false 2121419 I like books with history, mythology, culture.
I really enjoy reading books that take historical facts and weave a story around them, like the Secret Supper.
The best novels have colorful descriptions, taking the reader to a time and place.
Reading is an escape. It doesn't have to be pretty, but real. Real is not always happy or perfect, but teaches and makes one think. Beauty is found in the most unexpected places...]]> 40 female Clayton, CA 03/2009 12/2009 200033 Anita Amirrezvani 713 Lisa See 18130 Carol Goodman 566 Paulo Coelho 3513 Christina Schwarz 1415338 W.E.B. Griffin 12 461 222 true 5753251 read 1 true 4605943 currently-reading 238 true 4605942 to-read 28 false 9172450 wishlist One Corpse Too Many: The Second Chronicle of Brother Cadfael (Mass Market Paperback) by Ellis Peters]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/81974978 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178249682s/776384.jpg 2121419 Jennifer http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1240332624p2/2121419.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2121419-jennifer Thu, 24 Dec 2009 17:10:00 -0800 A Morbid Taste for Bones: The First Chronicle of Brother Cadfael (Mass Market Paperback) by Ellis Peters]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49171658 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173743434s/321545.jpg 2121419 Jennifer http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1240332624p2/2121419.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2121419-jennifer Thu, 24 Dec 2009 17:09:28 -0800 City of Thieves (Hardcover) by David Benioff]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/81562410 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255633810s/1971304.jpg 2121419 Jennifer http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1240332624p2/2121419.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2121419-jennifer Sun, 20 Dec 2009 09:07:54 -0800 The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Hardcover) by Mary Ann Shaffer]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49174086 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41%2BRq4l8szL._SL75_.jpg 2121419 Jennifer http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1240332624p2/2121419.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2121419-jennifer Sat, 19 Dec 2009 06:57:02 -0800 Miller-Keane Encyclopedia & Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing & Allied Health -- Revised Reprint (Miller-Keane Encyclopedia & Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing & Allied Health) by Miller-Keane]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80799246 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41eYLtj5OyL._SL75_.jpg 2121419 Jennifer http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1240332624p2/2121419.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2121419-jennifer Sat, 12 Dec 2009 17:04:49 -0800 The Glass of Time: A Novel (Hardcover) by Michael Cox]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80492891 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256152892s/3419681.jpg 2121419 Jennifer http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1240332624p2/2121419.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2121419-jennifer Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:24:27 -0800 Shanghai Girls (Hardcover) by Lisa See]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80492261 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255570412s/5960325.jpg 2121419 Jennifer http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1240332624p2/2121419.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2121419-jennifer Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:18:17 -0800 The Alchemyst (Nicholas Flamel, #1) by Michael Scott]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80492185 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179955212s/977841.jpg 2121419 Jennifer http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1240332624p2/2121419.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2121419-jennifer Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:17:28 -0800 The City of Dreaming Books (Hardcover) by Walter Moers]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80491465 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170598804s/62031.jpg 2121419 Jennifer http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1240332624p2/2121419.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2121419-jennifer Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:10:42 -0800