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I love fiction: escaping to new places and times fascinates me, especially when I'm guided by a good author who gives me intelligent, realistic, honorable characters to meet along the way. I stick mostly with children's and young adult literature because - in my experience - they are generally cleaner and have more lovable characters. I find that I am primarily a character-driven reader.

My non-fiction fare generally consists of religious or scientific books - I'm not much into history or bios, though I'd be interested in expanding my horizons with a good recommendation.

I have a very low tolerance for offensive content (excessive swearing, grisly violence, or smutty scenes): having any of these is the only reason I ever give a book only one star.

My ratings are based more on my personal experience reading a book than on its perceived value as a piece of literature. I realize I'm a rather picky reader, and even a relatively "clean" book is likely to bother me if the characters are amoral, terribly whiny, or just plain dumb.

]]> female Livermore, CA 02/2008 12/2009 33 573 406 true 5679422 read 0 true 1825012 currently-reading 162 true 1825011 to-read 5 true 3551735 abandoned 171 false 1950520 fiction 105 false 1950531 books-i-own 100 false 2571963 wishlist 88 false 2089516 childrens-lit 85 false 1950525 fantasy 77 false 1970434 romance 74 false 1950515 non-fiction 47 false 1970441 picture-book 45 false 2043994 like-movie 44 false 1950522 religion 40 false 2054230 illustrated 36 false 2426108 adoption 32 false 5219601 animals 29 false 1950523 bios-memoirs 24 false 2279267 historical-fiction 24 false 2043949 plays 24 false 2544694 folklore-fairytales 23 false 1967078 self-help 23 false 1970429 mystery 23 false 5110128 regency 21 false 2701126 educational-fiction 20 false 2285771 poetry 20 false 2063564 short-stories 19 false 2653003 world-war-i-ii 18 false 4592014 bibliophilia 17 false 2292580 linguistics 13 false 2179115 dislike-movie 10 false 2308211 sci-fi 7 false 2652988 california 6 false 2021766 christmas 3 false 3899732 politics Sylvester (Harlequin Single Title) by Georgette Heyer]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/81688992 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168335982s/32105.jpg 897073 Angela http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1219940542p2/897073.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/897073-angela Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:27:15 -0800 more...]]> Sharlene Wells Miss America (Unknown Binding) by Sheri L. Dew]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/81684977 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg 897073 Angela http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1219940542p2/897073.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/897073-angela Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:30:30 -0800
Sharlene came across as a unique, down-to-earth, girl - incredibly lucky in her talents and upbringing...more...]]> Esperanza Rising (Paperback) by Pam Muñoz Ryan]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75503660 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171163644s/89763.jpg 897073 Angela http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1219940542p2/897073.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/897073-angela Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:59:38 -0700
I love the family interactions, the realistic growth of Esperanza's understanding of her...more...]]> North and South (Penguin Classics) by Elizabeth Gaskell]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75505765 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175410428s/512710.jpg 897073 Angela http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1219940542p2/897073.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/897073-angela Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:24:55 -0700 more...]]> Shadow of The Crown by Jeri Gilchrist]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75502975 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1222035185s/4011262.jpg 897073 Angela http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1219940542p2/897073.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/897073-angela Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:24:43 -0700 Mary Poppins (Hardcover) by Pamela L. Travers]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75502042 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172241970s/152380.jpg 897073 Angela http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1219940542p2/897073.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/897073-angela Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:16:06 -0700 more...]]> E=mc2: A Biography of the World's Most Famous Equation (Paperback) by David Bodanis]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/19919729 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1161625420s/2802.jpg 897073 Angela http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1219940542p2/897073.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/897073-angela Mon, 07 Sep 2009 22:14:48 -0700
Anyway, the book: I loved how Bodanis managed to make all the "science stuff"...more...]]> The Agony and the Ecstasy: A Biographical Novel of Michelangelo (Paperback) by Irving Stone]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54204589 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169436444s/40473.jpg 897073 Angela http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1219940542p2/897073.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/897073-angela Mon, 07 Sep 2009 22:01:33 -0700 more...]]> The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate (Hardcover) by Jacqueline Kelly]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68390117 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255794734s/6202556.jpg 897073 Angela http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1219940542p2/897073.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/897073-angela Sun, 23 Aug 2009 21:16:51 -0700 more...]]>