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Folly Beach by Dorothea Benton Frank
Connie and 47 other people liked Steve aka Sckenda's review of The Moon is Down:
The Moon is Down by John Steinbeck
" “Give me liberty or give me death.”-- Patrick Henry, American Revolutionary

To invade a country is easier than to occupy one. Have we not observed this throughout history and in our own lifetimes? A successful invasion does not necessarily a succe... " Read more of this review »
Connie and 20 other people liked Michael's review of Hannah Coulter:
Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry
" This was a perfect follow-up to recently reading Berry’s Jayber Crow. It gave me a chance to revisit the fictitious farming community of Port William in north central Kentucky, which barber Jayber Crow considered as a form of heaven. In this tale,... " Read more of this review »
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Connie rated a book 3 of 5 stars
The Abbess of Crewe by Muriel Spark
The Abbess of Crewe
by Muriel Spark
read in June, 2013
This morality tale, set in an English abbey, is about the abuse of power. Muriel Sparks wrote this in 1973 to satire American politics during the Watergate scandal. Events in the abbey include electronic surveillance, the fight for power in the abbey...more
Connie liked that Amalie recommended The Well and the Mine to Connie
The Well and the Mine by Gin Phillips
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The Well and the Mine by Gin Phillips
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Henry David Thoreau
“It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.”
Henry David Thoreau

Joseph Heller
“He was going to live forever, or die in the attempt.”
Joseph Heller, Catch-22

Groucho Marx
“Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.”
Groucho Marx, The Essential Groucho: Writings For By And About Groucho Marx

Maya Angelou
“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
Maya Angelou

Judith Viorst
“Strength is the capacity to break a Hershey bar into four pieces with your bare hands - and then eat just one of the pieces.”
Judith Viorst, Love & Guilt & The Meaning Of Life, Etc

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Connie has read 62 books toward her goal of 120 books.
 
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