false 9 17 13 true 6059155 read 1 true 3355845 currently-reading 3 true 3355844 to-read http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59749411 to: Manhunt (Mass Market Paperback) by Janet Evanovich
HORRIBLE ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59749347 Lives of the Monster Dogs (Paperback) by Kirsten Bakis
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]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/57286644 to: Prodigal Summer: A Novel (Paperback) by Barbara Kingsolver
I wish there was a 3.5 option, and I'd choose that.
The book starts off slow and almost confusing, adding more and more story lines and characters until you start to wonder how it all comes together. Barbara Kingsolver has poetic writing, and her images are beautiful and solid. She paints a wonderful portrait of nature.
But her stories, to me, move a tad slow and aren't as magnetic as her images. All in all, I think it was a good read, though. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/57286337 to: The Color Purple (Paperback) by Alice Walker
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/57285954 to: Skinny Dip (Mass Market Paperback) by Carl Hiaasen
This book is touted as being funny, though I didn't laugh much at all....maybe I just have a poor sense of humor. :)
More than anything, it's uncomfortable and awkward how horrible the husband is and how insanely dumb he can be.
Still, I liked it for the setting - the Everglades - and for the entertaining characters. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/57285517 to: Water for Elephants (Paperback) by Sara Gruen
This was a really good read, but I have to admit there were times I cringed at the painful treatment of some of the circus animals. You really form a relationship with the main character, who has been through so much emotionally and is going through so much throughout the book that almost seems unrealistic and unrelateable. Yet somehow, it's all captured in a way that seems real and historic. Even the somewhat cheesy ending worked for me.
All in all, a quick and fun read. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48311089 Andrea's review of The Jesus I Never Knew
by Philip Yancey

Me too! I'm about halfway through, and its due at the library so I went ahead and bought a copy on Amazon. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48329602 Sara's review of Contents Under Pressure (Avon Twilight Mystery) (1st in Britt Montero Mystery series)
by Edna Buchanan

You sound like Emily! I guess I just really like unrealistic journalism books and movies...haha, I'm livin' in a dream world ;) ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48311197 A Pearl In the Storm: How I Found My Heart in the Middle of the Ocean (Hardcover) by Tori Murden Mcclure
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