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| Topics | | messages | Last message | | | 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Dihiba's 2009 Books | | 234 | dihiba, Monday 2:45pm |  |
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| Girlybooks : ORANGE JULY 2009 | | 171 | mrstreme, July 30 | |
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| 50 Book Challenge : AllieW's 50 book challenge | | 6 | AllieW, July 19 | |
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| Club Read 2009 : SqueakyChu's 2009 Reading | | 24 | SqueakyChu, May 12 | |
| Girlybooks : Orange January | | 93 | sussabmax, March 18 | |
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| Girlybooks : What Books by Women are You Reading Now? January 2009 | | 102 | Nickelini, January 30 | |
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| What Are You Reading Now? : What Books Came Into Your Home Today? - #1: AUGUST. 2008 | | 320 | charlienmary, August 2008 | |
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| Dormant: 75 Books Challenge for 2008 : Best Books So Far Jan/Feb 2008 | | 9 | dcozy, March 2008 | |
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| Dormant: Site talk : Parties in Literature | | 11 | lilithcat, January 2008 | |
| Dormant: Book Fiend : The Stone Diaries | | 2 | aemilys, December 2007 | |
| Dormant: What did YOU buy today? : October 2007 edition | | 53 | AnnaClaire, November 2007 | |
| Dormant: List Five Books Parlour Game : Paragraphs | | 18 | hazelk, July 2007 | |
| Dormant: What Are You Reading Now? : Your Bottom Five for 2006 | | 103 | dchaikin, January 2007 | |
... is its main city.)
Amazing that you can do all the UK counties and districts. I'm hopeless on the UK.
I have both Larry's Party and the Diviners but haven't read any Canadian books since I signed up for the challenge! oops. I'm on a Switzerland kick instead (we're moving to Basel ... ... to include my Manitoba book, which is Under the Ribs of Death by John Marlyn. Not really recommended. Instead I suggest Larry's Party by Carol Shields, or maybe the book I'm reading now, The Diviners by Margaret Laurence. Finished up Larry's Party by Carol Shields on the 1st-- love that book, I think I've read it four times now. I've finished The Year of the Flood since; I really liked it. I think it works best if you've read Oryx and Crake, and I hope the trilogy rumors are true. I'm now one chapter ... ... to read, but here's what I've cleaned out of the old TBR stack so far this year:
the Oldest Books in My Closet
1. Larry's Party, Carol Shields (Jan 9)
2. Travelers' Tales Tuscany, James O'Reilly ed. (Apr 29)
3. The Shipping News, E. Annie Proulx (May 28)
4. The Enchanted April, ... I read Larry's Party this year, but I didn't count it in this challenge. Somehow it just didn't say "Manitoba" to me. (That of course shouldn't stop anyone from using it if they want!). And count me in as a Complicated Kindness lover. Carol Shields sets many of her books in Winnipeg. My favorite is Larry's Party, which is also set in Toronto and other places, but Winnipeg is central.
A Complicated Kindness by Miriam Toews is highly regarded (even if I didn't like it) and is about a Mennonite girl in a small town ... ... that jeanette winterson should be a vmc that i can keep next to my Angela Carters and Atwoods. I also agree with the Carol Shields. I also just picked up the above book today in a charity shop, glad its got a good recomendation. ... - Orange prizelisted books to tie in with Orange January for Girlybooks Group.
Fugitive Pieces by Anne Michaels
Larry's Party by Carol Shields
When I Lived in Modern Times by Linda Grant
Property by Valerie Martin
The Road Home by Rose Tremain
Digging to America by Anne Ty ... ... by Marie Phillips, 277p, completed 6th July
9) The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff, 606p, completed 11th July
10) Larry's Party by Carol Shields, 339p, completed 12th July
11) Cheaper by the Dozen by Frank B. Gilbreth, 207p, completed 13th July
12) London Holiday by Rich ... ... shelves, so I'll try to commit to reading this July:
Girl in a Blue Dress, which I got last week. What serendipity.
Larry's Party (I have tried this one before and it didn't grab me, but I'll try again.)
The Poisonwood Bible and that's probably enough, as it seems a long, dense book.
