false 21 107 88 true 5826644 read 1 true 864650 currently-reading 18 true 864649 to-read 37 false 1742853 nonfiction 29 false 2428734 fiction 15 false 1742906 pregnancy-and-parenting 5 false 1742284 classics 4 false 1742945 children http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63259122 Hope's Boy (Hardcover) by Andrew Bridge
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]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75119765 to: The Housekeeper and the Professor: A Novel (Paperback) by Yoko Ogawa
bookshelves: fiction
Recommended to me by my mother-in-law, this was one of her book club books. It was interesting and had lots of math, so I enjoyed that. Definitely a cute story and it was a fast and easy read. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63259177 to: Grand Obsession: A Piano Odyssey (Hardcover) by Perri Knize
bookshelves: nonfiction
Even though I am not a pianist, I really found this book completely engaging. I was almost in happy-tears at one point. It was well-written and action packed...in a way that is only understood once you read the book. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63258414 to: The House on Fortune Street: A Novel (Hardcover) by Margot Livesey
bookshelves: fiction
I really liked this book. I enjoyed reading the same basic story from four different points of view. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63259023 to: Payback: Debt and the Shadow Side of Wealth (CBC Massey Lecture) by Margaret Atwood
bookshelves: nonfiction
Again, another book that made me feel kinda dumb. She definitely had interesting things to say about debt (especially the parts about debt and sin), but the whole book took a strange shift in the last chapter, which is approximately 1/3 of the whole (short) book. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63258095 to: Beet: A Novel (Hardcover) by Roger Rosenblatt
bookshelves: fiction
I'd actually like to give this book a 3.5, but whatever. It was a really weird book. At time, it was hysterical. Subtly hysterical. But then that would make me feel dumb because I'm sure there was plenty more hysteria to be had, but I didn't get it. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63258238 to: The Flying Troutmans (Hardcover) by Miriam Toews
bookshelves: fiction
This book was okay. Another book about messed-up childhoods! ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63258923 to: Alphabet Juice: The Energies, Gists, and Spirits of Letters, Words, and Combinations Thereof; Their Roots, Bones, Innards, Piths, Pips, and Secret Parts, ... With Examples of Their Usage Foul and Savory (Hardcover) by Roy Blount Jr.
bookshelves: nonfiction
I enjoyed this book, no matter how dumb it made me feel. It reads like a dictionary, so there's no need to just read it straight through. But don't worry; it's much better than a dictionary. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60037444 to: Home Game: An Accidental Guide to Fatherhood (Hardcover) by Michael Lewis
bookshelves: nonfiction, pregnancy-and-parenting
I wish this book had more insights to the father's side of parenting. Still, it was fast, easy, and entertaining. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/14252925 Erin's review of The Pillars of the Earth
by Ken Follett

Holly wrote: "I started listening to this recently at your recommendation. I've never read him before but so far I like it. The time period/setting is a not one I've read alot so I'm looking forward to that. Ove..."

I hope you continue enjoying it! Like I said, it's one of my favorites. If you like it, he did another one set in the same time. It's nearly identical, but I don't care because I love it so much. Good luck knitting!

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