false 2 3 2 true 6234060 read 1 true 2191553 currently-reading 0 true 2191552 to-read http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/25725-the-winners-for-the-may-s-group-read Shannon made a comment in the The Next Best Book Club group:

I'm excited to start, I've received them both from the library.! ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/25862-a-group-read Shannon made a comment in the Southern Lit Lovers group:

I haven't read it yet but I'd love to. Let me know and if we agree I'll start right away. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/3305.Southern_Lit_Lovers Shannon joined the Southern Lit Lovers group. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/18385-come-sit-for-a-spell-tell-us-about-yourself Shannon made a comment in the Southern Lit Lovers group:

Do you want to start a list of choices? I'll think about a few and we can see what we all want to read first. Shannon ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/24313-why-do-you-love-southern-fiction Shannon made a comment in the Southern Lit Lovers group:

One thing I enjoy about Southern fiction is the ability of Southeners to laugh at themselves. Living in California has made me awaare of how different people's behavior can be based on where they live. I'm a nurse and do inpatient care. I find a tremedous lack of a sense of humor. People don't really talk to each other and can work together for long periods of time and not know each other. In just a few pages of many southern books I feel like I have new friends that I could tell about my life and we could laugh together. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/19623117 Our Story Begins: New and Selected Stories (Hardcover) by Tobias Wolff
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]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/19622547 to: To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback) by Harper Lee
It doesnt get any better than this. When I was little my Mom would let us stay up late to watch the movie. I never read it until I was 46 years old. The lessons concerning human rights and the violation of them, kindness in the face of predjudice, the courage to stand up for what we belive in, and most of the magical thinking of innocence. All spoken in a sweet southern drawl.EW ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/19146-ok-i-m-a-little-discouraged-here Shannon made a comment in the Southern Lit Lovers group:

I'm a Southerner living in California. When I get homesick (which is almost daily) I read Southern literature. Pata Conroy's descriptions of the marsh leave me feeling as if I can smell the salt air, feel the sticky breeze on my face, and hear the southern accents. Oh to be in South Carolina, ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/19621980 to: Water for Elephants (Paperback) by Sara Gruen
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It dealt with a part of society I'd given very little thought to. I hope that in the real world people that are so different can find similarities and learn to care and look out for each other. ]]>