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At the same time I'm a skeptic, sarcastic, silly and surprising playful. I've loved reading since I was a child. My life at home was often lonely, but I had lots of books and animals to keep my company. My dream is to move to a place that is green with rolling hills and trails that allow dogs off-leash.

I have a room at home devoted to books (my mini-library). It is wood-paneled with a fireplace, but VERY tiny. I also managed to cram a futon in it and a plasma tv.

It doubles as my home office. I work on a laptop doing graphic and web design. I hope you enjoy my book selection. Feel free to offer recommendations of anything you think I might like.]]> female Monrovia, CA 11/2007 09/2009 47 173 135 true 5670786 read 0 true 1212482 currently-reading 29 true 1212481 to-read 9 true 1233091 have-not-read 12 false 1212674 great-stories 9 false 1233070 will-swap 9 false 1212767 interesting 6 false 1212832 historical 6 false 1212847 did-not-want-it-to-end 6 false 1212671 beautiful-writing 6 false 1212731 classic-literature 5 false 1212773 laughed-out-loud 4 false 1212866 non-fiction 4 false 1214313 engrossing 4 false 1212673 introspection 4 false 1212838 thrilling-and-mysterious 4 false 1212829 travel 3 false 1212875 a-bit-twisted 2 false 1212867 soothing 2 false 1214320 imaginative 2 false 1212944 shaped-my-childhood 2 false 1212837 about-art 2 false 1214310 do-not-remember-well 1 false 1212863 three-hankie-read 1 false 1212868 stimulating 1 false 1269363 to-re-read 1 false 1214323 poetry 1 false 1212891 tough-slogging 1 false 1212483 learning 0 false 1233092 did-not-finish Shantaram (Paperback) by Gregory David Roberts]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71803130 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168454477s/33600.jpg 624922 Nocturna http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1195251932p2/624922.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/624922-nocturna Sat, 19 Sep 2009 14:45:01 -0700 román de clef of the author's life.]]> Tree of Smoke: A Novel (Hardcover) by Denis Johnson]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/10309809 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1221586313s/271074.jpg 624922 Nocturna http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1195251932p2/624922.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/624922-nocturna Sat, 19 Sep 2009 14:24:37 -0700 Water for Elephants (Paperback) by Sara Gruen]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/9476768 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170161179s/43641.jpg 624922 Nocturna http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1195251932p2/624922.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/624922-nocturna Sat, 11 Oct 2008 05:27:32 -0700 The Hundred Secret Senses (Paperback) by Amy Tan]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/30991490 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178132613s/761903.jpg 624922 Nocturna http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1195251932p2/624922.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/624922-nocturna Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:51:56 -0700 Year of Wonders (Paperback) by Geraldine Brooks]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/9365504 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165517036s/4965.jpg 624922 Nocturna http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1195251932p2/624922.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/624922-nocturna Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:49:08 -0700