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message 1: by Caitlin (new)
Apr 11, 2009 10:33PM

Caitlin (somegrrlreads) I'm getting a bit of late start because I've only been keeping track since March, but here's what I've got so far (these are on my shelves & reviewed, as well):

Catspaw (Cat) by Joan D. Vinge [image error] Hollywood Babylon by Kenneth Anger The Saga of the Renunciates (Darkover Omnibus, 3) by Marion Zimmer Bradley What Time Devours by A.J. Hartley Dreamfall (Cat) by Joan D. Vinge
The Snow Queen by Joan D. Vinge The Summer Queen by Joan D. Vinge Please Kill Me by Legs McNeil
Girls Like Us Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon--And the Journey of a Generation by Sheila Weller The Demon in the Freezer by Richard Preston Typhoid Mary An Urban Historical by Anthony Bourdain The Virgin Queen's Daughter by Ella March Chase

First 13. Yay!


message 2: by Aprile (new)
Apr 12, 2009 08:11AM

Aprile (aprileb) Welcome!


message 3: by Caitlin (new)
Apr 12, 2009 07:20PM

Caitlin (somegrrlreads) Thanks!

Just finished:

Always Running La Vida Loca Gang Days in L.A. by Luis J. Rodriguez

14 down, 36 to go.

I blog about what I read at:

http://chaoticcompendiums.blogspot.com/

Ain't books great!


message 4: by Mary Todd (new)
Apr 13, 2009 06:24AM

Mary Todd (marytodd) | 924 comments whoohoo for 10+


message 5: by Caitlin (new)
Apr 16, 2009 05:22PM

Caitlin (somegrrlreads) Finished, but didn't like:

Ghost Road Blues

15 - 35 to go.


message 6: by Caitlin (new)
Apr 19, 2009 12:55PM

Caitlin (somegrrlreads) Done with:

Kitchen Confidential Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (updated edition) by Anthony Bourdain

That makes 16 down & 34 to go!

Happy Spring everyone!


message 7: by Caitlin (new)
Apr 21, 2009 10:07AM

Caitlin (somegrrlreads) Finished:

A Cook's Tour Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines by Anthony Bourdain

17 down, 33 to go!


message 8: by Caitlin (new)
Apr 23, 2009 10:27PM

Caitlin (somegrrlreads) Finished:

Fall by Colin McAdam

18 down, 32 to go.

Whee!


message 9: by Caitlin (new)
Apr 24, 2009 07:12PM

Caitlin (somegrrlreads) Finished:

Spanish Game by Charles Cumming

19 down, 31 to go.


message 10: by Caitlin (new)
Apr 28, 2009 09:25PM

Caitlin (somegrrlreads) Finished:

The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver

20 down, 30 to go - almost halfway!


message 11: by Aprile (new)
Apr 29, 2009 06:07AM

Aprile (aprileb) The Poisonwood Bible was a great book. What did you think of it?


message 12: by Caitlin (new)
Apr 29, 2009 11:36AM

Caitlin (somegrrlreads) Aprile wrote: "The Poisonwood Bible was a great book. What did you think of it?"

I reviewed it. I liked it a lot & found some things about it reallyreally frustrating.




message 13: by Caitlin (new)
Apr 30, 2009 10:45AM

Caitlin (somegrrlreads) Finished:

The Girl Who Stopped Swimming by Joshilyn Jackson

21 down, 29 to go.


message 14: by Caitlin (new)
May 04, 2009 09:49AM

Caitlin (somegrrlreads) Finished:

A Life in Secrets Vera Atkins and the Missing Agents of WWII by Sarah Helm

Highly recommend this book. It was riveting.

22 down, 28 to go.

Have a great week, everyone!


message 15: by Caitlin (new)
May 08, 2009 06:22AM

Caitlin (somegrrlreads) Finished:

Our Guys by Bernard Lefkowitz

Great, if disturbing, book.

23 down, 27 to go.


message 16: by [deleted user] (new)
May 08, 2009 06:44AM

how is it disturbing?


message 17: by Caitlin (new)
May 09, 2009 05:20PM

Caitlin (somegrrlreads) Bells wrote: "how is it disturbing?"

