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Extras (Uglies, #4)
by Scott Westerfeld

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How to Be Totally Miserable
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How to Be Totally Miserable
by John Bytheway

read in June, 2013

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Another hahaha!! quick read, this one by the inimitable LDS author John Bytheway. The complete title is "How to be totally miserable---a self-hinder book". This book has a personal story for me. It was a Monday morning. I had just been called to come...more

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The Big Book of Bad Dates: The Not-So-Good, the Very Bad & the Butt Ugly
by Jo Renfro

read in June, 2013

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Hahaha! This is a super quick read if you want a good laugh---whether you are in the dating pool or out of it. Jo Renfro is an artist so every "date" is illustrated. I think that an LDS version of this book should be written...or maybe it has!?!

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Marrying Mozart
by Stephanie Cowell (Goodreads Author)

read in June, 2013

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I love Mozart's music and I loved the movie "Amadeus" so I rather enjoyed this book. Mozart was friendly with the Weber family and the four Weber daughters. I knew he married the third daughter, Constanze but I didn't know that he loved Aloysia, the...more

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Loving Will Shakespeare
by Carolyn Meyer (Goodreads Author)

read in June, 2013

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Loving Will Shakespeare is the story of Anne Hathaway who eventually marries William Shakespeare. Her real name is Agnes but Will starts calling her Anne because he finds it such a pretty name which suits Agnes better (and I must agree here). Seven y...more Loving Will Shakespeare is the story of Anne Hathaway who eventually marries William Shakespeare. Her real name is Agnes but Will starts calling her Anne because he finds it such a pretty name which suits Agnes better (and I must agree here). Seven year old Agnes remembers gazing upon the newly born babe of John and Mary Shakespeare who are friends and neighbors of Anne's family. Tragedy, namely the plague, strikes the Hathaway family and the mother dies. Anne's father remarries Joan Biddle, a shrewish widow who can say nothing good about Anne and her sister--somehow the older brother, Tolley, gets a pass. Why is that good and decent men always seem to marry such awful women the second time around, when they managed to marry good women the first time?!?!? But anyhoo, Anne and Will have always been fond of each other but their difference in age has always stood in the way. Until, Will, at 18 years old, finally declares his love to Anne, by then practically an old maid at the ripe old age of 26. Thus ensues a summer of idyllic young love culminating in Anne's pregnancy. Anne is panicked because Will, although professing to love her, has not proposed marriage yet. But all's well and they get married, although they must move in with the Shakespeare's in their crowded cottage. Then follows the birth of a daughter, followed a year later by twins. Will, being William Shakespeare of course, is dreaming of going up to London and being in the theater, not staying home and following his father's footsteps as a glove maker. Anne has known that this was Will's dream always and reluctantly agrees to let him leave his family behind and follows his dreams. He spends the majority of their marriage away from Anne and the children and the rest of the story is familiar. This begs the question--William Shakespeare is such a treasure to history but he had to leave his wife and family behind to achieve it...how do you feel about this? This spellbinding book was further excelled by the wonderful performance of reader Katherine Kellgren.(less)

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Death of Yesterday (Hamish Macbeth, #29)
by M.C. Beaton

read in June, 2013

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It's always fun to revisit the Scottish village of Lochdubh where Constable Hamish Mcbeth resides at the police station with his huge dog Lug and his wildcat Sonsie. He strives for a peaceful life taking care of his little patch with a few chickens a...more

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My Name is Mary Sutter
by Robin Oliveira

