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75 Books Challenge for 2009 : DonnaReads through the 2nd Half of 2009		307	tloeffler, Today 5:15pm
100 Books Challenge for 2009 : Hemlokgang's 100 Book Challenge for 2009		110	hemlokgang, Today 4:45pm
100 Books Challenge for 2009 : Berly's 2nd Thread, Aiming for 100 in 2009		140	bonniebooks, Yesterday 12:47pm
50 Book Challenge : bedda's books in 2009		84	bedda, Monday 10:02am
1010 Category Challenge : kristenn's 101010 attempt		26	kristenn, Sunday 1:58pm
999 Challenge : Detailmuse ...		200	cmbohn, Saturday 6:50pm
999 Challenge : Beth F's 999 progress		87	BFish, December 4
ARC Junkies : Top 5 ARC's of 09 (so far)		11	Belladonna1975, December 3
Reading Globally : Hemlokgang's Global Reading Tour 2009		34	hemlokgang, November 24
Book talk : A STUPID GAME TO PLAY......OLD ONE IS TOO LONG TOO!		321	hemlokgang, November 24
75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Roni ncats' Reads for 2009: the Third		153	alcottacre, November 22
Bloggers : Contest on my blog		326	peaceloveandpat, November 12
ARC Junkies : The All-New Blog Contests Thread		369	akreese, November 10
50 Book Challenge : nannybebette---the 4th inning		301	nannybebette, October 28
ARC Junkies : Blog Contests		444	MissMermaid118, October 25
Reading Globally : Dianestm Global Reading		8	dianestm, October 22
Book talk : Another Silly Game Part 31		361	moibibliomaniac, October 19
South American Fiction-Argentine Writers : best fiction list		9	berthirsch, October 4
75 Books Challenge for 2009 : legxleg 2009 reading		208	legxleg, October 3
Mini-Challenge: 6 Degrees of Separation : Welcome!		42	NeverStopTrying, September 25
Book talk : A Silly Book Game - Part 9		369	sqdancer, September 13
100 Books Challenge for 2009 : Berly's 100 for 2009		275	Berly, September 13
50 Book Challenge : bonniebook's 50 book challenge in 2009, chapter 2		265	nannybebette, September 13
Book talk : WHAT ARE YOU READING NOW? Where? Why? How? What? Is it? What?		205	callmejacx, September 8
Reading Globally : Where in the World Are You Now? August 2009		119	teelgee, September 3
Girlybooks : What Books by Women are You Reading Now? August 2009		160	wookiebender, August 30
Club Read 2009 : Joycepa's 2009 reading, Part 3		322	Joycepa, August 13
Reading Globally : Where in the World Are You Know? July 2009		108	grelobe, August 13
75 Books Challenge for 2009 : kath's ( mckait) 75 book challenge reads 2009 Thread #4		253	mckait, August 10
What Are You Reading Now? : What are you reading the week of July 25, 2009?		226	Arten60, August 8
75 Books Challenge for 2009 : AlcottAcre's 2009 Reads, Take 7		295	alcottacre, August 2
Book of the month club : Really June books this time!		13	FicusFan, July 22
What Are You Reading Now? : What are you reading the week of July 11, 2009?		268	FicusFan, July 18
50-Something Library Thingers : Judging a book's cover		4	mckait, July 13
ARC Junkies : ARCs you want to read or are ready to pass on (Part 2)		12	saratoga99, July 4
75 Books Challenge for 2009 : kath's 75 book challenge reads 2009 Thread #3		221	mckait, July 2
Reading Globally : Where in the World Are You Now - June 2009		100	cmt, July 1
Club Read 2009 : lriley's May-June-July-August thread.		3	lriley, June 11
75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Dianestm 2009 books		241	dianestm, June 10
What Are You Reading Now? : What Are You Reading the Week of 30 May, 2009?		231	FicusFan, June 8
Reading Globally : Where in the World Are You Now? May 2009		100	teelgee, June 7
What Are You Reading Now? : Books Brought Home, May 2009 part 2		121	LadyViolet, June 1
What Are You Reading Now? : What You Are Reading the Week of 23 May, 2009?		242	Breez, June 1
What Are You Reading Now? : Books Brought Home, May 2009		241	nzurisana, May 30
75 Books Challenge for 2009 : kath's 75 challenge for 2009		239	mckait, May 26
Freebies, Book Giveaways and Contests : A Book a Day in the Month of May! C'mon by and enter!!		4	NovelBookworm, May 15

