false 64 346 265 true 5728511 read 0 true 2356 currently-reading 81 true 2355 to-read 36 false 1561836 fantasy 31 false 1561837 sf 30 false 1561807 mystery 25 false 1561839 fiction 20 false 1561840 nonfiction 14 false 1561849 thriller 11 false 1575340 historical-fiction 10 false 1561857 urban-fantasy 6 false 1600127 horror 5 false 1561865 children-s-lit 5 false 3590525 memoir 3 false 2006327 history 2 false 3590596 adventure 2 false 3590593 ya 2 false 1905042 autobiography 1 false 4009481 dark-fantasy 1 false 1905038 paranormal-romance http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/89725-krin-s-2009-challenge krin made a comment in the The Book Challenge group:

Books 46-50:

46. China Mieville. Un Lun Dun Fantasy 4*/5
47. Fred Rosen. Body Dump. Nonfiction 3*/5
48. Jon Krakauer. Into the Wild. Nonfiction 3*/5
49. David Maine. Fallen. Fiction 4*/5
50. C.J. Cherryh. Foreigner. SF 3*/5 ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77018644 to: A Wolverine Is Eating My Leg (Paperback) by Tim Cahill
bookshelves: nonfiction
This book was a fascinating compilation of Cahill's articles featuring adventures in places including deep caves, high mountains, jungles, and Death Valley. Besides learning about deep cave exploration and how Death Valley is like a convection oven, I also learned about the events leading up to the Jonestown massacre and the efforts to save the mountain gorillas in Rwanda and Uganda.
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77018523 to: The Archivist's Story (Hardcover) by Travis Holland
bookshelves: fiction
Though low-key in action, this was a powerful story about personal courage and how one person can quietly make a difference even when it means putting his own life in danger.
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5542873 to: Labyrinth (Languedoc Trilogy, #1) by Kate Mosse
bookshelves: fantasy, historical-fiction
This was a good fictional account of the 13th century Albigensian Crusade (also known as the Cathar Crusade) in which the French Catholics in the northern part of France attacked the Cathars, a Christian sect, in the Languedoc in the south. I liked how these events were portrayed in the lives of Alais, her sister Orianne, her husband Guilhelm, and her father, Bertrand.

The 21st century scenes were not as good as the 13th century ones. I wanted to know more about how various characters were counterparts to the 13th century ones and many characters had similar names which added to the confusion. Still, I liked how Alice discovers the truth about her ancestor, Alais. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77018190 to: Fallen (Hardcover) by David Maine
bookshelves: fiction
This was a compelling story about Cain, Abel, Adam, Eve and the rest of the family. I liked how the story went backwards in time starting with Cain's imminent death and ending with Adam and Eve leaving the Garden of Eden. I also liked how David Maine stretched out the story line so that Cain's offering being rejected isn't followed immediately by his murdering Abel.
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3788451 to: Foreigner (Foreigner, #1) by C.J. Cherryh
bookshelves: sf
This was a very good science fiction novel about different cultures interacting. I liked how Bren Cameron has to figure out what's going on without inadvertently offending his atevi hosts. I look forward to learning what happens next in the second book in the series, Invader. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/24052809 to: Into the Wild (Paperback) by Jon Krakauer
bookshelves: nonfiction
This was an interesting book about not only Chris McCandless's tragic and unnecessary death, but about how someone's romantic view of nature can blind them to its harsh reality. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74438508 to: You Slay Me (Aisling Grey: Guardian, #1) by Katie MacAlister
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74438487 to: Animal Farm (Paperback) by George Orwell
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74438477 to: To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback) by Harper Lee
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