Since I've changed the way I do book reviews (posting by months rather than by book), I find there's no real reason to continue keeping a book journal. As a result, I'm consolidating this LJ with my main LJ aigooshesays. I will continue to do my monthly book reviews over there from now on and will cease updating this LJ.

15. Dark Lover by J.R. Ward
First book in the "Black Dagger Brotherhood" series. I've been meaning to read this forever. I'm glad I finally did. A must-read for paranormal romance geeks like me.

16. Lover Eternal by J.R. Ward
I enjoyed the first book so much I had to continue on to the 2nd book in the series. It was just as good.

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From the recently published book Secret Lives of Great Authors: What Your Teachers Never Told You About Famous Novelists, Poets, and Playwrights...

• Louisa May Alcott was addicted to opium.
  
• Lord Byron collected the pubic hair of his female conquests.
  
• Henry David Thoreau invented raisin bread.
  
• Walt Whitman and Oscar Wilde made out.
  
• Gertrude Stein ( Read more... )

06. Mythology by Edith Hamilton ( Read more... )

01. A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
Pretty good despite Ignatius J. Reilly being the most pompous and unlikable lead character I've encountered in a long time. Loved the bitchy gay boy Dorian Greene though.

02. Evguenie Sokolov by Serge Gainsbourg ( Read more... )

Time to face the facts. While I'm still a reading fool... I don't think that will ever change, I've lost all desire to write book reviews for this journal. It's just become a tedious chore. I'm still keeping track of what I read because I love lists. However, I'm not going to force myself to write reviews. Not like I have been lately, but I'm ( Read more... )

As usual I managed to succeed in some of my goals for 2007... and totally fail at some others. Of the ones I didn't accomplish, I will try to do again this year that includes...

• Read The Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole.
  
• Read Mansfield Park by Jane Austen.
  
• Reread Mary Stewart's King Arthur saga.
  
• Catch up on Janet Evanovich's ( Read more... )

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