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Hence the reason that if you friend me on Goodreads you'll see that I give a lot of 4-star ratings. So I guess for me to rate books on Goodreads is kind of useless, except that if it gets 5 stars you know that I think it was incredible, and 3 stars is only merely "yes, I liked it". Four stars is "oh-this-was-great-but-not-quite-incredible", and most books I read fall into that category. See also: Books in 2011. I try to stick like glue to the descriptions of my rating system on the bottom of the page, so that I don't give an A rating to something that I enjoyed but had no qualms about putting down for a couple of days.
And speaking of Goodreads, I'm doing my best to keep my "read" list longer than my "to-read" list. I think they're tied right now. Alas, I can only read so fast, but the blogosphere keeps recommending so many books! And they all sound wonderful! And I can't resist adding them to the list so I don't forget! Sigh...
So, other than reading for fun and doing a bit of studying for my only final on Wednesday, I'm also doing the job search thing. I'll let you know how that turns out. :/ I do have an unpaid internship procured for the summer; turns out it's not that hard to say to the non-profit for whom I volunteer, "Hey, can I make this an official internship for class credit?" Unfortunately, as much as I live doing stuff for Bike Texas, it won't pay the bills. So, I'm going to juggle a part-time paid job with a part-time unpaid one. Yay!
Are you on Goodreads? (If so, click that link above & let's be friends.) Have you read Across the Universe? Where do you think I should get a summer job?
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LOL! I keep forgetting about Goodreads.
I've never heard of goodreads - will check it out later. Good luck with the final and the job-hunt!
Lx
I've recently joined Goodreads. Haven't put up a lot of reviews yet though.
I LOVE goodreads and have practically forced peeps to join it. I'll look you up. I critiqued Across the Uni. Beth is my crit partner. We live in the same town. (Name is in the acknowledgments.)
Hmmm summer job. Dunno. A library would be great. Or anything reading releated like that. :-)
I am on goodreads, although I rarely get on there because our internet is so slow. I was looking at your bookshelf though, and judging by the books you read, I think you'd thoroughly enjoy The Penderwicks series. It is truly delightful. I believe the third book just came out on May 10th. I've been waiting for it forever.
I've never read Across The Universe, I might have to pick that one up.
As far as jobs go, something that inspires you! Or where you can inspire others. A library perhaps!
Oh, a friend gave me an ARC of Across the Universe, which I am really excited to read. She didn't like it, however I never let other people's opinions color my own. The concept sounds fascinating.
Good luck on the job search!
Mm, all the time reading sounds heavenly to me.
@Diane: I did, too, for a while, until I realised the usefulness of having my to-read list on the internet where I can't possibly lose it. ;)
@Laura: Thanks! And you should definitely join Goodreads-- it's brilliant.
@JL: I went looking for Dissolution to put it on my to-read list, but it's not in the database yet. Any chance of you becoming a Goodreads author?
@Robyn: I read the acknowledgements very carefully the other day, b/c I was sure that someone I'd met in the internets had to be in them! Sure enough, I saw P.J.'s name, and I pulled it out again just now to see you in there. Cool!
@Heather: Penderwicks, got it. I shall add them straight away (although this is not helping my attempt to keep read longer than to-read!). Thanks!
@Catherine: I got it when it first came out, but put off reading it until after the semester was over, so that I could enjoy it properly. So I saw reviews that went in both directions before I finally got to read it. I ended up enjoying it & hope you will do the same! :)
@Deniz: Yep, I'm loving it. I won't have all this free time once I start working somewhere, so I'll enjoy it while it lasts!
I haven't read Across The Universe yet, but I'm addicted to goodreads. And I rate my books in the same way you do. :)
Excellent. :) It's gotten to where I can't think about a book without going on Goodreads!
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