false 442577 Break the rules
Forgive quickly
Kiss slowly
Love truly
Laugh uncontrollably
And never regret anything that made you smile.

Life is short!! Make lots of funny faces.

Life is short!!
Always say what you mean even if your voice shakes.

Life is short!!
Let's get on with it.

Read banned books exclusively if possible (which isn't possible) so read everything else too.]]> 53 female The United States 10/2007 08/2009 44 425 394 true 5687651 read 2 true 914168 currently-reading 29 true 914167 to-read 74 false 1101464 most-loved-by-me 69 false 1119869 young-children-s-books 42 false 1099850 banned-books 34 false 1119870 young-peoples--books 33 false 1107896 favorite-kids-books 23 false 1468423 dr--seuss 21 false 1101411 hilarious 19 false 1122688 text-professional 16 false 1104425 books-i-need-to-buy 16 false 1119329 loved-by-my-teenage-self-and-still- 15 false 1099857 disabilities 14 false 1099849 non-fiction 9 false 1119941 somewhat-or-absolute-religiosity 8 false 1099839 caldecott 6 false 1099840 newbery 4 false 1351340 need-to-re-read http://www.goodreads.com/trivia http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1191390739p2/442577.jpg 442577 Cathy http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1191390739p2/442577.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/442577-cathy Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:01:35 -0700 http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/9251-recommend-one-book-quickly http://photo.goodreads.com/groups/1196554668p2/1829.jpg 442577 Cathy http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1191390739p2/442577.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/442577-cathy Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:12:21 -0700 Second, to Frederica, I just read Frankenstein this year (had never before) and really quite enjoyed it. Sad. Have you read Dracula? That is my next one of the "classics" that I want to read.
Third has anyone read, um, I think the title is something like A Thousand Splendid Suns (or something) by the same guy who wrote Kite Runner (which was gut-wrenching but I agree with Mandy that it was a page-turner). Anyway, recommendations??]]> http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/171173-hi-i-m-new http://photo.goodreads.com/groups/1196554668p2/1829.jpg 442577 Cathy http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1191390739p2/442577.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/442577-cathy Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:04:55 -0700 http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/122907-book-or-movie-first http://photo.goodreads.com/groups/1196554668p2/1829.jpg 442577 Cathy http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1191390739p2/442577.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/442577-cathy Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:58:39 -0700 The changes which seem pointless from page to screen bother me sometimes, like deleting characters or adding characters, or changing seemingly essential plot lines bother me the most. But sometimes it's still OK.
]]> Stuart Little (Paperback) by E.B. White]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47198630 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172098665s/138959.jpg 442577 Cathy http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1191390739p2/442577.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/442577-cathy Sun, 22 Feb 2009 17:23:34 -0800 Exodus (Mass Market Paperback) by Leon Uris]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47198520 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1226504732s/42697.jpg 442577 Cathy http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1191390739p2/442577.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/442577-cathy Sun, 22 Feb 2009 17:22:39 -0800 The Story of Edgar Sawtelle (Hardcover) by David Wroblewski]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47197717 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255612060s/2731276.jpg 442577 Cathy http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1191390739p2/442577.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/442577-cathy Sun, 22 Feb 2009 17:14:49 -0800 Fool: A Novel (Hardcover) by Christopher Moore]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47197611 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1222208510s/3684856.jpg 442577 Cathy http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1191390739p2/442577.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/442577-cathy Sun, 22 Feb 2009 17:13:13 -0800