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I haven't read it yet! I've heard about it though. So it's good?

I kind of wish my arctic journey could be doomed too! (And it's going to be in February now.) Doomed arctic journeys are the only legitimate kind.

This sounds fun (though I had no idea St. Brendan got all the way to America). What or who inspired you to add it to your list? Let me know if it's good.

That looks so cute!!

Now that is a good recommendation, Em. I know I'm not lacking in creativity, but sometimes my perfectionism stands in the way of progress. Are you that way too?

So why did your parents name you after Linnaeus? Or did they just want to name you Linnea and that happened to be a name that came from Linnaeus?

I think the Spanish word for "line" is something like "linea," and I always thought Line would be an odd girl's name. Being named after Linnaeus makes much more sense.

I wonder if you would like the Patrick O'Brian books? Of course there's lots of naval swashbuckling, but I just love the doctor/naturalist. He's always saying, "Quit messing around with ships and war and leave me in peace on this island so I can look at the mosses, won't you??" Only much more eloquently.

PS - I was inspired to add it to the list because of this blog entry I stumbled across:
http://www.spamula.net/blog/2006/11/

Plus I like natural history anyway, and naturalist art. Especially now that I'm reading the Patrick O'Brian "Master and Commander" books. One of the main characters, the doctor, is also a naturalist.

Linnaeus is your namesake???? I never knew that, but of course it makes total sense! That's so cool!!! I kind of love him.

Ok, then I'd better get started!

This is a very cute review. I think I should try reading this book to my cats so I can get the same enjoyment.

Yep, I know. But it sounds like Baudolino is totally right up your alley. Also, it sounds like Island is a book that many other Eco lovers just didn't like as much. I think it's probably the hardest book I've ever slogged through.

This is fun. :D

It gives everybody a hard time. But it really is rewarding, I think. It's one of those books that has always stayed with me in my mind.

Hey, have you read or seen "Perfume"? I've done both. I liked the book, and recently saw and really liked the movie too.

Oh cool! Yeah, my friend Jeannette posted an interesting review and has been telling me for a while how good it is. It's on my shelf, waiting...

No, I haven't read it though I've seen it in bookstores and admired the pictures. I haven't read Foucault's Pendulum either, but I intend to one of these days!

It's one of my favorite books, and one that's stayed in my mind so much for so long. Maybe you would like "The Island of the Day Before" too - or have you read it? It's a big more difficult to get through, but very rewarding, and it concerns the quest for longitude during the age of sail. And in your quadrant of the world, too!

Are you truly reading it? Huzzah!!!

This is something on my wish list. Cionaudha, doesn't it sound wonderful?

That sounds really good, Jeannette! I still haven't read it. You HAVE to read the Niccolo books (after you finish Lymond). Also, I can't remember, did you read "The Island of the Day Before"?