhere along the road.
This week I've got Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close going. I ...
How about The Lace Reader ?
Two from QPB:
Fool by Christopher Moore....my favorite satirist..
The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry...got this for a friend but she seems to have left town...guess her ex-husband has been sighted in the area....welcome to Mayberry!
two from PBS:
All Over But the Shoutin' by Rick Brag ...
>26: Actually, I've only read one of your books, though I own The Alchemist and I was checking out The Lace Reader and one of Stieg Larsson's books yesterday. I love all the lists. Keep them coming! Hopefully, there will start to be some overlap in the lists to steer me toward your "f ...
... them. In the order read:
The House at Riverton by Kate Morton
The Hope by Herman Wouk
The Glory by Herman Wouk
The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows
The Secret Magdalene by Ki Longfellow
The Gir ...
... is a surprise, book one is not out in paperback until 2010. This book gets put aside for time being. Also from Sam's, The Lace Reader heard so much here on LT that I had to snatch up a copy.
... that I know, but I think it also transcends an age group -- my adult daughter loved it, and so did I.
>168 Cheli, The Lace Reader is difficult to categorize, which is of course part of the reason that I found it to be such a great book (but it's set in Salem, MA, if you're doing the Fif ...
... it interesting that your Best of the Best and Worst of the Worst were both in the same category?
I almost picked up the Lace reader when I was at the Library on Thursday, but didn't know where it would fit in for my current categories. Maybe I'll have to save it for next year, I'll mark it ...
... Contemporary Fiction
Best (I can't choose between these 2):
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry
Worst: American Gods by Neil Gaiman
2. Joanne Fluke
Best: I liked them all, some better than others, but ...
... by Justina Robson, SF & Urban Fantasy
Book 4 in the Quantum Gravity series. Mixes SF and dark urban fantasy.
The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry, Fiction
Story of a family in Salem, Massachusetts with unusual powers. They have to face a crisis.
Bottomfeeder by B.H Fingerman, ...
29) The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
Great book about love and guilt.
... City
Indiana:
Iowa:
Kansas:
Kentucky:
Louisiana: Queen of Swords
Maine:
Maryland:Chesapeake
Massachusetts: Lace Reader
Minnesota:
Mississippi:
Missouri: Truman
Montana:
Nebraska:
Nevada:
New Hampshire:
New Jersey:
New Mexico:
New York: 102 minutes
North Carolina: ...
... Bright by Tracy Chevalier
12. Canvey Island by James Runcie
13. Illuminata by Marianne Williamson
14. The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry
15. The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling
16. Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
17. Leaping Beauty by Gregory Magu ...
The Lace Reader
Boundless Deep
... King of France, 2009 ***
Georgia
Germany: fiction - The Book Thief, 2009 ****, All Quiet on the Western Front, TBR, The Reader , TBR
... I'd recommend that I've read over the past year or so are The Book Thief, Peace Like a River by Leif Enger, and The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry, which incidentally, has some of the same themes as yours. Also, MY all-time favorite book, which is A Prayer for Owen Meany by Jo ...
The Reader
A Prayer for Owen Meany is worth the effort. Books I abandoned recently The Girl Meridel Le Sueur; The Reader ; The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and Wild Violets.
...
1. Howards End
2. The Vicar of Wakefield
3. The Seance - Harwood
4. Daisy Kutter
5. Swallows and Amazons
6. The Reader
7. Shadow of the Wind
8. Storm Front - group read planned
9. Airborn
10. All Souls - Marias
11. Dead Souls - Gogol - own
12. The Last of the Mohi ...
... books which I felt weren't as good as her earlier works. She does capture family disfunction in a heartbreaking way.
The Reader is one of my favorite books thus far in 2009. If you are interested in watching the movie, it does follow the book fairly well.
...
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
The Girl with No Shadow by Joanne Harris
The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry
and finally
The Jasmine Moon Murder by Laura Childs
I'm cleaning off the bookshelves to make room!
... and share similar opinions, eg, The Memory Keeper's Daughter: very disappointing, I doubt I'll even watch the movie; The Reader : surprisingly good, as is the movie; the BSC, etc etc. I haven't read Tami Hoag in ages, so I'll have to give her a whirl again. She's more romance than I ...
... M. Banks
13. The Turn of the Screw by Henry James
14. The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler
15. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
16. Gifts by Ursula K. Le Guin
17. The Magician's Nephew by C. S. Lewis
18. The Wives of Bath by Wendy Holden
19. Da ...
LadyN, did you like The Reader ?
Espy, I didn't know you had read Dragon of Trelian too. I love that one! :D
Sending more energy to Norma and to Terri...
hugs too...
( you can't mean that you haven't read Lace Reader yet!!)
Lace Reader !
energy on its way.. what is moms first name?
finished The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry yesterday...Stunning! Now added to my fav. list
Started A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick
liking it so far..
Also reading That Went Well: Adventures In Caring For My Sister by Terrell Dougan for my quarterly newspaper where I ...
mckait
haven't started The Lace Reader yet :(
last night I finished The Blue Notebook which is not a book that you say "I enjoyed that" when your done ...
guess I'am just healing my brain from the images that Levin created~ But I don't regret reading it
Got to clean my house so I'll ...
#39 kara
Please tell us ( me ) your thoughts on Lace Reader .
I loved it madly!
Middlesex tore my heart out, and thus I hated it.
About half-way through "Water Like A Stone" by Deborah Crombie.
#39 (curlysue)..I really liked "The Lace Reader" when I read it earlier this summer...hope you like it :)
finished The Devil's Labyrinth by John Saul.. aack!
started The Blue Notebook by James Levine
on deck is The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry
... in the Wires by Charles De Lint
The Hummingbird's Daughter by Luis Alberto Urrea
The Birth House by Ami McKay
The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry
The Withering of the Boughs & A Faery Song by Yeats
In no particular order...
#10 - the lace reader - by Brunonia Barry.
I was really surprised about the book, I just picked it up on the shelf of the library because I had nothing to read at the moment.
I was really caught up in the story, always expecting a little more information about the main character (Towner/Sophya) ...
... movies. His mystery novels are really good. His newest is an historical novel, also set in Boston, I think.
And The Lace Reader is set in Salem.
The weirdest mix I've ever experienced was The Lace Reader and The Sociopath Next Door. Veeery disorienting.
*sob* I have finished The Lost City of Z and I simply can't talk about it yet. *sniff*
... *
Book#71 Cutting Edge by Allison Brennan ***
Book #72 The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson ****
Book #73 The Reader
Book #74 The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien ***
Book #75 The Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg Larsson ****
Book #76
Emily
The Reader is a book that haunts me. I agree with you regarding the difficulty warming to Hanna. In the event you haven't seen the movie, I recommend it. Overall, I thought the book and movie were very complex and thought provoking.
2nd Quater Reading Summary
25 books
FICTION 7
The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
Careless in Red by Elizabeth George
Tea Time for the Traditionally Built by Alexander McCall Amith
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Empire Falls by Richard Russo
Olive Kitteridge ...
... Stieg Larsson
8. Scarpetta by Patricia Cornwell
9. Vicious by Brandon Massey
10. UR by Stephen King (novella)
11. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
12. Your Erroneous Zones by Wayne Dyer
13. Afraid by Jack Kilborn
14. Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates
15. Culture Warrior by ...
... Dissolution to read, and then will either jump straight into Dark Fire (the novel, not the hot ouchy flamey thing, or The Reader .
Høytleseren (or better known as: The Reader ) by Bernhard Schlink
Category 7: Audiobooks
I picked this audiobook up from my local library, as I just came across it, and since I knew it was on the 1001 books list.
This is a strong story about love, life, shame, war and what to do! It ...
... baby *pause for 50-year-old grandfather to have fantods * and name her "Brunonia," after authoress Brunonia Barry of The Lace Reader fame. Had I done this perfectly insane thing *fantods *, I think I would now want to have a second girl and name her "Vesuvia."
"These are my ...
I recently traded for a copy of The Lace Reader , maybe I need to sub it into my challenge? I've been in a bit of a slump and you've all made it sound compelling!
... The Harrowing True Story of the Exiles of Molokai
Indiana - Silence is Golden - Dams, fiction
Massachusetts - The Lace Reader , The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, The Late George Apley, Looking Backward, fiction, American Jezebel, non-fiction
Minnesota - Peach Cobb ...
Massachusetts*: Uncharted Ways, Downright Dencey, The Lace Reader
Michigan
Minnesota: Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder et seq
Mississippi
Missouri(a)
Montana*
Nebraska
Nevada*
New Hampshire: Riding Lessons, Flying Changes
New Jersey*
I'm glad you liked The Lace Reader . Despite the necessity of reading books at lightning speed as a result of this challenge, I started the book over and re-read it immediately after finishing it. I couldn't help myself, and I definitely picked up much more the second time around. Honestly ...
The Lace Reader sounds interesting, I'll have to check it out. I haven't read anything by Joanne Harris.
re The Lace Reader :
I loved it, too. I found myself cooking dinner one-handed because I couldn't put it down, and as soon as I finished it, I wanted to reread it.
finished The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry
category: Authors That Are New To Me
C2008 400pages 4.5stars
The Whitney women have a reputation around Salem. No, they're not witches, they're lace readers. Towner Whitney returns to the city when her great-aunt Eva dies under suspicious ...
... ddhartha 3.5
McMahon, Jennifer (M) Island of Lost Girls 3
Moerk, Christian (M) Darling Jim 4
Schlink, Bernhard (fic) The Reader 3
Vonnegut, Kurt (fic) Slaughterhouse-Five 3
Baldwin, James (fic) Giovanni's Room 3.5
Bazell, Josh (M) Beat the Reaper 3.5
Bradley, Alan (M) The Sweetn ...
I'm starting The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry
... are narrators who show me their unreliability rather than tell me. I fear I may be one who hates whatever surprise is in The Lace Reader :(( I searched for the tag "unreliable narrator" but am conflicted whether to tag my books with it, can be spoilerish.
Don't say anything more about The Lace Reader ! I have it tbr :))
This is so interesting, I'm just not thinking of Cal as an unreliable narrator. Imaginative and playful :) yes -- he takes some known/documented info (learned from his grandmother or elsewhere, I suppose) and fills it in with ...
... I mean is, they can report on events they see, but can't really judge other people's motives or emotions very well.
In The Lace Reader and In the Woods both narrators admit that they are liars! In my book group, some folks got upset about the surprise twist at the end of The Lace Reader, ...
6> stephmo - I've read 2 other books recently that had confessed unreliable narrators - The Lace Reader and In the Woods. I wonder if that's a recent trend in fiction.
I fell asleep reading book 2 and just woke up thinking it was 7:30 in the morning, not at night! I hate this miserable, ...
... (#202) in also being put off by "must read" books. So many of those have not been to my taste including The Historian, The Lace Reader , and (so sorry) your own recommendation of The River Wife. I have not hated any of these, but they just were not a good match for me. As nanny observed ( ...
... at times I found the details a bit mind-numbing, and the descriptions too ever-present, over all I liked it a lot.
15. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink. This book turned out to be quite a bit better than I thought it would. 15-year old German boy has an affair with a woman in her thirties. ...
... light read that Patterson's previous two romances were.
Books read: 29/81 = 35.802%
What I'm reading next:
The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway
... ng
The Pit and the Pendulum
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
The Purloined Letter
The Quiet American
Quo Vadis
The Reader
... I found disturbing (the fact that I couldn't continue) because I read so many great reviews about it. I also gave up on The Lace Reader . I thought Eat Pray Love was quite awful and needless to say, put that one down as well.
Your thread is dangerous for my tbr pile.
After reading (in the last few months) Hana's Suitcase, The Reader and The Book Thief, last night I began to read A Lucky Child A Memoir of Surviving Auschwitz as a Young Boy, I'm now adding The Boy in Striped Pajamas to the list.
Since An ...
yes, The Reader was made into a movie. Kate Winslet won an academy award.
I haven't read The Reader as yet but did see the movie. Do you think all the nudity/sex was absolutely necessary to tell this very meaningful story. Maybe I'm just a bit prudish, ya think?
... reviews of not-so-good books - very useful!
#44 Cariola that is dreadful about the complaint from the student's mum over The Reader . I'd love to make all our first year students read a book, but pigs would be airborne first. I have enough trouble getting them to read the stats textbook!
Katie
The Reader is one of my top books thus far in 2009. It is an incredible story. Did you see the movie?
... The Diary of a Young Girl: The Definitive Edition by Anne Frank
The power of the truth trumps all fiction. After The Reader and The Book Thief , I was compelled to turn again to Anne Frank. When Anne and the other 7 secreted behind the bookcase were captured from their hiding place ...
