April-lyn's profile

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April-lyn is currently reading

	08/13 April-lyn is currently reading: Special Topics in Calamity Physics (Hardcover) by Marisha Pessl bookshelves: borrowing, currently-reading	my rating:
	recommended to April-lyn by: Grace add a comment
	08/21 April-lyn gave to: The Tower at Stony Wood (Paperback) by Patricia A. McKillip bookshelves: currently-reading, fantasy, owned	my rating:
	April-lyn said: "This book bores me. I love PM's other novels, but this one just has no intrigue for me. I'm dragging myself through it as bedtime reading, but I'm not sure I'll even keep it once I'm done. Even the title is so uninspiring that it took me a good week ...more " add a comment
	08/21 April-lyn gave to: Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within (Shambhala Pocket Classics) by Natalie Goldberg bookshelves: currently-reading, owned, writing	my rating:
	April-lyn said: "This book makes me feel good about being a writer. It has inspired me all the way through with its gentleness and compassion. Occasionally I need my inspiration to come as a swift kick to the ass, but sometimes it's nicer to have someone reminding me...more " add a comment

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August 21
	April-lyn gave to: Girls (Hardcover) by Frederick Busch	my rating:
	April-lyn said: "I didn't really enjoy the story, or the character. In fact, I hardly remember them. What I did enjoy was the descriptions of the setting - a fictional college town based very closely on my own alma mater. One scene in particular invokes a description...more " add a comment
	April-lyn gave to: Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch (Paperback) by Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman	my rating:
	read in August, 2008 April-lyn said: "This was not as good as I expected it to be. It entertained me, but I won't be rushing out to buy a copy of my own. Pratchett is really good at being funny, and Gaiman is really good at being dark, and it fell flat in both regards. " add a comment
	April-lyn gave to: On the Road (Paperback) by Jack Kerouac	my rating:
	April-lyn said: "Ew. I feel like I should like this book, but I had a hard time getting past the misogyny. Also it didn't really go anywhere. It was pretentious and immature. I can understand why this book is well-loved, but it didn't speak to me. " add a comment
	April-lyn gave to: The Tower at Stony Wood (Paperback) by Patricia A. McKillip bookshelves: currently-reading, fantasy, owned	my rating:
	April-lyn said: "This book bores me. I love PM's other novels, but this one just has no intrigue for me. I'm dragging myself through it as bedtime reading, but I'm not sure I'll even keep it once I'm done. Even the title is so uninspiring that it took me a good week ...more " add a comment
	April-lyn gave to: Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within (Shambhala Pocket Classics) by Natalie Goldberg bookshelves: currently-reading, owned, writing	my rating:
	April-lyn said: "This book makes me feel good about being a writer. It has inspired me all the way through with its gentleness and compassion. Occasionally I need my inspiration to come as a swift kick to the ass, but sometimes it's nicer to have someone reminding me...more " add a comment
	April-lyn gave to: The Plague (Paperback) by Albert Camus bookshelves: aloud, borrowing, currently-reading	my rating:
	April-lyn said: "Probably only one more week before we're done with this - thank god. It's excellent, but it's getting a bit tedious, much like the Plague. I'm enjoying the look at humanity in a crisis, but I've been ready to move on to something else for weeks. " add a comment
August 15
	April-lyn marked as to-read: Writing as a Way of Healing: How Telling Our Stories Transforms Our Lives (Paperback) by Louise DeSalvo bookshelves: to-read	my rating:
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August 13
	April-lyn marked as to-read: Summerland (Hardcover) by Michael Chabon bookshelves: fantasy, to-read	my rating:
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	April-lyn gave to: Running with Scissors: A Memoir (Paperback) by Augusten Burroughs bookshelves: borrowing, memoir	my rating:
	recommended to April-lyn by: Joanna read in August, 2008, has a copy to sell/swap add a comment
August 08
	April-lyn gave to: Starman (Wayfarer Redemption, Book 3) by Sara Douglass bookshelves: borrowing, fantasy	my rating:
	recommended to April-lyn by: Camille read in August, 2008 add a comment

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	Grace 47 books, 7 friends Friend details Club or Organization "She was wearing the most fantastic hat, and wrestling with a giant squid. She smiled across the room for just a moment, then returned to the battle. That's when I knew we would be fast friends."
	Ann 18 books 3 friends
	Aklamo 105 books, 6 friends Friend details Fate brought us together, Met randomly "He saved me from a puma. Seriously."
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