false 48 4573 3062 true 5722957 read 1 true 3708865 currently-reading 1510 true 3708864 to-read 93 false 3943251 yet-to-read 21 false 4072811 poetry 19 false 4072989 drama 10 false 4054213 first-reads 3 false 4099681 history http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47354163 to: The Gates of Rome (Emperor, #1) by Conn Iggulden
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This book was very readable and enjoyable. I cannot like the way he has messed with historical facts, but I will certainly read more by this author. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53358893 to: Visions of the Cailleach: The Myths, Stories and History of the British / Celtic Earth Shaping Crone Goddess of Winter (Paperback) by Sorita D'este
The editing could have been tighter, but the research can't be faulted - the bibliography is huge and varied. This book has brought together all the various tales and legends about this figure in a very accessible and enjoyable way. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53347095 to: After Long Silence: A Memoir (Paperback) by Helen Fremont
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50902589 to: The Tent, the Bucket and Me (Paperback) by Emma Kennedy
so funny! ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49100713 to: The Gnostic Mystery (Paperback) by Randy Davila
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I received this free, so forced myself to read through to the end. I wanted to write something positive, but can't. It was too heavy handed, and the main characters were so ignorant, it is laughable. Are adults really that uneducated?

It might have been better if the explanations had been made to a child, who would be expected to have read or studied less. Or as a short story, aimed at adults who have had a modicum of religious education...

I'm sorry I couldn't have liked this, but the book had potential - scrolls being found in the Dead Sea area - and it was wasted. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2072176-lynette Janette made a comment on Lynette's profile:

welcome! browse... look up any book in the top right, and let it lead you on a journey... don't bother about long reviews at this stage - stick 'em in your "read" folder, and review 'em later... pick quotes from the explore button above...
Enjoy!!!!!!!!!! ]]>