... stories but this really drew me in. The first story is not the best but after that they are very powerful tales.
40. The reader by Bernhard Schlink
A disturbing tale of the coming of age of a young teenager and the long term implications on his life when he faces the truth about ...
Just left "The Lace Reader" in Salem Mass, and am now in the Bering Sea off the coast of modern day Alaska on the USCG Cutter 'Sojourner Truth' and trying to figure out "Blindfold Game" by Dana Stabenow.
... read this, you might be interested. Like you, I enjoyed both The Book Thief and I am The Messenger. Have you read The Reader and/or Hana's Suitcase?
re: Lace Reader
I loved it from the first page.. madly in fact.
I have had that ambivalent feeling with other books though...
The Year of Fog comes to mind.
#161 kabrahamson : That's exactly how The Lace Reader was for me. I didn't finally decided I liked it until I was a the end of my review. The last paragraph is where I finally went, "Oh, okay... I've decided I liked it." Funny how a book can be like that.
I just finished The Lace Reader , which has been sitting around unread since December. I'm not quite sure what to make of it. Even while reading it I couldn't figure out if I liked it or not, but that didn't stop me from reading 200 pages in a sitting. Also, there's nothing that makes you feel ...
I just finished The Lace Reader , which has been sitting around unread since December. I'm still not quite sure what to make of it. Even while reading it I couldn't figure out if I actually liked it or not, but that didn't stop me from reading 200 pages in a sitting. There's nothing that makes you ...
From the Clearance Shelves at Half Price Books:
The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry
Embroideries by Marjane Satrapi
What Happened to Anna K by Irina Reyn
Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende
I'm always thrilled and surprised by what I find on the $1 & $2 shelves at HPB, ...
Finished The Lace Reader . I really enjoyed it.
... the library. I've heard so much about it, but it was always checked out when I went to look for it.
Haven't finished Lace Reader yet. I'll probably finish it tonight. I've been spending too much time on the computer and not enough time reading! I've got a 5-day weekend coming up, so ...
I've also got The Lace Reader on my list though I don't know when I'll get to it.
Which Picoult are you reading? She's a favorite of mine.
... here have it. That makes it hard to generate qustions.
I was caught up by "Salem" in the title..
I read and loved Lace Reader and The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane and though they are quite different I enjoyed both.
What sorts of books do you like? ( I checked your profile but ...
... due to the season finales of my favorite TV dramas (including "LOST", #21...koolaidmom).
I'm now about halfway through "The Lace Reader" .
... updated that with 2 titles (one I just finished and the other I just remembered I had recently read).
I'm 70 pages into The Lace Reader and I will finish it tonight or tomorrow night. I also just got a Jodi Picoult from the library, so that might be next.
I'm in modern time Salem, Mass. with "The Lace Reader" .
After a few days of unenthusiastic reading, I am laying The Lace Reader to one side for awhile. I'll have to try it again in a week or so...
So I have just begun Shadow by Karin Alvetegan (touchstones aren't working here) who writes the exact kind of dark crime novels that Scandinavians ...
Started "The Lace Reader" by Brunonia Barry this morning..liking it so far.
... kmhyle. i hope you don't mind me posting here.
there's a really compelling interview with Bernhard Schlink author of The Reader .
http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/9877
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you should also check out the this interview, about the film. they really put a lot of ...
... but it was a hectic time so I put it aside for better days. I look forward to both of these...
koalamom said
"Lace Reader was good." I loved that book... if you liked it, you should read
The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane.. also good.
The Mermaid Chair is fluffy.. and ...
Lace Reader was good.
I'm reading The Testament - I'm a latecomer to to John Grisham, so I get them when I go to book sales. After that I have To the Hilt, then it's my latest ER whose title escapes me right now, but it's somewhere on the last thread.
Regarding your review on The Lace Reader ;
Your whole analogy of "how do you know when you have read a really good book" sounds just like "how do you know when you are falling in love" to me.
I have never heard of this book nor the author but your analogy and review sold me. It is already ...
Finished "Daisy Miller" this morning. Next up: "The Lace Reader"
#36 The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry
How do you know that you've read a really good book? You can't stop thinking about it. You think about it while you're reading it, in fact, you can't really concentrate on other things you're doing. You are going along doing whatever, and it just creeps ...
... by Brian Selznick
32. Children of the Storm by Elizabeth Peters (reread)
33. Graceling by Kristin Cashore
34. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
35. Coraline by Neil Gaiman
>65 Hmmm, maybe that was my problem with The Reader as well. I remember that there was something that prevented me from really enjoying it, but I've no recollection of it at all.
... Ford - Along with some very funny moments this was an easy book to read and a very hard one to put down.
4 1/2 stars.
The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry - The Lace Reader is quite an interesting book. It pulled me in right away by including an excerpt from The Lace Readers Guide at the ...
... can read in Spanish and English. Also, your comment about B. Schlink's Self's Deception is very interesting. I enjoyed The Reader but I had trouble believing the possibility of the plot in it as well.
Great reviews!! I am looking forward to reading Water for Elephants and The Lace Reader .
Have a great day :)
... Club series, (Isabel Dalhousie Mysteries)
by Alexander McCall Smith
I also enjoyed Not One Drop by Rikki Ott
The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry
Well That Went Well by Terrell Harris Dougan
and more... I know, bit I am not going to remember them all
I have posted my review of The Lace Reader , couldn't do it before I was supposed to be working.
Thanks for the congrats. I can't believe I have read that much already this year.
Book No. 75
The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry
4 1/2 stars
The book starts when she receives a call from her brother telling her that her Great Aunt Eva is missing and she must return home. Towner recently underwent surgery and had been thinking of the gift that her Great Aunt Eva had ...
... her porridge.)
There must be SOMETHING on my pile. On the list of possibles are The School of Essential Ingredients, The Lace Reader and Lay of the Land
Surely, there's something in that pile...
... rs
3. Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs (1/29) 3.5 stars
4. Eragon by Christopher Paolini (4/25) 3 stars
5. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink (5/14) 4.5 stars
6. The Dying Animal by Philip Roth (5/26) 3.5 stars
7. Notes on a Scandal by Zoe Heller (7/9) 3.5 stars
8. Shopgirl ...
... it was a prequel, it wouldn't matter that I haven't read Graceling yet.
#91 msf59 : I agree with mckait that The Lace Reader is a good book. It's a haunting kind of tale that sticks with you for weeks, maybe even longer.
I'm going to have to go on a book-getting moratorium ...
... msf59
mckait- Since I consider you a "tough" critic "
Really? huh....well thanks (?) lol and I hope you like Lace !
mckait- Since I consider you a "tough" critic (of course, in a very kind way), your comment on The Lace Reader holds a lot of weight! Thanks!
>whymaggiemay- Lark and Termite is a great read! Hope you enjoy it!
From a Friends of the Library sale:
The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry. Now this one, I've heard mixed signals about, but for a buck, what the heck!
To the Last Man by Jeff Shaara. I've read his Civil War novels and ...
... go my whole life without reading this book... go figure.
Little Big Man by Thomas Berger ~ This book was mentioned in The Lace Reader , so I wanted to read it.
and Lamb in His Bosom by Caroline Miller ~ it's a Pulitzer Prize Winner, and an overlooked book in literature. Honestly, I'd ...
... by Brian Selznick
32. Children of the Storm by Elizabeth Peters (reread)
33. Graceling by Kristin Cashore
34. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
35. Coraline by Neil Gaiman
36. Homicide in Hardcover by Kate Carlisle
37. Firmin by Sam Savage
38. The Thirteenth Tale by Diane S ...
Hope your review of The Reader for your book club went well - I'm so glad you liked it.
It seems everyone who reads it finds it a powerful book - a lot of complexity jammed into a lean package!
... ne
I begin by honestly saying this simply written book impacted me on a very deep level. Having recently finished The Reader by Bernhard Schlink, a novel of beauty and poignancy, I still carry the haunting memories of the character of Hana Schmitz, a woman who, as a prison guard ...
... was excellent and very weird) on Sunday and since then have begun The Good Soldier Svejk, which is a Czech classic, and The Lace Reader .
... on my tbr pile for a year. I must get to it, especially after reading your wonderful description.
I'm currently reading The Reader .
Hi
I hope to read The Graveyard Book by month's end. Right now I'm reading The Reader and have to finish it by tomorrow night....
Thanks for your comments./
Fabulous review of The Reader . I'm adding it to the TBR pile. I hope you enjoy The Book Thief as much as I did.
First Novels 3/9
1. Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry ****1/2 read
2. Local News: A Novel by Miriam Gershow
3. Brick Lane by Monica Ali *** read
4. Rooftops of Tehran by Mahbod Seraji ****1/2
Next up for me is The Reader . I have to start and finish this by Tuesday for my book club gathering.
Thanks for your wonderful review.
#35. The Reader by
Bernhard Schlink
I avoided the movie, I avoided the book because I am the mother of two boys, now grown men, and I was more than uncomfortable with the sexual encounters which predicate the entire story - no matter how titillating a fantasy an affair with a woman twice ...
Bought two new books today. The Reader and Company of Liars. Not gonna read either yet though. Just nice to have new ones!
Back about six years ago, when I was heading up the university's summer reading program for incoming freshmen, we chose The Reader as the book assigned for discussion. I can't tell you how many parents called to complain about it being "inappropriate reading for a 17-year old Christian young man. ...
... like Christmas! I was able to obtain many books that are on my tbr pile, including Flights of Love. First up though is The Reader by Bernhard Schlink which I have to read before Tuesday evening for my book club discussion.
And, Stasia, I was also able to get a copy of I am The Messen ...
46. Flights of Love by Bernhard Schlink This book of short stories by the author of The Reader is excellent! I was blown away by the range of the stories. Schlink has written about the pain of love lost and generosity( The Other Man),the tension of friendship and betrayal in the former East ...
Category 5 - Translated Books
1) Nicholas in Trouble by Rene Goscinny (french) - finished 7/3/09 *****
2) The Reader by Bernhard Schlink (german) - finished 16/4/09 ****
3) One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Alexander Solzhenitsyn - finished 27/5/09 **** (Russian)
4) ...
What did you think of The Reader ?
--BJ
... a site regarding Zusak. He hails from Australia.
http://www.randomhouse.com/features/markuszusak/author.html
the Reader is on my tbr pile. I'm anxious to learn of your comments when you are finished.
Your comments are powerful and led me straight to the reviews. I think I will add it to my list.
The Reader is next in line for me - the two sound sound eerily similar. Is Markus Zusak a German writer?
Most of the stories and accounts I’ve been reading lately have been adequately crafted, but The Reader (by Bernhard Schlink) stands out as being really beautifully written. It’s a story about a young boy who has a relationship with an older woman, and about a Nazi war trial, and about ...
... March, this is for a blog tour in May
and The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath. I ordered this book after it was mentioned in The Lace Reader
... ER books…
Home Girl by Judith Matloff
The Girl With No Shadow by Joanne Harris
The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry
... currently reading Voluntary Madness, The Red Convertible and am about to begin The Hour I First Believed.
I read The Lace Reader last year for my book club and while I did enjoy it, I did find some of it a bit weak and disturbing.
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#12 The Reader by Bernhard Schlink (April). Wow. Quite a powerful and important story. Highly recommended. Picture is linked to my review.
I'll probably watch The Reader since Kate Winslet declares her War on Clothes in the movie ;)
I finished The Lace Reader today and posted my review In the Shadow of Mt. TBR . I was a bit mixed on how I felt about it, even as I started writing the review. In the end, I decided I liked it, even ...
... reading Sir John Hargrave's Mischief Maker's Manual , which has been a lot of fun and a welcome divergance from Lace Reader . I'm about 1/4 of the way through. I could just finish it off, but I want to enjoy it slowly.
I'm also about 1/4 through How to Be a Villain: Evil Laughs, ...
I just finished The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry (review In the Shadow of Mt. TBR ), and I was a bit mixed about it. It hit close to home for me, and I had a few nightmares from reading it. TBH, it ...
koolaidmom, make sure you let us know how you like The Lace Reader once you've finished! I read it about a month ago.
I've gone back to A Prayer for Owen Meany (a re-read) after a hiatus to participate in the LT group read of A Blind Assassin. After that, I needed something completely ...
... Top Five: (not counting my two rereads)
1. Watchmen by Alan Moore
2. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
3. The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry
4. 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
5. I Know This Much Is True by Wally Lamb
Observations:
- It was very ...