... ... target="_blank"> Larry's Party - review
From my review: Larry Weller is an average guy who moved ... Finished Larry's Party ... liked it well enough, but it didn't wow me. Will have a review up later. Next on my list is the 2009 Orange winner, Home. ... A Crime in the Neighborhood. Quite good. It starts out as a mystery, but there are deeper layers of meaning. Now on to Larry's Party. I like Carol Shields but have heard mixed reviews of this one. However, completist that I am, I MUST read all the winners. So off I go. ... is what I have on my bookshelves (no idea what I'll read yet):
WINNERS:
Fugitive Pieces by Anne Michaels (1997)
Larry's Party by Carol Shields (1998)
SHORT LIST:
I Was Amelia Earhart by Jane Mendelsohn (1997)
Fingersmith by Sarah Waters (2002)
The Accidental ... ... reading the winners, so in July I'll definitely be reading:
1999 - A Crime in the Neighborhood, by Suzanne Berne
1998 - Larry's Party, by Carol Shields
1997 - Fugitive Pieces, by Anne Michaels
1996 - A Spell of Winter, by Helen Dunmore
I might also read the 2009 winner, Home, but ... I finished A Celibate Season by Carol Shields and Blanche Howard. Nice look at a couple as they spend a year apart and communicate through letters. RidgewayGirl, I have Larry's Party on the tower - I am keen to read it. I have also liked all of the Shields books that I have read.
I finished no. 24 - Holes, and thoroughly enjoyed it!! ... is so good. Imagine being that startled peddlar! I have found all of Carol Shields's books wonderful, especially Larry's Party, although it was absolutely nothing like The Stone Diaries. ... an Oprah read, which astonishes me, except that she did once choose The Corrections didn't she? The Museum Guard and Larry's Party are also favorites. I will confess that I did not love A Complicated Kindness -- it felt too much like a educated Torontonian imagining what it would be ... Unless was interesting, but Larry's Party remains my favorite Carol Shields.
I have to second mrspenny's endorsement of The Tin Flute. I reread it periodically because it is sooo good. ... - review
40. Larry's Party - review
39. A Crime in the Neighborhood - ... a movie! I will check my public library and see if they have a copy.
This was my second Shields book - I did prefer Larry's Party which seemed more focused. I have a few more of Shields' in my TBR pile, now affectionately referred to as "Behemoth". ... & The Book of the Duchess, Geoffrey Chaucer
5. after the quake, Haruki Murikami
4. The General, CS Forester
3. Larry's Party, Carol Shields
2. Helen of Troy, Margaret George
1. Fruit: a Novel about a Boy and His Nipples, Brian Francis
Two five star books this month: ... ... Secret History by Donna Tartt, 1993
274. *The Robber Bride by Margaret Atwood, 1995
275. The Stone Diaries by Carol Shields, 1994
276. A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth, 1995
277. *Complicity by Iain Banks, 1999
278. The Shipping News by Annie Proulx, 1994
279. Captain ... ... Secret History by Donna Tartt, 1993
274. *The Robber Bride by Margaret Atwood, 1995
275. The Stone Diaries by Carol Shields, 1994
276. A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth, 1995
277. *Complicity by Iain Banks, 1999
278. The Shipping News by Annie Proulx, 1994
279. Captain ... I liked your review of Larry's Party but have to say that I really loved that book. More than anything, she is such a good writer and there are images that remain in my mind (like the cut-in-half maze) although it's been years since I read the book.
I look forward to your future commentary. I have Larry's Party on my shelf too - I will be eager to read your thoughts! And a definite yes on Orange July! I have Larry's Party on my tbr pile - guess it can stay there for another year. ... interested in the old stuff either, but I've been surprised before. Another one on to my TBR list.
Anyway, I just read Larry's Party, by the wonderful Carol Shields. I liked it quite a bit, rating it 4/5 stars. If you care to read my review, go to post 24 carport in Bug Collectors : Add Books - no other members! (Jan 9, 2009, 7:54pm) >14
I just combined half a dozen orphans of Larry's Party, and the "master page" with 891 members sharing this work now shows you as a recent member owner of this work. Check it, and post again if it's not working for you.
p.s. there's been a bug lately that doesn't combine newly entered or ... I had a quick look at your library - I think you would like Larry's Party. One reason I liked it is part of it covered my growing-up era. Another, Shields' writing style.
(3) The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson.
Normally I wouldn't have read this, but my guy brought it back ... What did you think of Larry's party? I have had that sitting on my shelf for a long time. I loved Larry's Party, and I am surprised to hear that many people hated it! I think Carol Shields is an absolute genius. I am not reading it now for Orange January, because it wasn't that long ago that I read it, but I did read another Shields--Unless. Glad to hear that you liked this one. I'm not convinced this is a combining issue. Every book I've added today has 0 members. I just added Larry's Party, and once again, zero members. No options on different editions or anything. Only one choice of cover. However, if I search Larry's Party, there is a another version with 800+ ... For my Orange January book, I read Larry's Party. Unfortunately, due to my assigned school reading, I won't have time to read any other Orange books this month. Are we doing this again in July?
