false 15 187 137 true 5917823 read 1 true 2141320 currently-reading 49 true 2141319 to-read 80 false 2818664 fiction 44 false 2158621 horror-and-crime 42 false 2158611 history 34 false 2158688 fantasy-and-medieval 33 false 2818628 non-fiction 31 false 2158679 art-and-graphic-novels 20 false 3917965 christmas-wish-list 18 false 2158691 classics 11 false 2158692 sca 5 false 5918023 food-and-cooking 2 false 5919205 paranormal 2 false 2158610 brewing <![CDATA[Sheila added 'The Sumi-E Book']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78656059 The Sumi-E Book (Paperback) by Yolanda Mayhall
bookshelves: art-and-graphic-novels, christmas-wish-list, to-read
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bookshelves: fantasy-and-medieval, history, non-fiction, sca
]]> <![CDATA[Sheila added 'The Alehouse Murders']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/61315555 to: The Alehouse Murders (Templar Knight, #1) by Maureen Ash
]]> <![CDATA[Sheila added 'The Uninvited: The True Story of the Union Screaming House']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39540984 to: The Uninvited: The True Story of the Union Screaming House (Paperback) by Steven LaChance
bookshelves: horror-and-crime, paranormal
This was a fast read with a pretty high creep factor. The beginning and middle are fantastic, and are very well written. The ending seemed like it was a bit labored, but nonetheless, The Uninvited is an interesting case and an enjoyable book.

I have two issues: the author is a little preachy with the 'you have to have specifically Christian faith to get through a supernatural situation' and he is totally shocked that his wife leaves him when she didn't want kids and he did. They had three, and she bailed. I honestly don't see how this is a surprise. ]]> <![CDATA[Sheila added 'Mommy Knows Worst: Highlights from the Golden Age of Bad Parenting Advice']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67750145 Mommy Knows Worst: Highlights from the Golden Age of Bad Parenting Advice (Paperback) by James Lileks
bookshelves: to-read
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Sheila read and liked Tracey's review of Gastroanomalies: Questionable Culinary Creations from the Golden Age of American Cookery:

"James Lileks brings his own quirky/snarky view of The Good Old Days back to the world of home cookery during the middle of the 20th century.

I don't normally buy this kind of humour book - the ratio of photos to text doesn't quite give m...more "
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bookshelves: art-and-graphic-novels, history
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bookshelves: art-and-graphic-novels, food-and-cooking, history
]]> <![CDATA[Sheila added 'The Gallery of Regrettable Food']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/19070462 to: The Gallery of Regrettable Food (Hardcover) by James Lileks
bookshelves: art-and-graphic-novels, food-and-cooking, history
]]> <![CDATA[Sheila added 'I'm Just Here for the Food: Food + Heat = Cooking']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/19070912 to: I'm Just Here for the Food: Food + Heat = Cooking (Hardcover) by Alton Brown
bookshelves: food-and-cooking, non-fiction
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