The Next Good Book
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"Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive." 
Elbert Hubbard


ABOUT

This site is meant to share good book suggestions with other readers.  I enjoy so many of the literary book blogs out there, but I often want to read the blog after I have read the book, not before.  This site is meant to be a resource to anyone who wants a quick suggestion on what book to read next.  The reviews are meant to be brief and not spoil the plot.

Selfishly, I find that I read books much like I breathe,  which means I do not always take the time to think about what I am reading.  The process of critically thinking about books will add so much to my appreciation of what I have read.  

What constitutes a good book?  There are as many answers to that question as there are books themselves.  For me it is often a book that moves me, makes me think, or takes me to a different place.   However, I also love to laugh, sit on the edge of my seat, or just be entertained by a book.   There is room on my bookshelf for all kinds of books.  Some of my favorite conversations are about books.  I am hoping this will be a conversation among lots of book lovers.  I hope this site will lead to lots of good suggestions for all of us

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support your local library!

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champaign public library
champaign, Illinois

Thank you to my local library .  My life is greatly enhanced by this community asset.  What would we all do without our local libraries?

some of my favorite independent bookstores

I have added a few of my favorite independent bookstores.  Please share other suggestions.

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urbana free library

“A bookstore is one of the only pieces of evidence we have that people are still thinking.”
 - Jerry Seinfield

links to the big sites-

http://www.amazon.com/
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/

ratings

1 to 2- I did not enjoy this book.
3 to 4- I found some aspect of this book redeeming but would not recommend it.
5 to 6- I really enjoyed something about this book (characters, plot, meaning etc.)
7 to 8- It was a good book.  I liked lots of things about it.  I would recommend it.
9 to 10- I was sorry to turn the last page.  I highly recommend this book!

guidelines

-   I will keep the reviews short and simple.  
-   I will try to have guest reviewers as often as I can.
-   I will not spoil the plot.
-   I will not review a book by someone I personally know.
“A book is the only place in which you can examine a fragile thought without breaking it, or explore an explosive idea without fear it will go off in your face. It is one of the few havens remaining where a man's mind can get both provocation and privacy.”
 - Edward P. Morgan
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Thanks to Leslie Barr for her beautiful artwork!
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