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I’m female, from the United States. I’ve been a DailyLit member since September 01, 2009.
Books
- The Crab that Played with the Sea finished
- The Book of the Shepherd finished
- You're Only as Sick as Your Secrets finished
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Anonymous finished
- The Legend of Sleepy Hollow finished
- Flipping the Funnel: Company Edition finished
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The Picture of Dorian Gray finished
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You Can't Judge a Book by its Cover finished
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An Unfinished Death finished
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Organizing the Disorganized Child finished
- Promissory Payback suspended
- The Murders in the Rue Morgue suspended
- Grimm's Fairy Tales suspended
- DailyLit Holiday Reads suspended
- Classic Shorts: Eight Stories for Summer suspended
- 30 Stories in 30 Days suspended
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Grammar Devotional suspended
- Madame de Staël suspended
- Shoes, Bags, and Tiaras suspended
- How to Live on 24 Hours a Day suspended
- Momlogic Recession Survival Guide suspended
- 100 Ways to Succeed/Make Money suspended
Posts
Ideas - audio books?
That sounds really useful. Also, I'm wondering if we could read the text while we are listening? Because if would really help in focusing sometimes, especially with poetry or difficult subjects.
Ideas - larger religious/Bible section
That's a great idea. I second that! I really love books from the mid to late 1800s, and early 1900s, I love the language they used in those types of books. The authors seemed more respectful of their audience than they do now.
Reader Challenges - 2010 Wishes in One Sentence
What I wish for the world in 2010 is revolutionary new technology that makes solar cell installations on every roof possible, because we're not tapping into the sun's potential.
Question of the Week - Question of the Week #57: New Year's Resolutions
I endeavor to read my books, and not merely use them as decorations! They are pretty, but they don't all need to be owned by me necessarily. So I have to read each book, and make a decision. I'm going to be focusing primarily on religious, or philosophical books this year. That will keep me busy. I have an eclectic collection of books ranging from Judeo-Christian to Buddhist to Hindu, and even Hari Krishna books! I may be confused by the abundance of choices, but I should still be able to tell when a book is well written. Those are the books I'll be keeping for now. I think I'll be adding a few more Jewish books, after I start going to services at this really nice synagogue I've found. I think it will be a really fun, fulfilling, year for reading.
Question of the Week - Question of the Week #58: What I Like About You
Well, I'm relatively new, so I haven't even begun to get bored here. I really appreciate all the wonderful books available. However, I would like it if you were to add some classic children's books, real beloved books. Because, you know, a lot of adults would like to reread them (or try them out), even though most of them wouldn't like to actually own too many. It's fun! I get them from the library, and I'm 36. I've known people way older than me that do the same thing. So I'm sure the interest is out there. Look at how many responded to the forum topics on their favorite children's books and their favorite children's character. Please consider my idea.
Reader Challenges - Classics in 6 Words
The Book of Ruth: I married into this family, forever.
Reader Challenges - 6 Word Autobiography
dream swimmer, you're on my mind
Anonymous - AA hell for Jane
Jane becomes a P.I., and joins AA to get her life on an even keel. Not everyone is doing so well though. She meets someone who's been waiting a long time to not be anonymous, one for whom it may be a matter of life or death.
DailyLit's Book Channel - Ideas for Book Excerpts in DailyLit Selects
The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls.
Question of the Week - Question of the Week #47: Words to Live By
"Where there's life, there's hope." I thought it was Anne Frank, but I've since seen it everywhere, so I'm not sure.
Question of the Week - Question of the Week #52: Happy Birthday Mr. Twain
I love Mark Twain. I have a favorite quote in mind, but I can't think of the exact wording. He said once that we should keep all of our childhood toys, and play with them well into adulthood. That's what he did.
Question of the Week - Question of the Week #50: Characters for Kids
Little Orphan Annie comics got me through a terrible period of boredom one summer, and I will be forever grateful to her. I was staying at my aunt's, and she took me to the college library, where we found newspaper comics made into books. I love how Annie took in the dog, even though it wasn't easy for her, and how she handles all the abrupt changes in her life.
Question of the Week - Question of the Week #46: Childhood Favorites
The Little Lame Prince, about a little boy that couldn't walk. However, he set off on an important quest with the help of a magic carpet that would take him anywhere. The book was very well written, and I was surprised, because I was used to short and choppy stories. This was great literature, for children.
Grammar Devotional - Sweet and charming.
The daily entries are very concise. They may be useful to some writers, but I already knew the first two grammar rules she related, the only ones being shared here. However, I've taken a grammar course, so I should. I would recommend this to anyone who is a reluctant reader and is clueless about grammar, because the author is so endearing and bright.
The Picture of Dorian Gray - Frightening and horrible. The stuff of nightmares.
Death is always near in this book. It made me uncomfortable. When this book was written, there was a lot of controversy about the moment that a person dies. People weren't quite sure. People were buried alive, their contorted, injured bodies discovered later. His book reflects that angst. However, all of his dead people are REALLY dead, quite gruesomely.
You Can't Judge a Book by its Cover - Fans of cop stories, read the book.
This story contains a witty mix of humor and drama.
Warning: contains profanity and graphic descriptions of crime scenes.
An Unfinished Death - Riveting storyline, sped up installments.
Unlikely heroes make this an interesting read. It was scary and ludicrous and I had to keep reading. However, I would not recommend this to any of my friends. I read way more than them, and they're quite particular.
Warning: sex and violence!
DailyLit's Book Channel - Ideas for Book Excerpts in DailyLit Selects
Broken Horses by Jeanette Walls. The Glass Castle was an amazing read, and I would really enjoy learning more about the author's family. Broken Horses is a fictionalized memoir, but so were The Little House books by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Please consider my request.
Organizing the Disorganized Child - Organizing the Disorganized Child
I was disappointed with this book because I wanted to read about getting the bedroom clean, and this was all about school. Now school is important, I'll give you that, but so is a clean bedroom. Also, there were a lot of typos, which I thought looked unprofessional.