false 2582795 - memoirs; but not the "famous" type, more the "triumphing over personal challenges" type
- dystopian novels
- SOME chick lit
- weird, nihilist stuff like Chuck Palahniuk and Douglas Coupland
- modernist novels

Some dislikes:
- fantasy
- sci-fi
- romance
- MOST chick lit

I usually borrow books from the library instead of buying, since (a) I'm not made of money, (b) it's better for the environment, and (c) I don't want to have to store a book forever just because I read it once. Most books I don't re-read; those I keep, I keep because I'll probably circulate them to friends in a vain effort to have an interesting discussion about books.

(Cannot WAIT for Amazon Kindle to be functional in Canada.)

As for the non-booky-type facts: mid-30s, married with a young daughter, living in Western Canada, working in office administration, blah de blah blah. If you want more blather, check out my blog.]]> 34 female Nanaimo, BC, Canada 07/2009 12/2009 715193 Robert Rummel-Hudson 587983 Robert J. Wiersema 2687 Dan Simmons 3 389 322 true 5697899 read 1 true 5555121 currently-reading 66 true 5555120 to-read 25 false 5580618 unfinished 14 false 5609566 read-for-school 4 false 5609696 audiobook 1 false 8619979 non-fiction 1 false 6069487 memoir 1 false 8620009 parenting The Year of the Flood (Hardcover) by Margaret Atwood]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80694960 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255634845s/6080337.jpg 2582795 Laura Buechler http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1249336778p2/2582795.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2582795-laura-buechler Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:13:55 -0800 The Help (Hardcover) by Kathryn Stockett]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80694918 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255571691s/4667024.jpg 2582795 Laura Buechler http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1249336778p2/2582795.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2582795-laura-buechler Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:13:34 -0800 Her Fearful Symmetry (Hardcover) by Audrey Niffenegger]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80694878 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51p04OjZDyL._SL75_.jpg 2582795 Laura Buechler http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1249336778p2/2582795.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2582795-laura-buechler Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:13:14 -0800 A Reliable Wife (Hardcover) by Robert Goolrick]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80694349 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51isLvPLB%2BL._SL75_.jpg 2582795 Laura Buechler http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1249336778p2/2582795.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2582795-laura-buechler Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:06:17 -0800 Little Bee (Hardcover) by Chris Cleave]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80694277 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1243040708s/4078927.jpg 2582795 Laura Buechler http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1249336778p2/2582795.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2582795-laura-buechler Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:05:26 -0800 Pygmy (Hardcover) by Chuck Palahniuk]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80694067 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255623525s/4601396.jpg 2582795 Laura Buechler http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1249336778p2/2582795.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2582795-laura-buechler Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:02:32 -0800 Pretty in Plaid: A Life, a Witch, and a Wardrobe, or, the Wonder Years Before the Condescending, Egomanical, Self-Centered Smart-Ass Phase (Hardcover) by Jen Lancaster]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80694023 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255616055s/5093760.jpg 2582795 Laura Buechler http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1249336778p2/2582795.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2582795-laura-buechler Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:01:47 -0800 Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed (Hardcover) by Mo Willems]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80693949 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255628330s/4290363.jpg 2582795 Laura Buechler http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1249336778p2/2582795.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2582795-laura-buechler Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:00:45 -0800 Endymion (Hyperion, #3) by Dan Simmons]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80693879 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/5138GDG49AL._SL75_.jpg 2582795 Laura Buechler http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1249336778p2/2582795.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2582795-laura-buechler Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:00:06 -0800 The Fall of Hyperion (Hyperion, #2) by Dan Simmons]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80693835 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255632070s/77565.jpg 2582795 Laura Buechler http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1249336778p2/2582795.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2582795-laura-buechler Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:59:42 -0800