false 1085252 "No man can be called friendless who has God and the companionship of good books." (Elizabeth Barrett Browning)

Best books I've read this year: Jane Eyre, Breaking Dawn, The Heretic's Daughter, The Book Thief, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, The Lightning Thief series, and Hearing the Voice of the Lord.
]]> female The United States 04/2008 12/2009 326338 Shanna Swendson 10 600 348 true 5711289 read 3 true 2242180 currently-reading 250 true 2242179 to-read 48 false 3205742 recommended 39 false 3205738 historical 29 false 3205771 christian 25 false 3205740 mystery 17 false 3205737 fantasy 15 false 3205795 series 15 false 3205772 fiction-contemporary 13 false 3205741 non-fiction 12 false 3205749 cultural 12 false 3205770 ya 11 false 3205744 classic 10 false 3205790 fiction-historical 10 false 3205750 humor 8 false 3205775 romance 7 false 3205758 inspirational 7 false 3205739 suspense 7 false 3205747 war 6 false 3205806 horses 3 false 3205753 memoir 2 false 3205802 culinary 1 false 3205743 death-grief-nonfiction 1 false 3205805 scrapbooking 1 false 3205826 medical The Life of Our Lord: Written for His Children During the Years 1846 to 1849 (Hardcover) by Charles Dickens]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75028151 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165518727s/5342.jpg 1085252 Carol http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1221574267p2/1085252.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1085252-carol Sun, 13 Dec 2009 17:18:04 -0800 Two From Galilee: The Story Of Mary And Joseph (Paperback) by Marjorie Holmes]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80899524 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177119546s/682919.jpg 1085252 Carol http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1221574267p2/1085252.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1085252-carol Sun, 13 Dec 2009 17:15:41 -0800 Hawaii: A Novel (Paperback) by James A. Michener]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80345663 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166508247s/12658.jpg 1085252 Carol http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1221574267p2/1085252.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1085252-carol Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:30:04 -0800 http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/3153.Big_Fat_Books_Worth_the_Effort http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1221574267p2/1085252.jpg 1085252 Carol http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1221574267p2/1085252.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1085252-carol Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:29:13 -0800 The Whistling Season (Hardcover) by Ivan Doig]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/79013800 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173234810s/262545.jpg 1085252 Carol http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1221574267p2/1085252.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1085252-carol Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:13:50 -0800 Angels of Destruction: A Novel (Paperback) by Keith Donohue]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78113278 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256140317s/6476696.jpg 1085252 Carol http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1221574267p2/1085252.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1085252-carol Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:28:54 -0800 A Christmas Carol (Paperback) by Charles Dickens]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78104330 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165518693s/5326.jpg 1085252 Carol http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1221574267p2/1085252.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1085252-carol Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:18:03 -0800 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mass Market Paperback) by Mark Twain]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78104304 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1161831957s/2963.jpg 1085252 Carol http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1221574267p2/1085252.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1085252-carol Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:17:50 -0800 Dracula (Critical Edition) by Bram Stoker]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78104287 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255650730s/17245.jpg 1085252 Carol http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1221574267p2/1085252.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1085252-carol Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:17:42 -0800 Cutting for Stone (Hardcover) by Abraham Verghese]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78103777 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255630895s/3591262.jpg 1085252 Carol http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1221574267p2/1085252.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1085252-carol Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:13:22 -0800