false 64 164 140 true 5625793 read 1 true 145322 currently-reading 23 true 145321 to-read 70 false 4312360 books-read-in-2009 15 false 4990752 first-novel-prize-entries 11 false 4046832 literarians 8 false 4582285 willie-morris 1 false 4990779 poetry http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1654.New_Yorkers Noreen joined the New Yorkers group. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75115689 to: The Horse's Mouth (Paperback) by Joyce Cary
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I reread this every ten years or so. Gulley Jimson is one the the most unforgettable characters in all of literature. A book so full of joy that it continues to astonish me and have a profound effect every time I read it. Don't miss it! ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80063088 to: Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations (Hardcover) by Clay Shirky
bookshelves: books-read-in-2009
Well-written examination of the power of on-line social networks. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80226467 Jean's review of Serena: A Novel
by Ron Rash

Uh-oh, that bad? It's in the to read pile next to my bed and I've read the first few pages 5 or 6 times. Not worth pressing on? ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80063037 The Collected Stories (Hardcover) by Leonard Michaels
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]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80062248 to: Creationists: Selected Essays: 1993-2006 (Hardcover) by E.L. Doctorow
bookshelves: books-read-in-2009
A collection of Doctorow's incisive and thought-provoking essays on the art of fiction, with a brilliant introduction on writing in which he asks: "Why compose fiction when you could be devoting your life to your appetites? Why wrestle with a book when you could be amassing a fortune? Why write when you could be shooting someone?" ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80061032 to: Homer and Langley: A Novel (Hardcover) by E.L. Doctorow
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A wonderful book! And I'm very excited that Doctorow is giving a talk at The Center for Fiction this Wednesday, December 9th at 7pm. The topic is "Why We Read" and he will talk about the human need to tell and read stories. This is not your usual reading/book-signing; it's a very special event. Admission is $20 but because I love all my Goodreads friends, if you make a reservation at 212-755-6710 and tell them you're "Noreen's Goodreads friend" it's only $5. Happy Holidays! ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/79628309 How Some People Like Their Eggs (Paperback) by Sean Lovelace
bookshelves: to-read
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/79166708 The Man in the Wooden Hat (Paperback) by Jane Gardam
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]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/79118244 to: In Search of Lost Time, Volume VI: Time Regained (Modern Library Classics) by Marcel Proust
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This concludes my third AND LAST reading of In Search of Lost Time. May I never lead a Proust book group again. ]]>