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post #141 of 182
3/24/08 at 11:49pm
#11 Rebel Angels by Libba Bray

This is the 2nd book in a trilogy, and it was just as brilliant as the first. The main character is deliciously sarcastic--she makes me laugh out loud, which is rare for me when reading. I can't wait to read the next one!

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post #142 of 182
3/25/08 at 7:40am
#12 - East - Edith Pattou

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In the rural villages of Norway, there is an ancient belief that children inherit the qualities of the direction in which they are born...But destiny cannot be denied. One day, a white bear comes to the mapmaker’s door to claim Rose’s birthright. Everything that comes after..is the basis for one of the most epic romantic fantasies ever told. East is a deftly woven tapestry that melds traditional fairy tale motifs of both Beauty and the Beast and East of the Sun and West of the Moon, with the haunting icy lore of medieval northern lands. Told in a changing chorus of voices.
I believe that this was someone's recommendation last year. I thought the story was beautifully told. I'm going to save the book to read-aloud to DS's when they get a bit older.


#1-Garden of Beasts, #2-Passporter Guide to WDW, #3-Skylight Confessions, #4 - The Secret, #5 - The Kite Runner, #6 - Gone, #7 - Hidden Mickeys, #8 - Into Thin Air, #9 - Wolf Point, #10 - Ocean Breezes, #11 - Harmony Guide to Cables and Aran, #12 - East
post #143 of 182
3/25/08 at 11:02am
In My Father's House by Ernest Gaines.

Great introspection but not much plot. Even though it's a short book, it still felt really repetitive.
post #144 of 182
3/25/08 at 11:14am
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Originally Posted by snozzberry View Post
#11 Rebel Angels by Libba Bray

This is the 2nd book in a trilogy, and it was just as brilliant as the first. The main character is deliciously sarcastic--she makes me laugh out loud, which is rare for me when reading. I can't wait to read the next one!
I read the first one, and Rebel Angles is in my "to read" pile. Glad to hear you liked it.
post #145 of 182
3/25/08 at 11:52am
#12 Water for Elephants
by Sara Gruen
What a great book. I thoroughly enjoyed this novel!


#1 Natural Witchery#2 Levi's Will #3 Easy Tarot #4 The Elements of Pantheism: #5 Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs #6 Nigth Watch #7 The Green Book #8 Conquering Infertility #9 Affluenza #10 The Omnivore's Dilemma #11 Into The Forest
post #146 of 182
3/25/08 at 7:40pm
Our baby arrived a couple weeks early (Feb 28th) and (he was super ready to be here though ) and I am just now getting caught back up with things.

I'm counting these three half read books as one, I didnt need to finish them anymore after February

#10 Sacred Birthing by Sunni Karll, Gentle Birth Gentle Mothering by Sarah Buckley, and Hypnobirthing the Mongan Method.

All were good, just was halfway through each one when our baby surprised us by coming early! (His sister was 2 weeks post due date, so we though we had time )

#11 The Virgin Earth by Philippa Gregory

As always, a great story. A royal gardener goes to Virginia to gather exotic plants for the king and becomes enchanted with the new world. He travels back and forth, finds love where he wasnt expecting.

#12 Blackbird by Jennifer Lauck

This book was good, but dark. It's a memoir and I just was so brokenhearted by what this young girl went through. I am looking forward to reading the continuation of her memoirs b/c I hope things get better. Plus, she's a good writer.

#13 Atonement

I thought it started a little slow and got a little frustrated with the excessive description in minute detail of every person's perspective. But, I ended up liking it in the end.
post #147 of 182
3/25/08 at 10:34pm
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Originally Posted by BurtsGirl View Post
#12 Water for Elephants
by Sara Gruen
What a great book. I thoroughly enjoyed this novel!
I really like this book, too.
post #148 of 182
3/25/08 at 10:35pm
#6 Eragon by Christopher Paolini

I thought it was so good. Looking forward to getting the next from my niece to read.

#1 Knit Fast Die Young by Mary Krugar
#2 Blooming Murder by Jean Hager
#3 Death in the Orchid Garden by Ann Ripley
#4 Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver Second time I've read this book. I love it! Great detail about nature.
#5 The Bad Beginning by Leminy Snicket This was an ok book, it intrigued me enough to rent the movie, but now I don't want to read the rest of the series.
post #149 of 182
3/26/08 at 1:30pm
#12 When Zachary Beaver Came to Town by Kimberly Willis Holt

This was a really sweet story. The author does a great job of making you feel like you're right there in that little Texas town in the early 70s along with the characters.
post #150 of 182
3/26/08 at 6:06pm
#13 Olive's Ocean by Kevin Henkes

The author captured a 12-year-old's emotions perfectly. I thought this would be morbid and depressing when I read the premise (a girl in the main character's class dies), but it was actually very uplifting.
post #151 of 182
3/26/08 at 8:13pm
congratulations, fremontmama!
post #152 of 182
3/26/08 at 8:51pm
Thread Starter 
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Originally Posted by fremontmama View Post
Our baby arrived a couple weeks early (Feb 28th) and (he was super ready to be here though ) and I am just now getting caught back up with things.
Congratulations!!!!
post #153 of 182
3/26/08 at 9:54pm
March '08

#18. The Mist (King)
#19. Almost Heaven (McNaught)
#20. Kite Runner (Hosseini)
#21. A Thousand Splendid Suns (Hosseini)

Simple, tragic and poetic all at the same time. Hopes, dreams, and what became of them for two girls-women in Afghanistan.


