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Harry Potter and the... 07/04 Caroline gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Book 6)
by J.K. Rowling
bookshelves: childrens, currently-reading, fantasy, read-in-2005
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The Favored Child : ... 07/01 Caroline is currently reading:
The Favored Child : A Novel (Wideacre Trilogy, Book 2)
by Philippa Gregory
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July 22
The Black Tower Caroline gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
The Black Tower (Hardcover)
by Louis Bayard
bookshelves: historical-fiction, mystery, read-in-2008
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read in July, 2008

Caroline Caroline said: "I picked up an Advanced Reader's edition of this since I really enjoyed Bayard's previous novel and this looked intriguing--the idea of Louis the Eighteenth surviving the French Revolution was an interesting premise.

The book started off a bit les...more
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July 21
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244267 Caroline wrote: "Oh, neat, I wasn't aware of that term! Thanks for the information on that. "

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13615 New comment on Caroline's review of Death Note, Volume 1
244267 Caroline wrote: "I get a lot of the graphic novel titles from my library system--we have a really amazing county libr...more "

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July 20
Death Note, Volume 2 Caroline gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Death Note, Volume 2 (Paperback)
by Tsugumi Ohba, Takeshi Obata
bookshelves: graphic-novels, read-in-2008
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read in July, 2008

Caroline Caroline said: "More plot twists and surprises in this volume. I can see why this series has such an appeal--the characters are all pretty unpredictable and clever, which adds to the enjoyment. "
Death Note, Volume 1 Caroline gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Death Note, Volume 1 (Paperback)
by Tsugumi Ohba, Takeshi Obata
bookshelves: graphic-novels, read-in-2008
my rating:
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read in July, 2008

Caroline Caroline said: "There's a lot of hype surrounding the Death Note series, especially since Adult Swim started airing the anime adaptation of it. I'm always a bit reluctant to join in on the crazes like this, but figured I'd give it a shot when my husband was really e...more "
July 19
Real World Caroline gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Real World (Hardcover)
by Natsuo Kirino
bookshelves: fiction, read-in-2008
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recommended for: Sarah
read in July, 2008

Caroline Caroline said: "Natsuo Kirino does not deal with light-hearted issues. Like her other novels that have been published in English, this deals with very dark problems--a teenage boy murders his own mother. Four teenage girls, one of which is his neighbor, get wrapped ...more "
July 18
Y: The Last Man Vol.... Caroline gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
Y: The Last Man Vol. 3: One Small Step (Paperback)
by Brian K. Vaughan, Pia Guerra, Paul Chadwick
bookshelves: graphic-novels, read-in-2008
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recommended to Caroline by: Andy
read in July, 2008

Caroline Caroline said: "I didn't enjoy this volume as much as I did the previous two, and partially because it ended on a pretty weak note for me. It wandered from the story of Yorick to give us the story of a traveling troupe of actors and it just wasn't a terribly interes...more "
July 17
Y: The Last Man Vol.... Caroline gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Y: The Last Man Vol. 2: Cycles (Paperback)
by Brian K. Vaughan, Pia Guerra, Jose Marzan
bookshelves: graphic-novels, read-in-2008
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recommended to Caroline by: Andy
read in July, 2008

Caroline Caroline said: "The story really picks up in here, and I loved the amount of philosophy found in this very short graphic novel (it's only a little over 100 pages, and yet it deals with some really huge themes and ideals).

It's very interesting to see Yorick's tak...more
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July 16
Y: The Last Man Vol.... Caroline gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Y: The Last Man Vol. 1: Unmanned (Paperback)
by Brian K. Vaughan, Pia Guerra
bookshelves: graphic-novels, read-in-2008
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recommended to Caroline by: Andy
read in July, 2008

Caroline Caroline said: "A very interesting beginning to a series about what would happen if all life with the Y chromosome were to suddenly die and women were to rule the world. Only one man survives...

A co-worker has been recommending this as the "best comic book ...more
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Caroline's favorite quotes

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"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind."
Dr. Seuss

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"If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything."
Mark Twain

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"In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."
Douglas Adams (The Restaurant at the End of the Universe)

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"The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it. "
Terry Pratchett

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"Humans think they are smarter than dolphins because we build cars and buildings and start wars etc...and all that dolphins do is swim in the water, eat fish and play around. Dolphins believe that they are smarter for exactly the same reasons."
Douglas Adams




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1 Goodreads Feedback — 1005 members — last activity 1 hour, 35 min ago
This is a place to give feedback about Goodreads. Feature ideas, bugs, or any other suggestion for improvement. The Goodreads staff monitors this gr...more
4933 Bookworms Inc. — 37 members — last activity 1 day ago, 03:41AM
The purpose of this community is two-fold.

First of all, it is a place for people to discuss a predetermined 'Book of the month' - similar to all o...more

220 Goodreads Librarians — 1460 members — last activity 1 day ago, 05:58PM
A place where people can work together to correct book issues on Goodreads. Examples include combining editions, contacting librarians, fixing book an...more
909 Zombies! — 295 members — last activity 8 days ago, 03:57PM
For all those who are ready to battle the zombie hordes.
2786 Great Female Protagonists — 48 members — last activity 10 days ago, 01:17PM
I love books with great female protagonists, so I thought this could be a group where people can share book recommendations and discuss books for stro...more
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