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The Book Thief, The Grapes of Wrath, A Prayer for Owen Meany
About Me:
Married, no kids - I live in Northern California with my wonderful husband, two dogs (Caribou and Argus), and two cats (Gizmo and Maia). When I'm not reading, hiking or traveling...I work as a Physical Therapist and volunteer for Search and Rescue, as well as at a therapeutic horseback riding program for kids and adults with disability.
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http://www.caribousmom.com

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Argus

Caribou

Gizmo

Maia

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April 2008 Reads

I read 8.5 novels in April - all fiction - with an average rating of 4.4, and a total of 2642 pages (average of 330 pages per novel). My favorite read of the month was a tie between The Cellist of Sarajevo and Angle of Repose. All of the books read this month were by authors new to me, EXCEPT for Sue Miller. In addition to my novel reading, I also completed a short story by Haruki Murak… Continue

Posted on May 16th, 2008 at 12:19am — No Comments (Add)

March 2008 Reads

I read 8 novels in March - all fiction - with an average rating of 4.1. I read a total of 2426 pages (average of 303 pages per novel). My favorite read of the month was Belong To Me. All of the books read this month were by authors new to me. 17. Resistance, by Owen Sheers Rated: 4.5/5 Number of Pages: 256 Started: March 1, 2008 Finished: March 6, 2008 Read… Continue

Posted on April 25th, 2008 at 7:30pm — No Comments (Add)

February 2008 Reads

I read 8 novels in February - 7 fiction, and 1 memoir - with an average rating of 4.25. I read a total of 2554 pages (average of 319 pages per novel). My favorite read of the month was the memoir by Daoud Hari. New authors for me this month included Sadie Jones, Edwin Alexander, Sarah Waters, Daoud Hari, Monica Ali, and Toni Morrison. I would read novels by all these authors again. 9. The Outcast, by Sadie Jones Rated: 3.5/5 Started: Febru… Continue

Posted on February 28th, 2008 at 7:30pm — No Comments (Add)

January 2008 Reads

I read 8 novels in January - 7 fiction, 1 memoir - AND one short story. The novels had an average rating of 4.25 and a total number of pages of 2863 (average of 358 pages per novel). My least favorite read was Great Expectations. My most favorite read was a tie between So Big AND Ghostwritten. All authors read t… Continue

Posted on February 25th, 2008 at 7:30pm — No Comments (Add)

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At 5:10pm on May 11th, 2008, Amy(The Sleepy Reader) said…
Hi Wendy! Thanks for adding me. I haven't had time to come back much since I joined!
At 2:56am on May 4th, 2008, Mrs S said…
Just stopping by to say hi - I like how you're using your mini blog here to post you monthly reads :)
At 10:55am on April 26th, 2008, Becky said…
Wendy, you had asked about my widgets...I used a site called widgetbox. It was free and really easy.

http://www.widgetbox.com/
At 9:56pm on April 25th, 2008, Tricia said…
Your pets are beautiful. I'm still in the middle of The Book Thief. I really like what I've read but it is not grabbing me like I was hoping. I think I just need to sit down and get into it a little more. Welcome!
 
 

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