recommended for: Elisabeth Petty, Miri Shorten, Natalie Gurr

read in May, 2013

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I loved this book even though some parts of it are not for the faint of heart---graphic description of childbirth and amputation during the Civil War--fortunately, it was not a movie. Mary Sutter is a gifted midwife who has learned the art from her m...more I loved this book even though some parts of it are not for the faint of heart---graphic description of childbirth and amputation during the Civil War--fortunately, it was not a movie. Mary Sutter is a gifted midwife who has learned the art from her mother. But Mary wants more--she wants to become a surgeon. However, due to the times, she has been refused by all the medical schools because she is a mere woman. Mary wants to apprentice with Dr. James Blevens but he refuses her, even though another doctor (who is part of the story later) gave him that same chance (sigh). Meanwhile, a Miss Dicks, inspired by Florence Nightingale's nursing work during the Crimean War, tries to organize a corps of women nurses to help out in the hospital in advance of the coming wave of injured soldiers. She has some very strict (unintentionally humorous) rules as to who can be a nurse--you have to be at least 30 year and be "plain", wear black or brown dresses, have no sort of curls or either remotely "alluring" features on your dress or person for example. The fear here is that wounded soldiers might fall prey to lovelier nurses and chaos would ensue. I would think that these poor men with limbs half blown off, suffering of fevers, infections, diarrhea, gangrene and the like would have other things on their minds, but there you are. Mary is refused by Miss Dicks on account of her age, not being quite plain enough and the fact that she is a midwife--no babies on the battlefield. Mary is willing to do anything to help out in the caring of wounded soldiers and ultimately in the pursuit of her goal to be a surgeon. She is finally accepted, albeit extremely reluctantly by Doctor William Stripp, recently returned from the southern medical battlefields--but he engages her only as a drudge and cleaner. Mary, having equal measure of stubborness and courage, takes on the tasks of cleaning bedpans, washing floors and soiled linens, even unplugging earth toilets but eventually, she does assist Dr. Stripp in surgery (because the men fled in horror!). There is also romance, with no less than 3 men, even though Mary is quote-unquote plain (rather refreshing to have a strong, caring, intelligent woman, being loved for something other than looks). Mary has a twin sister, Jenny, who is opposite of her and a younger brother, Christian who is eager to join in the fight of the Civil War. There is much love, despair, tragedy, heartrending choices to be made but there is also redemption and hope. I listened to this book on cd and reader Kimberly Farr did an amazing job bringing to book to life.(less)

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Nathalie S made a comment on her review of How to Be Totally Miserable "I have the book. You can just borrow it."
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Nathalie S made a comment on Elisabeth P.'s profile "You can read my John Bytheway review if you want ;>"
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Nathalie S rated a book 5 of 5 stars Extras (Uglies, #4) by Scott Westerfeld	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Nathalie S rated a book 5 of 5 stars How to Be Totally Miserable by John Bytheway read in June, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Another hahaha!! quick read, this one by the inimitable LDS author John Bytheway. The complete title is "How to be totally miserable---a self-hinder book". This book has a personal story for me. It was a Monday morning. I had just been called to come...more
Jun 10, 2013 11:51am · see review
Nathalie S rated a book 4 of 5 stars The Big Book of Bad Dates: The Not-So-Good, the Very Bad & the Butt Ugly by Jo Renfro read in June, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Hahaha! This is a super quick read if you want a good laugh---whether you are in the dating pool or out of it. Jo Renfro is an artist so every "date" is illustrated. I think that an LDS version of this book should be written...or maybe it has!?!
Jun 10, 2013 11:30am · see review
Nathalie S rated a book 4 of 5 stars Marrying Mozart by Stephanie Cowell (Goodreads Author) read in June, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I love Mozart's music and I loved the movie "Amadeus" so I rather enjoyed this book. Mozart was friendly with the Weber family and the four Weber daughters. I knew he married the third daughter, Constanze but I didn't know that he loved Aloysia, the...more
Jun 09, 2013 09:09pm · see review
Nathalie S rated a book 5 of 5 stars Loving Will Shakespeare by Carolyn Meyer (Goodreads Author) read in June, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Loving Will Shakespeare is the story of Anne Hathaway who eventually marries William Shakespeare. Her real name is Agnes but Will starts calling her Anne because he finds it such a pretty name which suits Agnes better (and I must agree here). Seven y...more
Jun 04, 2013 11:20am · see review
Nathalie S rated a book 5 of 5 stars Death of Yesterday (Hamish Macbeth, #29) by M.C. Beaton read in June, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
It's always fun to revisit the Scottish village of Lochdubh where Constable Hamish Mcbeth resides at the police station with his huge dog Lug and his wildcat Sonsie. He strives for a peaceful life taking care of his little patch with a few chickens a...more
Jun 01, 2013 03:50pm · see review
Nathalie S rated a book 5 of 5 stars My Name is Mary Sutter by Robin Oliveira recommended for: Elisabeth Petty, Miri Shorten, Natalie Gurr read in May, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I loved this book even though some parts of it are not for the faint of heart---graphic description of childbirth and amputation during the Civil War--fortunately, it was not a movie. Mary Sutter is a gifted midwife who has learned the art from her m...more
May 31, 2013 03:15pm · see review

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