false 807214 female Belle Mead, NJ 01/2008 07/2009 4 29 21 true 5979073 read 0 true 1634935 currently-reading 8 true 1634934 to-read 1 false 3473443 started-to-read-but-shelved-before- The Help (Kindle Edition) by Kathryn Stockett]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63161288 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41HUcQFq0PL._SL75_.jpg 807214 Patty http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-F-50x66.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/807214-patty Sun, 12 Jul 2009 11:23:49 -0700 more...]]> The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane (Hardcover) by Katherine Howe]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63161349 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255633365s/4836308.jpg 807214 Patty http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-F-50x66.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/807214-patty Sun, 12 Jul 2009 11:12:15 -0700
I like the premise of "Deliverance Dane" and I find the Salem Witch Trials a fascinating part of American history. The scenes set back in the 17th/18th century were very well done.

The present day (or 1991 day) story...more...]]> Smoke Screen: A Novel (Hardcover) by Sandra Brown]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/34018041 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256078937s/2306910.jpg 807214 Patty http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-F-50x66.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/807214-patty Sun, 12 Jul 2009 11:01:21 -0700 Devil Bones (Temperance Brennan, #11) by Kathy Reichs]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/36740829 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255763689s/2095583.jpg 807214 Patty http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-F-50x66.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/807214-patty Sun, 02 Nov 2008 06:57:58 -0800
Devil Bones' only saving grace was that it was quick to read...more...]]> The Other Queen (Hardcover) by Philippa Gregory]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/35339933 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255743480s/2241558.jpg 807214 Patty http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-F-50x66.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/807214-patty Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:09:28 -0700
I thought this book was close to dreadful ... boring (not much action) .. repetitive ... didn't like the 3 main characters mu...more...]]> The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Hardcover) by Mary Ann Shaffer]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/34017619 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41%2BRq4l8szL._SL75_.jpg 807214 Patty http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-F-50x66.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/807214-patty Sun, 12 Oct 2008 06:57:26 -0700
The...more...]]> Bleeding Kansas (Hardcover) by Sara Paretsky]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/13008539 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51OtARzDIRL._SL75_.jpg 807214 Patty http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-F-50x66.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/807214-patty Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:03:47 -0700
I liked the book in the beginning, but about 2/3 of the way through I gave up --- I just didn't care anymore about the characters, the plot, etc. The main charact...more...]]> Behind the Scenes at the Museum: A Novel (Paperback) by Kate Atkinson]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/34017626 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167958434s/28940.jpg 807214 Patty http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-F-50x66.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/807214-patty Sat, 27 Sep 2008 23:47:24 -0700 When Will There Be Good News?: A Novel (Hardcover) by Kate Atkinson]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/34012054 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51sfK9xC64L._SL75_.jpg 807214 Patty http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-F-50x66.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/807214-patty Sat, 27 Sep 2008 21:29:33 -0700
An excellent literary thriller --- I really like the way that Kate Atkinson writes --- she does tend to meander a bit, but in an enjoyable way.

There are a lot of literary quotes in this book which I found a bit annoying at times.
...more...]]> The Grift: A Novel (Hardcover) by Debra Ginsberg]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/33292845 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Ny8yHa7JL._SL75_.jpg 807214 Patty http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-F-50x66.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/807214-patty Sat, 27 Sep 2008 21:16:12 -0700
Read the book over 5 hours of airplane travel --- I usually end up sleeping for a good portion of my flights -- but this book was a page-turner and held my interest.

Psychics and lots of coincidences -- but don't let that put yo...more...]]>