Donna- I enjoyed your review of Into the Beautiful North and gave you a thumbs up. I would still like to read it and am looking for a used copy. BTW, I'm on the home stretch of the Krakauer book and it's been excellent, happy to report!

... Of A Lady at the local library book sale last night and will give it a try for comparison's sake. Book No. 74: Into the Beautiful North by Luis Alberto Urrea. 3.5* I loved The Hummingbird's Daughter by him. If I had read this one first, I probably would have rated it higher, ...

#103 Into the Beautiful North by Luis Alberto Urrea I stalled out in the middle of this, not so much due to the story itself, although it was where they were stuck in Tijuana, but due to other pressures on my time. Then it became due at the library, so I picked it up again and finished it. ...

89. Into the Beautiful North by Luis Alberto Urrea

Into the Beautiful North by Luis Alberto Urrea I'm reading this right now.

... rake - The Crow Road by Ian M. Banks - The Flying Troutmans by Miriam Toews - How the Dead Dream by Lydia Millet - Into the Beautiful North by Luis Alberto Urrea - Mudbound by Hillary Jordan - The Outlander by Gil Adamson - A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick - Stitches: A Memo ...

... I'd probably choose Sweeping Up Glass and Gifts of War as third & fourth. Lots are tied for fifth: The Last Bridge, Into the Beautiful North, Baking Cakes in Kigali, First Comes Love, Then Comes Maleria. For mystery fans Sworn to Silence was good & for science fiction fans The Ang ...

... I've bitten off more than I can read! Why does it seem like they all become available at once? Right now, I just have Into The Beautiful North (another Urrea book) waiting for me. I'm going to let it sit for a few days while I make my journey north to get a grandkid fix. I'll take ...

... too and am seriously considering getting it. I'm on a Mexican literature tear right now. I've just read Pedro Páramo and Into the Beautiful North in English and am in the process of reading Como Agua para Chocolate en español. So the Celorio book would fit right in. By the way, I ...

The Drunkard's Walk Into the Beautiful North should be the title of a book. Or an event we could all join in ;)

... reports to write for work, plus class preparation for my college course. But I'm in the middle of The Drunkard's Walk and Into the Beautiful North.

... this year. Describe yourself: Lucky Girl How do you feel: Always Looking Up Describe where you currently live: Into the Beautiful North If you could go anywhere, where would you go: Last Night in Montreal Your favorite form of transportation: A Reliable Wife. Wait, that’ ...

... This was fun! Describe yourself: Lucky Girl How do you feel: Always Looking Up Describe where you currently live: Into the Beautiful North If you could go anywhere, where would you go: Last Night in Montreal Your favorite form of transportation: A Reliable Wife. Wait, that’s ...

... of the King ROL **** 67. How We Decide, Jonah Lehrer **** 66. Inkdeath, Cornelia Funke ***1/2 August 65. Into the Beautiful North, Luis Alberto Urea **** 64. The Almost Moon, Alice Sebold *** 63. The Twin, Gerbrand Bakker ***** 62. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Aust ...

... for getting frustrated because their writing "has to be perfect". But when I had to take Bird by Bird back, there was Into the Beautiful North waiting for me, which I am looking forward to.

... to know it's one of your top ten. I really want to read The Twin. I think I've already got you tagged on that one. And Into the North does sound good; glad you liked it too.

