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Fire by Sebastian Junger

Digging to America by Anne Tyler

The Hot Rock (A Dortmunder Novel) by Donald E. Westlake

Maisie Dobbs & Birds of a Feather (2 in 1) by Jacqueline Winspear

The Pilot's Wife (Oprah's Book Club) by Anita Shreve

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TagsFiction (667), TBR (416), Nonfiction (369), Mystery (243), Gone (146), lt-inspired (102), GLBTQ (96), Wishlist (89), Female Detective (78), Memoir (75) — see all tags

Groups40-Something Library Thingers, 50 Book Challenge, 888 Challenge, Awful Lit., Bestsellers over the Years, BookMooching, Crime, Thriller & Mystery, Early Reviewers, Girlybooks, Go Review That Book! — show all groups

Favorite authorsMargaret Atwood, Pat Califia, Michael Chabon, K. C. Constantine, Nick Hornby, Stephen King, Anne Lamott, Peter Robinson, Julia Spencer-Fleming (Shared favorites)

About my library In an effort to conserve space and be a greener citizen, I'm swapping or otherwise donating my books. This has been very, very difficult for me. Library Thing allows me to continue to "own" my books even after they are no longer physically in my possession. It has made it a little easier.

I rate a book the number of stars I think it deserves within its peer group. So, for example, a rating for a mystery is my opinion of that book compared to other mysteries I've read rather than compared to every book I've read. In addition, ratings reflect how I felt about the book when I read it and may or (more likely on some of the older ones) may not reflect my current opinion.

Anything I've read so long ago that I remember it but not well is dated with my anniversary 10/06/1996. Anything I've read recently is dated with my son's birthday 10/23/2005. Anything I've read this year but before I joined LT is dated 01/22/2007. Books I haven't read and don't intend to read anytime soon are dated with my 17th birthday 01/22/1984.

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well thanks for adding me as well and feel free to drop by with recommendations anytime you have them! i need to get around to reading the age of innocence! i adore the house of mirth so much!

posted by amanaceerdh at 8:43 am (EST) on Jun 30, 2008

I just joined LT and am catching up with older posts. In one of the threads you said you preferred Laurie King's Kate Martinelli series to her Mary Russell books. So do I. But I am having a hard time getting the Martinelli books in order (don't know if our library system has them all). I think I've only read the first three. If you have a handy list of them, in chronological order, I'd appreciate your passing it on to me. Thanks!

posted by RachelfromSarasota at 2:30 pm (EST) on Jun 29, 2008

Thank you so much. Your reviews are now added. They make a big difference as you've been such a big contributor. Doing this is a pleasure although I felt so bad about starting the group and then abandoning it, that I'm looking for a tiny bit of redemption too.

posted by InigoMontoya at 9:08 am (EST) on May 9, 2008

Hi. On Go Review That Book!, I've created a group Wiki page to keep track of the progress of the game and the reviews that have been generated. Some may find it easier to read the reviews by having them in one handy place. There's a discussion thread in the group and this is the first Wiki page if you are interested in having a look. To avoid any difficulties with copyright, I'm seeking your consent to add your reviews to the group Wiki page.

posted by InigoMontoya at 8:46 am (EST) on May 9, 2008

Re: Prothero
Depends what you're looking for. If you want a book that has the history of religion and how it was taught in America, this book is great! If, like me, you are looking for a book that talks about the religions in America today and acts as an introduction to the history, beliefs, etc. - this book is absolutely not what you're looking for. From the way the book was advertised, I thought I'd be learning about Islam and Judaism and Hinduism, etc, and how the religions compare to each other. This isn't really covered in the book at all! So it just depends what you're looking for.

posted by valkylee at 6:30 pm (EST) on Apr 28, 2008

Hi Nancy,

Thanks for your comment about my review. I will have to look out for the Isaacson book. Gordon Wood's The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin is already in my library, so that will probably be the next Franklin book I read.

Carly

posted by carlym at 6:27 pm (EST) on Mar 27, 2008

Thanks so much for the good wishes - my husband and I are really excited, but I'm also constantly nauseous and exhausted, and the fact that school just started back up and my teaching load isn't exactly light is really throwing me for a loop too. It's a good loop, though, and hopefully I'll soon be able to control my emotions a bit better!

posted by scaifea at 6:02 pm (EST) on Jan 22, 2008

Hello and welcome to 40 Something Library Thingers!

posted by MDLady at 7:39 am (EST) on Jan 2, 2008

Go Pittsburgh! I used to live in Pittsburgh, and I am very fond of Pittsburgh.

I also like to read and am trying to be greener.
I take the bus. It is also hard for me to part with books. I like the way you worded your 'green' statement. I truly agree with you. Library thing is helpful in allowing us to part with books. I don't have a book case, I'm in a small apartment, so I only have so much room and closet space.
The only book we share is Bastard out of Carolina. The book was better than the movie, but the movie wasn't bad.

bye,
D

posted by lean55 at 12:54 pm (EST) on Nov 24, 2007

Nancy -

I read your very thorough review of Mallory's Oracle, and I want to encourage you to go on with the series. It is absolutely my favorite mystery/detective series, and I have been reading them all my life. Don't expect to "warm up" to Mallory, though. She is not that kind of character. I am reading the whole series for the second time now, and I find that she breaks my heart more than anything else. She is just so damaged.

I look forward to what you have to say about the rest of the series.

Anne

posted by amancine at 10:04 am (EST) on Nov 6, 2007

I went through the Peter Robinson catalog like hot chainsaw through butter. Ok, bad simile but you get the idea. Now I am forlorn, as youself because there are no more Alan Banks to read. But, I did the same thing with Ian Rankin, I am now working on Andrea Camilleri, Donna Leon, and a few others. Good to have met you.

posted by pw0327 at 10:05 pm (EST) on Oct 11, 2007

Just a word of encouragement from a reader who in the past has been accused of liking everything that he reads. I agree with your assessment of Bel Canto in your brief and incisive review. For me the novel seemed contrived. I'm an opera lover, yet I could not connect on with this story.

Jim

posted by jwhenderson at 7:56 pm (EST) on Oct 1, 2007

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