Member: pinklady60

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About my libraryI'm gradually adding books to my LT library as I read them. I've also kept a list of books read for about the last 10 years, including a short synopsis of each, and I'm adding those as I have time. Once those are added, I'll be racking my brain to go back even further in time.

Each book is rated according to how I felt at the time I finished reading it. Here’s what my ratings mean to me:

- Five stars - Exceptional, very moving, this will stay with me for a long time
- Four stars - Excellent read, never lost interest
- Three stars - OK for the most part
- Two stars - For one reason or another it didn't hold my interest.
- One star - Not for me, I couldn’t finish it.

PINKLADY'S PICKS FOR 2012
- The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe
- A Breath of Fresh Air by Amulya Malladi
- The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne
- Secrets of Eden by Chris Bohjalian
- The Irresistible Henry House by Lisa Grunwald
- After by Marita Golden
- Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
- Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand
- In My Hands by Irene Gut Opdyke
- Sound of One Hand Clapping by Richard Flanagan
- The Interpreter by Suzanne Glass
- The Last Chinese Chef by Nicole Mones

PINKLADY'S PICKS FOR 2011
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
- The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux
- Burro Genius by Victor Villasenor
- A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick
- 127 Hours: Between a Rock and a Hard Place by Aron Ralston
- The Woman Who Walked Into Doors by Roddy Doyle
- The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
- Anne Frank Remembered by Miep Gies
- Mamalita: An Adoption Memoir by Jessica O’Dwyer
- Remembering the Music, Forgetting the Words: Travels With Mom in the Land of Dementia by Kate Whouley
- The Ginger Tree by Oswald Wynd
- Final Salute: A Story of Unfinished Lives by Jim Sheeler
- American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld
- The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie

GroupsBookCrossers, San Diego Bibliophiles

Favorite authorsElizabeth Berg, Tracy Chevalier, Pat Conroy, Charles Dickens, Philippa Gregory, Thomas Hardy, John Irving, James A. Michener, Rohinton Mistry, Mary McGarry Morris, Joyce Carol Oates, Jodi Picoult, John Steinbeck, Susan Vreeland (Shared favorites)

VenuesFavorites

Favorite bookstoresMysterious Galaxy

Favorite librariesSan Diego County Library - Santee Branch, San Diego Public Library - Allied Gardens/Benjamin Branch, San Diego Public Library - Central Library, San Diego Public Library - Mission Valley Branch, San Diego Public Library - San Carlos Branch

Other favoritesSan Diego Book Festival, Los Angeles Times Festival of Books

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Membership LibraryThing Early Reviewers/Member Giveaway

LocationSan Diego, CA

Account typepublic, lifetime

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Member sinceJul 6, 2006