false 128 37 35 true 5680373 read 2 true 3793679 currently-reading 0 true 3793678 to-read http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44765869 to: The Way Through Doors (Vintage Contemporaries) by Jesse Ball
Kafka plus Calvino.

Again, one of the best books I've read since I was born.

Words that describe the experience of reading The Way Through Doors<i/> by Jesse Ball: fanciful, enlivening, refreshing, strange (with a positive connotation), dreamlike, wise, playful, eternal ...

To be honest, when I started reading this book I thought, "Pretentious ..." but was very pleasantly surprised when it turned out to be a lovely, delightful ride through a reality I might never have imagined.

Places transform, stories blend into other stories entirely only to be wound back again. This book is why I love fiction: Jesse Ball pushes the limits of the genre and delights the reader with epiphanies that seem to come out of thin air.

This book is a wonderous meditation on the journey rather than the destination.

Yum! ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46318452 to: The Book of the Unknown: Tales of the Thirty-six (Paperback) by Jonathon Keats
One of the best books I have read in the past 24 years (since I was born).

In The Book of the Unknown, Keats spins fairy and folktales for adults, each based upon a letter of the Hebrew alphabet.

Reading through these stories, I was struck by how deeply each one resonated in me: Keats writes his way into universal truths in a fresh yet deeply rooted way that is both vaguely familiar and refreshingly enlightening. Discovering this book was a renewal of my faith in great writing that has the power to inspire and transform.

A great way to wrap up the day before bed. Read it aloud with a lover. Cheer yourself up. Get a dose of the magic in life.

I don't care who you are, you will love this book! ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/97673-new-stories-up-call-for-submissions Ill Literati made a comment in the The Reasons Why you wrote your book or books group:

Thank you dear Dori! You have a lovely website. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44273411 The Magnificent Mountain Women: Adventures in the Colorado Rockies (Women of the West) by Janet Robertson
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Sounds great, Suzanne! Congrats on your book's success! I look forward to reading the Librarians essay ... ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/97668-new-stories-up-call-for-submissions Ill Literati made a comment in the Goodreads Sci-Fi/Fantasy Authors group:

Thanks Gina! Glad you enjoy the stories! Might you have one of your own to add ...? Best wishes! ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/97744-new-stories-call-for-submissions Ill Literati made a comment in the Books on the Nightstand group:

Thanks for your interest! I'm getting in some pretty funny submissions ... hope to hear from you! ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/4862.Books_on_the_Nightstand Ill Literati joined the Books on the Nightstand group. ]]>