3. Larry's Party, Carol Shields
Contemporary fiction, 1997
Carol Shields was truly a master at writing about ordinary people. In this novel, she structures Larry's story in a maze-like pattern, mostly moving forward, but occasionally doubling-back. The story ends in the centre of the maze, ... 3. Larry's Party, Carol Shields
Contemporary fiction, 1997
Carol Shields was truly a master at writing about ordinary people. In this novel, she structures Larry's story in a maze-like pattern, mostly moving forward, but occasionally doubling-back. The story ends in the centre of the maze, ... 3. Larry's Party, Carol Shields
categories: Oldest Book in My Closet & Prize Winners. I could also put this in my Women Writers and Canadian Lit categories--talk about efficient and well-planned reading! Anyway, for now I'll stick to the first two, because seeing the book repeated too many ... ... 100 forum. I followed your reading on the 75 group last year.
I like Carol Shields books but have never heard of Larry's Party, I will have to check that one out. ... Prize theme read over at the Girlybooks group, so figured I should make it a Canadian book too. That's why I'm reading Larry's Party, by Carol Shields. Hi, everyone. I just started my Orange book--Larry's Party, by Carol Shields. It's been buried on Mnt. TBR for years, so this is its opportunity to get itself read. ... day today, so I can laze around and finish my long adventure with Helen of Troy. Then I will put on my makeup and go to Larry's Party with Carol Shields. ... erfection!
I'm trying not to buy new books (failing but trying) so will find something from the mountain range, probably Larry's Party. It's been there for ages. Ooh, didn't realise Half of a Yellow Sun and Girl with a Pearl Earring were Orange books too. Too much choice! Maybe not ... ... by William Trevor
Such a Long Journey by Rohinton Mistry
On Green Dolphin Street by Sebastian Faulks
Larry's Party by Carol Shields
The Incredible Journey by Sheila Burnford
Atonement by Ian McEwan
Saturday by Ian McEwan
The Pull of the Moon by ... ... Prize lists before. It is an interesting mix of works I loved, such as Poisonwood Bible, Bel Canto, Amy and Isabelle, Larry's Party and others. However, I see a number of books I recently tried to read and abandoned, including Small Island, History of Love, and Inheritance of Loss ... ... Prize lists before. It is an interesting mix of works I loved, such as Poisonwood Bible, Bel Canto, Amy and Isabelle, Larry's Party and others. However, I see a number of books I recently tried to read and abandoned, Small Island, History of Love, and Inheritance of Loss which is ... ... sake, I'm only putting any one book in two categories though (even though it might qualify for several).
1. Larry's Party
2. Parade's End
3. Travelers' Tales Tuscany
4. Leonardo's Swans
5. Late Nights on Air
6. The Shipping News
7. Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
... 4. Prize Winners
1. Larry's Party, Carol Shields (Jan 9) Orange Prize, 1997
2. The Great War and Modern Memory, (Feb 19) National Book Award for Arts & Letters, 1976; National Book Critics Award for Criticism
3. Mr Pip, Lloyd Jones (Apr 22) Commonwealth Writer's Pr ... 1. the Oldest Books in My Closet
1. Larry's Party, Carol Shields (Jan 9)
2. Travelers' Tales Tuscany, James O'Reilly ed. (Apr 29)
3. The Shipping News, E. Annie Proulx (May 28)
4. The Enchanted April, Elizabeth von Arnim (July 11, read within 50 miles of where the book was set)
... 1001 Books
1. The Stone Diaries by Carol Shields
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4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9. ... by Stephen E. Ambrose
Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen
The Flanders Panel by Arturo Perez-Reverte
Larry's Party by Carol Shields
The Royal Physician's Visit by Per Olov Enjquist
Tender is the Night, This This Side of Paradise, The Last Tycoon, and The ... Daniel Deronda by George Eliot
Larry's Party by Carol Shields
Prester John by John Buchan
Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis
Stuart: A Life Backwards by Alexander Masters ... Wanderer.
Then there were a whole lotta Larry books, although most were from authors named Larry. Some highlights:
Larry's Party by Carol Shields
Vote For Larry by Janet Tashjian
Larryisms: Book One by Larry John
Bob and Larry's ABC's (Veggietales Series) by Phil V ... ... Africa by an African. Amazing. (Her Purple Hibiscus is wonderful, too. )
The Mistress of Spices I was not impressed
Larry's Party Not one of her stronger books
Master georgie Delightful, as I find all her books. she has a very quirky intelligence and choice of subjects but my favorite ... ... Hyacinth Blue is a lovely title though.