I just found my way to Salem, Mass with Towner in The Lace Reader . I'm finding it quite an interesting book :-)
... I've promised them only one chapter a day, as sometimes I can get carried away with reading ;-)
My next main book is The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry. Is that the author's real name? Brunonia? sounds made up. I had wanted to win a copy through LT's ER program, but didn't. I ...
... I've promised them only one chapter a day, as sometimes I can get carried away with reading ;-)
My next main book is The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry. Is that the author's real name? Brunonia? sounds made up. I had wanted to win a copy through LT's ER program, but didn't. I ...
... the Shadow of Mt. TBR ). I was started to feel like I'd never finish! It was an okay book.
Next up, The Lace Reader . I had wanted that when it was an ER book, but never got it. I finally bought it from Waldenbooks in January. I can't wait to jump in :-D
In the order read:
The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
The Hope by Herman Wouk
The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows
The Secret Magdalene by Ki Longfellow
...
The rest, in no particular order
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry
Illuminata by Marianne Williamson
replaced with:
The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood, since I ...
... though i really made the effort.
The New Press (Mankell)
Harvest (Perez-Reverte)
whoever published the Eng tr. of the reader .
..
our library is pretty good about getting major books in translation in their collection.
Been thinking that i've been reading an awful lot of books over ...
finished The Reader ...which actually bothered me. A lot. It seems like you are supposed to almost sympathize with this war criminal pedophile..but maybe I just didn't "get it". Anyway, on to Pere Goirot
124. The Reader by Bernard Schlink
Finished Remains of the Day, on to the Reader
... my hat in the challenge here as well.
Here is my list, which I will continue to update as I continue to read!
1. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
2. Ignorance by Milan Kundera
3. Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates
4. American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
5. Pal ...
... my hat in the challenge here as well.
Here is my list, which I will continue to update as I continue to read!
1. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
2. Ignorance by Milan Kundera
3. Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates
4. American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
5. Pal ...
... Black's books are a nice contribution to the urban faery genre.
38. Valiant Second in the Tithe series.
39. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink Slight novel certainly asks some important questions. I wanted to read this before seeing the film.
40. The Ghost in Love The ...
... I am going to keep track of my favourite few and try and go through as many others as I possibly can.
I have a copy of The Reader which is on my extended TBR pile (not the one by the bed, which is tall enough - its the one horizontal on the bookshelf!) Your review was great. I too have come ...
i enjoyed the reader a good deal when i read it sometime after last year's spring library book sale. I didn't think the "Hannah secret/subplot" was kept all that hidden in the book. Thus I was surprised when i saw the trailer for the movie and it emphasized the "mystery of the past" which didn't ...
The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
This book has been on my shelf for ten years or so, and while I have no plans to see the movie, I did think it was probably about time I read the story.
Especially with a movie out now, I'm not going to discuss the plot, but as to my reaction to the book-- ...
February wrap-up:
7) Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
8) The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
9) American Gods by Neil Gaiman
10) Sheepfarmer's Daughter by Elizabeth Moon
11) Moral Disorder by Margaret Atwood
12) Winter in Madrid by C. J. Sansom
Books read: 6
Pages read: 2140
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I just finished The Reader by Bernhard Schlink tonight so tomorrow morning I will be starting on A Tree Grows In Brooklyn by Betty Smith. I'm also scanning through Telling Lies by Dr. Paul Ekman
I also recently finished The Reader , and have to agree with all you said.
#17, thank you! though if we're being precise, my copies of The Lace Reader are both paperback ARCs. One is the self-published release, one is the HarperCollins release. One of the Cutting for Stone copies is a paperback ARC.
I'm reading The Reader by Bernhard Schlink. The story is excellent but the author's writing style is a little different than I'm used to. The genre is as well...taking a break from murder mysteries and cop dramas for a bit. Trying to mix things up and broaden my horizons. :) Should be ...
... Makers of Glenmara
17. Shanghai Girls - Lisa See
18. Another Day in the Frontal Lobe - Katrina Firlik
19. The Lace Reader - Brunonia Barry
20. Kushiel's Mercy - Jacqueline Carey
Trish, where have you been? Reading, I hope.
#41 The Reader is a wonderful book. A few years ago, when it first came out, I chose it for the Academic Day book--a book given to all incoming freshmen, which they are supposed to read over the summer and discuss in small groups during Fall ...
... back and read all of yours, but the ones for the books I've been interested in getting I did. I'll be trying harder to get The Reader and I'm going to try to get a copy of Wintergirls.
Thanks for your wonderful reviews!
The Lace Reader
A Coney Island of the Mind
Possession
are listed in your memes as Hardback/paperback duplicates. You also have two books listed as hardcover duplicates, (but one of them is Cutting for Stone) and two English/French duplicates.
... Have you read any other Steve Berry books?'
I'm like you, Trixie. I read several books at a time. I finished The Reader yesterday, and today I started on The Savage Detectives. I'm also reading this horrid book called The Pig that Wants to be Eaten by Julian Baggini and ...
... that happiness is now a possibility in the future, but not a certainty. That's enough to be getting on with.
17. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
Very thought-provoking. Really, I am not sure how I feel about either of the main characters. My thoughts on this one are still kind ...
Just finished The Reader by Bernhard Schlink. This is a compelling and powerful story of love, secrets, and ethical torment. It is written in clean and elegant, but thought provoking prose. I found it totally absorbing and simply superlative.
Ticker update:
sjmccreary in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : She Who Wears Red Reads Books (Feb 19, 2009, 8:39pm)
I've picked up Time Travelers Wife and Lace Reader both in recent months, and put them both down again, unread. You hear so much about them, that I felt guilty not reading, but just couldn't summon the enthusiasm for either one. Based on your reviews, though, I think I might try TTW again, ...
18. The Lace Reader , by Brunonia Barry
I noticed that The Lace Reader is on your list for your new authors category. I just finished it and loved it enough to read it again right away. I'll be interested to hear what you think. I'll also be following your Joanne Harris category. I have several of her books, but I've only read C ...
I gave in to the urge and re-read The Lace Reader . Not word for word, but skimmed through it and read the most relevant parts. I felt like I needed to do it while the book was still fresh in my mind. I'm glad I did. I definitely "saw" more the second time around, although there is still ...
Hi all, I'm new to the group and quietly adding my own little list to the bunch. I have never successfully kept track of how many books I've read throughout the year, so I don't really know how many to shoot for. But 75 seems as good a starting point as any!
Here are the books I've read so far. I ...
>48
I didn't find the ending of The Lace Reader at all "predictable," but there definitely were clues along the way. I wondered about the big one (for lack of better description without giving it away to someone who hasn't read it), but wasn't at all sure of it, didn't anticipate some ...
ivyd - I finished The Lace Reader last night. I thought it was excellent. I read on some other thread someone who thought the ending was predictable, but I sure didn't think so. In fact, I'm going to spend some time today going back through it to piece things together a bit more in my mind. I' ...
... - I am enjoying it but just haven't had much time to read this past week. Hopefully, this week will be better.
I read The Lace Reader for my RL book club a few months ago and really enjoyed it. I also read The Grapes of Wrath a few years ago and it is one of my all time favorites. I am ...
... yet very odd book. Not that that's really a problem for me, because I love books with a bit of odd about them.
63. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
Bought this because I didn't think I was going to get it from the library in time to read it before the movie came out this Thursday ...
#47 jhedlund: I just finished The Lace Reader and have mixed feelings about it. I can't make up my mind whether I liked it or not. I like the lace reading and the hazy, dreamy quality of the writing, but the plot (especially the ending) was altogether too predictable for me. Hmmm... Will have to ...
... & New Harmony
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16. The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry, 4 3/4*
Category: Contemporary Fiction
I really, really liked this book. Having heard that it was about Salem witches, I ...
... have seen praise for the new translation -- maybe that will make it easier reading, if that's what you have.
I finished The Lace Reader last night -- liked it a lot!
jhedlund, I finished The Lace Reader last night. I really liked it. What did you think of it?
# 4 - I, too, am reading The Lace Reader but having the opposite experience. I love the fact that it is unfolding slowly, building the anticipation. Different strokes I guess.
I have to add my praise for The Grapes of Wrath, which I keep meaning to re-read and The Jungle, which I had to ...
I'm reading The Lace Reader at the moment. I'm struggling to finish it, because although I find the characters and the themes interesting, I think the plot is moving along way too slowly. I keep putting it down and picking it back up because it has so much potential, but I can't seem to just read ...
... Termite - not quite ready to start though. hopefully it lives up to its growing reputation. (Y'all made me buy the horrid The Lace Reader and I still haven't recovered from that!)
Think I may start Slaughterhouse Five which I have never read before, as soon as I can recover from the ...
... that 50 should be attainable for me.
So far in 2009 I've read:
1. Forever on the Mountain by James M. Tabor
2. The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry
3. Florence Nightingale: The Making of an Icon by Mark Bostridge
4. Pride and Prejudice, 5. Mansfield Park, and 6. Sense ...
... at you, huh?
and mean it is. I never read the potato peel book. I would never suggest that you do. AND, you liked Lace Reader . admit it.
I was not being mean to you, if you would read my post again.. I was being agreeable ( with The Divine Miss) . You are stubborn.. but as I said ...
15. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink. This book turned out be quite a bit better than I thought it would be. 15-year old German boy has an affair with a woman in her thirties. *Spoiler alert* - she is a former SS guard and eventually goes to prison. There was a lot of guilt in this story - ...
... its gravity while the rest of us were reading KRISTIN LAVRANSDATTER The Lace Reader and liked it, all because you convinced me to...well, convinced Mr. Man to, which amounted to the same thing! Stubborn? Faugh! Why, I even read that Guern ...
The Lace Reader takes place in Salem.
Dennis Lehane writes books that take place in the Boston area..
they are thrillers/ crime books.
A Passion Most Pure (Daughters of Boston, Book 1) which I have not read, but I am trying to give some variety :)
Idyll Banter takes place in ...
... I haven't read one of them yet either, although I plan to pick up Anna Karenina once I'm finished with my current read The Lace Reader . I'm trying to spread my reading throughout the categories so I don't end up having to read a whole bunch of one category in a row at the end of the year!
... the early Elie Wiesel books,( Night, The Gates of the Forest, The Town Beyond the Wall), Bernhard Schlink's The Reader ,Irene Nemirovsky's Suite Francaise, Rachel Seiffert's The Dark Room,and many good graphic novels- Art Spiegleman's Maus-both 1 and 2, and Miri ...
... the early Elie Wiesel books,( Night, The Gates of the Forest, The Town Beyond the Wall), Bernhard Schlink's The Reader ,Irene Nemirovsky's Suite Francaise Rachel Seiffert's The Dark Room,and many good graphic novels- Art Spiegleman's Maus-both 1 and 2, and Miri ...
... and become popular, they end up writing their books too fast and compromise the quality.
So true.
I have The Lace Reader sitting here waiting for me. I'm in the middle of a fairly slow non-fiction right now (2 or 3 more days), but maybe I'll read it next.
... - here is my review. I've just started The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry.
... is my review of Canvey Island, which was my November early reviewer book. I finished it yesterday. I've just started The Lace Reader . Per the discussions above, I'll definitely let you know how I like it!
I just started The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry. Too soon to tell, but I have heard great things.
yep.. raver for Lace ..AND Doomsday. Poor misguided richardear didn't like Doomsday, but he did seem to like Lace, the darling man has moments of brilliance.
Lace is not a book to read with your head, it is a book to read with your heart.
For those who liked Lace I suggest Birth Hou ...
... a gift from my friend in 1981, who died suddenly shortly afterward. I can no longer read that copy, but I have 2 others.
Lace Reader recently made it to my comfort pile. Again, this book just touches something in me.
Birth House Another fairly recent addition. like Lace it speaks to my ...
Something for fans of The Lace Reader : A critical piece from the Internet Review of Science Fiction comparing and contrasting Brunonia's book and John Updike's (!) Eastwick novels is over here for anyone interested.
... had a lot of standouts for me . . .
Alias Grace
The Good Mayor
A Complicated Kindness
The Great Arch
The Reader
Rape: A Love Story
Picked up Close Range: Wyoming Stories by Annie Proulx and The Reader by Bernhard Schlink while shoppinmg yesterday. Also got Brave New World from school for free (!) because it's required reading for the coming semester, yay!
The Reader has Kate Winslet being naked a lot. That's a plus.
>301: "Slumdog Millionaire" sounds like the annual Ethnic Global Suburban White Person Feel Good Movie. (Like the non-JG Ballard "Crash" movie, aka Racism = Bad.) "Aw, those poor Indians, I feel so globally aware, especially ...
... count? Loved Year of Wonders - hope you do too.
And sarahbird - you've got three gems there.