... ISLANDS FRENCH GUIANA GREENLAND GRENADA GUADELOUPE GUATEMALA GUYANA HAITI HONDURAS JAMAICA MARTINIQUE MEXICO Into The Beautiful North by Luis Alberto Urrea MONSERRAT NETHERLANDS ANTILLES NICARAGUA PANAMA PARAGUAY PERU PUERTO RICO SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS SAINT LUCIA SAINT ...

Bonnie--to add to your Bucket of Books 1. Into the North Urrea 2. The Twin Bakker 3. Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Alexie 4. Inkheart Funke 5. Thousand Splendid Suns Hosseini 6. Lamb Moore 7. The Book Thief Zusak 8. The Shack Young 9. Tinkers Har ...

Berly or should I address you "Siren of the Bookstacks"? Whichever you prefer! Nice review on Into the Beautiful North. It sounds very good. I now need to get to The Hummingbird's Daughter, which I plan to soon and then find a copy of this gem.

Into the Beautiful North by Luis Alberto Urrea Nineteen-year-old Nayeli lives in a Mexican village bereft of men. They have all gone north into America to find jobs, even her father. After ...

Leaving Scandanavia, temporarily, and moving on to Mexico with Luis Alberto Urrea and Into the Beautiful North

Hi Kath! Always glad to see you. I am just about finished with Urreas's Into the Beautiful North; enjoying it immensely. More when I finish. :)

Berly- Sorry to hear about your family member. Hope all is well there! I'll be looking for your comments on Into the Beautiful North. I plan on finally getting to The Hummingbird's Daughter sometime next month.

... She came through the surgery just fine, but I feel all wrung out. It's going to be a tough couple of months. Enjoying Into the Beautiful North.

Hi! New to this group. I am reading Into the Beautiful North and enjoying it immensely so far. By the author of the Hummingbird's Daughter, Luis Alberto Urrea.

... to stop by, check in, wish you well, see what you have been reading, enjoy family pictures, etc. I picked up a copy of Into the Beautiful North at the library last time I collected my books that had been on reserve. Can't wait to read it. Thank you for the link. I really enjoy listening ...

Urrea reads from Into The Beautiful North http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/writersblock/episode.jsp?essid=25143 loved it!

#58 - Into the Beautiful North by Luis Alberto Urrea - ****

Off to China to meet Brothers by Yu Hua, while also traveling in northern Mexico, moving Into the Beautiful North by Luis Alberto Urrea.

... still really enjoy Alex and Milo! I am about to start listening to Brothers by Yu Hua. I continue reading Into the Beautiful North, a wonderful novel so far!

"I have powers. I summon the moon and the stars." Into the Beautiful North by Luis Alberto Urrea "Are there bats?"

Phew! I'm just catching up. First, I wish you would have written the blurb for Into The Beautiful North, because I passed it up a couple times thinking I may not like it. Next time I see it and have extra cash I will pick it up. Tara Revisited has been on my radar for a while now and will ...

REading Into the Beautiful North by Luis Alberto Urrea 1. Where did you get this book? The publisher. It is an LT Early Reviewer edition. 2. How much did it cost? Zip 3. Why did you pick this book to read NOW? LT scolded me for being behind on reviews. 4. How long has it ...

"Suddenly, there was Steve McQueen." Into the Beautiful North by Luis Alberto Urrea

... included......so I will answer the previous question.......... "Tacho sighed. "It's going to be one of those days." Into the Beautiful North by Luis Alberto Urrea "The Fallen Hand Taco Shop? What kind of name is that?"

I finished The People of the Book and thought it was tremendous! I have just started Into the Beautiful North by Luis Alberto Urrea. It is a Early Reviewer selection. I am about to finish listenting to Bones by Jonathan Kellerman.

I am in Mexico with an Early Review book, Into the Beautiful North by Luis Alberto Urrea.

I think that you will enjoy Into The Beautiful North I found it to be a good story, but not as good as Hummingbirds Daughter ..

