false 75 1077 955 true 5806077 read 3 true 2650367 currently-reading 119 true 2650366 to-read 54 false 7181429 paranormal-sci-fi 45 false 7181082 historical-fiction 35 false 7181502 diasporic-fiction 30 false 7184311 autobiography-biography 29 false 7184487 cross-cultural 22 false 7185013 mystery-suspense-thriller 20 false 7181078 southern-fiction 13 false 7184403 non-fiction 13 false 7184496 historical 12 false 7183526 satire 11 false 7184416 short-stories-anthology 7 false 7184590 mother-daughter 4 false 7181482 poetry 2 false 7181431 graphic-novels <![CDATA[ deleted user commented on Phyllis's update ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6400109 Phyllis commented on Phyllis's progress update: "On page 175 of The Calligrapher's Daughter: A Novel"
1251457 Phyllis wrote: "Thanks for the recommendation - sounds interesting -- hope to get to it in 2010. "

see all comments ]]> <![CDATA[new comment from Phyllis]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80617067 Phyllis's review of A Reliable Wife
by Robert Goolrick

Good deal -- be sure to share your thoughts whenever you get to it. I have it on audio and print from the library; hope to listen to most of it on a road trip this weekend. ]]> <![CDATA[Phyllis added 'Devil’s Dream: A Novel About Nathan Bedford Forrest']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80640974 Devil’s Dream: A Novel About Nathan Bedford Forrest (Hardcover) by Madison Smartt Bell
bookshelves: to-read
]]> <![CDATA[Phyllis added 'Beyond the Blossoming Fields']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80640298 Beyond the Blossoming Fields (Hardcover) by Jun'Ichi Watanabe
bookshelves: to-read
]]> <![CDATA[Phyllis added 'The Calligrapher's Daughter: A Novel']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74254297 to: The Calligrapher's Daughter: A Novel (Hardcover) by Eugenia Kim
]]> <![CDATA[Phyllis added 'A Reliable Wife']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80617067 A Reliable Wife (Hardcover) by Robert Goolrick
bookshelves: currently-reading
]]> <![CDATA[new comment from Phyllis]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78586251 Columbus's review of Little Bee
by Chris Cleave

Columbus wrote: "Hello Phyllis, the group clearly enjoyed the book more than myself. The group didn't appear to have an issue w/Sarah's voice in the story. Quite the contrary, they thought Sarah brought a differe..."

That's the beauty and benefit of book clubs -- the sharing and exchange of opinions and differing perspectives! Sounds like it was a great discussion and that the book was well received - a win-win!

What is your club reading next? ]]> <![CDATA[Phyllis is on page 175 of The Calligrapher's D... ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74254297 Phyllis is on page 175 of 400 of The Calligrapher's Daughter: A Novel ]]> <![CDATA[Phyllis added a quote]]> http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/show/213233 Quote_tiny
Phyllis added a quote:
"No one is born fully-formed: it is through self-experience in the world that we become what we are." — Paulo Freire
]]> <![CDATA[Phyllis added 'Zenobia']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80420536 Zenobia (Warrior Queen) by Haley Elizabeth Garwood
bookshelves: to-read
]]>