I own several more that Avaland has listed: Alias Grace, Fugitive Pieces, Larry's Party, The Underpainter, The Poisonwood Bible, The Blind Assassin, and The Hiding Place. I guess I know what I should read next! ... Diaries years ago, and remember that I liked it, but that's about it. I thought it was just me. I do have Unless and Larry's Party on my shelf, though--I guess I'll go for the former first! Interesting comment, Amanda. Having very much enjoyed the two books mentioned, I've often looked at Larry's Party in bookstores. But I always put it back on the shelf. Guess I should continue to trust my instincts on that one! I liked Unless too. I am a fan of all Shields' work, except for Larry's Party.
I, too, am in love with Kazuo Ishiguro. ... Adore - shortlist
Anna Quindlen, Black and Blue
Michele Roberts, Impossible Saints
Carol Shields, Larry's Party - winner
Anita Shreve, The Weight of Water - shortlist
Jane Urquhart, The Underpainter
Louise Young, Baby Love ... r!!
I also liked: Atonement by Ian McEwan
and a toss up between The Incredible Journey by Sheila Burnford and Larry's Party by Carol Shields - both CanLit. ... Callan is longer but excellent.
Anita Rau Badami - The Hero's Walk in particular
Carol Shields - have only read Larry's Party but really liked it - follows Larry's life from ca 1979-2001 from his youth to his middle age
Rohinton Mistry - best known for Such a Long Journey - ... ... Gault by William Trevor
2. Atonement by Ian McEwan
3. The Incredible Journey by Sheila Burford
4. Larry's Party by Carol Shields
5. The Pull of the Moon by Elizabeth Berg
Lucy Gault is my #1, am not sure what order I would put 2, 3, and 4. Berg's would ... 23. Larry's Party by Carol Shields
Have had this book for a few years and since I have vowed to read 2 a month that have been sitting around for at least a year - decided to take this one on. I thought it was great!! I like the way she writes - very CanLit. Looking forward to reading Unles ... Still reading Larry's Party by Carol Shields and enjoying it a lot.
Started The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins over the weekend - very thought-provoking and readable. ... last night - quite mixed feelings about it.
I thought it was a rather flat presentation of horrific events.
I started Larry's Party by Carol Shields - my first Shields book. I've had this book a few years and decided it was time. Hooked so far. Another writer in the vein of Richard B ... Larry's Party of course.
Radiant Way with a follow up party even with the same caterer in the third book of the trilogy Gates of Ivory ( which I've just finished reading and now feel partied out ).
Significance? I don't know, but it is one way to tie all parts of a story together. I bought this after reading Larry's Party, which I loved, and was really disappointed. It didn't do anything for me in the sense that while I can vividly remember Larry and his mazes from reading that book almost two years ago, I can just sort of vaguely remember this one and I only read it at ... ... sheet and a marker so you can attempt to wend your way through them right now and here.
Also, I completely forgot about Larry's Party by Carol Shields (533 copies on LT; tagged as one of my 10 favorite books (though about a hundred of my books share that tag)).
If you like labyrinths and ... ... by Betty Friedan
Schindler's List by Thomas Keneally
Seabisquit by Laura Hillenbrand
The Stone Diaries by Carol Shields
Body
The Sunday Philosophy Club by Alexander McCall Smith
Nostradamus and His Prophecies by Edgar Leoni
Circle of Sisters by Judith Flanders
... ... triguing.
60. The Stone Diaries by Carol Shields
Pulitzer Prize winner. I have read one other book by Shields (Larry's Party), so I knew that she is a fantastic writer, and this book was not a disappointment. The main character of this book is just an ordinary person, which is ... I was Fashionably Late to Larry's Party. I met his Distinguished Guest and was suitably Star Struck but the music was Deafening and even though it was Far From Over I decided to Follow the Stars Home and head for the Land of Nod.
Credit to authors:
Olivia Goldsmith
Carol Sh ... ... Edgar by Joan Barfoot
Kicking fifty by LIsa Appignanesi
All three with a similar theme about midlife as Larry's party (msg 1) yet I put this book up as one of my favourites after rereading it in 2005. I've had a good reading year in that I have enjoyed nearly all of my books. I actually only have a Bottom Four:
Larry's Party by Carol Shields
House of Orphans by Helen Dunmore
The Other Side of You by Sally Vickers
Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl ... The Ground Beneath Her Feet was the first Rushdie book I picked up. I read a few pages and decided it wasn't for me. Larry's Party was the first Carol Shields book I picked up. I read a bit and could not stand it, so I returned it to the library. I never gave either of those authors a ... ... enjoying it, didn't finish it and will never buy a Rushdie book again. Oh no Webster: I love Carol Shields except for Larry's Party . Isn't taste a funny thing?
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