Laura's Profile

Sign in to Goodreads to learn more about Laura.

https://lnatal.wordpress.com/




The Woodlanders
Laura is currently reading:
recommended to Laura by: Christopher
My rating:
didn't like it it was ok liked it really liked it it was amazing
add to my books
 
A Card from Angela C...
My rating:
didn't like it it was ok liked it really liked it it was amazing
add to my books
Laura Laura said: "From BBC Radio 4 Extra:
A portrait of the author Angela Carter via a series of postcards she sent to a friend.
"
 
Deep Country: Five Y...
Laura is currently reading:
bookshelves: currently-reading
recommended to Laura by: Bettie
My rating:
didn't like it it was ok liked it really liked it it was amazing
add to my books
progress:   Feb 05, 2012 05:14am
 

Laura's Recent Updates

Laura gave 3 of 5 stars to:
A Touch of Daniel by Peter Tinniswood
A Touch of Daniel
by Peter Tinniswood
read in February, 2012
My rating:
didn't like it it was ok liked it really liked it it was amazing
add to my books
This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here.
Laura is currently reading:
The Woodlanders by Thomas Hardy
The Woodlanders
by Thomas Hardy
recommended to Laura by: Christopher
My rating:
didn't like it it was ok liked it really liked it it was amazing
add to my books
Laura marked as to-read:
City of Tranquil Light by Bo Caldwell
My rating:
didn't like it it was ok liked it really liked it it was amazing
add to my books
Laura voted on a poll in the Should have read classics group
This is the poll for March's group read.

she voted for East of Eden:
Laura gave 3 of 5 stars to:
The Last Camel Died at Noon by Elizabeth Peters
My rating:
didn't like it it was ok liked it really liked it it was amazing
add to my books
Just arrived from USA through BM. A good a venture book, that's all.
Laura voted on the list Best Short Stories
Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri Death in Venice and Seven Other Stories by Thomas Mann The Tell-Tale Heart and Other Writings by Edgar Allan Poe The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe The Sandman, Vol. 1 by Neil Gaiman
Night Soldiers by Alan Furst
" Young Khristo Stoianov's innocent life in the small town of Vidin, Bulgaria is quickly changed when his 15 year old brother is beaten to death by the town's fascist militia group. In his grief and confusion, he is quickly taken in by a communist and ... "
Read more of this review »
Laura gave 4 of 5 stars to:
The Angel of Darkness by Caleb Carr
The Angel of Darkness (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, #2)
by Caleb Carr
recommended for: Bettie
read in February, 2012
My rating:
didn't like it it was ok liked it really liked it it was amazing
add to my books
Just arrived from USA trough BM.

Even if I haven't read the first book of this series, The Alienist, it didn't compromise this reading.

The plot starts with the kidnapping of a Spanish diplomat's baby but then the main story switched to the suspect...more
Laura is on page 259 of 430 of The Last Camel Died at Noon
The Last Camel Died at Noon
My rating:
didn't like it it was ok liked it really liked it it was amazing
add to my books
Laura gave 3 of 5 stars to:
Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo
Private Peaceful
by Michael Morpurgo
read in February, 2012
My rating:
didn't like it it was ok liked it really liked it it was amazing
add to my books
From BBC Radio 4 Extra:
In WW1 over 300 British soldiers were executed by firing squad, some for desertion and cowardice. Many were traumatised by shell-shock. Some 90 years later they received posthumous pardons from the British Government, after a
...more
More of Laura's books…
Amitav Ghosh
“What would it be like if I had something to defend - a home, a country, a family - and I found myself attacked by these ghostly men, these trusting boys? How do you fight an enemy who fights with neither enmity nor anger but in submission to orders from superiors, without protest and without conscience?”
Amitav Ghosh, The Glass Palace

Ernest Hemingway
“There is no friend as loyal as a book.”
Ernest Hemingway

Albert Camus
“Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.”
Albert Camus

Frank Zappa
“So many books, so little time.”
Frank Zappa

Groucho Marx
“I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book.”
Groucho Marx

28257 Comfort Reads — 1131 members — last activity 2 hours, 0 min ago
When life gets busy and you need a break from serious reading what do you reach for?
A comfort read means something different to everyone so jo...more

43976 The Novella Club — 196 members — last activity 10 hours, 22 min ago
A book group devoted to reading and discussing novellas (one a month).

Definition of NOVELLA

1) plural novelle : a story with a ...more

47713 3 Ms and more — 8 members — last activity Feb 04, 2012 03:17am
Couldn't find them in pink unfortunately!


289 Victorians! — 1957 members — last activity 4 hours, 49 min ago
Some of the best books in the world were written and published in Great Britain between 1837 and 1901. What's not to love?

Dickens, the ...more

970 Boxall's 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die — 10997 members — last activity 4 hours, 6 min ago
For those attempting the crazy feat of reading all 1001 books!

For discerning bibliophiles and readers who enjoy unforgettable classic lite...more

More of Laura's groups …

Themis-...
2,542 books | 135 friends

Gundula
4,970 books | 155 friends

Misfit
1,622 books | 304 friends

Wanda
516 books | 11 friends

Wendy
1,015 books | 33 friends

Barb
1,114 books | 67 friends

CeeAnne
488 books | 76 friends

Chrissie
2,367 books | 161 friends

More friends…

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Awakening by Kate ChopinThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Best Feminist Fiction
543 books — 899 voters
Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil by John Berendt
Midnight
24 books — 9 voters

More…

2012 Reading Challenge
Laura
Laura has read 56 books toward her goal of 500 books.
 
view books »
2011 Reading Challenge
Laura
Laura has completed her goal of reading 500 books for the 2011 Reading Challenge!
 
view books »

Quizzes and Trivia

questions answered:
624 (0.5%)

correct:
417 (66.8%)

skipped:
82 (11.6%)

19179 out of 872557

streak:
6

best streak:
34

questions added:
0



polls voted on by this member