For me today it was The Reader which I thought I'd already got but hadn't (for more on that little dilemma, see the Name that Book thread here - http://www.librarything.com/talktopic.php?topic= ...
... 208 group.
I'm spending time today catching up on the posts and thus discovered yours. I note your comments regarding The Reader by Berhard Schlink. This is a book that keeps popping up in comments recently. I've added it to my list of books to read in 2009.
Thanks for your review of The Lace Reader . It's somewhere in the middle of my own Mt. Toobie and I may just have to unearth it and get reading.
Ambrosia4, I'm enjoying your thread. I have added Jenna Starborn and The Lace Reader to Mt. TBR.
I too am copying and pasting my comments between my 999 Challenge thread and 75 Book Challenge thread - at first I was posting a link, but then I found I wouldn't click on those links myself in ...
For the Books Written After 2000 Category: The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry
All I can say is wow. I know I must sound ridiculous because I seem to love just about everything I've read this year, but truly I'm just reading a bunch of really good books (yay!).
This is a rather new ...
6. The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry
All I can say is wow. I know I must sound ridiculous because I seem to love just about everything I've read this year, but truly I'm just reading a bunch of really good books (yay!).
This is a rather new book that was recommended and lent to me by ...
I liked The Lace Reader , but I also like watching Charmed occasionally. A little gothic fluff never hurt anyone. Truthfully, I was expecting more because of all the raves here, but it was nice enough.
On the other hand, I am loving The Elegance of the Hedgehog. I haven't gotten too far ...
... before I see the movie. I know about the HP books, Twilight, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Revolutionary Road, The Reader by Bernhard Schlink, The Slumdog Millionaire by Vikas Swarup, Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist. I know there are more I just can't think of them right now. So ...
... move on.
On a different note, I am considering pouring through the old threads to snuff out all of you who raved about The Lace Reader . I am finding it -- well, rather mind-numbing -- would be putting it nicely.
... finished Enduring Love by McEwan. Loads better than Saturday, but not as good as Atonement IMO.
Am about to start The Lace Reader --an LT-inspired read.
... rest of the book. And I must say, I would love to receive correspondence from Helene Hanff!
Now I've moved along to The Lace Reader , but I hope others who read 84, Charing Cross Road this year love it as much as I did :) I've already passed my copy on to a fellow BookMoocher.
... all my favorite Olde English books, but that's just a side effect ;)
What I'm Reading Next: I've already started The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry and after that I've already decided to read The Eyre Affair!
... Books to Read Before You Die, so I'm happy to have made a dent in the list already in 2009! Here's my list so far:
1. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
2. Ignorance by Milan Kundera
3. Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates
4. American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
5. Pal ...
... deal. Today it was in the 60's, but tomorrow night it is supposed to be in the 30's. Crazy Texas weather.
#20 I did enjoy The Lace Reader Theaelizabet. It was an interesting concept and I believe that she handled the difficult material well. My cozy is Aunt Dimity: Detective. This one takes ...
I read The Reader recently too, and also found it hard to define. I actually liked the bits about the older Germans and the younger. Not sure I can articulate it, but somehow it made the story have more soul, and it was in this subplot(?) that I found more accessible and understandable. Can't ...
... definitely be on the look out for them. I already have a deep fondness for Alex and her co-workers, Mike and Mercer.
3. The Reader by Bernard Schlink. I read this about two weeks ago but I have needed time to properly formulate my thoughts on it. Its one of those books that leaves you with a ...
10. The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry. This book sounded really intriguing when I picked it up at the library and it was, in fact, a good book, but be warned that you need all your patience with it. The tale doesn't truly start until almost 200 pages in. The beginning is mostly background and ...
Book #10 - The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
I finished The Reader . What an engrossing and powerful read that was! My next read from the list could be one of the 22 I have tagged both TBR and 1001 in my library. There are at least 4 that I really want to read soon, including A Fine Balance and One Hundred Years of Solitude.
6. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
The first one from my 1001 list . . . .
Michael is 15 when he meets Hanna, twice his age. They have a relationship for about 6 months and Hanna disappears. Michael discovers Hanna's past while he is studying law and it is at this point that he ...
8. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
Michael is 15 when he meets Hanna, twice his age. They have a relationship for about 6 months and Hanna disappears. Michael discovers Hanna's past while he is studying law and it is at this point that he finally understands her secret and what has driven ...
8. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
The first on the list is The Reader . So far I am enjoying it.
And like many others, I am reading from both lists as they are in Arukiyomi's spreadsheets. I guess it means that I will eventually read more than just 1001 books!
BOOKS THAT HAVE BECOME FILMS
1. Evelyn Waugh - Brideshead Revisted 13/01/09
2. Bernhard Schlink - The Reader 14/03/09
3. Ian McEwan - Atonement 10/05/09
4. Nicholas Sparks - The Notebook 17/05/09
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The Lace Reader is on my list too but I'm not sure when I'll get to it. I'm looking forward to your reviews!
kittykay, The Lace Reader is up next for me. So I will let you know how I like it.
... Brief and Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz, Finished 3-15
The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga, Finished 3-25
The Reader by Bernhard Schlink, Finished 5-23 (could also be Historical Fiction)
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski, Finished 07-24
Firefly Lane by Kriste ...
... Revolutionary road by Richard Yates
38. The Boat by Nam Le
39. When Henry caught imaginitis by Nick Bland
40. The reader by Bernhard Schlink
June
41. The Sunday wife by Cassandra King
42. Doomsday book by Connie Willis
43. Knucklehead by John Scieszka
44. The ...
... living in a big city, I had a hard time finding it! I finally did over Christmas, though.
And you got me interested into The Lace Reader
EX: WORLD TOUR
1. INIDIA - The White Tiger {1/1}
2. GERMANY - The Reader {1/4}
3. CZECH REPUBLIC - The Unbearable Lightness of Being {1/17}
4. SPAIN - Three Exemplary Novels {1/19}
5. NETHERLANDS - In the Dutch Mountains {2/18}
6. CHINA - Balzac and the Little Chinese Seams ...
Thanks for the excellent review re. The Reader . This sounds like a good book.
This one comes from the "1001 books you must read before you die" list.
3. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
Michaël is 15 when he meets Hannah who's more than twice is age. For 6 months they become lovers, their relationship being characterized by their ignorance of each other's life ...
... Dawn
Watch for the Light*
Crocodile on the Sandbank
The Tales of Beedle the Bard
Silent in the Grave
The Lace Reader
Dewey (touchstone to wrong book but I can't correct right now...one about the library cat)
The Cellist of Saravejo
ETA: Starred books are ones ...
... Brennert
5. Another Day in the Frontal Lobe - Katrina Firlik
6. Kushiel's Mercy - Jacqueline Carey
7. The Lace Reader - Brunonia Barry
8. The Uncommon Reader - Alan Bennett
9. Marley & Me - John Grogan
... Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes
The Memory Coat by Elvira Woodruff
Joseph and the Coat of Many Colors
The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry
I also read The Reader when it first came out. I found it okay--but disappointing. It was a great premise but somehow I didn't think the author took full advantage of it and it fell a little "flat." However, it was extremely popular and lots of people raved about it. I believe it also became ...
The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
Recently been made into a film with Kate Winslett.
There is a comprehensive online guide and lots of resources for discussion.
Review:
For 15-year-old Michael Berg, a chance meeting with an older woman leads to far more than he ever imagined. The woman ...
... John Fowles
3. Love in the Time of Cholera – Gabriel Garcia Marquez
4. Slaughterhouse-five – Kurt Vonnegut
5. The Reader - Bernhard Schlink - FINISHED January 17/09
6. TBA
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Booker Prize Winners
1. White Tiger – Aravind Adiga - FINISHED January 5/09
2 ...
... Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell from my SantaThing, and I'm looking forward to picking it up. I recently finished The Lace Reader -- I found the first couple of chapters to be a little hard to get through, but don't give up!
Megz, when you're finished with the Twilight series (and ...
... Karleen Koen
The Virgin in the Garden by A. S. Byatt
Babel Tower by A. S. Byatt
A Whistling Woman by A. S. Byatt
The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry
Kilmeny of the Orchard by L. M. Montgomery
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Sparks
The Mighty Book of Boosh by Julian Barra ...
59. The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry - an outstanding story of a girl from a family of lace readers near Salem, Massachusetts.
... Ngzoi Adichie (Nigeria) (TBR)
7. Like Water For Chocolate by Laura Esquivel (Mexico) (Completed 22 Jan)
8. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink (Germany) (Completed 19 April)
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Finished The Lace Reader well over a week ago and still don't know how I feel about it. I'd like to reread it to see if knowing the ending affects my interpretation of the story, but I don't have much desire to pick it up again so soon. Plus, it's from the library and there's a long waiting list ...
Depending on when it arrives, possibly The Coffee Trader for the read on here. I am currently reading The Lace Reader but I should be finished that in a few days. If I have a lapse in between the two books, who knows what I will pick up.
I am currently reading The Lace Reader for my RL book club. So far, I am really enjoying it and am glad that I will have some time tonight and tomorrow to really get into it.
Category 9: Don't Fence Me In (catch-all)
1. The Lace Reader *February 15
2. The Life Room by Jill Bialosky *April 23
3. Dear American Airlines by Jonathan Miles
4. People of the Book ...
My best friend got me The Lace Reader , which she said she loved. I got A Lion Among Men by Gregory Maguire to round out the Wicked series. My stepmother got me Testimony by Anita Shreve. My Mom got me Outlasting the Trail: The Story of a Woman's Journey West, which is based on ...
... Book of Boosh by Julian Barratt, Noel Fielding
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry
Lady Cottington's Pressed Fairy Book by Brian Froud, Terry Jones
Kristin Lavransdatter by Sigrid Undset
The Prime of Miss Jean Brod ...
i too was disappointed with The Reader in the same way you are. i also felt a total lack of sympathy with the characters.
11. The Reader by Schlink. B
Hlaf of the book is an erotic novel, the other half a holocaust novel. The analysis of the motivations and causes of the behaviour of the main female character is very disappointing. Illiteracy does not explain why a person would make certain moral choices ...
"Let's stick to the subject at hand."
The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry
"Mind if I look around?"
I'm reading The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry.
... just post it. If lots of reviewers are posting early, that can create big buzz before the release (like The Gargoyle or The Lace Reader this summer). If I DO post the review more than a week or so before the book is released, I do a reminder post like deebee1 in 75 Books Challenge for 2008 : deebee1's 2008 challenge (Dec 18, 2008, 7:23am)
... with such force, obviously influenced by his being a journalist and philosopher. For me, the story recalled the theme of The Reader by Bernard Schlink which i read recently, about atonement from the perspective of the perpetrator (in that case, the ex-Nazi guard).
>207: Jude- Nice haul! Good for you! Stones From the River is terrific and I just finished The Reader recently and thought it was very good! Enjoy!
... BookMooch
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
The Virgin Blue
Three Junes
Stones from the River
The Reader
.....from Better World Books holiday sale
Three Minutes on Love....LT Early Reviewers
whew!
Finished Silent in the Grave a little while ago, and will soon begin The Lace Reader , which I dashed to the library to grab last night before I lost my hold and went to the bottom of the waiting list. I quite enjoyed Silent in the Grave: somethings I could see coming, some not, so it kept my ...
Finished Silent in the Grave a little while ago, and will soon begin The Lace Reader , which I picked up at the library last night.
... Eugenides finished 2009 Jan 18
5. 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff finished 2009 Jan 19
6. The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry finished 2009 Jan 24
7. The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde finished 2009 Jan 27
8. Knick Knack Paddy Whack (The Talk of ...
Sure! I've got to dash to the Library right now to get a book that goes off hold tomorrow (The Lace Reader ), but I'll post it when I get back...
Category 3: Books Written After 2000
1. The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry (2008) finished 2009 Jan 24
2. The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde (2001) finished 2009 Jan 27
3. The Oxford Murders by Guillermo Martínez (2005) finished 2009 Jun 13
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Suspense/Thriller/Mystery
... Of course the shopping led to Chapters and we both indulged. My haul included the Reincarnationist by M. J. Rose, The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry and The Meaning of Night by Michael Cox.
Then another Christmas shopping trip, this time to Costco with my Aunt, and I came ...
I just finished The Reader by Bernhard Schlink. Bad touchstones, good book! I'm back to the Civil War and will be starting Mr. Lincoln's Army by Bruce Catton.
I'm going to list The Reader by Bernhard Schlink (The touchstones are off). It's an Oprah Selection from a few years ago and a film starring Kate Winslet, which opens soon. It's a good book! Let me know!
