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dryad23
15 yrs ago
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I did recently tell my mom she's not getting any more of my 'keeper' books b/c I caught her with one I bookcrossed to her laying open, face-down on the coffee table with a broken spine in between reading sessions... The …
dryad23
15 yrs ago
Finished The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (1 of 3 other) and On Chesil Beach, my Ian McEwin book.
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The SIY (Set It Yourself) Reading Challenge continues #5 (July-Sept/08)
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I'm definitely in again!
dryad23
15 yrs ago
Last session I gave myself freedom of book choice, so this time I'm going back to more structure to focus on some authors I've wanted to read for a while, but just haven't gotten around to. So, here are my goals:
1. T…
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The SIY (Set It Yourself) Reading Challenge continues #5 (July-Sept/08)
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Re: Newcomer...
dryad23
15 yrs ago
Welcome! And I think you've set a smart goal, even if a bit different... You must know where you are before you can decide where to aim for... Hope you enjoy yourself! :)
dryad23
15 yrs ago
>I couldn't find that functionality anywhere.
>I guess I need to look harder.
I had to double-check to make sure I wasn't giving false information, and it's still there...
You'll need to go the your BC bookshelf…
dryad23
15 yrs ago
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I love it. It's simple and easy, can import your BC bookshelf, and I can organize it just the way I want. I use it the same way as hennagoddess, above, for everything I've read and want to read in future. I also use it f…
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The SIY (Set It Yourself) Reading Challenge continues #4 (Apr-June/08)PRIZE WINNER ANNOUNCED
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¶ Okay, my last update was wrong and in the wrong location...
dryad23
15 yrs ago
Hopefully this will fix it...
I think I'm finished, but I've been quite sick and on strong medication, so I would not be surprised if I'm counting incorrectly! :)
Books 15, 16, 17, and 18 of 18 are:
Little (Grrl) …
dryad23
15 yrs ago
and really enjoyed them, although there are so many things that bug me about them. They're perfect escapist fiction. The best review of Twilight I've read is here: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/9387130
It just …
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14, 15 and 16 of 18
dryad23
15 yrs ago
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Finished:
Little (Grrl) Lost by Charles DeLint
Ironside by Holly Black
Rescuing Sprite by Mark Levin
dryad23
15 yrs ago
Just the way his story has survived so long and changed to fit the times is really amazing.
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Re: Oy...
dryad23
15 yrs ago
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Good luck with your surgery!
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dryad23
15 yrs ago
I read Amazing Gracie by Dan Dye and Mark Beckloff this weekend. They're the guys who own Three Dog Bakery and this is the story of Gracie who inspired the business. Dan had just lost his dog when a friend convinced him …
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dryad23
15 yrs ago
Finished Walking in Circles Before Lying Down by Merrill Markoe. It's about a woman who begins to hear dogs speaking to her. And since she works in a doggy day care center, she's around a lot of opinionated pooches! The …
dryad23
15 yrs ago
but she's got many more books besides My Antonia, which I haven't read. I have A Lost Lady, which is good, and Death Comes for the Archbishop, which is set in the Southwest. I should read more by her, I just haven't gott…
dryad23
15 yrs ago
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Only Forward by Michael Marshall Smith - Loved this book. It was a little gory in places for my taste, but that was balanced by strong writing, humor, and intelligence which made it completely worthwhile.
Mansfield Pa…
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dryad23
15 yrs ago
Finished The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo. It was so cute! It was fun to read something light and happy for a while. I'll start Walking in Circles Before Lying Down by Merrill Markoe this afternoon.
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11 of 18
dryad23
15 yrs ago
Finished Lost and Found by Jacqueline Sheehan last night. Now I'm starting on The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo.
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From The Memory Keeper's Daughter to Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay
dryad23
16 yrs ago
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I'm jumping genres to fantasy here, but just as there are lots of secrets in TMKD, Tigana is full of secrets and the trouble and pain they tend to cause... If you've not read fantasy before, I'd encourage you to not let …
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dryad23
16 yrs ago
Just finished Only Forward by Michael Marshall Smith. This was my first of his books, and I will definitely be reading more. This is just my favorite kind of book, with action, humor, sentiment, just the right touch of s…
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What books are you reading this weekend ? - May 23, 24, 25
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Only Forward by Michael Marshall Smith
dryad23
16 yrs ago
1/3 of the way through and completely enjoying myself so far!
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dryad23
16 yrs ago
Finished Innocent Traitor by Alison Weir... It's a fictionalized account of the life of Lady Jane Grey... I really like her story, so I did enjoy this, just not as much as I expected to... I'm not sure why... I thought i…
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dryad23
16 yrs ago
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Finished Mansfield Park by Jane Austen... Now I'm reading Innocent Traitor by Alison Weir.
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dryad23
16 yrs ago
I finally finished Shirley by Charlotte Bronte today for my 7th book of the challenge... Only 11 more to go! lol... I don't know if I'll make it or not... But I'm in the middle of a two-week vacation, so I'm actually get…
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dryad23
16 yrs ago
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I feel a little better now... I just finished Valiant by Holly Black... I didn't expect to read this or Tithe so quickly, but was pleasantly surprised... Back into Shirley this afternoon...
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Oh my! I'm never going to make it this time!
dryad23
16 yrs ago
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But I keep slogging ahead... Wicked to a long time to read, and Shirley is turning out the same way... I'm enjoying it, but it's quite long...
So, I picked up Tithe by Holly Black for a little lighter reading yesterda…
