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The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson

The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David Mitchell

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling

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May 01, 2013 04:36pm · like
Sally wants to read The Blood Gospel (The Order of the Sanguines, #1) by James Rollins (Goodreads Author)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Mar 25, 2013 06:12pm
Sally wants to read The Post-Office Girl by Stefan Zweig	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Feb 25, 2013 10:59pm
Sally wants to read I am Forbidden by Anouk Markovits (Goodreads Author)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Feb 25, 2013 10:56pm
Sally rated a book 3 of 5 stars Plain Truth by Jodi Picoult (Goodreads Author) read in February, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I gave this book 3 stars instead of 4 because of it's overly descriptiveness and the ending. It felt as though the author wanted the reader to believe she was an expert in legal matters, psychology and medical terminology, it was over kill and unimpr...more
Feb 23, 2013 11:22pm · see review
Sally rated a book 3 of 5 stars Cost by Roxana Robinson read in February, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Feb 21, 2013 02:37pm
Sally rated a book 2 of 5 stars The Awakening (The Vampire Diaries, #1) by L.J. Smith read in January, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Seeing the series first, I was shocked to start reading to find that it's only very loosely related. Elena is a brat and is unlikeable. Stefan is ridiculously brooding and his one liners seem out of place. This book really wasn't terrible, it just wa...more
Jan 24, 2013 10:32pm · see review
Sally wants to read The Surrendered by Chang-rae Lee	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Jan 24, 2013 10:28pm
Sally rated a book 3 of 5 stars Private Life by Jane Smiley read in January, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This book held great insight to the repressed life of a turn of the century (1900 that is) woman. I felt the story was lacking some character development, but I liked it's potential and over all idea. Viewing it as a historical drama about every day...more
Jan 24, 2013 10:28pm · see review
Sally liked Meegan McCorkle's review of Private Life: " This was a fascinating, if slower-paced, novel. And ultimately, it was a very sad novel, with Margaret realizing at the end of her life that she should have lived it more consciously, not letting it slide by, with key decisions made for her. Not r... " Read more of this review »
Jan 14, 2013 06:03pm · see review

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“The problem with people who have no vices is that generally you can be pretty sure they're going to have some pretty annoying virtues.”
― Elizabeth Taylor

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