... to read over the summer and are expected to discuss it in assigned groups during fall orientation. The book I selected was The Reader by Bernhardt Schlink. I got a call from an enraged mother who had insisted on reading the book before her son was "allowed" to. She informed me that this ...
... by Sena Jeter Naslund. This was a strong historical novel, told from Marie Antoniette's point of view. I just started The Reader by Bernhard Schlink. This is an LT recommendation and a film starring one of my favorites, Kate Winslet, which is coming out soon! Yessss!!
... Austen Addict by Laurie Viera Rigler--a time-travel/light romance.
Currently reading Play Dead by David Rosenfelt and The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry.
... by Joanne Harris
34. The House at Riverton by Kate Morton
35. Partners in Crime by Agatha Christie
36. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
June
37. The Gravedigger's Daughter by Joyce Carol Oates
38. Real Murders by Charlaine Harris
39. The Likeness ...
... of Moll Flanders by Daniel Defoe
The Saffron Kitchen by Yasmin Crowther
Restoration by Rose Tremain
The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry
The Woman Who Walked Into Doors by Roddy Doyle
The Lodger: Shakespeare on Silver Street by Charles Nicholl--nonfiction
...
68. The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry
Didn't really care for this book that much, even though I wanted to. I heard such great things about it so I kept going, but in the end it wasn't that enjoyable to me. I think the main thing was I was turned off by Sophya/Towner, and since most of the book ...
... was very good - moving, funny, sad, all the good stuff! I am about to start The Silver Linings Playbook and I also have The Lace Reader to read for my book club. Next in line are Water for Elephants and the new short story collection by Stephen King. Lots of good reading ahead if I can ...
190 is The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry. I've heard a lot of buzz about this one, but was disappointed when I read it; I thought it was too slow and I didn't care about the characters. It's not that I hated the book; I just didn't enjoy it. By the end I felt like it was a bit of a chore.
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... other categories they may fit into.
1. The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood (January, 3*)
2. The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry (February, 4 3/4*)
3. American Gods by Neil Gaiman (March, 2 1/2*)
4. Riding Lessons by Sara ...
... (January, 5*, World View)
3. The Glory by Herman Wouk (February, 4 1/2 *, World View)
4. The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry (February, 4 3/4*, Contemporary Fiction)
5. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer ...
... Lapcharoensap
Europe France
The Case of Dr. Sachs - Martin Winckler
Germany
The Reader - Berhard Schlink
Ireland
Angela's Ashes - Frank McCourt
A Star Called Henry - Roddy Doyle
Turkey
Snow - Orhan Pamuk
< ...
There have been two book club picks that I sort of suffered through: The Mermaid Chair and The Lace Reader . The same person who selected these gems also selected The Notebook but I didn't even attempt it. Hotel Pastis is another book club dud.
... - Mohammed Hanif (323)
285. Stolen Innocence - Elissa Wall (438)
286. Bear V. Shark - Chris Bachelder (256)
287. The Lace Reader - Brunonia Barry (390)
288. Insomniac - Gayle Greene (503)
289. The Ten-Cent Plague - David Hajdu (434)
290. The Night of the Gun - David Carr (389)
...
The Reader by Bernhard Schlink -- a story about a 15-year old boy's brief, secret and intense affair with a much older woman, which marked him for life. What started out as a purely physical and obsessive daily encounter goes beyond the animal encounter of possession and subjugation and even ...
Here are my two clunkers:
1. The Lace Reader - Everything that could possibly be a hook for middle-aged women was thrown into this novel. It was awful. After getting about half way through, I realized the only way I was going to make it to the end was by skimming. Only attempted to read it in ...
... a nice light read, but I was surprised to get so much more. I absolutely love this book. I like it as much as I liked Lace Reader . The only similarity between the two is that they are both about wonderful, strong women. I know I blathered on and on about Lace Reader (and still do when I ...
SO many good books mentioned already.
The Uncommon Reader & The Lace Reader are great stories, and The Shadow of the WInd deserves to be tagged as a classic (IMO).
But currently I am reading Tirra Lirra by the River; after 25 pages, I'm hoping it will get better. I'm also listening ...
31 I just finished Lace Reader - see my review.
I am mostly done with Twice Shy and then plan on reading The Archangel Project.
I just started The Lace Reader . I am also reading, The Romance Readers Book Club by Julia Canon
I just finished The Lace Reader and started Twice Shy which takes me back to old computer stuff of the 1980s - it's fun and funny to read about "the latest technology" that is now so "dinosaurish".
I'm also still getting through The First Jesuits and plan to start my Early Reviewer novel, ...
... Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Alexander Solzhenitsyn
84. Cancer Ward by Alexander Solzhenitsyn
85. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich and Cancer Ward, both by Alexander Solzhenitsyn, as well as The Reader by Bernhard Schlink. Comments to follow after I finish this first batch of titles nudged...
... the nudges. i have started One Day, which as expected, got the strongest and most nudges. next will be Cancer Ward, then The Reader .
for the 2nd batch of titles to read, the nudges dictate Half of a Yellow Sun, Landscape Painted With Tea, and The Sorrow of Belgium. polutropos, ...
... from LT, which is nice too.
I also got a call from the library telling me they had a book for me that had been on hold - The Lace Reader , which I started after I got it home.
These go in the pile with The First Jesuits that I am halfway done with - I am reading a chapter a day, and Twice ...
I found The Archangel Project, my Early Reviewer for November on my doorstep today and I picked The Lace Reader up at the library.
... by Sue Monk Kidd FINISHED APR 3
7. East of Eden FINISHED MAR 15
8. The Reader by Bernhard SchlinkFINISHED JAN 25
9. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis FINISHED MAR 27
I've not read any of them but I'm going to nudge Half of a Yellow Sun, Cancer Ward and The Reader as I have them on my tbr pile.
I'm going to nudge The Reader . I expected to dislike it when I read it last year (it was a gift from someone who's opinion I don't usually value), so it was a complete surprise when I liked it. Also, it's a very quick read. It is unlike anything I've ever read before.
The only other one I've ...
... Pavić
Right stack (from top)
Cancer Ward by Alexander Solzhenitsyn
The Sorrow of Belgium by Hugo Claus
The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
The Time of Light by Gunnar Kopperud
The Yellow Wind by David Grossman
A Separate Development by Christopher Hope
C ...
89. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink. I picked this one up because I had it, a friend had read and recommended it, and because I recently watched the movie trailer. Set in post WWII Germany, 15-year-old Michael has an affair with a much older woman, who later goes on trial for something ...
... no one else will ever read them.
ronincats: Right after putting down The Giver, I picked up Bernhard Schlink's The Reader . Have you read that one? Very interesting to read after The Giver.
... Wife...that was my fault as I pretty much knew that it was not my type of book, and I went ahead with it anyway. Ditto for The Lace Reader . I've been a serious reader long enough to know what I will like in advance, although I have been surprised on occasion.
The wedding was wonderful, but ...
1) The Chocolate Puppy Puzzle
2) The Name of the Rose
3) If You Give A Cat a Cupcake
4) The Lace Reader
5) Twice Shy
6) The Archangel Project
7) The First Jesuits
8) Star Trek Enterprise Kobayashi Maru
9) The Sharing Knife Horizon
10 Power of Three Warriors Eclipse
... reading Skipping Christmas, The Fifth Child and The Other Boleyn Girl.
I also have lots to read on deck: The Lace Reader , 44 Scotland Street, I Capture The Castle, The Haunting Of Hill House and 'Salem's Lot.
So many books, so little time!
Just Because
1-The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry
2-I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
3-The Night Journal by Elizabeth Crook
4-Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi
5-Airs above the Ground by Mary Stewart
6-The Master Butcher's Singing Club by Louise Erdrich
7-What the Dead ...
Fourpawz2, I didn't jump at The Lace Reader precisely for the things you mention. Lace reading has got to be made up, I've never heard of it and I've read a lot of social history now about New England. Besides, lace is a hand-manufactured item and therefore can be manipulated. Too bad, because I ...
... read were the Pinter play which I love, love, love, and the Bernhard Schlink which I thought was so so but not as good as The Reader .
I don't think that I would classify Lace Reader as historical fiction. It is set in the earl 1990's which really wasn't all that long ago. and with the exception of lack of cell phone use...its not all that noticable that its in 'the past'
As for the lace reading. That comes more into play ...
... Vowell, although I haven't read that one. I think I would be tempted to listen to it on audio.
>I thought about reading The Lace Reader as I heard it's historical setting was credible, but couldn't get past the totally made-up 'lace reading' thing. Besides, historical fiction, at this point, ...
... Geraldine Brooks which is fantastic; that is for book group which is next Tuesday.
But then, I saw the movie trailer for The Reader today; pulled that one from Mt. TBR and want to push it up to the top too.
It never ends.
I just recently finished reading The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry. The book takes place in Salem...where the author lives...and it was an amazing story. I highly recommend it.
Also recently finished was The Wordy Shipmates by Sarah Vowell which is a non-fiction book that discusses ...
Bookmooched: (also both are LT recommendations)
The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
The Widow of the South by Robert Hicks. This is being added to my small but growing Civil War collection. It sounds very good!
Books Made Into Movies/TV Shows
Push: A Novel by Sapphire ***** 8/6/2009
The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay
Dearly Devoted Dexter by by Jeff Lindsay
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum
...
I recommend that you pick up The Lace Reader . That one is definately not a clunker!
... Son returns to Ames, Iowa. If you like Gilead, you will probably like this. Slow but moving. 4.5 stars.
66. The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry -- I did not like this nearly as well as most of the LT readers. Maybe because the other books I read this month were so outstanding, ...
I agree with your assessment on The Lace Reader ! A beautiful story.
HI fourpawz...
I started to read The Lace Reader but gave up on it. A few weeks later a friend finished the book and told me she was sorry she kept with it...felt it wasn't all that great and that she wasted her time.
Regarding the beaten, abuse woman theme, I agree...and perhaps that is why, ...
No. 73 - The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry This one was only o.k. for me - it is not the kind of book that I would pick out on my own, but a good friend gave it to me to read, so I did. I am not a fan of the beaten and abused woman book. Also, I did not think that the reading of lace - a ...
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#85 The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry
Rating: 5 out 5 stars
Review: All I can say about this one right now is WOW. What an amazing book. Need to process (and write ...
Hi, CarolynSchroeder!
Congratulations on reaching your 50 Book Challenge goal! What did you think of The Lace Reader ? I have seen that book mentioned around, but I don't really know what it is about.
Happy Reading!
--BJ
Hi fasciknitting. I read the Lace Reader earlier this month and loved it. Unfortunately for your Salem witch trials category, the book is set in Salem in the late 90's (sorry, should clarify that that's 1990's) and doesn't have anything to do with the witch trials. However, if you can manage to ...
I've heard great things on LT about The Lace Reader . It's supposed to be about the Salem Witchcraft Trials. And I loved The Crucible. Perhaps I'll read some Arthur Miller for my drama category?
I finished The Lace Reader which was a wonderful story and decided to squeeze in a Scott Westerfeld - So Yesterday - before starting The Gargoyle
... it was totally kosher to request ER books directly from the publisher (or the author), but I've done it three times (for The Lace Reader , The Richest Season and The 19th Wife) and have received all three.
121. The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry
Set in modern day Salem, with modern day witches and the same old fanatics after them, this story is about Towner who was raised by lace readers - women who can see the future by reading images they see in the lace. She has suffered during her life ...
I finished Darkly Dreaming Dexter. It was a fun, easy read. Now reading The Lace Reader .
... years to even make a dent in the list, but I’ll give it a red hot go anyway and read as much as I can :-)
I finished The Lace Reader yesterday afternoon – fantastic with a capital F! Loved it. Interesting story, interesting setting (I want to go see Salem now!), interesting characters, ...
The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry
390 pages / 2008 / 5 stars / Fiction / 10-14-08
This was an amazing book! Read more theaelizabet in 50 Book Challenge : Theaelizabet's 50 in 2008/09 (Oct 14, 2008, 10:55pm)
... The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry I probably didn't like this as much as some here did, but it was a fun weekend read. Barry's characters are nothing special, but she ...
... whad'ja pick?
>59 Elee, OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO two great books in one post! Enjoy The Lace Reader though I am sure it's a very different kind of a read from Lolita. Reading them back-to-back would be dizzy-making!
>63 Ficus, well there goes The Fea ...
... mals!
Never fear, the postings will add up! Welcome both of you to the 50 Book Challenge!
Good luck with your reading.
The Lace Reader looks interesting. I might have to check it out.
--BJ
... tangle of thorns”. I read that on the first page and went “Oohhhh…this is going to be good.”.
