false 70 187 105 true 5814562 read 3 true 584985 currently-reading 79 true 584984 to-read 147 false 610644 own http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5181387 Janelle's review of Middlesex
by Jeffrey Eugenides

finally ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4541627 The Tipping Point (Paperback) by Malcolm Gladwell
bookshelves: own
my sexy roommate got me this for my birthday... and it has made its way to the top of the pile. i guess you could classify it as 'currently reading' ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56312010 The White Tiger (Hardcover) by Aravind Adiga
bookshelves: currently-reading
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56311973 The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America (Audio Cassette) by Erik Larson
bookshelves: to-read
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50452405 Puja's review of Twilight (Twilight, #1)
by Stephenie Meyer

Ha..
I just cracked open the 2nd book today. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50452405 to: Twilight (Twilight, #1) by Stephenie Meyer
I won't begin to try to argue that Meyer is a literary heavyweight - but certainly a cut well above pulp fiction.

I wish I could explain what it is about this book that kept me reading. I hate the characters, finding them to have weak personalities. But this works for them and Stephanie Meyer has found a way to make these characters compelling despite their lack of interesting qualities. Bella is too dependent on Edward and I feel that her attachment to Edward is a step backwards for "girl power". Edward is a slightly better character but his dependence on Bella and his need to "protect" her is over bearing and obnoxious. In addition, through most of the book nothing happens.

Yet, despite all this, the characters were, um, kinda well written. While in real life I would hate Bella and Edward, they were written in a way in which I turned each page with the anticipation of what was to come. The vampire and human angst drew me in despit my best efforts to fight against it.

Afterward I was left hungry for more and hating myself for liking it.

]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38326752 The Plot Against America (Vintage International) by Philip Roth
bookshelves: own, to-read
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38326724 Charming Billy (Paperback) by Alice McDermott
bookshelves: own, to-read
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38326564 Red Earth and Pouring Rain: A Novel (Paperback) by Vikram Chandra
bookshelves: own, to-read
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