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Pawn of Prophecy by David Eddings
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Jemima J : A Novel About Ugly Ducklings and Swans by Jane Green
Space Mysteries, Level 3 by Katharine Kenah
One for the Money by Janet Evanovich
The Good Mother: A Novel by Sue Miller
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About meI can't remember a time when I wasn't an avid reader; now I enjoy sharing books with my (also avid) nine-year-old son. We're currently living in the Bay Area, although plan to move to Tucson sometime in 2008. Right now, I'm a stay-at-home mom, trying to figure out what I want to do when I grow up (I'll be making some decisions about that in 2008, too). I'm also a certified yoga teacher, singer (soprano), birder, and BookCrosser.
About my libraryI've entered all of the books I can remember reading over the course of my lifetime; I'm sure I'm missing a good number, but certainly all those which made a big impression are listed here, with at least a short review. I've decided not to try and catalogue all the books I own; they'll make it onto the list after I've read them (I have a few thousand books in my home; it would take me forever to enter them all here, and some of them will probably never be read by me, so I'm not going to make that effort). I am also keeping a wish list here, though, so I can keep track of books I don't own, but would like to read someday (tag: wish list).
A word about my ratings. Obviously, overall, I'm rating books on how much I enjoyed them, or how well I feel they serve their "purpose" (the thoroughness of educational books, for example). I recently made one change, though, to the way I'm using ratings. I've decided to only give a rating of five stars to those books which really touched my heart or my life in some way; in other words, to my absolute, all-time favorites. This means I've recently down-graded several books I previously listed as five-star, which is unfortunate in a way, because many of them were excellent books, worthy of the stars. But having too many five-star books in my library kind of makes the rating meaningless to me, personally. So, I suppose it's fair to say that anything I have rated at least four-and-a-half stars is a book I thought was excellent, and well-worth reading.
I've already met my overall reading goal for 2007, which was to read 150 books. (I think I'd done this by June). Right now, I've decided not to push myself with more goals, although I am trying to read several books which have been on my TBR pile for ages, plus some new-to-me classics. I think I'll try for another 150 in 2008, although this might be a challenge with the life changes I have ahead. It's good to have goals, though. :)
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Oh, and I see you also also have "Neverwhere" by Neil Gaiman in your Library. That was SUCH an excellent book. I also loved Stardust by him..have you read it?
So yeah, if you have any recommendations I'd be incredibly grateful. Thanks!! -Joe
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Thanks,
Chris
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posted by thekoolaidmom at 3:13 pm (EST) on Mar 22, 2008
Happy whatever you celebrate!
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posted by lisaunger at 2:35 pm (EST) on Nov 26, 2007
Oh, and I love the idea of challenging yourself to read a certain number of books a year. My challenge is to read more than I buy. LOL!
posted by jshillingford at 8:30 pm (EST) on Aug 14, 2007
P.S. I live in California too!
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