I’m now reading The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry. A hundred or so pages in and enjoying it very much.
... to the new Agatha Raisin mystery A Spoonful of Poison by M.C. Beaton on my iPod.
In my car I'm listening to The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry.
I'm in Scotland with Lighthousekeeping and Salem, Massachusetts with The Lace Reader .
31. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
32. The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry
32. Duchess by Susan Holloway Scott
33. Case Histories by Kate Atkinson 10/6/08
34. Bonk by Mary Roach
... came close, I still liked the book and hope it concludes next time.
I also put The Thirteenth Tale on my TBR list and Lace Reader on hold at the library.
I have already finished Hot Mahogany, it only took a few hours, Woods reads fast and, I think I'll read Dawn of the Eagles next ...
Just finished Lace Reader , am listening to To Kill A Mockingbird (which is read so intelligently by Sissy Spacek) in the car with my daughter, and at bedtime, am reading At Large and At Small by Anne Fadiman, and The Niagara River by new U.S. poet Laureate Kay Ryan. Oh and have just begun.. ...
... before, and I'm really enjoying her use of language. I just picked up from the library and will begin this evening The Lace Reader .
... eventually too - less than 100 pages left on that.
And now I have to go add The Thirteenth Tale to my list as well as The Lace Reader
... me to move up on my TBR pile. You were right; it was lovely and I will add more Calvino to my diet. Now also reading The Lace Reader .
... of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Son of the Morning by Linda Howard
The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry
Lush Life by Richard Price
My favorite of the lot was Remains of the Day - simple and perfect.
... for Elephants by Sara Gruen
2. Fingersmith by Sarah Waters
3. The Kitchen Boy by Robert Alexander
4. The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry
5. The Girls by Lori Lansens
6. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
7. The Road Home by ...
... Case by George Baxt (7.3.2009)
3. Play Dirty by Sandra Brown (1/6/2009)
4. The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry (6.28.2009)
5. The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky (3/1/2009)
6. In the Woods by Tana ...
Just finished The Lace Reader . I liked it, what an ending! I started God in a Cup this morning. The subtitle says it all - An Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Coffee - It's a look into the specialty coffee market. Mmmmm coffee...
Read the Lace Reader ---very good! Surprised me! Takes place nearby and was an interesting
new way for a thriller to begin!
I won The Lace Reader from Katrina and I'm very excited because it's been on my wish list for a while.
Hi kayet
I've heard mixed reviews on The Lace Reader. What are your impressions/thoughts about this book?
... sad that I'm winding down. I can already tell that it's going to be a sweet, melancholic ride.
This weekend I finished The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry which was fascinating but left me with lots of questions. I guess lots of questions are better than instantly forgetting the book, but I ...
LynnB, I read that earlier this summer and really enjoyed it.
I'm reading The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry. So far very good
... her you go. Overall I liked the book.
To keep on topic, I'm well into The Lace Reader and love it.
... Last Flight of the Scarlet Macaw: One Woman's Fight to Save the World's Most Beautiful Bird by Bruce Barcott
The Lace Reader : A Novel by Brunonia Barry
sTORI Telling by Tori Spelling
Death in Delhi by Gary Gygax
Divorced, Beheaded, ...
>fyrefly You will love The Gargoyle
I just finished The 19th Wife and am ready to start The Lace Reader , which I am very looking forward to reading. I'm listening to The Host by Stephenie Meyer, on audio in my car. Very different so far than the Twilight books.
... contest is ending tonight at midnight (EDT)! I'm giving out the following five books to five lucky readers:
The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry (ARC)
Aberrations by Penelope Przekop (paperback)
So Long at the Fair by Christina Schwarz (ARC)
American Wife by Curtis Sittenfel ...
... contest is ending tonight at midnight (EDT)! I'm giving out the following five books to five lucky readers:
The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry (ARC)
Aberrations by Penelope Przekop (paperback)
So Long at the Fair by Christina Schwarz (ARC)
American Wife by Curtis Sittenfel ...
... contest is ending tonight at midnight (EDT)! I'm giving out the following five books to five lucky readers:
The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry (ARC)
Aberrations by Penelope Przekop (paperback)
So Long at the Fair by Christina Schwarz (ARC)
American Wife by Curtis Sittenfel ...
I just posted my review for The Lace Reader here . I'm also giving away my copy (an ARC) as part of BBAW!
AMQS--nice selection of books. I have Lace Reader and The Gathering. But will check out the rest of the books.
... Sacred Thing by Starhawk
The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
The Lace reader by Brunonia Barry
A Modern Herbal - By Mrs. Maud Grieve
Complete works of :
Armistead Maupin
Jane Austen
Diana Gabaldon
... ick
The Gathering by Anne Enright
The Known World by Edward P. Jones
The Enchantress of Florence by Salman Rushdie
The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry
Check out my BBAW contest! I'm giving out the following five books to five lucky readers:
The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry (ARC)
Aberrations by Penelope Przekop (paperback)
So Long at the Fair by Christina Schwarz (ARC)
American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld (ARC)
The No. 1 Ladies' Detect ...
Check out my BBAW contest! I'm giving out the following five books to five lucky readers:
The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry (ARC)
Aberrations by Penelope Przekop (paperback)
So Long at the Fair by Christina Schwarz (ARC)
American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld (ARC)
The No. 1 Ladies' Detect ...
Check out my BBAW contest! I'm giving out the following five books to five lucky readers:
The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry (ARC)
Aberrations by Penelope Przekop (paperback)
So Long at the Fair by Christina Schwarz (ARC)
American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld (ARC)
The No. 1 Ladies' Detect ...
I have read:
The Thirteeth Tale
The 19th Wife
The Lace Reader is on my to TBR pile.
I must admit I picked up a couple of others I thought I would like that I did not finish.
... by Sarah Waters and The Deptford Trilogy, by Robertson Davies.
I have just picked up from the library, The Lace Reader , thanks to everyone here. I hope it is as good as my last LT inspired book which was The Gargolye(wrong touchstone for some reason). Also picked up The ...
#75 oi play fair :)
Let's see from DevourerOfBooks library - The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry cause I heard good reviews for it.
From UKJess's library Doctor Faustus by Thomas Mann because it looks an interesting re-telling.
That should set things to rights now.
Just started The Lace Reader which I know many LTers were raving about in the summer. I think it was offered as an ER title. Only a few pages in now.
I haven't read Waterland but we are due for a restart. How about The Reader ?
... The World
1 War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
2 Snow by Orhan Pamuk
3 The Lying Days by Nadine Gordiner
4 The Reader - a novel by Bernhard Schlink
5 Behind the Burqa: Our Life in Afghanistan and How We Escaped to Freedom by Sulima and Hala
6 The Kite Runner by Kh ...
... list has just grown (again!). Thanks to ER I'm the first one from my local library to read The Gargoyle, 19th Wife and Lace Reader , as I put them all on hold before they even were released, all thanks to LT and Early Reviewers.
... really wowed me during the month of August, but the best that I read were:
Son of the Morning by Linda Howard
The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry
Lush Life by Richard Price
The next book in my "to be read pile" is The Lace Reader . Brunonia Barry will be at one of my favorite bookstores on Sept 7th (my birthday!) and I plan on going. I love signed first additions.
Two of the best books I've read lately:
The Book Thief
The Time Travelers Wife
Elee, what a list of acquisitions!
All books that I have seen wonderful reviews of. I have only read The Lace Reader of all of those, and loved it. Most of them are books I hope to read sometime. Well Done!
... is the Australian actress Magda Szubanski - for those who don't know her, she played the farmer's wife in the movie Babe)
The Lace Reader by Bruonia Barry - I've been hearing good things about this book here on LT
The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff - ditto
The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson - ...
I finished The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry -- a choice inspired by enthusiastic LT readers. Not sure how I feel about the ending, though I thoroughly enjoyed the story.
Next up: Captain Blood by Rafael Sabatini for my book club.
32. The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry. This was inspired by LT readers. I enjoyed it.
I'm about 50 pages into The Lace Reader and liking it.
... Peel Pie Society, by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
31. The House Behind the Cedars, by Charles W. Chestnutt
32. The Lace Reader , by Brunonia Barry
33. Twig, by Elizabeth Orton-Jones
34. Wish You Were Here, by Rita Mae Brown
... Unconsoled
Morvern Callar
The Information
The Moor’s Last Sigh
Sabbath’s Theater
The Rings of Saturn
The Reader
A Fine Balance
Love’s Work
The End of the Story
Mr. Vertigo
The Folding Star
Whatever
Land
The Master of Petersburg
The Wind-Up Bird C ...
... The World
1 War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
2 Snow by Orhan Pamuk
3 The Lying Days by Nadine Gordiner
4 The Reader - a novel by Bernhard Schlink
5 Behind the Burqa: Our Life in Afghanistan and How We Escaped to Freedom by Sulima and Hala
6 The Kite Runner by Kh ...
... The World
1 War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
2 Snow by Orhan Pamuk
3 The Lying Days by Nadine Gordiner
4 The Reader - a novel by Bernhard Schlink
5 Behind the Burqa: Our Life in Afghanistan and How We Escaped to Freedom by Sulima and Hala
6 The Kite Runner by Kh ...
I was in Barnes and Noble this weekend and noted the large display re. The Lace Reader. And, I also see this posted on other LT lists. Did you enjoy the book? What were your impressions?
33. The Lace Reader - Brunonia Barry
... I loved Crow Lake, but I love her writing, and love her characters, and deeply care about them.
Next up for me will be The Lace Reader , which I have out from the library, with another 109 people waiting for it. After that I'll read Captain Blood by Rafael Sabatini, which my book club ...
... ers.
58. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby
59. In the Woods by Tana French
60. The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry
An impressive debut novel. Very enjoyable.
61. The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur by Daoud Hari
An easy to ...
cindy--I got Lace Reader too--a coworker is reading it now. Said its good so far. I can't wait to read that--maybe after The Girl With No A Shadow
momom248 I also liked Chocolat.
Picked up The Lace Reader at 40% off with Borders membership.
I just finished The Lace Reader , which surprised me by being quite enjoyable. Yesterday I started Restoration by Rose Tremain. Still reading North and South and picking at Midnight's Children, Excellent Women, and The Hindi-Bindi Club.
I have The Lace Reader on my (admittedly) massive TBR list. Glad to see your input on it. I may do as you did and listen to it - my local library does not have it yet, and I know that I can rent it from Recorded Books, and I do like Alyssa Bresnehan's narration, having listened to her do ...
58. The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry.
I wasn't sure if I'd like this book; I find that often books so highly hyped are disappointing, and it sounded like chick lit from some of the blurbs I read. Well, it lived up to the hype, and it was definitely much more than chick lit. A bit of ...
20. The Manticore by Robertson Davies
21. The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry
The Manticore I loved, loved, loved...what a head trip! I definitely need to read more of Davies. The Lace Reader I was beginning to feel was getting a bit overhyped - of course I just HAD to see what the fuss was ...
>76 AMQS, The Lace Reader ? Why does that title ring a bell...I seem to recall someone around here making a kerfuffle about this book...now who was that....
>77 booklady, homemade peach ice cream and drinks? What time shall Mr. Man and I be there? We've got a killer-diller recipe for ...
... So Now You're a Vegetarian by Lauren Butts, which was recommended over in the Cookbookers group, and *breathless pause* The Lace Reader . It's finally my turn (the holds list at the library is up to 107, so I'm glad I requested it early), and after all the endorsements here I really look ...
... to me. I don't think of "sudser" as a BAD thing, just a descriptive label. F/ex, Mr. Man and I adored loved ate up The Lace Reader and that was the sudser to end all sudsers! I think East of Eden is justly famous, and in fact underappreciated by modern readers.
And still a sudser. ...
... hate it when you give into the hype?
I do. It really makes me feel used, LOL.
I did not have that problem at all with The Lace Reader . A fair amount of hype there, but it pulled me in and I regret not one dollar nor one minute of time spend reading it.
Try The Lace Reader . The end was such a shocker. As was Double Bind.
... I have received unsolicited ARCs from that publisher. The rest I snag from contests, First Look, etc. When I requested The Lace Reader , I received two copies. Once I received 12 copies of a book for my book group!
Late last night, I finished The Lace Reader , which I read pretty much in one sitting. So, yeah, not bad. Today I will start Dear American Airlines which I finally got from the library after three months on hold. After that I think I will get to Signed, Mata Hari. Again I find myself ...
