false 62 451 441 true 5682805 read 6 true 3185945 currently-reading 4 true 3185944 to-read 330 false 4220545 audiobooks 106 false 4083276 fiction 77 false 4083272 childrens 76 false 4083271 young-adult 75 false 4860912 1001-books-to-read-before-you-die 62 false 4083270 mystery 35 false 4083274 non-fiction 34 false 4083273 classics 27 false 4083279 science-fiction 25 false 4531705 favorites-2007 23 false 4860844 book-club 19 false 4083284 personal-growth 16 false 4348032 favorites-2008 9 false 4801523 newbery-award 9 false 4794113 business 7 false 5452166 5-star-reads 5 false 4860894 booker-prize 4 false 4083317 humor 2 false 5401807 pulitzer 1 false 8732262 first-reads 1 false 5273421 audie-winner 0 false 7525558 wishlist <![CDATA[new comment from Julie at All Ears]]> http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/91727-which-one-did-you-just-finish Julie at All Ears made a comment in the All Ears Audiobooks group:

Lars and Donna (and everyone else who likes to read children's books) -
There is a new book in the '1001 <blank> to <blank> before you die' series ... it's
1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up
1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow up. Someone has posted an Excel spreadsheet of all the titles here. http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0...

I did a quick scan - many of the books are not in English, but definitely interesting to see what made the cut! Some of my favorites are on there, but I was surprised by some. Do you really think everyone needs to read Thomas the Tank Engine before growing up?? ]]> <![CDATA[Julie at All Ears added 'The Murder of Roger Ackroyd']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78608370 The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hardcover) by Agatha Christie
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]]> <![CDATA[Julie at All Ears added 'Brisingr']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78608340 Brisingr (Inheritance, #3) by Christopher Paolini
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]]> <![CDATA[Julie at All Ears added '2666']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73362294 to: 2666 (Hardcover) by Roberto Bolaño
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]]> <![CDATA[Julie at All Ears added 'A Passage to India']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76669509 A Passage to India (Paperback) by E.M. Forster
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I also finished the classic, A Passage to India, by E.M. Forster. I enjoyed 2 of his other books - A Room with a View and Howard's End. Both of those other books seem to poke fun at English Edwardian society in a light and humorous way. This book had a much more serious tone. It takes place in India where an young Indian man, Dr. Aziz, is accused of molesting a young English woman. Forster's criticism of British colonialism is much harsher than the other novels. Excellent story! It was interesting to listen and compare this book with The Help - two different time periods and places with the same underlying issue of racism. This book is narrated by Frederick Davidson, who for some reason I dislike. He is definitely talented at accents and voices, but I find his normal voice to be very 'British' and stuffy. But, for this book, where many of the characters were British and stuffy, it ended up being a good match. Definitely a classic worth listening to!
]]> <![CDATA[new comment from Julie at All Ears]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78049853 Julie at All Ears's review of Religious Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know--And Doesn't
by Stephen R. Prothero

Hi, John.

I'm definitely enjoying this one. It's amazing how ignorant we are of religion, and how important it is to understand world religions in today's society. I have been repeating tracks to try and absorb everything - great book!

Julie ]]> <![CDATA[Julie at All Ears added 'Paper Towns']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78049866 Paper Towns (Hardcover) by John Green
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