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The greatest love stories I've read are Wuthering Heights and Gone With the Wind. I guess the fact that the endings aren't so happy dosen't much matter since they are both so full of passion.

I picked up Gravesight by Charlaine Harris at the library and bought The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. I'm pretty excited about both.

I'm so excited that Amazon just anounced the latest version of the Kindle that can be pre-ordered now. It is to be released one day before my birthday! Perfect timing! I'm going to order mine soon. Hope my real books don't fly off the shelf at me in a jealous rage.

I'm a quarter of the way through Mansfield Park by Jane Austen. I'm slow about it because I haven't had much time to read, but I'm going to do my best to finish by next weekend.

Shiver looks really good! There is a copy at my local library and I'm going to check it out as soon as I can. Hopefully I'll love it and move onto Linger!

The Last Will Of Moira Leahy by Therese Walsh Synopsis from barnesandnoble.com "This haunting debut novel explores the intense bond of sisterhood as a grieving twin searches for her own identity in the ruins of her sister's past. Moira Leahy struggled growing up in her prodigious twin's shadow; Maeve was always more talented, more daring, more fun. Though Moira's adolescent struggles came to a tragic end nearly a decade ago, her brief flirtation with independence will haunt her sister for years to come." I love debut novels and this one is really good. Plus, it is special to me because I won it from Goodreads. This novel switches from present to past (love that) to reveal a beautiful story. Definitely a page-turner with romace, drama, and mystery. I'm looking forward to reading more by this author (4/5)

The oldest book I own is a 1904 copy of Eight Cousins by L.M. Alcott, which is in good shape and beautifully bound too. My mom bought it at a thrift store.

1) One Book that made you read it More Than Once:To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee (read it for the first time when I was fourteen and still in love with it) 2) One book you would want on a desert island: Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell (timeless and long enough to keep me busy) 3) One book that made you laugh: As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner (a dark comedy, but it's what springs to mind) 4) One book that made you cry: Push by Sapphire (I thought this was so sad and even though it is fiction it's probably not far from a lot of people's reality) 5) One book that made you wish you had written: Water For Elephants by Sara Gruen (beautiful novel and being made into a movie!) 6) One book that made you wish had never been written: Twilight by Stephenie Meyer (honestly, I enjoyed them at the time, but I'm sick to death of hearing about them. Hope I'm not booed to hard.) 7) One book you are currently reading: The Last Will of Moira Leahy by Therese Walsh 8) One book you have been meaning to read: Mansfield Park by Jane Austen (it is patiently waiting on my bookshelf) 9) One book that changed your life:Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte (turned me into a total romantic as a teen and I've never been the same since)

I ripped down the note. Visit with me in the New Year. There is much I wish to tell you. The Last Will Of Moira Leahy~Therese Walsh

Well, I've officially put The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo aside. I don't know if I'll pick it back up again, but would like to know the answer to the mystery. Still, I needed a break, so, I've begun The Last Will Of Moira Leahy by Therese Walsh. I actually won this autographed book (my first ever) from Goodreads! Loving it so far.

Jees! I'm over 200 pages into The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo and I'm not sure I can finish it. Some parts are interesting, but mostly dull and redundant. I will try though...

I'm so excited that the two ereaders I've had my eye on for my birthday have greatly had their prices reduced! Amazon's Kindle is down from $259 to $189 and Barnes and Noble's Nook is down from $259 to $199! Actually, there is a cheaper version of the Nook, which connects only by wireless and is $149. The $199 version connects with wireless and 3G. Thanks to the competion from the ipad, I think I see one of these ereaders in my future. I used to loath the idea of an ereader, but now I see how useful one would be.

Before I Fall sounds really good! I'm adding that to my TBR pile.

Amy and Isabelle by Elizabeth Strout Review from Amazon.com "It was terribly hot the summer Mr. Robertson left town." For Amy Goodrow and her mother, Isabelle, the heat of that summer is the least of their problems. Other citizens in the New England mill town of Shirley Falls are bothered by the heat and by "other things too: Further up the river crops weren't right--pole beans were small, shriveled on the vine, carrots stopped growing when they were no bigger than the fingers of a child; and two UFOs had apparently been sighted in the north of the state." But Amy and Isabelle have a more private misery: a seemingly unbridgeable chasm has opened between this once-close mother and daughter and nothing will ever be the same again. For Amy has fallen in love with her high-school math teacher, Mr. Robertson, who has gone way beyond the bounds of propriety by encouraging the crush. When Isabelle finds out, she is horrified to realize that her anger at him is dwarfed by her rage at her own daughter for "enjoying the sexual pleasures of a man while she herself had not." I really enjoyed this read, but I already knew the story because I'd watched the movie years ago. There is a coldness in the lives of Isabelle and her daughter, Amy, that Strout paints perfectly despite the summer heat that is described. Now that I've read this I would really like to read more by this author. (4/5) I'm really excited about this next one: The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

I finished the last of the trilogy in May. I can't wait to hear your thoughts on this first one.

Definitely! Give it a try. His books leave me wanting more.

Ma would have covered her. When I'm watching the movie in my head, just after the hands on her shoulders, that's usually the end. Everything goes black. Mathilda Savitch by Victor Lodato

I've read Atonement, The Lovely Bones, and The Corrections from the list. There should definitely be some others on the list. I'm surprised to see The Lovely Bones on this writer's list of best. What about Middlesex by Jeffery Eugenides? or Water for Elephants? or The Road, like Ruth mentioned? Opinions are like....uhh...everybody has one.

Finished Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury. This is the story of two boys who encounter evil at carnival that comes into town on a night in October. Very interesting read and very Bradbury. I can almost taste his words. I was interested to see if there was a film based on the book and there is! One with Jason Robards, which I would like to see. (4/5) I'm hoping to start Amy and Isabelle by Elizabeth Strout tomorrow.

After several recommendations I picked up Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury from the library. I also got Amy and Isabelle by Elizabeth Strout. Not sure which one I'll start first.

This was a wonderful and heartbreaking read set in Georgia in the 1950's about ten year old, Lori Jean, who narrates the story of her short life. When a novel begins "The day I died it rained" you know you're in for a bittersweet one. This book deals with child abuse and the devastating ripples it makes in the lives around it. The copy I have states that the author wrote the novel after hearing of the beating death of a a little boy. Roseflower Creek is a must read because of the authentic voice of Lori Jean and her willingness to forgive. (5/5)

I watched the trailer a couple days ago and I'm very excited! Gives me goosebumps! I need to show my parents the trailer because they are huge fans of the movies.

"The morning I died it rained." Roseflower Creek ~ J.L. Miles

I believe they have Something Wicked This Way Comes at the library. I read Dandelion Wine several years ago and absolutely loved it. So I knew I liked his style. I can't wait to try more. Thanks for the recommendations!

Just finished Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. I had been curious about this book for a while and am so glad I finally read it. It is a futuristic, "cautionary tale" about censorship published in 1953. Bradbury writes almost spot-on discriptions of media and technology of today. 451 is one of the the best classics I've ever read. A must read! and I must get myself to the library for more Bradbury soon! (5/5) Not sure what's up next. So much to choose from!