... the Blizzard by Bart Schneider
Web of Conspiracy by James F. Broderick
Everything Nice by Ellen Shanman
The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry
Something Wickedly Weird by Chris Mould
Confessions of a Prep School Mommy Handler by Wade Rouse
What Happened to Anna ...
Last night I finished We Need to Talk About Kevin and I have started The Lace Reader , which I am enjoying so far.
... Finished The Sister by Poppy Adams. It was good but not spectacular. After Sweetsmoke, I'm thinking either Lace Reader or The Gargoyle.
... to read over my holidays....
I am going to also bring Wicked (I am going to see the musical when I return home), and The Lace Reader (I bought it yesterday because so many people from Library Thing give it great reviews).
Ellen Foster was very good. Birth House, The Lace Reader , and Ruby: a novel were excellent.
#61 The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry which I heard about on LT. Glad I read it. A thoughtful, interesting mystery with a twist at the end of family secrets, incest, and the bonding relationship between twins all taking place in modern day Salem. Great read. 4/5 ktleyed in Romance - from historical to contemporary : What Are You Reading Week of August 4 (Aug 10, 2008, 6:19pm)
After just finishing The Lace Reader (very good!) I am now reading It Happened One Autumn by Lisa Kleypas.
I just finished The Lace Reader which I read in a day, it was hard to put down. A very thoughtful story, really makes you think - I must admit, I feel really stupid now since I have to rethink everything I've just read! It was a good story, much more intricate that one would believe at first - ...
... coupon, a gift card, and my Rewards cards, I went into town today and, erm, went to town at Borders and B&N.
Borders:
The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry
Twenty Years Later by Alexandre Dumas
Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes
B&N:
The Red Queen by Margaret Drabble
The Vanishing ...
I started the audiobook of The Lace Reader this afternoon. So far, I'm enjoying it.
Still working on Midnight's Children, Excellent Women, North and South (again--a reread), and The Hindi-Bindi Club.
Wow! I just finished The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry. It was great with a really surprising twist ending that you don't see coming. Read it!!
I'm about a quarter of the way in to The Lace Reader . I had to put Shadow of the Wind on hold for now and will finish when I'm on vacation in 10 days, since I have a few library books that I want to read first before I go away.
... wonderful few reading days. I hope the Russo makes you feel as energized and ready for anything as it made me feel; and if The Lace Reader doens't make you swoon, well, that would be a sad thing. Enjoy, and let us know what you think!
>146 kool, ROFL that dust bunny is a laugh riot!! But I ...
The Lace Reader ( i hate to use the word but ) it resonated with me in a profound way. Prior to that, its been a while but Birth House was another good one. I enjoy books about strong women.
The Condition sounds really good!
I picked up two books at the library that came in today for me:
The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry
Lush Life by Richard Price
...
You are cute you are are all red in the face like that Richardear. I am specifically failing to mention that you found The Lace Reader less than perfect....
I see you are hedging a bit on adopting baby Brunonia? tsk tsk
... Mouse by Peggy Christian.
I am enjoying The Hard to Catch Mercy by William P. Baldwin.
After reading so much about The Lace Reader here on LT I requested it from the library. I keep checking their website to see how many people ahead of me... should only be another couple of weeks!
My review of The Lace Reader at www.studentofsaga.wordpress.com
... on those ARCs and the publishers sent the books to you out of habit.
>119 caroline, please tell us what your ideas about The Lace Reader are when you're reading. Mr. Man and I loved it very much and still bring it up in conversation. It's a book that sticks with me, despite its many, many ...
119 caroline: enjoy The Lace Reader ...it's just so deliciously good!
From Library:
Oxygen: A novel by Carol Wiley Cassella - loving it so far
Bought:
The Lace Reader
Foreign Body by Robin Cook
Beyond Reach by Karin Slaughter
The Bone Garden by Tess Gerritsen
The Burnt House by Faye Kellerman
So in the end, in July, I read 7 books: the three mentioned above plus
The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry (New Authors)
Six Moon Dance by Sheri S. Tepper (Favourite Authors)
So Long at the Fair by Christina Schwarz
The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher by Kate Summerscale (Non-Fiction)
I ...
... snorting with laughter (but luckily not with coffee nearby).
It's funny reading how many of you in the US are buying the Lace Reader - I haven't even noticed it over here (New Zealand) yet.
#84 DoB - you are out of control this week! Will watch out for what you think of the Augustus ...
... Connection came this week and three books were being promoted that I had already read. It felt great. The Gargoyle, The Lace Reader , and Rules of Deception
... I'd be interested in trading in for something else. I've been eying everyone's reviews of books such as The 19th Wife, The Lace Reader (don't worry, I stocked up on cucumber sandwiches just in case), The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher (which I was supposed to received but am beginning to ...
Early Reviewer: The good Thief by Hannah Tinti
B&N: The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry
36. The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry c. 2006 (fiction)
I'm reading my ARC of The Lace Reader and So Long at the Fair.
... but not in a box or with a fox.
And I love this description! It does leave me considerably less likely to pick up The Lace Reader . Such a great title, though.
For those of you interested, I blogged about the NYT review of Barry's book (The Lace Reader ) here today.
Well (she says sheepishly), I fell for the mass market media frenzy about The Lace Reader . It makes for a fast evening read, would be good on a train, on a plane, but not in a box or with a fox. A couple of critics have compared Barry's book to Diane Setterfield's The Thirteenth Tale. Whi ...
I got a lovely recommendation for and gift copy of Half of a Yellow Sun from my daughter today. Mr. Man and I finished The Lace Reader and loved loved loved it!
mckait, so wonderful to know that ISabel's healing powers are available to you! I find her the precise opposite of craptastic. I ...
... word) anywhere ever: I wanted for no cold drink, no comfy chair, no fetched item during the sale. And he finished reading The Lace Reader to me. We both cried.
Third, I have the very best kid anyone anywhere ever had: She arrived bearing the superlative news that she and her wonderful ...
... copies of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society this week as gifts, and I've been recommending both it and The Lace Reader like crazy. Personally, I'd love it if a fellow reader handed me a good book while I was browsing.
... I've read, and it's so much fun! I hope you like it!
Today I cashed in some Borders rewards bucks and came home with The Lace Reader , because I am easily led by you people, and also Sense and Sensibility. Funnily enough, I almost got Northanger Abbey instead of S&S, in which case I ...
I just bought a copy of The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry and also Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen.
The Lace Reader just got a rave review in the Saturday book review section of The Globe and Mail newspaper in Toronto.
I just bought a copy of The Lace Reader in Toronto yesterday ( it is published in Canada in trade paperback form ) and this morning there was a rave review of it in the weekend paper -The Globe and Mail. The Globe has the best book review section every Saturday.
... still mired down after reading Gap Creek and so I am having trouble choosing a read.
I am actually thinking of reading The Lace Reader again, to get back the feeling it gave me the first time....
... It was a favorite of mine back when it came out (about the same time I did, ha).
Mr. Man will just about finish reading The Lace Reader to me tonight. We're heading into the home stretch, but mostly because he took it to work and read a big chunk as his breaktime read and I did a similar ...
... A woman was standing looking at the table of new releases in front of the store. I walked over to her and put a copy of Lace in her hands, and said... "This one, you won't regret it, I promise!"
My sister was appalled, but the woman said "Thanks!" :-D and opened it.. and began to read. I ...
... terrible.
Doomsday Book and Passage were both very good, my fave of the two being Passage.
At least we agree on Lace Reader and I think it would be wonderful for little Brunonia to live in a home with two avid reading dads. Let me know when she arrives. I will send a gift.
You ...
I picked up my hardback copy of The Lace Reader today.
I also accidentally picked up Candles Burning cause my eyes landed on it as I passed the bargain table and it jumped into my hands. Seriously.
I found a copy of Two Old Women which looks gorgeous.. although it is now one of 5-6 ...
well, richardear and momom, & Obazooka , can't blame a gal for trying.
I picked up my hardback copy of The Lace Reader today. I also accidentally picked up Candles Burning and Two Old Women, and came home to Digging to America. That is one of the ones that have been ordered.
Startin ...
Just picked up Lace Reader and can't wait to read and reserved a copy of The Gargoyle at Borders for next Tuesday's release. Looking forward to that one as well.
... any more books, I'd be rich :) It just doesn't happen.
Now having said the above I went into Borders for one book, Lace Reader and left with 5--Guernsey LIterary and Potato Peel Pie Society, Shadow Catcher, Fire in the Blood and Land of a Hundred Wonders. Next week will be The ...
Just picked up my copy of Lace Reader from Borders (with 40% off) yesterday. Cannot wait to read it--I think its next up after I finish Time Travelers Wife.
... no contest:
1> The Shadow of the Wind Wonderful characters, a delightful journey, just all-around a good read.
2> The Lace Reader because it's so very fun to read a book people here crow about and actually enjoy it.
3> Gutenberg because I love John Man's dry wit and because ...
... all new releases, which is kind of unusual for me. The Gargoyle, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, and The Lace Reader .
My reviews are all in Readerville
... but you are...why the protests? ;-) obviously kidding I know you have better taste than that.
Mr. Man is still reading The Lace Reader to me every evening. We're both enrapt in the story, and discuss it during our few-minute checkin calls throughout the day. He said a few minutes ago that ...
... developing into myths. Besides that, he always has a great atmosphere and feel for the time period.
Next up: The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry and The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson. I'm really looking forward to these two.
... they come.
Then! I am not going to order or mooch any more for.... a while. Well, I will pick up my hardback copy of The Lace Reader tomorrow. I need that as I sent the ARC to my daughter...
Then thats it!
I am going to go on a book buying sabbatical.
I hope .
... & onion salad, followed by peach cobbler), and cosseted some more.
Ain't love grand?
What Mr. Man read to me: The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry (explain please why this lady has a touchstone and Margaret Atwood doesn't). It arrived while we were at the doc.
We are ...
Mr. Man ordered me a copy of The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry to arrive today, and it did. He's just read me 31pp of it. We are both hooked, and so glad that Skybo's home!
... 19th Wife and The White Mary come out next Tuesday, and I got it mentally confused with my post for The Last Queen and The Lace Reader today.
#131
The Lace Reader looks really interesting. I have been waiting for The Gargoyle myself.
#130
I love all your choices.
... Readerville to enter), and I may have to buy an extra for sharing. So good!
The Lace Reader is now also on my short list.
... or tea, none of them involved cucumber sandwiches, and I think it's safe to say that they never will. Ugh!
I loved The Lace Reader and definitely think that anyone who reads it will want to talk to someone about it...and that's what the reviewer should have said. And hello, we're not ...
... Bees another try, since other activities will be somewhat curtailed for now?
momomomom
I am picking up a hard back of Lace Reader . I sent the ARC to my daughter, and miss it madly. I am ready to re-read already.
I LOVED Time Travelers Wife, too.
... mood so I put it aside until now.
richardderus--good luck w/ surgery and hope you feel better soon.
My copy of Lace Reader awaits at Borders for 40% off--will have to wait til tomorrow to get it w/o hubby in the car. Can't wait to start that one. Another one LT readers have highly ...
Okay, folks, I'd like your opinions on this:
I was reading the review of The Lace Reader in the New York Times and I was absolutely floored by this sentence:
Women write books that other ...
I was reading the review of The Lace Reader in the New York Times and I was absolutely floored by this sentence:
>Women write books that other women will want to sit around and discuss, preferably ...
... size...I have multiple copies of all three of these books, and have given copies of all as gifts.
The Birth House and The Lace Reader well be frequent re-reads now as well.
... of you to remind me that I have to wait another day and then some for the Big Brown Sleigh to bring me The Lace Reader . Mr. Man is taking me for outpatient surgery tomorrow, and has laready made my copy of it a next-day delivery to arrive tomorrow. Just found out. He's ...
... So far managed 88pp between the bus and my desk at lunch, liking it very much. After I'm done with it, since I can't read The Lace Reader until it comes from Amazon*grumble* I guess I'll...I have no idea. PIck something up that I haven't packed yet? Open Mr. Man's gift box of road reads, ...
... blog Good luck!
richard: I'm sorry I can't stop talking about The Lace Reader ...it's so lovely, and you can get it tomorrow...so just deal with it :)
The Lace Reader , for sure. I wouldn't have picked it up off our store's ARC pile if I hadn't heard all the wonderful talk about it here, and I absolutely loved it.
Read My Review
My favorite book this year is The Lace Reader . It totally captured my heart and made a place for itself on my keep forever shelf. I will always have two copies, one to read and one to loan.
Finished The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry last night and started City of Thieves by David Benioff...think I am going to like it...love stories set during the seige of Leningrad.
