false 52 235 144 true 5629721 read 2 true 3143804 currently-reading 85 true 3143803 to-read 4 true 3749937 unable-to-finish 87 false 7009468 crime-fiction 55 false 7009472 fantasy-sci-fi 45 false 7009512 historical 7 false 7009522 short-stories http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/152904-what-are-you-reading Dorie made a comment in the The Crime and Thriller Group group:

I'm reading Shadow Season by Tom Piccirilli. It's about a blind ex-cop now working as a teacher in a girls' prep school. Since the narrator is blind I'm interested how he'll communicate the story. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5426-what-are-you-reading Dorie made a comment in the The Next Best Book Club group:

I'm reading Shadow Season by Tom Piccirilli. The narrator is blind, so I'm interested in how he'll communicate the story. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76386837 Shadow Season by Tom Piccirilli
bookshelves: crime-fiction, currently-reading
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/243701-end-of-the-year-summary Dorie made a comment in the The Next Best Book Club group:

I didn't set any specific reading goals this year, other than to only read for enjoyment and try to stretch out of my "comfort zone" a bit. I think I've accomplished this by reading more from the fantasy/sci-fi genre. Previously I've had limited exposure to the genre.

Favorite New Authors Discovered:
Louise Penny
Jefferson Bass
Michael Marshall Smith

Most Loved Books (Yes, there are a lot. There was more before I culled my list):
A Fraction of the Whole - Steve Toltz
Fool - Christopher Moore
Only Forward - Michael Marshall Smith
Dog On It - Spencer Quinn
A Breath of Snow and Ashes - Diana Gabaldon
How I Paid for College - Marc Acito
The Last Child - John Hart
The Kind One - Tom Epperson
The Name of the Wind - Patrick Rothfuss
A Kiss Before the Apocalypse - Thomas E. Sniegoski
Still Life - Louise Penny

Real Stinkers: None this year! I've been very lucky.

Member of Goodreads since August of 2008, TNNBC since the same, and a couple of other groups for only a few months. The people I've met here have opened my reading horizons by mentioning and reviewing books I had not heard of from other sources. And there have been some great recommendations, especially from the crime fiction genre. Now whenever I read a great book, my first thought is how I can't wait to log onto Goodreads and share it with my friends! My Goodreads friends have also been responsible this year for propelling me back into the Outlander saga, for which I am grateful because it's a great series (ahem except for The Fiery Cross ahem).
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78574700 Not Me: A Novel (Paperback) by Michael Lavigne
bookshelves: to-read
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78574663 Ariel (Paperback) by Steven R. Boyett
bookshelves: to-read
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78574605 The Girl Who Stopped Swimming (Paperback) by Joshilyn Jackson
bookshelves: to-read
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78574562 The Brutal Telling (Armand Gamache, #5) by Louise Penny
bookshelves: to-read
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78574529 A Rule Against Murder (Three Pines Mysteries) by Louise Penny
bookshelves: to-read
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78574497 Boo (Paperback) by Rene Gutteridge
bookshelves: to-read
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