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Betsy gave 4 of 5 stars to:
The Sending by Isobelle Carmody
The Sending (The Obernewtyn Chronicles, #6)
by Isobelle Carmody (Goodreads Author)
read in November, 2011
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Long-awaited with high expectations, and it didn't disappoint... much. The story gets pretty slow a few times, and I really don't think it needed to be as big a book as it is, but it certainly develops the story interestingly and sets up for a very e...more
Betsy gave 4 of 5 stars to:
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
A Game of Thrones
by George R.R. Martin
recommended to Betsy by: Katrina
read in October, 2011
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It was hard to get into the story for the first few chapters - too many characters, too difficult to keep track of what's happening. But once I got to know the world a bit better, I found it completely enthralling!

The book is written clearly and th...more
Betsy is on page 484 of 750 of The Sending
The Sending
The Sending (The Obernewtyn Chronicles, #6)
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Betsy is on page 160 of 803 of A Game of Thrones: Slow start (too many characters all at once!) but really intriguing.
A Game of Thrones
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Betsy marked as to-read:
The Naked Sun by Isaac Asimov
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Betsy gave 4 of 5 stars to:
Animal Farm by George Orwell
Animal Farm
by George Orwell
read in August, 2011
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A fascinating and clever fable. Left me feeling that I did not know enough about modern history!
Betsy gave 3 of 5 stars to:
Stone of Tears by Terry Goodkind
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This entire series is interesting and incredibly fun to read.

I did find this second book more difficult to read than the first, third, and fourth in the series, as I felt the overall plot was weaker and poorly paced. However, it was worth sticking wi...more
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Dick King-Smith
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Grace is a little girl
Who would not wash her face.”
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“A little nonsense now and then, is cherished by the wisest men.”
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