#36, I'm doing a giveaway of The Lace Reader on my blog, www.bostonbibliophile.com, if you want to enter for a chance to win it. Just leave a comment with your email address. I'm doing the drawing on the 29th (Tuesday).
I have a copy of One More Year, gently used, that I would be interested in trading. I am very interested in The Lace Reader , but it doesn't have to be an ARC. Leave me a message if you're interested.
MidnightRain-
Ditto here! In addition to the three books that arrived today, I received Living Dead Girl and The Lace Reader .
I would also like to read The Lace Reader . At this point I don't have much to trade. I'm working on i, Robot but I would like to loan it to my brother when I'm finished. There are a couple of others that are spoken for. I just got notified that I'm getting Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: A Grace & Fav ...
I can't remember when I started, but I didn't get any books until three cycles back, and now I've got three:
The Lace Reader (loved it)
Summer Blowout (it was okay)
Hurry Down Sunshine (it's on the way)
... is either feast or famine. Nothing, nothing, nothing, then boom. Both on the giving and receiving side. I missed out on The Lace Reader but checked later and there was Christine Falls. It's coming from the US (I'm in Canada) there shouldn't be duty or anything on these international ...
... my wishlist books and boom, a wish list request pops up. But the sender will only send within the US. :(( It was for The Lace Reader too!
I would like to read The Likeness. I'm willing to trade The Lace Reader , Lottery, or The White Mary for it. (The book would need to be sent airmail - not media mail because I'm at an FPO address. Please PM me if you're interested. Thanks, Judy
yep, The Lace Reader was originally self-published and is now being published by William Morrow in at least 17 countries. Amazing!
I'm currently reading an ARC of All We Ever Wanted Was Everything, which I before the book was released in May and just haven't gotten around to...so I suppose ...
I think The Lace Reader was actually originally self published, and is now being released by a publishing house. I saw that on their website or in an email recently.
Oh, I was very disappointed not to get a copy of The Lace Reader . I really want to read that one.
I finally got my copy of Happy Hour is for Amateurs from the Early Reviewer program, so that's been bumped to the top of the list.
karen
The Lace Reader got me out of mine... thank goodness for us both!
I really enjoyed Born on a Blue Day it was a fast and enjoyable read. He is quite remarkable!
I am in the middle of The Lace Reader and I am loving it. Hopes it continues. I have several on the TBR stack and I have a few reviews to get out. I am still building my blog. Will post with it is up and running.
Just finished The Lace Reader , which I loved, and have started The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher, which I'm finding a bit confusing. It's hard to keep all the characters straight, even with the list of characters at the beginning of the book.
... you won't be standing after a bit...at least that's how i got through the bloody thing
am thinking of reading The Lace Reader if i can find a used copy somwhere...
enough of this for now...
The Lace Reader because of all the hype on LT.
Does anyone have the note saying where we are supposed to send reviews for The Lace Reader ? I've misplaced mine. I kind of hate to send the review, since I didn't like it as much as other people, but I know I should...
... d...
Bookclubgirl is promoting a contest to win tickets to Boston and a schlew of other goodies, including signed copies of The Lace Reader . Check it out at www.bookclubgirl.com
90-jenlaw, thanks for the information about The Lace Reader , I gave it a shot. I would love to read it:)
I'm almost finished The Lace Reader . It's holding my interest, but I have to say it's a pretty average mystery. I'm a little disappointed because it sounded as if others really loved it.
bettyjo: enjoy The Lace Reader ...it's simply magical.
started The Lace Reader tonight.
If anyone has a copy of Lace Reader they are done with I would love to read it. I keep hearing such wonderful things about it from you all.
My copy of The Lace Reader was a black background with a piece of white lace on half - I kept closing the book as I read to see if I could "read" anything in the lace. The cover on Amazon (and on here) is quite disappointing.
... think a couple of letters would do it--but we could try.
dchaikin--great graph--I am very impressed.
And all you Lace Reader readers--I am envious--I have to wait til 7/29 to get it--its gotten great reviews so far. I've sworn off purchasing hardcovers but may have to break the rule ...
... blog a little more so it doesn't look like the standard blogger blog, but I'm running into challenges.
I won a copy of The Lace Reader from bookclubgirl's blog and I can't wait to start it.
I almost didn't read The Lace Reader because the cover didn't really appeal to me. That would have been a BIG mistake. It was wonderful.
My review is in Readerville
yay for The Thireenth Tale. The Lace Reader , which I just finished, was amazing and had a somewhat simliar feel, with its major theme of uncovering family secrets.
My review is now in Readervill ...
Finished The Lace Reader last night, and WOW was it good. Just started Bonk by Mary Roach, and it's pretty fantastic (which is the opposite of craptastic, for those in the know) so far.
I finished The Lace Reader last night--WOW!!!-- and will review it later today.
Just started Bonk by Mary Roach, and it's fantastic (which is the opposite of craptastic, for those in the know) so far.
... your coworkers to "craptastic." Yay for contributing to the advancement of the English language :)
ETA: I just finished The Lace Reader , and it was breathtaking. Need a night to recover...review coming tomorrow. WOW!
... of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
Birth House by Ami McKay
The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
ETA stuff
... name is Sophya. Never believe me. I like all the time.
I am a crazy woman....That last part is true."
first line of The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry
Bet that makes you want to read it, huh?
... is in the works...and he's very glad you enjoyed "craptastic." Take it, use it, make it your own :)
I'm still working on The Lace Reader but just posted mini-reviews of When You Are Engulfed in Flames, Look Me in the Eye, and Altared in Readerv ...
mckait: I'm love-love-loving The Lace Reader . I really wasn't sure I wanted to read it, but there was so much praise going around on here, and I'm certainly glad I picked it up. Expect a review later this week.
161: We all have my husband to thank for the lovely addition to the lexicon that ...
Drat you all with your gushing about books! I've pre-ordered The Lace Reader and to put in my TBR pile, and now, after looking at the summary of it, it looks like I'll be adding Garden Spells as well.
On top of all that, I was rummaging in the attic yesterday for something and tripped across ...
... of Mr. Whicher and Bottom Feeder). I've also received books from Random House (American Wife) and HarperCollins (The Lace Reader ), although the email I sent to HC in the US was forwarded to a HC Canada publicist. Now if I can only get around to actually reading any of these books...
I just got The Lace Reader !
Wow - three in one day! I got The White Mary by Kira Salak, The Lace Reader and Monique and the Mango Rains, which I didn't win from LTER, so I e-mailed the publisher with a request. All three look good!
... of The Gargoyle, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, The Glass Castle, and others.
coming soon: The Lace Reader
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demiguise: I'm only 50 pages into The Lace Reader and am loving it so far...this bodes very well.
... to distract me from Wuthering Heights and The Princess of Cleves.
I am intrigued, however, by all the mention of The Lace Reader and may have to look into it. Because my TBR pile really should be fed a bit more often or I might eventually be able to see over the top of it!
... http://readerville.wordpress.com/2008/07/13/sunday-salon-book-review-the-glass-castle-by-jeannette-walls/
Now it's on to The Lace Reader , which I'm hoping will be a bit lighter.
>199 mckait, so Mr. Man says he's put out a contract on you. I put The Lace Reader on my Amazon wish list after your enthused response to it, and elicited that very audible grumble from him. Thought you hould know. Check all packages with Texas postmarks VERY carefully.
A Thread of Grace, ...
... I understand her next will be a western. She wants to write one in every genre.
I loved loved loved every word of The Lace Reader ... and may just read it again.
ETA spelling
... Three Little Words by Ashley Rhodes-Courter for a memoir bookgroup. From the scoop on LT...can't wait to begin The Lace Reader .
I'm just about to finish The Glass Castle and can't wait to begin The Lace Reader .
I began The Lace Reader this morning. It takes place in Salem MA.
I used to live in Swampscott, right down the road from Salem, and love Salem, Danvers, and even Boston ( to visit) . I can't find words to tell you how much I am loving this book.
... by Christine Wicker. I should write a review on that. It was quite good.
I am so excited to be ready to pick up The Lace Reader today. Very exciting as all of my chores are done except laundry. So I basically have a day free and clear to read if nothing comes up.
157: The Lace Reader is next on my list...I was quite happy to snag an ARC at work last week. Let us know what you think!
... which I requested a few weeks ago through Shelf Awareness. I also got an email from HC saying they would send me a copy of The Lace Reader ... Whoo-hoo!
I picked up an ARC of The Lace Reader for pleasure reading and a copy of Eclipse for the book group I'm leading at work. Reviews to come soon at http://readerville.wordpress.com
The Somnambulist and Wednesday Sisters but I want to buy Olive Kittredge and Lace Reader and also the 19th Wife.
... ARCs or books for review. Regina's Closet is the only one I think is already out. Alive in Necropolis is mid-July, The Lace Reader end of July, and I believe that My Father's Paradise comes out in September.
... When she is an adult, her mother passes on the grandmother's journal, which Diana works through. It was fantastic!
3. The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry - I'm not really sure how to describe this book, but it was great!
Alive in Necropolis by Doug Dorst was a very close 4th. It ...
... else about her and this was fascinating. It will be released 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 ...
In no particular order:
1. The Glimmer Palace by Beatrice Colin
2. The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry
3. Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill
4. Salome by Oscar Wilde
5. Sarah by Orson Scott Card
Overall I'd say it's been pretty weak for good books though. As I looked ...
... by Kira Salak and I, robot, although I'm hoping robot will pick up in the next few days. But interspersed I also had The Lace Reader and The Glimmer Palace, both of which were excellent, so it really seems to be hit or miss! More clunkers than usual, but some good ones too.
http://fa ...
I definitely want to buy The Lace Reader and The 19th Wife, but since I don't like hardcovers, I'm going to wait till they come out in paperback...
Hi, all -- I'm about halfway through the Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry and LOVE it. If anyone else has an early copy of this and doesn't want to keep it, I'd love to take it off your hands to send to a friend who I also think would enjoy it very much.
Thanks & booklove,
:) vbg :)
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207. The Wallflower Vol. 3 by Tomoko Hayakawa
208. Popcorn Romance by Tomoko Taniguchi
209. The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry
210. Daughters of Copper Woman by Anne Cameron - unfinished
... central to the plot of Raiders of the Lost Ark, but reading about them in that order makes the book hard to handle.
32. The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry - Towner Whitney comes from an established Salem family - the men were traders and merchants and pirates. And the women? Psychics and ...
I'm finished with all of the short books I was reading last weekend to get a backup of reviews, so now I'm on to an ARC of The Lace Reader . I wanted to be sure to read and review it before it is published.
... Eliot: totally deserves its reputation as a classic
2. Split: A Memoir of Divorce by Suzanne Finnamore
3. The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry: this one was an ARC, but I'll definitely be recommending it to people in July
17. The Lace Reader . Wow. This one comes out in July, and I recommend everyone track down a copy then if you can't get your hands on an ARC. Its not a perfect book by any means, but it sucked me in and kept me reading and suspending my disbelief, which is all I ask of my fiction.
Next up: The ...
#19 The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry
It seems like forever since I've finished a book. Darn this new job (but only until I have weekends free again, than it's Wahoo this new job).
Okay, so this was my first early reviewer book to get - YEA ME! I'm just so sad it took so long to read, ...
Started an ARC of The Lace Reader today, and managed to read 150 pages before real life dragged me away. So far, its excellent.
... was a good palate cleanser so I can move on to other stuff. I liked it, but then I love Mr. Spock so...
Next up: ARCs of The Lace Reader and The Aviary Gate
... The World
1 War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
2 Snow by Orhan Pamuk
3 The Lying Days by Nadine Gordiner
4 The Reader - a novel by Bernhard Schlink
5 Behind the Burqa: Our Life in Afghanistan and How We Escaped to Freedom by Sulima and Hala
6 The Kite Runner by Kh ...
... the Heart by Jodi Picoult Finished 08/02/2008
Interred With Their Bones by Jennifer Lee Carrell Finished 11/20/2008
The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry Finished 12/09/2008 (Extra)
4. Mysteries COMPLETE!!!!!!!
The Quiet Girl by Peter Hoeg Finished 1/18/2008
The Interpretation of Mu ...
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1. War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy (new translation)
2. Lord of the Flies by William Golding READ
3. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink READ 12/08
4. Amsterdam by Ian McEwan READ 12/08
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This book starts out strong: "My name is Towner Whitney. No, that's not exactly true. My real first name is Sophya. Never believe me. I lie ...
Michael is 15 when he meets Hanna, twice his age. They have a relationship for about 6 months and Hanna disappears. Michael discovers Hanna's past while he is ...
The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry
390 pages / 2008 / 5 stars / Fiction / 10-14-08
This was an amazing book! Read more 
