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It's clever as can be, and you'd probably enjoy the heck out of it, but it has quite a few adult elements in it.

The Humans is definitely not suitable for a twelve year old.

I have half of a Nevil Shute book that I wasn't able to get to this week and then several on my list that look interesting. I also have Sunday off, so that should work well!

I read it back in April and loved it. I got a great Kindle deal on it. I'd actually like to own a hard copy, though; it's on my wish list for Christmas.

I'm glad you liked it! It was a really nice read. I liked the premise and I liked her writing style. Very enjoyable!

Nice! I'm about as far into An Old Captivity. I just grabbed a random Shute novel off the library shelf and ran with it. So far, so good.

Debating up on starting a Neville Shute book or a pulp mystery tonight. I guess I'll see how the mood strikes me.

It's not. It really was enjoyable all the way through. I finished Elsewhere yesterday, and that is definitely young adult, but it was still a nice read.

I really enjoyed The Humans. I have yet to read anything else by him, though.

The Storied Life of AJ Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin. I really enjoyed it. Set in a library (not a shop, but close!) are the short story The Museum of Literary Souls by John Connolly (a nice quick read) and the novel Legendarium (on my TBR) by Michael Bunker and Kevin G. Summers.

I finished Brilliance by Marcus Sakey. I really enjoyed it. I'm getting ready to start Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin. She's a young adult author, but I really liked her other book, The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry, so I thought I'd give this a go.

Our shelves are organized by genre, and within that by author, so our books do tend to be separated because we're interested in different things. One area we do crossover and combine our books is in classics. Having said that, we do read off each other's shelves from time to time.

A lock-in at a bookstore sounds amazing!

This was me! I've had a bit of hardship over the past few months and all but dropped off the face of the planet.

Ooh...this is a good topic! Here are my answers: Would you rather... 1. Read only trilogies or stand alones? Stand alone 2. Read only female or male authors? Umm...this one's a toughie. If I had to choose...male. 3. Shop at a book shop or online? Book shop. It's all about the atmosphere. Also, I'm very tactile, so,holding the actual book is important. 4. All books become movies or tv shows? Tv shows. (Or at least a miniseries!) I think they could go into much more detail, staying truer to the story) and you could get to know the characters better. 5. Read 5 pages per day or 5 books per week? I'd much rather read five books per week, but five pages per day seems to be what I can manage these days. 6. Be a professional reviewer or author? Professional reviewer. 7. Only read your top 20 favorite books over and over or always read new ones that you haven't read before? I love to re-read my favorites. Most of them are falling apart. 8. Be a librarian or book seller? A book seller who doesn't have to make a profit. 9. Only read your favorite genre, or every genre except your favorite? Favorite genre. 10. Only read physical books or eBooks? Physical books. They're much cozier.

Thanks, Gaia! I still enjoyed the little bit I managed to squeeze in, though.

Wow! Everyone read so much. I had a very lackluster read-a-thon, only having time to read five chapters of Wuthering Heights. I'll get 'em next time!

Now that is something to celebrate! I sleep on my side and my dog jumped up on the bed, tucked her chin over my shoulder and squeezed, essentially giving me a hug. She doesn't do it every morning, but it's so sweet when she does!

I would say the sentence is talking about the rich old men using whatever money they have to get a pretty, young, goldigging girl to give them an heir. Means is another way of saying wealth or finances. So "be the means what they may" is like saying "the money being what it is" or I would probably say it, "with whatever money they have." I'm interested to see what others have to say. I've never heard of this book, actually. The only reference I was able to find to it on Google was the post on this site and another one that was in Chinese.

I shudder reading this. A snake in the house is my worst nightmare! You can get them at most stores, such as Walgreens or Wal-Mart, that have a pharmacy. They cost around $30-$40. My work will have them for $25.

I love them both! If I'm sick, tired, stressed or sad it's tea, otherwise it's coffee. My favorite tea is Earl Grey followed closely by chai. Eta: Before bed it's one or the other, but I only get through about a half cup before I fall asleep.

Yay! I'm excited to be back just in time.

September 2014 A Kidnapped Santa Claus by L. Frank Baum Genre: Children's short story Charming and sweet. A nice bedtime story at Christmastime for a little one. Also, it was free on Amazon, so you can't beat that.

A charming little short story that I got for free in the Kindle store. It would be a sweet bedtime story at Christmastime for a little one.

It's beautiful right now!