false 19 159 126 true 5658704 read 4 true 5342199 currently-reading 29 true 5342198 to-read 0 false 8618288 downtown-book-club http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/79244773 April's review of Snow Flower and the Secret Fan: A Novel
by Lisa See

I just finished this book this morning. I got up at 4:30 a.m. so I'd have some alone time to soak it up. I was crying during pages 237-238. It's beautiful and heart-wrenching, and the culture and time period are insightful. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78896030 Mary's review of Wishin' and Hopin': A Christmas Story
by Wally Lamb

Please let me know if this is worth a quick read. I loved his "She's Come Undone." ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78895730 Mary's review of Have a Little Faith: The Story of a Last Request
by Mitch Albom

Good girl! ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78886815 Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan (Hardcover) by Greg Mortenson
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]]> http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/244705-holidays-book Trisha made a comment in the Downtown Book Club group:

Most peopleknow the story of "A Christmas Carol," but they are missing out if you have not read Dickens' words -- that's where you'll find the real magic.

]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78738593 to: Digital Fortress (Paperback) by Dan Brown
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78738590 to: Deception Point (Paperback) by Dan Brown
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78738583 to: Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon, #1) by Dan Brown
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76230587 Ashley's review of The Lost Symbol (Robert Langdon, #3)
by Dan Brown

Dan Brown's novels are formulaic, but that's probably why I can't put them down, even Digital Fortress! Perhaps there is comfort in that sometimes. Mostly, the history and clues keep me wanting more. I'll keep reading them, too. They are my guilty pleasure. ]]>