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I liked We Were the Mulvaneys. Haven't read anything else of hers though.

Women: Images and Realities: A Multicultural Anthology edited by Kesselman, McNair, and Schniedewind

The "Friends of the Library" group, here in san Bernardino had a bag sale today. Ended up getting about 30+ books all for 4 bucks. About 15 of them are anthologies (short stories, drama, short novels). I just realized I should have posted the info about this sale; sorry. But for anyone in the...

Overall I also enjoyed this book very much, but there was one thing I did not like. During the part when some of the people hold all of the food and demanded payment for it, I thought the doctors wife, I can't recall her name, was very slow to act. When I was reading this part I was thinking...

For me it's Steinbeck. I love all of his books, about 9, that I've read so far. Whenever I read his books, I can completely picture the setting and what the characters look like. I also love how his books are both humorous and still deal with serious subjects. With his longer books, [I]East of...

I read Greene's The End of the Affair a few years ago and I did not like it at all. I did not like his style and found the plot to be insipid. It is difficult for me to give an author another chance after having a poor or apathetic feeling after reading one of his/her books, so I doubt I'll read...

My faves: Sheryl Crow (I love to play "Oh Marie" on my guitar) Fiona Apple Sinéad O'Connor (her rastafari album was awesome) Beth Gibbons (portishead)

You know I read that one and did not like it at all. My favorite one of his is Old Goriot. I read that one a few years ago. The last one of his I've read was The Rise and Fall of César Birotteau. It was okay, but not as good as Goriot.

my list My first post here! My goal last year was to read 30; ended up reading 35 1. The Red Pony by Steinbeck 2. The Moon is Down by Steinbeck 3. Greenpeace by Rex Weyler 4. The Pearl by Steinbeck 5. John Gabriel Borkman by Ibsen 6. Novelas Ejemplares by Cervantes 7. All the...