MB's Book Diary: What She Read in 2009

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(#1) 1/1/09 Dragonsong by Anne McCaffrey
(#2) 1/1/09 The Sword in the Stone by T.H. White (re-read)
(#3) 1/5/09 Christmas Stars ed. by Jack McDevitt

FYI: I usually post a review on the books I have read (although it is not so much a book review as it is how I felt reading it.)

Since I don't want to clutter up anyone's mailboxes more than necessary, I'm not going to duplicate the reviews here. If you're interested in what I thought, go to the book's title and read my review. (I'm interested in how you felt about it if you've read it too.)

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(#4) 1/7/09 Seeker by Jack McDevitt
(#5) 1/8/09 American Thighs: The Sweet Potato Queens' Guide to Preserving Your Assets by Jill Conner Browne

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(#6) 1/10/09 The Princess, the Crone, and the Dung-Cart Knight by Gerald Morris

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(#7) 1/11/09 Murder Game by Christine Feehan

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(#8) 1/13/09 Fables Legends in Exile by Bill Willingham

(#9) 1/13/09 For the Love of Pete by Julia Harper

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(#10) 1/14/09 The Devil's Eye An Alex Benedict Novel by Jack McDevitt

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(#11) 1/16/09 Pretty Monsters Stories by Kelly Link

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(#12) 1/17/09 The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling

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(#13) 1/18/09 The Two Georges The Novel of an Alternate America by Richard Dreyfuss and Harry Turtledove (didn't finish this one)

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(#14) 1/21/09 Eight Skilled Gentlemen by Barry Hughart

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(#15) 1/23/09 The Serial Garden The Complete Armitage Family Stories by Joan Aiken

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(#16) 1/25/09 The Best of Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet Occasional Outbursts

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(#17) 1/28/09 The Engines of God by Jack McDevitt

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(18) 1/29/09 Zen and the Art of Vampires by Katie Macalister

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(19) 1/31/09 What I Did for Love by Susan Elizabeth Phillips

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2/1/09 Leaping Beauty And Other Animal Fairy Tales by Gregory Maguire. Too young for me so I didn't finish it. I won't count it towards my score.

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(20) 2/1/09 Glitter Baby LP by Susan Elizabeth Phillips

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(21) 2/1/09 Sweet Nothings by Trisha Ashley

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(22) 2/2/09 The Sisters Grimm Book 1 The Fairy-Tale Detectives by Michael Buckley

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2/2/09 A Penguin Pup for Pinkerton by Steven Kellogg. (I know, it's not really fair to count this one since it is a children's picture book. I won't count it towards my total. I love Pinkerton books!)

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(23) 2/5/09 Chindi by Jack McDevitt

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(24) 2/7/09 Dogs and Goddesses by Jennifer Cruisie et al

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(25) 2/9/09 Singled Out by Trisha Ashley

[Mary Todd]

whoohoo! Half way there!

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Thanks Mary Todd! (I've never kept count before so I'm interested to see how many it will be.)

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(26) 2/10/09 The Sharing Knife Horizon by Lois McMaster Bujold

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(27) 2/13/09 Super in the City by Daphne Uvillier

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(28) 2/14/09 Insufficient Mating Material by Rowena Cherry

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(29) 2/15/09 Devil of the Highlands by Lynsay Sands

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(30) 2/17/09 Omega by Jack McDevitt

[Deb]

WOW you are doing fantastic!

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Thanks :-) (I'm addicted to it)

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(31) 2/18/09 Quiet, Please Dispatches From A Public Librarian by Scott Douglas

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(32) 2/19/09 Fool A Novel by Christopher Moore

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(33) 2/20/09 Every Woman for Herself by Trisha Ashley

[Sarenna]

How did you like Fool? I'm dying to read it! My favorite by him has to be Lamb, although Dirty Job is a close second. Did you get to go to one of Moore's book signings?

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Ah ha! Another Christopher Moore buff!

You know, I'm not too sure what to think about "Fool". Offhand I found it kind of annoying. All the bawdy jokes and slapstick humor were funny but just too much--which annoyed me! I felt like it detracted from the plot. All that contrasted with the very dark play...it didn't seem like it 'fitted' together. But I loved the ending and that brought up my 'grade' a bit! I think Fool is something I'm going to keep in the back of my mind and re-evaluate how I feel about it in a year or so. If I want to re-read it, I'll likely bump the grade up to a 4 star. If not, it'll stay at a 3-star read for me.

My favorites so far have been Fluke, Dirty Job, and Stupidest Angel. I wouldn't rate Fool up as high as those. At least not yet! But if you like Lamb, then you probably WILL like Fool.

Be sure to tell me what you think about it when you read it. Now I'm curious!

BTW, I've never been to a book signing. I bet one of his would be crazy! He's very articulate on his website and he reads! I've got good recommendations from him before. I'm getting ready to try Ben Elton because he mentioned his name as an influence in Fool.

Somewhere, in one of his Fool interviews, I read that he is working on a 3rd vampire book. I think its called Bite Me. I'm looking forward to that!

[Aprile]

You are doing so well!

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Thanks Aprile :-)

(34) 2/22/09 The Temptation of the Night Jasmine by Lauren Willig

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(35) 2/23/09 Very Valentine by Adriana Trigiani

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(36) 2/24/09 The Sibyl in Her Grave by Sarah Caudwell

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(37) 2/25/09 Dark of Night by Suzanne Brockmann

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(38) 2/25/09 The Mighty Queens of Freeville A Mother, a Daughter, and the People Who Raised Them by Amy Dickinson

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(39) 2/26/09 Happy Endings by Trisha Ashley

[Leshawn]

Hey MB,
I really liked Sarah Caudwell's "The Sibyl in Her Grave". Did you?
The characters delighted me!
Le Shawn

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Hey LeShawn! Yes, I DID like that book. Now I'm off to read the 2 previous books in the series. Her wittiness was wonderful. I liked the golden age flavor and the long letters back and forth. I loved the buzzard! Are all the other books as good?

And, yes, this is another book I found out about via GoodReads! Yay!

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(40) 2/26/09 The Young Widow by Cassandra Chan.

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(41) 3/1/09 Thus Was Adonis Murdered by Sarah Caudwell

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(42) 3/4/09 The Generous Gardener by Trisha Ashley

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(43) 3/5/09 The Sirens Sang of Murder by Sarah Caudwell