false 2666215 female Louisville, KY 08/2009 12/2009 10 113 101 true 6271716 read 1 true 6271715 currently-reading 11 true 6271714 to-read 4 false 7808145 wishlist 1 false 6460802 started-but-gave-up The Zookeeper's Daughter (Paperback) by Lori Space Day]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80907787 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176833583s/657619.jpg 2666215 Beth http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-F-50x66.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2666215-beth Sun, 13 Dec 2009 18:11:55 -0800 A Tale of Two Cities (Paperback) by Charles Dickens]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/79690810 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172069426s/135625.jpg 2666215 Beth http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-F-50x66.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2666215-beth Sun, 13 Dec 2009 18:07:57 -0800 June Bug (Paperback) by Chris Fabry]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76413401 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51YaTpYlugL._SL75_.jpg 2666215 Beth http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-F-50x66.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2666215-beth Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:18:58 -0800 more...]]> The Hunger Games (Hunger Games, #1) by Suzanne Collins]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76505863 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41siRDoeqWL._SL75_.jpg 2666215 Beth http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-F-50x66.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2666215-beth Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:22:00 -0800 Catching Fire (Hunger Games, #2) by Suzanne Collins]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/79572060 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51%2B3FX5pixL._SL75_.jpg 2666215 Beth http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-F-50x66.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2666215-beth Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:20:03 -0800 The Mists of Avalon (Avalon Series) by Marion Zimmer Bradley]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78571848 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255747809s/402045.jpg 2666215 Beth http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-F-50x66.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2666215-beth Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:16:34 -0800 http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68887235 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255612155s/1964755.jpg 2666215 Beth http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-F-50x66.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2666215-beth Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:25:01 -0800 Carly wrote: "Beth, I personally would have liked to have seen more on the eruption of Vesuvius - that, for me, was one of the most fascinating parts of the book.

The food - oh, the food . . . I was recently ..."

Carly, thanks for the comment back! I didn't mind the Vesuvius bit, but that coupled with the parachute drop into the jungle just seemed to be a bit overkill at times. And if Livia was so independent and loved him so much, and also loved food so much, why was she so wiling to give up her independence and follow the Communist group blindly? Not to be nit-picky, but it just seemed like perhaps the writer shouldn't have pushed the historical bits as he did and instead kept with the parts that were wonderful. Again, just my two cents though:) ]]>