false 35 317 209 true 5646972 read 13 true 3767154 currently-reading 95 true 3767153 to-read 213 false 6992802 audible 106 false 4113225 books-read-in-2009 49 false 4062724 books-read-in-2008 15 false 4903665 arkangel-shakespeare-complete 15 false 4868484 dickens-novels 9 false 7022794 pym 8 false 7470398 kindle 7 false 8597593 to-read-in-2010 6 false 8597964 trollope-palliser 1 false 7988665 librivox 1 false 8234508 dickens-stories 1 false 8779762 forsyte-saga <![CDATA[new comment from Laurele]]> http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/191858-planning-for-our-next-major-read Laurele made a comment in the Classics and the Western Canon group:

Everyman wrote: "Gerald wrote: "One part per week looks appropriate to me."

That looks pretty reasonable to me, too, with maybe a week at the end for overall discussion. Or maybe not if Laurel thinks that can be ..."

How long will the interterm reading last, Everyman? ]]> <![CDATA[Laurele is on page 430 of Martin Chuzzlewit ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76875412 Laurele is on page 430 of 864 of Martin Chuzzlewit ]]> <![CDATA[Laurele added 'Adam of the Road']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78790227 Adam of the Road (Puffin Modern Classics) by Elizabeth Gray Vining
]]> <![CDATA[new comment from Laurele]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76043458 Laurele's review of Les Miserables
by Victor Hugo

Barbara wrote: "Great review, Laurel. You stated it better than I could have. Magnificent piece of literature!"

He wrote for the ages. ]]> <![CDATA[Laurele added 'Buckhead : A Place for All Time']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78754925 Buckhead : A Place for All Time (Paperback) by Susan Kessler Barnard
bookshelves: currently-reading
I was happy to find a used copy of this history of the Buckhead area of Atlanta. Among other things, it details the humble beginnings of this now-fashionable district as Irbyville, named for my ancestor William Irby, and changed to Buck's Head, legend relates, because of the trophy placed above the entrance of Irby's store and tavern. More family history follows, along with photos I had not seen before of some of my ancestors. Warning: There be skeletons in this book. ]]> <![CDATA[new comment from Laurele]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78661918 Mahlon's review of Around the World in Eighty Days (Penguin Classics)
by Jules Verne

I love this book! ]]> <![CDATA[Laurele is on page 200 of Martin Chuzzlewit ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76875412 Laurele is on page 200 of 864 of Martin Chuzzlewit ]]> <![CDATA[Laurele added 'The Forsyte Saga : The Man of Property and In Chancery']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78682547 The Forsyte Saga : The Man of Property and In Chancery (Paperback) by John Galsworthy
bookshelves: forsyte-saga, to-read, to-read-in-2010
]]> <![CDATA[new comment from Laurele]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78321132 Mahlon's review of Ozma of Oz, third of the Oz novels
by L. Frank Baum

Heh-heh. ]]> <![CDATA[Laurele added 'Les Miserables']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76043458 to: Les Miserables (Paperback) by Victor Hugo
bookshelves: audible, books-read-in-2009, kindle
I just finished! (Excuse me while I dry my eyes.) This is a wonderful book that gets better the further one reads. I am sure I will return to it many times. Hugo puts so much into it besides a great story rich in characters. So much to think about--philosophy, history, theology, sociology, and much, much more. Like War and Peace, it's a baggy-pants book, and I'm in love with both books, bags and all. That's all I'll say about Les Miserables right now: you have to just experience it for yourself. ]]>