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King of Cuba by Cristina Garcia
Elaine rated a book 4 of 5 stars
The Trajectory of Dreams by Nicole Wolverton
The Trajectory of Dreams
by Nicole Wolverton (Goodreads Author)
read in June, 2013
Elaine rated a book 5 of 5 stars
Astray by Emma Donoghue
Astray
by Emma Donoghue (Goodreads Author)
read in May, 2013
Elaine rated a book 4 of 5 stars
Oh Myyy! by George Takei
Oh Myyy!
by George Takei
read in February, 2013
I read this not realizing Takei had already written an autobiography and that this was more of a follow-up based on his unprecedented rise in popularity through social media, especially through Facebook.

The book is still very personal but it takes yo...more
Elaine is 30% done with Astray
Astray
Astray
by Emma Donoghue (Goodreads Author)
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A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again by David Foster Wallace
Elaine rated a book 3 of 5 stars
What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty
What Alice Forgot
by Liane Moriarty
read in February, 2013
This was a quick read with a pretty linear story. Characters were relatively well-written although I was getting annoyed at how Alice kept describing herself and her peers who were 39 (no spoiler here - she has forgotten the past 10 years of her life...more
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Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
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A.A. Milne
“Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.”
A.A. Milne

Albert Einstein
“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
Albert Einstein

Zelda Fitzgerald
“She refused to be bored chiefly because she wasn't boring.”
Zelda Fitzgerald, The Collected Writings

Neil Gaiman
“May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope you read some fine books and kiss someone who thinks you're wonderful, and don't forget to make some art -- write or draw or build or sing or live as only you can. And I hope, somewhere in the next year, you surprise yourself.”
Neil Gaiman

Erin Morgenstern
“People see what they wish to see. And in most cases, what they are told that they see.”
Erin Morgenstern, The Night Circus


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