Sofia Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 this is actually the first year I've kept track. January If I'd Killed Him When I'd Met Him-sharyn McCrumb Pride of Carthage: A Novel of Hannibal.....by David Anthony Durham Dinner With Anna Karenina-Gloria Goldreich The Pearl-John Steinbeck Fox Evil-Minette Walters February The Nanny Diaries-Emma Mclaughlin and Nicola Kraus The Harrowing-Alexandra Sokoloff Can You Keep A Secret?-Sophie Kinsella March How To Cook A Tart-Nina Killham On The Run-Iris Johansen A Death In The Family-James Agee Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close-Jonathan Safran Foer April A Woman In Berlin-anonymous Gone For Good-Harlan Coben Shutter Island-Dennis Lehane Balzac And The Little Chinese Seamstress-Dai Sijie Rosemary's Baby-Ira Levin May Snow Falling On Cedars-David Guterson Mine Are Spectacular!-Janice Kaplan & Lynn Schurnberger Second Glance-Jodi Picoult Nature Girl-Carl Hiaasen The Witch Of Portobello-Paulo Coelho Shopaholic And Baby-Sophie Kinsella The Woods-Harlan Coben June Heart Shaped Box-Joe Hill I Am Legend-Richard Matheson Bimbos Of The Death Sun-Sharyn McCrumb Nineteen Minutes-Jodi Picoult Predator-Patricia Cornwell The Time Traveller's Wife-Audrey Niffenegger July I Heard That Song Before-Mary Higgins Clark The Husband-Dean Koontz Sex As A Second Language-Alisa Kwitney Good In Bed-Jennifer Weiner Plain Truth-Jodi Picoult Lean Mean Thirteen-Janet Evanovich August The Woman Who Walked Into Doors-Roddy Doyle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kell Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 If I'd Killed Him When I'd Met Him-sharyn McCrumb What did you think of this one? I've not read it, but earlier in the year, I read Bimbos of the Death Sun and loved it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sofia Posted May 4, 2007 Author Share Posted May 4, 2007 I've thought about getting the bimbos one. I think I will now!! as for the other, it was pretty good. a lot of it was very far-fetched and silly, but a few parts made me laugh so hard I almost cried, (and got some strange looks) so that alone made it worth while....so I would recommend it for a laugh if nothing else:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kell Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 I've thought about getting the bimbos one. I think I will now!!My copy's on my sale or swap list if you want it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sofia Posted May 23, 2007 Author Share Posted May 23, 2007 The Witch Of Portobello-Paulo Coelho Best-selling fabulist Coelho continues to transform his trademark combination of mysticism and storytelling into spellbinding examinations of the human soul. In this deceptively simple novel, a bereaved lover attempts to chronicle, dissect, and comprehend the often-twisted path followed by Athena, otherwise known as the Witch of Portobello Road. An orphaned Romanian gypsy, adopted as an infant by adoring Lebanese parents, Athena recognized and struggled with the power of her magical gifts at an early age. Spurred on by truths and passions inaccessible to most of her contemporaries, she traipsed around Europe and the Middle East in search of acceptance, enlightenment, and a truer path. Developing a cultlike following, she became the object of a modern-day witch hunt that seemingly culminated in tragedy. Unable to construct a typically straightforward chronicle of her life, her would-be biographer relies on the divergent recollections and reflections of the people who knew--or thought they knew--her best. Narrated from multiple points of view, the portrait of Athena that emerges is as provocative and spiritually complex as one would expect from the author of The Alchemist (1993) and The Devil and Miss Prym (2006). I enjoyed this book a lot more than I thought I would. The only other book I read of Coelho's was The Devil And Miss Prym, and I wasn't that impressed. I would highly recommend this one:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sofia Posted May 25, 2007 Author Share Posted May 25, 2007 just finished shopaholic and baby....I really like this series, very easy and light reading...you know more or less how it will end, but it's still a fun trip! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sofia Posted June 5, 2007 Author Share Posted June 5, 2007 Heart Shaped Box-Joe Hill I FINALLY finished this last night. It was painful....I could not get into the story or characters at all. I didn't even care for his writing style...just too many words, too many adjectives, and too many commas. Drove me nuts! I am VERY glad I didn't pay for this book!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pontalba Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 Yikes!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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