#142: I have another of Urrea's books, Into the Beautiful North, on its way to me now. I will read Devil's Highway after that one, I think. Crow Lake has been on Planet TBR for a while now, so I guess I better move it up a bit. Thanks for the recommendation of The Last Report of the ...

I read Urrea's The Hummingbird's Daughter several weeks ago and loved it, so Into the Beautiful North is definitely going to be read within the near future. Thanks for the review, Joyce.

Into The Beautiful North Luis Alberto Urrea In the tiny Mexican village of Tres Camarones (3 Shrimp) in Sinaloa, 19 year old Nayeli and her two friends, Yolo and Vampi, along with the gay owner of a taco stand, Tacho, are inspired by the Yul Brunner film, the Magnifient Seven, to go to Los ...

... For instance, there are those cartoony types as in the chic lit genre and others . Then there are the real photo ones as in Into the Beautiful North. I also dislike movie tie in covers such as The Night Listener. I like plain old fashioned covers like The Sparrow or The Historian. Do you ...

Hi Kath- How are you? I'm so glad you enjoyed Into the Beautiful North. I'm planning on reading The Hummingbird's Daughter in early September. That's the objective anyway and then I'd love to move on to his other works. I was also a fan of Skeletons at the Feast, although his writing got a ...

Into the Beautiful North was very good 4 good solid stars.. Onward to The Devils Highway, also by Urrea

#91 Into the Beautiful North by Luis Alberto Urrea fiction 4 stars... I was almost afraid to read another Urrea. I love Hummingbird so much, I thought I was sure to be disappointed. this is about 180 degrees from Hummingbird but an excellent read. review to follow

Into the Beautiful North...good so far~

My June reads: Into the Beautiful North by Luis Alberto Urrea , 3 ½ stars, a group of Mexicans slip into America to find Mexicans to take home to protect their town. The Slap by Christos Tsiolkas, 4 stars. At a summer barbecue the hosts cousin slaps the child of another guest. This story ...

... Songs of US/Canadian eclectics in the Pacific Northwest -- then trying to clear the Mexican border and make my way Into the Beautiful North of the US -- then jetting from Detroit to Taiwan, getting to know an adopted Lucky Girl and her birth family -- then enduring The Blue Notebook ...

I am looking for an ARC of Into the Beautiful North. I have to trade: Don't Call Me A Crook! The World in Half The Road to Woodstock American Rust The book of Night Women The Book of Samuel. touchstone isn't working. Etta Losing my Religion A Reliable Wife Thanks. U. ...

Here's my last in newly acquired. 3 categories done. Into the Beautiful North by Luis Alberto Urrea Here is the reveiw: http://bfishreads.blogspot.com/2009/06/into-beautiful-north-by-luis-alberto.html

I'm giving away an unread ARC of Into the Beautiful North. Contest ends on June 28 and is open worldwide. Click here to enter.

I'm giving away an unread ARC of Into the Beautiful North. Contest ends on June 28 and is open worldwide. Click here to enter.

... Highway is nonfiction, I hope the style translates to that genre as well. I will have to try and track down a copy of Into the Beautiful North.

a friend from vine just read Into the Beautiful North by this author. I had inspired her to read Hummingbird's Daughter too :)She praised it to the heavens. I have that one, as well as The Devils Highway, both unread... largely due to vine... but I suspect he is just a wonderful writer. He ...

(Reviews forthcoming for all of these; I’ll edit to post links.) Book 40: Into the Beautiful North by Luis Alberto Urrea (***) -- when bandits increasingly target 19-year-old Nayeli’s dying Mexican village, she organizes a quest to the US to round up some virile men to bring back to defend ...

... sequence. I just finished Border Songs, about the US/Canadian border between Washington and British Columbia, and started Into the Beautiful North, set at the US/Mexican border near Tijuana and San Diego. More than that, I have a fondness for twists and am already loving everybody else's ...

