false 907191 male The United States 02/2008 12/2009 4 4 4 true 5832722 read 0 true 1846445 currently-reading 0 true 1846444 to-read The Pillars of the Earth (Paperback) by Ken Follett]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/20437159 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165517379s/5043.jpg 907191 Croaker http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-M-50x66.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/907191-croaker Thu, 17 Apr 2008 23:10:01 -0700 The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic--and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World (Hardcover) by Steven Johnson]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/17237578 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168694070s/36086.jpg 907191 Croaker http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-M-50x66.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/907191-croaker Thu, 17 Apr 2008 23:04:42 -0700 more...]]> Stardust (Paperback) by Neil Gaiman]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/16204828 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/519JIJ-RxOL._SL75_.jpg 907191 Croaker http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-M-50x66.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/907191-croaker Fri, 29 Feb 2008 22:00:21 -0800 Neil Gaiman

This is a fairy (or rather Faerie) tale in the best traditions of the Mother Goose, The Brothers Grimm and JRR Tolkien, only better written. His writing mimics Hemingway in brevity and word use, which is no small feat, and the pictures he paints are no less real...more...]]> God's Little Acre (Paperback) by Erskine Caldwell]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/15730986 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172566928s/191581.jpg 907191 Croaker http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-M-50x66.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/907191-croaker Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:01:58 -0800

Why do I read the books I do? I look for prize winners (Pulitzer, Booker, etc.) and notable books (New York Times, E-Lists and Book lists), or publisher (Oxford Press, University of Chicago Press). If someone (except Oprah) makes a list of ‘notable’ books ...more...]]>