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	07/21 Elisha is currently reading: The True Story of Hansel and Gretel (Paperback) by Louise Murphy bookshelves: currently-reading, fiction	my rating:
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July 23

Elisha gave

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Angel: After The Fall (Paperback)
by Brian Lynch, Franco Urru
bookshelves: comics

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July 21

New comment on Mindy's review of Wicked Lovely

Elisha wrote: "This book is sooo good. I liked the second one even better though! "

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Elisha marked as to-read:
When You Are Engulfed in Flames (Hardcover)
by David Sedaris
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July 16

Elisha gave

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1984 (Paperback)
by George Orwell
bookshelves: fiction, scifi-fantasy

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Elisha gave

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The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Paperback)
by Michael Chabon
bookshelves: fiction

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read in July, 2008

Elisha said: "I started this a while ago, but, since I couldn't get through the first section without yawning after every page, I never gave it a fair shot. I'm trying again.

Edit: The story was good, but it was painful to read at times; I was taken back to hig...more "

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July 07

Elisha gave

to:
The Host: A Novel (Hardcover)
by Stephenie Meyer
bookshelves: ya-scifi-fantasy

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read in May, 2008

Elisha said: "Hot on the heels of her uber-successful Twilight series, author Stephenie Meyer’s latest novel takes aim at adult science fiction readers, as opposed to her normal young adult following.

Released in May, The Host focuses on what i...more Hot on the heels of her uber-successful Twilight series, author Stephenie Meyer’s latest novel takes aim at adult science fiction readers, as opposed to her normal young adult following.

Released in May, The Host focuses on what it means to be human – but from a very unlikely perspective.

Wanderer, also known as Wanda, is a “soul,” one of the aliens newly arrived on Earth who inhabit and take over the bodies and minds of their human hosts. But unlike the body-snatching aliens of other science fiction stories, souls are primarily benevolent; they have come to Earth to gain experience and, perhaps even, to improve upon and quell the violence and emotional nature that appears to rule humanity as a whole.

Wanda has lived on nine other worlds prior to coming to Earth, but never has she found a host as resilient and eager to keep its sense of self like the current one, Melanie Stryder. Melanie and Wanda struggle for control of their shared body, but, over time, Wanda is swayed, if not overwhelmed by Melanie’s memories and concern for her younger brother, Jamie, and Jared, the man she loves. Eventually, Wanda begins to take these feelings as her own, and, with the help of Melanie’s consciousness, embarks on a journey to find them.

Wanda finds Jared and Jamie among a group of human resistance fighters hiding in the desert. Seen as the enemy, she isn’t welcome, but tries, nonetheless, to convince them that Melanie is still alive and well inside her body. It is during her time among these people, and at the center of a very odd love triangle, that she will eventually discover that being human isn’t necessarily a bad thing and may be something worth fighting for.

Because Wanda is technically the villain, the reader is taken on an amazing emotional rollercoaster as she struggles to understand why humans are the way they are, why they are so opposed to the souls’ “interference,” and why, in the end, she becomes sympathetic to their cause, so much so that she is willing to die – really die, and not be transferred to another host – to protect those she has come to care about. The reader can’t help but like her and want things to work out for every one involved.

In true Stephenie Meyer fashion, The Host is addictive and pure unadulterated enjoyment from cover to cover. As a writer, she has a knack for breaking things down to their simplest level and making them all the better for it. The Host is an amazing novel, and I recommend it highly to anyone who likes brilliant stories.
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June 29

Elisha gave

to:
Iron Kissed (Mercedes Thompson Series, Book #3)
by Patricia Briggs
bookshelves: scifi-fantasy

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June 26

Elisha gave

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Blood Bound (Mercedes Thompson, Book #2)
by Patricia Briggs
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July 23

Elisha installed the Goodreads Facebook Application

June 25

Elisha marked as to-read:
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War (Paperback)
by Max Brooks
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"When the Day of Judgment dawns and people, great and small, come marching in to receive their heavenly rewards, the Almighty will gaze upon the mere bookworms and say to Peter, “Look, these need no reward. We have nothing to give them. They have loved reading.”"
— Virginia Woolf

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"Tedium & drudgery are good for the soul. "
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YA Book Club — 278 members — last activity 32 minutes ago
Welcome to the Young Adult Book Club!

July Book: Coraline by Neil Gaiman

Discussion Leader: Elizabeth

August Book: City of Bones by Cassandra...more

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die — 3115 members — last activity 2 hours, 7 min ago
For those attempting the crazy feat of reading all 1001 books!

For discerning bibliophiles and readers who enjoy unforgettable classic literature, ...more

SciFi and Fantasy Book Club — 647 members — last activity 3 hours, 20 min ago
July Book: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick

Discussion Leader: Sandikal

August Book: The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett...more

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from Colleen

05/26/2008 07:17AM

I know! It was a revelation to me a couple years ago. But they're just as funny as the kids' books, just more grown-up.

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from Colleen

05/23/2008 07:40AM

I cannot resist anything book-related! As soon as I figure out how to use this thing, I suspect it will eat my soul

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