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48. The cat who turned on and off (book 3) by Lilian Jackson Braun (272)
49. The cat who knew Shakespeare (book 7) by Lilian Jackson Braun (256)
50. The cat who sniffed glue (book 8) by Lilian Jackson Braun (288)
51. The cat who went underground (book 9) by Lilian Jackson Braun (288)
52. The cat who talked to ghosts (book 10) by Lilian Jackson Braun (288)
53. The cat who wasn't there (book 14) by Lilian Jackson Braun (288)

Lots of Qwill. Lots of murders. Lots of cats. I read these because they're fun and fluff and they remind me of my grandmother.

53 / 150 books. 35% done!

26 / 75 *new books. 35% done!

0 / 10 ^non-fiction. 0% done!

15858 / 45000 pages. 35% done!

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54. *^I sold my soul on ebay by Hemant Mehta (224) A/non-fiction

I read Hemant's blog, friendlyatheist, so when I saw this book at a friend's house, he let me borrow it.

It was interesting to read about so many different kinds of church services and what he thought of them from an outsider's perspective. On the other hand, especially in the beginning of the book, there were some poorly phrased sections with common stereotypes and generalizations about atheists. The writing is mediocre at best and the book could have used a good editor. I expect if Hemant wrote it now, with all the experience he's had writing and writing about atheism, it would be much a better book.

I'm glad I read it and I'm especially glad it exists, because I like Hemant's blog and it seems he initiated the blog because of the book or at least because of the ebay auction, but the book itself is a pretty weak overall.

55. Wild Magic by Tamora Pierce (384)YA/F

Reread. I would like to own the other three books in this series, but when I went to buy them, the bookstore only had two of them and they were different editions (ie different covers) from the one I already have. What's with that? This copy of Wild Magic was brand new last year!

55 / 150 books. 37% done!

27 / 75 *new books. 36% done!

1 / 10 ^non-fiction. 10% done!

16466 / 45000 pages. 37% done!