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Start Here

by...Alex and Brett Harris     average rating...none
tags...books christian faith god help self spiritual
shelved by...haleyknitz
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'I'm pretty impressed'

entry by...haleyknitz     updated...Mar 17, '10     spoilers...n/a

I like where they're coming from. They're talking about why we do stuff, and how you don't have to do something big to glorify God. I hope they take it further :)

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The Shadow of the Wind

by...Carlos Ruiz Zafon, Lucia Graves     average rating...4.3 / 5
tags...barcelona book books carlos civil fiction literature magical magicrealism mystery realism ruiz shadow spain store war wind zafon
shelved by...ahauntedattic autumnmoon2006 carmelita haneen i_heart_books jeter998 jjameli kath Khanson mclauer Midgetgem Sarah wordy
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entry by...autumnmoon2006     updated...Aug 14, '07     spoilers...n/a

A true Gothic Tale.....The intricately woven story takes you along on a young boy’s quest to learn more about the author of a mysterious book. Zafon tells a totally captivating and exhilarating tale full of amazing, full-bodied characters and hair-raising moments. This is one of those “can’t-put-the-book-down reads”. Loved It!

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entry by...mclauer     updated...May 27, '07     spoilers...minor

This international novel (it has sold in more than 20 countries and been number one on the Spanish best-seller list), newly translated into English, has books and storytelling--and a single, physical book- as its topic. In post-World War II Barcelona, young Daniel is taken by his bookseller father to the Cemetery of Forgotten Books, a sanctuary where books are guarded from oblivion. Told to choose one book to protect, he selects The Shadow of the Wind, by Julian Carax. He reads it, loves it, and soon learns it is both very valuable and very much in danger because someone is determinedly burning every copy of every book written by Carax It is full of unusual characters, and strong in its sense of place. Daniel's initiation into the mysteries of adulthood is given the same weight as the mystery of the book-burner. Part detective story, part boy's adventure, part romance, fantasy, and gothic horror, the plot is urged on by foreshadowing and nail-nibbling tension, with a surprising outcome.

This book is writing at its best, even with such a dark subject matter. I would read this author again and again....

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entry by...kath     updated...Dec 11, '08     spoilers...n/a

A friend raved about it. I read about a third of it, but didn't get into it. Wasn't a book I couldn't put down. Decided to stop reading.

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entry by...jeter998     updated...Mar 17, '10     spoilers...minor

This book was really awesome! I loved reading it, and I will probably have to re-read it at some point because I was interrupted by midterms and a busy schedule. I think Zafon writes really well, though I think that something is lost reading the book in translation(originally written in Spanish). For instance, sometimes the descriptions seemed a bit melodramatic or contrived. This book combines elements of magical realism with fantasy to create a very interesting novel about Spain during the Civil War and one boy's quest to find out the secret behind a mysterious author whose books keep being burned by a "fiery figure." The book was very honest especially about matters of friendship and love-not at all sentimental. I also thought Zafon's characterization was superb especially that of Fermin and Nuria Monfort. The only problem I had with the book was that it mostly "lived in the past." There was not much action in the present and much of it was uncovering the past. I suppose this was necessary given the plot but it still seemed a little it like a "sitting and thinking" book where the main characters sit around and talk or think about the past rather than action happening in the present. All in all, I recommend this book for those that are looking for something different, something mysterious and enjoy a bit of magic between the pages.

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Godmother

by...Carolyn Turgeon     average rating...none
tags...books fairytale fantasy fiction
shelved by...thejulester
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Lottobooks,Lottery books,Almanac books

by...lexseo     average rating...none
tags...books lottery
shelved by...lexseo
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'Lottobooks,Lottery books,Almanac books'

entry by...lexseo     updated...Dec 24, '09     spoilers...n/a

Largest Supplier of Lottery Books in the United States. Lottery Books, Almanac Books, Lottery Almanac Books, Almanac Dream Books, Dream Books.

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In Search of Mockingbird

by...Loretta Ellsworth     average rating...4.5 / 5
tags...2009 adolescence books family fiction harperlee june2009 travel
shelved by...alma_spier thejulester
viewable entries...none
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501 Must Read Books

by...     average rating...none
tags...books reading
shelved by...taffyw
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His Dark Materials Trilogy (The Golden Compass; The Subtle Knife; The Amber Spyglass)

by...Philip Pullman     average rating...4.2 / 5
tags...adventure books children childrens fantasy fiction phillip pullman
shelved by...ahauntedattic FontMaster GanjiM jencartee loves_to_read Snoogin wayne_roseberry
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'Golden Compass.'

entry by...Snoogin     updated...Sep 30, '07     spoilers...n/a

Just finished reading the Golden Compass. The beginning was slow, the middle got interesting, and the end was full of total win. Started working on the Subtle Knife. Wa-hoo.

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entry by...wayne_roseberry     updated...Jan 07, '09     spoilers...n/a

The Dark Materials trilogy is probably the grittiest, most imaginative and robust children's fantasy literature I have ever read. I was captivated with the sophistcated themes, complex characters and fantastically creative new ideas.

The book dares to have a child protagonist with human frailties. It also dares to put a real sense of danger in the adventure, something most children's literature is afraid to do.

Undoubtedly one of my favorite books ever.

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Leave Me Alone, I'm Reading: Finding and Losing Myself in Books

by...Maureen Corrigan     average rating...3.0 / 5
tags...books
shelved by...merc3069
viewable entries...1

'started out so promisingly'

entry by...merc3069     updated...Dec 10, '08     spoilers...n/a

LOVED the first chapter, but sort of lost the feel towards the middle....

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