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Member: Berly

CollectionsYour library (804), To read (7), Favorites (1), All collections (804)

Reviews21 reviews

TagsFiction (386), 2009 (68), Non-Fiction (57), Classic (51), Biography (37), Children's (35), Romance (31), England (23), Historical (23), Humor (20) — see all tags

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Groups100 Books Challenge for 2009, 75 Books Challenge for 2009, Girlybooks

Favorite authorsLouisa May Alcott, Margaret Atwood, Jane Austen, Richard David Bach, Charlotte Brontë, Agatha Christie, Charles Dickens, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Louise Erdrich, Jasper Fforde, Stephen King, C. S. Lewis, Stephenie Meyer, Christopher Moore, Ann Patchett, Jodi Picoult, Nora Roberts, J. K. Rowling, William Shakespeare, Leo Tolstoy, Anne Tyler, Jules Verne (Shared favorites)

Favorite bookstoresAnnie Bloom's Books

About meFormer Editor and Writer. If I don't have a TBR pile by my bed, I can't sleep! I am the mom of three kids and often read to them at night, so some notable Children's selections will be on my list. Here is a quiz you can take to see what kind of a reader you are:
http://www.gotoquiz.com/what_kind_of_rea...
(I am an Obessive-Compulsive Bookworm.)


Also, I am a Cool Nerd Queen (and I took a test to prove it) LOL!





My original goal for the year was 100, but life interfered in August and September, so I've downgraded to 85. Reading has always been my escape, so I don't want to lose my joy to pressure!

I have enjoyed logging my books in (not complete yet), making new friends and getting WAY too many book recommendations. I think LBT rocks!

About my libraryMy library is composed of books I have read. I try not to list books I want to read (unless they are for book club and I know I am going to read them soon). I don't differentiate between those I've borrowed or those I own, largely because most of my books are in boxes awaiting shelf space and I can't remember which ones they are! Sigh.

"Every book should begin with attractive endpapers," he had once told Meggie. "Preferably in a dark color: dark red or dark blue, depending on the binding. When you open the book it's like going to the theater. First you see the curtain. Then it's pulled aside and the show begins." Silvertongue/Mo from [Inkheart]

My Rating System:
***** excellent, go get it!
**** very good
*** still enjoyable
** disappointing
* not worth finishing

2009 Books
79. Half Broke Horses, reading
78. Night World, L.J. Smith ***1/2
77. The Vampire Diaries, Dark Reunion LJ Smith ****
76. The Vampire Diaries, The Fury LJ Smith ***1/2
75. [The Power Deck], by Lynn V. Andrews ****
74. [The Vampire Diaries, The Struggle], LJ Smith ***1/2
73. [The Vampire Diaries, The Awakening], LJ Smith ***1/2
72. [Tailspin], by Catherine Coulter **1/2
71. [The Lost Symbol], Dan Brown ****1/2
70. [Odd Hours], Dean Koontz ****
69. [Simple Genius], David Baldacci ***1/2
68. [Charlie Bone, The Shadow of the King] ROL reading
67. [How We Decide], Jonah Lehrer ****
66. [Inkdeath], Cornelia Funke ***1/2
August
65. [Into the Beautiful North], Luis Alberto Urea ****
65. Into the Beautiful North, Luis Alberto Urea reading
64. The Almost Moon, Alice Sebold ****
63. The Twin, Gerbrand Bakker *****
62. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Austen and Smith *
61. A Will and A Way, Nora Roberts ***
60. Opposites Attract, Nora Roberts ***
59. Same Kind of Different as Me, Ron Hall & Denver Moore ****
58. The 39 Clues, One False Note, Gordon Kormon ROL
57. The Pillars of the Earth, Ken Follett group read ****1/2
56. The Lost City of Z, David Grann ***1/2
55. Guarding the Rock, Ernest Larson **
54. Inkspell, Cornelia Funke *****
53. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian, Sherman Alexie *****
52. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, Junot Diaz *
51. Charlie Bone and the Castle of Mirrors, Nimo ***1/2
50. Speak, Laurie Halse Anderson ****
49. Autobiography of a Face, Lucy Grealy ****
48. Always Looking Up, Michael J. Fox ****
47. Inkheart, Cornelia Funke *****
46. Lucky Girl, Mei-Ling Hopgood ***1/2
45. A Reliable Wife, Robert Goolrick ****
44. Spiderwick Chronicles, Book 5, Diterlizzi ****
43. Second Glance, Jodi Picoult ***1/2
42. The Namesake, Jhumpa Lahiri **
41. Treasures, Nora Roberts **1/2
40. The Girls From Ames, Jeffrey Zaslow *
39. Blue Shoes and Happiness, Alex McCall Smith **
38. Truth and Beauty, Ann Patchett ***1/2
37. Spiderwick Chronicles, Book 4 ****
36. Last Night in Montreal, Emily St John Mandel ****1/2
35. The Last Bridge, Teri Coyne ****1/2
34. The Secret Scripture, Sebastian Barry ****
33. Handle with Care, Jodi Picoult ****
32. A Breath of Snow and Ashes, Diana Gabaldon *** 1/2
31. Spiderwick Chronicles, Book 3 *** 1/2
30. Sunnyside reading
29. Wall of White, Jennifer Woodlief ****
28. Yoga Anatomy, Leslie Kaminoff ****
23-27. House of Night Series, Books 1-5 *** to ****
22. Passing Strange, Martha Sandweiss **
21. Nineteen Minutes, Jodi Picoult **** 1/2
20. The McKade Brothers, Nora Roberts *** 1/2
19. Charlie Bone and the Invisible Boy, Nimmo ****
18. The River of Doubt, Candice Millard ****
17. The Spiderwick Chronicles, Book 2, Diterlizzi ****
16. A Thousand Spendid Suns, Hosseini ****1/2
15. The Omnivore's Dilemma ***1/2
14. Lamb, Christopher Moore *****
13. The Spiderwick Chronicles, Book 1, Diterlizzi ***1/2
12. Tinkers, Paul Harding *****
11. Outliers, The Story of Success, M. Gladwell ****1/2
10. Dewey,The Smalltown Library Cat, Vicki Myron ***
9. The Book Thief, Marcus Zusak *****
8. Alcatraz, The True End of the Line, Darwin Coon **1/2
7. Dreams from My Father, Barack Obama ****
6. How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accent, Julia Alvarez ***
5. Fugitive Pieces, Anne Michaels **
4. In Defense of Food, Pollan ****
3. The Shack by William P. Young *****
2. Tales of Beedle the Bard by JK Rowling **1/2
1. Scarpetta by Patricia Cornwell ***

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