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I read the same kinds of things that I write: fantasy, dark fiction and some science fiction, both adult and young adult.

When not reading or writing I enjoy martial arts (specifically Kobayashi Shorin-Ryu), self defense, hiking, biking and experimenting with food.]]> The United States 06/2009 11/2009 670244 Catherine Lundoff 8347 Garth Nix 14 139 138 true 5803973 read 1 true 5158316 currently-reading 0 true 5158315 to-read 104 false 5164868 fantasy-and-science-ficiton 80 false 5162208 young-adult 15 false 5162341 classics 6 false 6813533 other 5 false 5162353 childrens 1 false 5164861 cookbook Santa Mouse and the Ratdeer (Hardcover) by Thacher Hurd]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/81404617 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51N77VZ3GBL._SL75_.jpg 2377693 S.N.Arly Arly http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1244496883p2/2377693.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2377693-s-n-arly-arly Fri, 18 Dec 2009 10:57:54 -0800 more...]]> The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America (Paperback) by Erik Larson]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71761012 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173214679s/259028.jpg 2377693 S.N.Arly Arly http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1244496883p2/2377693.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2377693-s-n-arly-arly Sat, 19 Sep 2009 07:17:18 -0700
This is a very interesting recounting of two significant tales (and a few ancillary tendrils) related to the World's Fair in Chicago in the late 1800's. The book is filled with historical tidbits (how Pabst Blue Ribbon came to be known ...more...]]> The Stepsister Scheme (Princess, Book 1) by Jim C. Hines]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69389813 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255893239s/3598195.jpg 2377693 S.N.Arly Arly http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1244496883p2/2377693.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2377693-s-n-arly-arly Sat, 19 Sep 2009 06:45:51 -0700
This is a fun tale of three princesses (Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, and Cinderella) following Cinderella's "happily ever after" wedding. He...more...]]> Meet Wild Boars (Bccb Blue Ribbon Picture Book Awards (Awards)) by Meg Rosoff]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71759638 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174269108s/374706.jpg 2377693 S.N.Arly Arly http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1244496883p2/2377693.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2377693-s-n-arly-arly Sat, 19 Sep 2009 06:44:16 -0700 Don't Let The Pigeon Ride the Bus, I'd Really Like to Eat A Child, and Green Eggs and Ham.

The book can be read simply as a silly...more...]]> Love That Puppy!: The Story of a Boy Who Wanted to Be a Dog (Hardcover) by Jeff Jarka]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66972460 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51rFpsMjfHL._SL75_.jpg 2377693 S.N.Arly Arly http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1244496883p2/2377693.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2377693-s-n-arly-arly Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:16:23 -0700 The Omnivore's Dilemma (Hardcover) by Michael Pollan]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/62637601 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1192945129s/3109.jpg 2377693 S.N.Arly Arly http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1244496883p2/2377693.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2377693-s-n-arly-arly Thu, 09 Jul 2009 09:08:22 -0700
Pollan's in depth approach to following three different types of meals (and two subsets of one) on their way from origin to our plate was fascinating and informative. Some of the information was new to me and some wasn't. I was never bor...more...]]>