LOL! When I was her age I read The Clan of the Cave Bears (and the sequels) and I had many questions. I'm glad she has someone to bring her questions to (and someone to filter so not so appropriate reading choices!)

I'm about to finish Land of Careful Shadows by Suzanne Chazin. I'm enjoying it, but If I'm right about the mystery twists, then the mystery is not particularly mysterious. I'm also working on Sisters in Law: How Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg Went to the Supreme Court and Changed the World by Linda Hirschman. Not too far in yet, but I think I'll like this. RE: Redshirts. I rather enjoyed this one myself, but I'm a huge Trekie. My son's name is Riker... I do have to admit that that Scalzi has much better quality books out there. I loved A Man Called Ove! It's just a book that makes you feel warm and cozy inside. Great job Amy! I hope it's been helping! I have to say that Waiting for Godot was work to get through. I really got the feeling that one needed to see it on stage to understand it (or maybe I'd still be confused...)

And I've added Cutting Season to mine! Uh oh. I just started Wuthering Heights today on audio book. Can it really be that bad? Pillars of the Earth is worth every (many, many) pages!

That's me! I'm real! Amy speaks very fondly of this forum and I'm excited to spend more time talking about books. After a quick perusal of the forum, I can see that my Goodreads to-read list is going to expand alarmingly. I'm planning on completing the bingo challenge and I just got What I Talk About When I Talk About Running for the Murakami discussion since I've already read Norwegian Wood. I've read most of Murakami's books since I'm a huge fan (and I love Japanese books in general!) I'm currently flying through Attica Locke's Pleasantville (a law thriller about an African American community in 1990s Houston that is rocked by a murders and a missing girl that is related to the local election). I've got a bunch of good books on the shelf ready for this year. I'm really happy to be here.