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Name: Amanda Reichert
Location: United States

I am currently working on my Master's Thesis, but I procrastinate by reading all the books I can! In the meantime, I have a good job with fun people.

Sunday, January 20, 2008

The Pilgrim's Regress

The Pilgrim's Regress
By C.S. Lewis
0802860184

So I decided after reading all the L.M. Montgomery books, which was fun, I would read all the C.S. Lewis books. At least all the ones my library system has, which seems to be most of them! In chronological order of when he wrote them. This was first. I understood most of it, which was nice! There were some parts where I didn't get the references, although part of that could be that it was written 70 years ago. Overall, I really did like it, can't wait to read all this stuff!
8/10

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Saturday, January 19, 2008

Charmed and Enchanted

Charmed and Enchanted
By Nora Roberts
0373285027

Two books in this one, Charmed and Enchanted (who'd have guessed?!) Charmed was much better than Enchanted. I loved Jessie, adorable. But Liam annoyed me for the most part, I couldn't really get into the story completely. So Charmed: 9/10 but Enchanted: 7/10
8/10

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Friday, January 18, 2008

Gone with the Wind

Gone with the Wind
By Margaret Mitchell

Heartbreaking, of course. Beautiful but so horrible too. And I don't just mean Scarlett, although she is all of that as well. I really read this book because I had an urge to reread the sequel Scarlett and it seemed silly to read it without reading the first book first. Does that make sense? I'm glad for the sequel, since of course the ending of this is so heartbreaking, so many heartbreaking things in such a short time. Not the thing to read when you're already in a weepy mood, but too late now for me!
9/10

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Monday, January 14, 2008

Math Doesn't Suck

Math Doesn't Suck
By Danica McKellar
9781594630392

Yes, that girl from The Wonder Years. Cute book, she's amusing and smart which are always good qualities to find in a writer. If I really was in middle school, I'm sure this book would have been great. Although I was always good at math, so maybe it wouldn't have mattered to me!
8/10

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Wednesday, January 9, 2008

Entranced

Entranced
By Nora Roberts
0373285019

Good story. And I like this family, they're great. I wish the family had been in it more. But Mel and Donovan were fun together just the two of them too.
8/10

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Tuesday, January 8, 2008

At the Altar

At the Altar: Matrimonial Tales
By L.M. Montgomery
0553567489

And I come to the end of the books. I was upset to find out after reading the afterword that Rea Wilmhurst, the woman who found and compiled these stories, died in 1996. Two years after this book was published. There is one more book of collected short stories that she put out after this, but I already read it. I didn't absolutely adore any story in this collection, I guess because they were all about marriage. But I did like The Twins and a Wedding, The Gossip of Valley View, and Aunt Philippa and the Men.
8/10

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Saturday, January 5, 2008

Captivated

Captivated
By Nora Roberts
0373285000

Cute, fun. Hope we see more of Morgana's family in the net books, they were the best part here!
8/10

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Tuesday, January 1, 2008

Midnight Flight

Midnight Flight
By V.C. Andrews

Good story. Wasn't sure I'd like it when I starte reading, but it ended well. I think there should ahve been more of the 'why' answered- too many questions were left at the end, too many characters and motivations not fully explained.
8/10

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