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Honest truth: when I was in junior high, the teacher held a read-a-thon for the seventh and eighth graders. Records were kept over who had read the most books in the two years. When I discovered this contest (in sixth grade), there was no question in my mind that I'd win the contest for my class…and break the current record. In the early weeks of seventh grade, it became clear to the others as well. But no one understood the extent of my competitiveness – I had already decided that I was going to break the old two-year record by the end of my first year.

And I did.

Somehow, I assume that when people look at me, they can still see the seventh grader who set the reading record (which still stands, 14 years later).

Probably it's a good thing they can't.]]> 28 female El Cerrito, CA 11/2008 10/2009 14 57 49 true 5663514 read 1 true 3756296 currently-reading 7 true 3756295 to-read Secrets of Eden: A Novel (Hardcover) by Chris Bohjalian]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73591360 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255653944s/6562253.jpg 1714201 Megan http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1226651128p2/1714201.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1714201-megan Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:42:07 -0700 Fault Lines (Hardcover) by Nancy Huston]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73591193 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51ZY58LCJoL._SL75_.jpg 1714201 Megan http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1226651128p2/1714201.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1714201-megan Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:40:46 -0700 http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72345518 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169434878s/40440.jpg 1714201 Megan http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1226651128p2/1714201.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1714201-megan Sat, 26 Sep 2009 09:49:42 -0700 http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71117932 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51t2QnCdBWL._SL75_.jpg 1714201 Megan http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1226651128p2/1714201.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1714201-megan Tue, 22 Sep 2009 09:02:40 -0700 The 19th Wife: A Novel (Hardcover) by David Ebershoff]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72078031 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255632165s/2586771.jpg 1714201 Megan http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1226651128p2/1714201.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1714201-megan Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:32:04 -0700 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70289196 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41%2BUZoHrmRL._SL75_.jpg 1714201 Megan http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1226651128p2/1714201.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1714201-megan Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:26:36 -0700 The Yiddish Policemen's Union (Hardcover) by Michael Chabon]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51722766 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178032098s/16703.jpg 1714201 Megan http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1226651128p2/1714201.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1714201-megan Mon, 06 Apr 2009 14:08:55 -0700 Almost Vegetarian: A Primer for Cooks Who Are Eating Vegetarian Most of the Time, Chicken & Fish Some of the Time, & Altogether Well All of the Time (Paperback) by Diana Shaw]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50889338 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173393737s/282182.jpg 1714201 Megan http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1226651128p2/1714201.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1714201-megan Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:22:29 -0700 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47284474 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/416e8KyVWUL._SL75_.jpg 1714201 Megan http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1226651128p2/1714201.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1714201-megan Sun, 22 Mar 2009 15:03:57 -0700