Because of the subject matter (gang rape) & the horrible situation surrounding this one. The author definitely wanted to understand how this could happen in a place like Glen Ridge, NJ & spent 7 years researching it. It's disturbing, sad, infuriating, & really wonderful.




message 18: by Caitlin (new)
May 09, 2009 05:21PM

Caitlin (somegrrlreads) Finished:

Bone by Bone by Carol O'Connell

24 down, 26 to go.


message 19: by Caitlin (new)
May 15, 2009 01:46PM

Caitlin (somegrrlreads) Forget to add yesterday - Finished:

The Brass Verdict (Mickey Haller, #2) by Michael Connelly

Halfway there!


message 20: by Caitlin (new)
May 16, 2009 11:25PM

Caitlin (somegrrlreads) Finished:

Testimony by Anita Shreve

26 down, 24 to go.


message 21: by Caitlin (last edited May 20, 2009 09:24PM) (new)
May 19, 2009 07:07PM

Caitlin (somegrrlreads) Finished:

The Clothes on Their Backs by Linda Grant

Great book!

27 down, 23 to go.


message 22: by Caitlin (new)
May 20, 2009 09:24PM

Caitlin (somegrrlreads) Finished:

Sophie's Choice by William Styron

Another really awesome read.

28 down, 22 to go.


message 23: by Caitlin (new)
May 22, 2009 02:52PM

Caitlin (somegrrlreads) 2 more done:

Seduction of Water (Ballantine Reader's Circle) by Carol Goodman & A Rip in Heaven A Memoir of Murder And Its Aftermath by Jeanine Cummins

30 down, 20 to go.


message 24: by Caitlin (new)
May 28, 2009 08:13PM

Caitlin (somegrrlreads) Man, I'm behind in keeping up with this.

Finished:
Into Thin Air A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer & Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin & Handle with Care by Jodi Picoult

33 down, 17 to go.


message 25: by Caitlin (new)
Jun 03, 2009 07:01AM

Caitlin (somegrrlreads) Finished:

Chemical Cowboys The DEA's Secret Mission to Hunt Down a Notorious Ecstasy Kingpin by Lisa Sweetingham & A Darker Domain by Val McDermid & Lucky Jim (Penguin Classics) by Kingsley Amis

These were all great!

36 down - 14 to go.


message 26: by Caitlin (last edited Jun 12, 2009 01:58PM) (new)
Jun 12, 2009 01:57PM

Caitlin (somegrrlreads) Finished:

Whispers of the Dead by Simon Beckett & Living Witness A Gregor Demarkian Novel (Gregor Demarkian Novels) by Jane Haddam & The Chemistry of Death by Simon Beckett & Written in Bone by Simon Beckett & Sharp Objects A Novel by Gillian Flynn

41 down, 9 to go.

Reviews can be found here or on my blog at http://chaoticcompendiums.blogspot.com


message 27: by Caitlin (new)
Jun 15, 2009 09:22PM

Caitlin (somegrrlreads) Finished:

Empire Falls by Richard Russo

42 down - 8 to go.


message 28: by Caitlin (new)
Jun 19, 2009 08:47PM

Caitlin (somegrrlreads) Finished:

The Feast of All Saints by Anne Rice

43 down - 7 to go.


message 29: by Lisa (new)
Jun 20, 2009 06:40PM

Lisa Hickman (lbhick) I like your book list and your blog.


message 30: by Caitlin (new)
Jun 20, 2009 08:54PM

Caitlin (somegrrlreads) Lisa wrote: "I like your book list and your blog. "

Thank you!




message 31: by Caitlin (last edited Jun 26, 2009 09:29PM) (new)
Jun 26, 2009 09:28PM

Caitlin (somegrrlreads) Finished:

The Night Gardener by George P. Pelecanos & We Need to Talk About Kevin A Novel (P.S.) by Lionel Shriver

45 down, 5 to go!


message 32: by Caitlin (new)
Jun 30, 2009 08:21PM

Caitlin (somegrrlreads) Finished:

North Toward Home by Willie Morris & Undiscovered Gyrl (Vintage Contemporaries Orig) by Allison Burnett

47 down, 3 to go!


message 33: by Caitlin (last edited Jul 03, 2009 11:15AM) (new)
Jul 03, 2009 11:15AM

Caitlin (somegrrlreads) Finished:

Glimmering A Novel by Elizabeth Hand

48 down, 2 to go!


message 34: by Caitlin (new)
Jul 11, 2009 10:15AM

Caitlin (somegrrlreads) [image error] & [image error] & True Detectives A Novel by Jonathan Kellerman

Which makes 51 & done!


message 35: by Lisa (new)
Jul 12, 2009 07:12AM

Lisa Hickman (lbhick) Congrats on reaching the half century mark!


message 36: by Aprile (new)
Jul 12, 2009 08:41AM

Aprile (aprileb) Congrats!!!


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