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Collections: All collections (1,194), best books of 2014 (18), best books of 2013 (11), mad for historical fiction (42), favorite nonfiction (5), favorite audiobooks (20), best books of 2012 (25), best books of 2011 (33), best books of 2010 (31), Your library (1,166), Wishlist (8), Favorites (91)
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Groups: 1001 Books to read before you die, Booker Prize, Girlybooks, Historical Fiction, Non-Fiction Challenge / Journal, The Prizes, TinyCat
Joined: May 2, 2009

Real Name: Jenny
About My Library: My ratings are meant as reminders for myself of how I "took" to the books and in no way do I wish to slander the writing of an author. We like what we like...
1 star -- godawful
1 1/2 stars -- waste of time
2 stars -- disappointing
2 1/2 stars -- meh
3 stars -- pretty good
3 1/2 stars -- engaging
4 stars -- loved it
4 1/2 stars -- wow
5 stars -- a perfect "Jenny" book!

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About Me: I'm a 58 year old retired elementary school math specials teacher. I have always been an avid reader. I don't buy many books--I use my online search to hold books at my local library and every 2-3 weeks I go and restock! I read mostly literary fiction, contemporary fiction, historical fiction, dystopia, and the classics.

I've read every book cataloged here and since I can't keep them, I save favorite quotes and sometimes videos as a remembrance of the great impact these books have had upon my life. (Since switching to a Kindle for book entries in 2013 I've had to cut way back on reviews and quotes and comments.)

* new 2021 edit -- surprisingly, since retiring, I've lost most of my reading mojo. Now it seems I love the Idea of reading, the Idea of great literature, more than the actual reading of it. I still read some -- now, for instance I've got the new Franzen going(!!), but most things I read I'm like meh.. Could be the anxiety and restlessness I've been feeling. Do hope it's a phase because I hate the thought of all the tremendous reads that are getting away from me. 😒 😊

** new 2023 edit -- still not reading ... collecting my favorites, however, to have near me
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Mr. Chipping from 'Mr. Chips': I thought I heard you saying it was a pity... pity I never had any children. But you're wrong. I have. Thousands of them. Thousands of them... and all boys. (and girls!)

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Location: not georgia
Homepage: https://www.pinterest.com/gcplreader
Memberships: TinyCat
Favorite Authors: Margaret Atwood, T. Coraghessan Boyle, Geraldine Brooks, Willa Cather, Jim Crace, Michael Cunningham, George Eliot, E. M. Forster, Jonathan Franzen, Thomas Hardy, Kazuo Ishiguro, Stephen King, Cormac McCarthy, Ian McEwan, Toni Morrison, Haruki Murakami, Joyce Carol Oates, Stewart O'Nan, Philip Roth, Carol Shields, Lionel Shriver, Ali Smith, John Steinbeck, Leo Tolstoy, Anne Tyler, Marianne Wiggins, Virginia Woolf
Favorite Lists: 2015 Tournament of Books, 2016 Tournament of Books, Top Five Books of 2014