false 8 292 242 true 5652378 read 23 true 3924363 currently-reading 27 true 3924362 to-read 120 false 4456322 fiction 50 false 4468849 romance 39 false 4455976 memoir 36 false 4456301 spirituality 33 false 4490638 fantasy 29 false 4456303 politics 27 false 4468873 coming-of-age 27 false 4498100 kid-lit 26 false 4490313 feminism 23 false 4490293 self-help 21 false 5195182 lgbt-queer 20 false 4455988 counterculture 20 false 4456316 humor 17 false 4490292 psychology 14 false 5550700 nature 13 false 4456000 science 12 false 4490283 occult 12 false 4488915 comix 9 false 4490831 scifi 9 false 5554235 sexuality 9 false 4490396 health-healing 8 false 4897656 poetry 7 false 4490463 criticism 6 false 5554180 food 6 false 5509139 sociology 6 false 5414008 travel 5 false 5187529 media 5 false 5554229 history 4 false 7024304 writing 4 false 4489747 conspiracy 2 false 4468895 espionage <![CDATA[Renate added 'Bukowski and the Beats: A Commentary on the Beat Generation']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/79892174 to: Bukowski and the Beats: A Commentary on the Beat Generation (Paperback) by Jean-Francois Duval
bookshelves: counterculture, criticism, writing
]]> <![CDATA[new comment from Renate]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74674239 Caty's review of America B.C.: Ancient Settlers in the New World
by Barry Fell

Do they mention Craig's illustrious ancestor, Sir Henry Sinclair? ]]> <![CDATA[Renate is on page 165 of The Complete Verse a... ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77535391 Renate is on page 165 of 624 of The Complete Verse and Other Nonsense ]]> <![CDATA[new comment from Renate]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78965313 Renate's review of A Friend of the Family
by Lauren Grodstein

Yep, in the Sept/Oct issue, and I just finished another one that's coming out in Jan.!

I bet you could. Just write to the editor of the book review section and tell her you're interested. Send a couple of writing samples and maybe she will put you on the list! ]]> <![CDATA[ deleted user commented on Renate's update ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7745 Renate commented on Renate's progress update: "On page 99 of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage..."
1786210 Renate wrote: "1st time. "

see all comments ]]> <![CDATA[Renate added 'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49570897 Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream (Paperback) by Hunter S. Thompson
bookshelves: counterculture, currently-reading
]]> <![CDATA[Renate added 'Gallant's Fancy']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73418480 to: Gallant's Fancy (Paperback) by Flora Kidd
bookshelves: fiction, romance
]]> <![CDATA[Renate added 'Holidays on Ice']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/79155403 to: Holidays on Ice (Paperback) by David Sedaris
]]> <![CDATA[Renate added 'A Friend of the Family']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78965313 to: A Friend of the Family (Hardcover) by Lauren Grodstein
The first book I reviewed for Bust. ]]> <![CDATA[Renate added 'The Complete Saki']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75282795 The Complete Saki (Twentieth-Century Classics) by H.H. Munro
bookshelves: currently-reading, fiction, lgbt-queer
Favorite story (and favorite title) so far: "The Happy Cat and the Philanthropist". ]]>