February '08: #10. Forever... (Blume), #11. Perfect (McNaught), #12. The Catcher in the Rye (Salinger), #13. Reading Lolita in Tehran (Nafisi), #14. The Giver (Lowry), #15. A Long Way Gone: Memoir of a Boy Soldier (Beah),
#16. Rape of Nanking (Chang), #17. A Kingdom of Dreams (McNaught)

January '08: #1. On Chesil Beach (McEwan), #2. Twilight (Meyer), #3. New Moon (Meyer), #4. Eclipse (Meyer), #5. Sold (McCormick), #6. The Continuum Concept (Liedloff), #7. A Great and Terrible Beauty (Bray), #8. Time Traveler's Wife (Niffenegger), #9. Papa, My Father (Buscaglia)
post #154 of 182
3/27/08 at 2:21am
Thread Starter 
#37: Tolkien's Art: A Mythology for England
by Jane Chance

My review of Tolkien's Art can be found here.

#1 The Time Machine, #2 The Shining (Audio): Redux, #3 Curious George, #4 Animal Farm: A Fairy Story, #5 The Tragedy of Othello, Moor of Venice (Bantam Anthology), #6 A Study in Scarlet and The Sign of Four, #7 "A Study in Emerald", #8 The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead, #9 Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them, #10 Quidditch Through the Ages, #11 On the Day You Were Born, #12 The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark (Bantam Anthology), #13 The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare, #14 Rubyfruit Jungle, #15 John, Paul, George & Ben, #16 The Merchant of Venice (Bantam Anthology): Redux, #17 Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time, #18 Trent's Last Case, #19 Cyrano de Bergerac: A Heroic Comedy in Five Acts, #20 Animal Dads, #21 Faggots, #22 A Day with Wilbur Robinson, #23 And Then There Were None, #24 Eating Between the Lines: The Supermarket Shopper's Guide to the Truth Behind Food Labels, #25 Henry IV, Part One, #26 Zami, A New Spelling of My Name: A Biomythography, #27 Twelfth Night, or What You Will (Bantam Anthology), #28 Murder Must Advertise, #29 Stagestruck: Theater, AIDS, and the Marketing of Gay America, #30 Angels in America, A Gay Fantasia on National Themes, Part One: Millennium Approaches, #31 The Tragedy of Macbeth (Bantam Anthology), #32 Stone of Destin: The Story of Lady Macbeth, #33 Ian Pollack's Illustrated King Lear #34 Celtic Folklore Cooking, #35 Angels in America, A Gay Fantasia on National Themes, Part Two: Perestroika Revised Edition), #36 The Winter's Tale (Bantam Anthology), #37 Tolkien's Art: A Mythology for England
post #155 of 182
3/27/08 at 2:15pm
"Among Other Things, I've Taken Up Smoking" by Aoibheann Sweeney

This was an okay book about a girl growing up on a tiny island in Maine just with her Dad. When she graduates high school, she goes to New York for a month and finds out about her dad's past.
post #156 of 182
3/27/08 at 2:19pm
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Originally Posted by fremontmama View Post
Our baby arrived a couple weeks early (Feb 28th) and (he was super ready to be here though )
Congratulations!
post #157 of 182
3/27/08 at 3:02pm
The Book of Jane by Anne Dayton.

Totally easy Christian chick lit read. I needed it after The Book Thief.
post #158 of 182
3/27/08 at 5:18pm
#11 Duma Key by Stephen King

This was a very long book, but very fast read and after it ended at 600+ pages, I really wanted 300-400 more. It ended well, BUT it was so good i didn't want it to end. It was a lot better than Lisey's Story.
post #159 of 182
3/27/08 at 11:09pm
Thread Starter 
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Originally Posted by gabbyquilts View Post
#11 Duma Key by Stephen King

This was a very long book, but very fast read and after it ended at 600+ pages, I really wanted 300-400 more. It ended well, BUT it was so good i didn't want it to end. It was a lot better than Lisey's Story.
I've been slogging my way through this one, and have just had a rough time of it, what with midterms and whatnot. Hopefully I'll be able to finish it soon.
post #160 of 182
3/28/08 at 9:04am
#14 The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum

I just read this aloud to my 4 year old. I'm including it here because I haven't read it since I was a kid, and it's reasonably long (for a kid's book ) and because I'm SO excited that he's at the point of enjoying chapter books without a ton of pictures. SO excited. For anyone who hasn't read it, it's quite different from the movie. Darker and more complicated.


#1 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone #2 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets #3 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban #4 Little Children by Tom Perrotta #5 Vaccinations: A Thoughtful Parents' Guide by Aviva Jill Romm #6 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire #7 Lemony Snicket's Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning #8 Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen
 #9 The Stories of Eva Luna by Isabelle Allende (audiotape) #10 Homeopathic Medicine at Home by Maesimund B. Panos, M.D.
 #11 The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd#12 Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire#13 Dumbing Us Down John Taylor Gatto


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