Claire Monahan's Profile

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Claire is Currently Reading

Claire Monahan is currently reading:

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)

by Stieg Larsson

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Dec 11, 2011 11:55am

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Claire's Recent Updates

Claire Monahan is now friends with Nancy Loe
Jan 26, 2012 05:43am
Claire Monahan marked as to-read: The Girls of Slender Means by Muriel Spark	My rating:
Dec 11, 2011 12:00pm
Claire Monahan is currently reading: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) by Stieg Larsson	My rating:
Dec 11, 2011 11:55am
Claire Monahan gave to: Savannah Blues (Weezie and Bebe Mystery, #1) by Mary Kay Andrews read in October, 2011	My rating:
Nov 16, 2011 08:19pm
Claire Monahan gave to: The Preservationist by David Maine (Goodreads Author) read in November, 2011	My rating:
Nov 13, 2011 10:02am
Claire Monahan gave to: The Night Eternal (The Strain Trilogy, #3) by Guillermo del Toro read in November, 2011	My rating:
Probably a 3.5 rating, but I have a feeling I will be talking about zombie vampires for a long, long time. Always a sign of an enjoyable, memorable read.
Nov 13, 2011 08:25am · see review
Claire Monahan gave to: The Fall (The Strain Trilogy, #2) by Guillermo del Toro read in November, 2011	My rating:
Nov 13, 2011 08:24am
Claire Monahan gave to: The Strain (The Strain Trilogy, #1) by Guillermo del Toro read in October, 2011	My rating:
Oct 25, 2011 03:40pm
Claire Monahan is now following Katie's reviews
Oct 14, 2011 04:34am
Claire Monahan gave to: The Swan Thieves by Elizabeth Kostova read in October, 2011	My rating:
I am enamored with Elizabeth Kostova's writing. Every scene and paragraph she writes is so well crafted, and I often find myself sighing after passages that are particularly delicate and moving. I wonder how much time she put into making them just so...more
Oct 14, 2011 04:25am · see review

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“Let us step into the night and pursue that flighty temptress, adventure.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

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