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It's not usually that easy. James Frey actually attempted to market A Million Little Pieces as fiction but it was repeatedly turned down. Tt wasn't until he agreed to have it published as a memoir that the book was published. personally, I think it's discouraging that so much is made of...

I ordered it used on Amazon. :)

I loved Shakespeare. I thought Bryson did a good job laying the groundwork for the time period and I thought his arguments that Shakespeare wrote his own works were very convincing. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in the time period and/or Shakespeare's life.

Wow--I had no clue that Nancy Mitford wrote a book on Zelda Fitzgerald. Mitford is one of my favorite authors. I have her book on Edna St Vincent Millay, Savage Beauty, but haven't gotten to it yet.

I agree about the lying issue--in and of itself the factual basis for the book has little effect on me. I see it this way--I can become attached to fictional characters the same way I can become attached to real people in nonfiction, so what difference would it make if a book is fictional or...

I like funny books. If I'm in the mood for fluff, I'm in the mood for a good laugh. Chelsea Handler, Laurie Notaro. And I almost cried from laughing when I read I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell, by Tucker Max.

Same here. I rarely ever read more than one book at once. I like to focus all my energy on one book at a time.

I still found this book to be quite thought provoking, actually, despite its faults. The religious aspect, especially the argument of when and where prayer is appropriate, really struck a chord with me. I spent a lot of the book reflecting back on what my own opinions are on the matter...

I agree with your analysis of Carrie. That makes sense to me. I actually did come to connect with Tim a bit. I liked him from the get go and I felt bad that he couldn't break through the mirage that was being fed to him by the pastor. I was disappointed by the ending though in the...

I like to venture out and not stick to the same genre all the time.

I thought the first chapter or two were pretty bad in general. The writing felt juvenile to me and the characters two-dimensional. I'm glad I stuck with it because I had serious doubts at first but once Perrotta got going, I think he wove a wonderful story.

Disquiet, Julia Leigh

I don't think we're meant to be discussing the book until Monday. If I'm wrong, I apologize. That's why I've been sitting on my hands up until now. :whistling:

I'll go ahead now and list the books I read in 2008 January The Thirteenth Tale, Dianne Setterfield Hanna's Daughters, Marianne Fredriksson I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell, Tucker Max Choke, Chuck Pahalniuk The Devil in the White City, Erik Larson Surfacing, Margaret Atwood The Distant Land of...

Well, really it's personal preference too. Some people love reading books that are 1,000+ pages long. And while I will read books that long, they better be good. One clubker that comes to mind is I am Charlotte Simmons, by Tom Wolfe. I read it a month or two ago and it was really big, which...

I just started it last night--I missed last month's book club so I'm glad to be back on board. Not too sure how I feel about this one yet though.

I agree with stewart and beer god. Counting pages cannot tell you the quality of what you've read. I've read some really long clunkers and some really short gems. And vice versa. So really, length has nothing to do with value.

Esmeralda Santiago has a few--When I was a Puerto Rican being the first. I read it for a class in college and couldn't get enough. I read the other two, Almost a Woman and The Turkish Lover immediately after. All three are wonderful. At Home in the World, by Joyce Maynard, is another...

Gone with the Wind, Margaret Mitchell

For my book club gift exchange--Saving Fish From Drowning, Amy Tan American Psycho, Bret Easton Ellis and The World is Hot Flat and Crowded, for my sister's boyfriend. I got my boyfriend some math books.