false 14 808 691 true 5622013 read 4 true 1660192 currently-reading 113 true 1660191 to-read 75 false 5619561 2009--50-book-challenge 39 false 1668340 favs---ann-maccaffrey 36 false 7340242 asia 32 false 6349525 series 22 false 6349450 mystery 15 false 6349462 female-detective 11 false 1668198 favs---alexander-mccall-smith 11 false 3449840 books-to-sell 9 false 6349404 fantasy 8 false 8554336 cats 8 false 6531543 historical 7 false 7301360 pick-a-shelf 7 false 6349523 sci-fi 6 false 6566239 den-bookshelf 4 false 6349407 bedroom-bookshelf 4 false 6382300 novels 3 false 4758703 poetry 3 false 8224321 india 2 false 6566419 biography 2 false 7301459 travel 1 false 7295066 romance 1 false 8554306 share-with-ismaat 1 false 6383695 non-fiction 1 false 8554287 young-adult http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78629472 to: Of Mice and Men (Centennial Edition) by John Steinbeck
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77893851 to: Plain Tales from the Hills (Hardcover) by Rudyard Kipling
bookshelves: asia, india
My parents had a library of Modern Classics that I inherited. I needed to read a book about India for a challenge, so I was looking for Kim. I couldn't find it in the collection but I found this book of short stories. These were some of the first stories that Kipling published. The collection has a date of 1888. They take place in the "British Raj" and are told from the perspective of a British observer. Some of the stories are very delightful and humorous but some are very dark and sad. All in all, it is an interesting insight into the British colonial system in India. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78501272 Linda's review of The White Queen
by Philippa Gregory

Have you ever read The Daughter of Timeby Josephine Tey? I remember reading it when I was in High School (lo, these many years ago). It was the murder mystery of the princes in the Tower. I kept the book in my music bag and only read it when I was waiting for my piano lesson! ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78541499 to: The Daughter of Time (Penguin Crime) by Josephine Tey
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78421499 Foucault's Pendulum (Paperback) by Umberto Eco
bookshelves: to-read
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/241639-lauli-s-books-2009 Arlene made a comment in the 50 Books A Year group:

Stephanie wrote: "Lauli wrote: " Nº 1: "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
I loved this book. To begin with, Hawthorne's penmanship is exquisite, but I also found Hester ..."

I had to read this book for High School English class and write a paper comparing and contrasting characters (or some such nonsense) I hated that! I might give it another read since I an far removed from HS (oh, lo these many years ago!!) I really like to read books and let them flow over me. I get into the settings and the characters and rarely like to analyze them. I either like a book or don't like it!!

]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78420518 Beyond the Sky and the Earth: A Journey into Bhutan (Hardcover) by Jamie Zeppa
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78420463 The Elephant Vanishes: Stories (Paperback) by Haruki Murakami
bookshelves: to-read
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78183455 to: The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (Hitchhiker's Guide, #2) by Douglas Adams
bookshelves: sci-fi
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78183311 to: So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (Hitchhiker's Guide, #4) by Douglas Adams
bookshelves: sci-fi
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