false 8 239 120 true 5734338 read 2 true 687366 currently-reading 117 true 687365 to-read 91 false 701792 have-read 30 false 3456534 read-during-2008 21 false 4067806 read-during-2009 12 false 700384 favorites http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78676740 Jennifer's review of The Serpent's Tale (Mistress of the Art of Death, #2)
by Ariana Franklin

I read her first and enjoyed it very much. Let me know how you like this one.
Sydney ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48909883 Sydney's review of Oryx and Crake
by Margaret Atwood

I read this book out of curiosity and I did not enjoy it. I must admit that dystopia, genetic engineering, and post apocalyptic subjects are just not my cup of tea. I think this book bordered on the ridiculous! But - that's just me. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71969011 Jennifer's review of The Pillars of the Earth (Paperback)
by Ken Follett

I enjoyed Pillars and World Without End, which is more of the same a few hundred years later. I thought they were both very enjoyable reads.

I did take a break between them though.

Sydney ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/222292-buddy-read-the-memoirs-of-cleopatra Sydney made a comment in the Historical Fiction Buddy Reads group:


I am not very far along in the story yet so I have not formed any dislikes for Caesar. He is obviously a very strong man who likes to be in control and Cleopatra is growing into a strong-willed woman so there are bound to be clashes between them eventually. At this point in the story she is so young and totally enamored with Caesar.

This is a fascinating part of Egyptian history and I am really enjoying learning so much about it. I love good historical fiction and this certainly is one of the good ones!
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78191969 Rumbo al Hermoso Norte: A Novel (Spanish Edition) by Luis Alberto Urrea
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]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78190991 A Place Called Freedom (Mass Market Paperback) by Ken Follett
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]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78190454 Cape Random: A Novel (Paperback) by Bernice Morgan
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]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77965905 Jennifer's review of The Shadow of the Wind
by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

Jennifer,
I enjoyed this book so much. It is a real Gothic mystery.

Sydney ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5497893 The Memoirs of Cleopatra (Paperback) by Margaret George
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]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71463874 The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark (Paperback) by Carl Sagan
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