Book No. 93 Into the Beautiful North by Luis Alberto Urrea 4 stars The story is about Nayeli, who is 19 years old and working in a taco shop in what would conventionally be referred to as a "sleepy Mexican village." Bandidos or drug dealers, have appeared and are threatening their way ...

... finish it. If Pears' book wasn't bad enough, next I picked up Luis Alberto Urrea's poor, dumbed-down excuse of a novel Into the Beautiful North, and after a hundred pages I hated everything about it, felt the urge to scratch my eyes out again, but instead just tossed it, thereby doing ...

147: LouisBranning I'm loving Into the Beautiful North -- brutal and funny -- and am so glad to have The Hummingbird's Daughter to look forward to.

... writer, and the lightning-paced Stone's Fall is no exception. Up next will be Luis Alberto Urrea's highly touted Into the Beautiful North, have really been looking forward to it, and only hope it's half as good as his wonderful 2005 novel The Hummingbird's Daughter which I've ...

Into the Beautiful North: A Novel by Luis Alberto Urrea from B&N (g/c) The Last Bridge: A Novel by Teri Coyne ARC (vine) and from mooch... The Impact of a Single Event by R. L. Prendergast Crustaceans by Andrew Cowan

I had a gift card, and so went off to B&N and bought myself Into the Beautiful North: A Novel by Luis Alberto Urrea Happy am I :)

... town -- no one left there except women and old men, everyone else has left to find work elsewhere -- and am on a quest Into the Beautiful North of the USA, to find some men (a la The Magnificent Seven) to bring back to protect -- and re-populate :) -- the town.

... to everyone for all the congratulations! LTers are so nice :-) Oh, and also, thanks ronincats for the link to the review of Into the Beautiful North; it was really interesting.

Congrats on the graduation and on reaching 75 books! My newspaper had a long review of Into the Beautiful North yesterday, and I thought it sounded like the most intriguing book! You can see that review at http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/may/17/lz1v17women181348-searching-few-good- ...

... her, and how those people can't seem to just stay away from her no matter how many times she snaps at them. Book 74 is Into the Beautiful North by Luis Alberto Urrea - finally, an adult novel! The protagonists of this novel live in a small Mexican town where all the able-bodied men have ...

An Early Reviewer selection: Into The Beautiful North by Luis Alberto Urrea

... ice palace--Tarjei Vesaas 52. The fat man and infinity--Antonio Lobo Antunes 53. In Bruges--Martin McDonagh 54. Into the beautiful north--Luis Alberto Urrea 55. The news from Paraguay--Lily Tuck 56. Everyman--Philip Roth June: 57. Red April--Santiago Roncagliolo ...

... Day in the Month of May giveaway is up. Joining The Scarecrow, Cemetery Dance, the Secret Speech, the Way Home, is Into the Beautiful North. (And no...not because I live in southern California and today is Cinco de Mayo...its a coincidence...really!!) Stop by every day...a new ...

... Day in the Month of May giveaway is up. Joining The Scarecrow, Cemetery Dance, the Secret Speech, the Way Home, is Into the Beautiful North. (And no...not because I live in southern California and today is Cinco de Mayo...its a coincidence...really!!) Stop by every day...a new ...

... go get it! **** very good *** still enjoyable ** disappointing * not worth finishing 2009 Books August 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 ...

... ....Vietnam Shantytown Kid by Azouz Begag..........Algeria People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks...Australia Into the Beautiful North by Luis Alberto Urrea...Mexico

... (***) Gourmet Rhapsody (England) by Muriel Barbery (***) Into the Beautiful North (Mexico and USA) by Luis Alberto Urrea (***) Pride and Prejudice# (England) by Jane Austin Off the Tourist Trail (global travel) ed. by Dorlin ...

... Rhapsody by Muriel Barbery (***) (See review) Into the Beautiful North by Luis Alberto Urrea (****) (See review) Off the Tourist Trail ed. by D ...