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"The People of the Book" started out a little slow, had some really interesting parts, and then would lose its momentum for me. That being said I loved the idea that the story presented to me... That is in general that everyone (or in this case everything) has a story of how they came to be where they are. I recommend it highly, but with the stipulation that you may have to get through a few sections of slow reading.

"The People of the Book" started out a little slow, had some really interes..."
Thanks, L!

16. Finlater by Shawn Stewart Ruff
17.Something borrowed by Emily Giffin
18.Sanctuary Hill by Kathryn R. Wall
19. Like a hole in the head by Jen Banbury
20. The Bluebird House by Ellen Rae Lee
21. The Secret of Lost Things by Sheridan Hay
22. Up the Amazon without a Paddle by Doug Lansky
23. Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry
24. The Long Way Home by Sarah Storme

34.The Importance of being Ernest by Oscar Wilde

"The Picture of Dorian Gray" has been calling to me for a re-read lately . . . how did you like it?


Yeah, I didn't discover it until well out of high school, either. I actually saw the old black and white movie first, then read the book a few years later. The move is actually excellent and quite true to the novel, from the best I can recall.

I've been meaning to read this one for quite awhile. . . should I put it near the top of my "To Read" pile?

I also really enjoyed reading this book. It's a very quick but thought provoking read. I think you will like it Kay.

L - and Andrea - thanks! I'll move it up on the list.

51.the Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
52. Child of an Ancient City by Tad Williams and Nina Kiriki Hoffman

( my reading lately has taken drastic changes between genres lately--Oedipus Rex and Down and Out... In one months time. That's what happens when I take part in reading challenges!)


1. The Agency by Alley O'Brien (ARC addition to be released in Feb 09)
2. Secret Speakers and the Search for Selador's Gate by K.S.R. Kingsworth (read in manuscript form from the author by email)
3. The Blue Valleys a collection of stories by Robert Morgan