"When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left I buy food and clothes." ~ Erasmus
At 29 years old, I currently work full time in the communications industry to finance my love for books. I earned my Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication and minored in Theatre with an emphasis on French. I now have a not-so-secret dream to be a published novelist. I am currently writing my first novel and reading as many writing-help books as possible as I begin my quest as an artist. Meanwhile, I also have a love affair with fiction.
As a voracious reader, I keep track of the number of books, authors, titles and pages I've read this year because I like to look back at what I've read over the course of the year and it's a great way of letting others see what I've most recently digested.
I accept friendship requests from courteous Shelfarians who share my love of books. I am quite choosy about groups as my online time is a limited commodity and I am already struggling to keep up with my groups.
Currently Reading:
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski, 562 pp.
2008 Reading
Total Books: 45
Total Pages: 17,090
Last read:
The Devil, The Lovers, & Me by Kimberlee Auerbach, 278 pp;
The Pirate's Daughter by Margaret Cézair-Thompson, 432 pp;
The Ghost Writer by John Harwood, 369 pp;
The History of Love by Nicole Krauss, 252 pp;
The Night Villa by Carol Goodman, 413 pp;
Apocalypse 2012 by Lawrence E. Joseph, 263 pp;
Requiem, Mass. by John DuFresne, 316 pp;
Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer, 754 pp;
The Disorder of Longing by Natasha Bauman, 422 pp;
Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah, 479 pp;
The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen, 276 pp;
The Ground Beneath Her Feet by Salman Rushdie, 575 pp;
The Beach House by Jane Green, 341 pp;
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein, 321 pp;
Fearless Fourteen by Janet Evanovich, 310 pp;
Unpredictable by Eileen Cook, 279 pp;
Spunk & Bite by Arthur Plotnik, 273 pp;
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini, 372 pp;
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, 371 pp;
Sex and the City by Candace Bushnell, 243 pp;
The Host by Stephenie Meyer, 619 pp.;
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, 550 pp;
Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert, 334 pp;
Coraline by Neil Gaiman, 162 pp;
Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn, 272 pp;
The Third Angel by Alice Hoffman, 278 pp;
The Opposite of Love by Julie Buxbaum, 307 pp;
Green Angel by Alice Hoffman, 116 pp;
Wicked: Witch and Curse by Nancy Holder and Debbie Viguie, 652 pp;
There's No Place Like Here by Cecelia Ahern, 341 pp;
Pope Joan by Donna Woolfolk Cross, 448 pp;
Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill, 303 pp;
Remember Me? by Sophie Kinsella, 389 pp;
Forget About It by Caprice Crane, 351 pp;
Stupid and Contagious by Caprice Crane, 320 pp;
Helen of Troy by Margaret George, 643 pp;
The Uses of Enchantment by Heidi Julavits, 356 pp;
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood, 311 pp;
Mary Modern by Camille DeAngelis, 350 pp;
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen, 350 pp;
A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle, 315 pp;
Joe College, Tom Perrotta, 306 pp;
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, 552 pp;
A Version of the Truth by Jennifer Kaufman & Karen Mark, 322 pp.;
Ahab's Wife by Sena Jeter Naslund, 704 pp.
2007 Reading
Total Books: 42
Total Pages: 15,305
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