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Fairy Tales: Traditi... 07/06 Cen gave 5 of 5 stars to:
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Quiverfull: Inside t... 07/06 Lora marked as to-read:
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Spirit of the Keris:... 07/06 Donald gave 4 of 5 stars to:
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Donald Donald said: "Picked this one up in Kluang when I was last in town and have been reading and re-reading these short pieces ever since. There's some beautiful stuff here, all very accessible and with a bit of local lingo to ease the foreign reader into the Malaysia...more Picked this one up in Kluang when I was last in town and have been reading and re-reading these short pieces ever since. There's some beautiful stuff here, all very accessible and with a bit of local lingo to ease the foreign reader into the Malaysian mindset... highly recommended!(less) "
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Vegan Soul Kitchen:... 07/06 Jen gave 5 of 5 stars to:
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Meli Vedder Meli said: "Twilight, I just saw it from the movie, and I think I dont have to read the book. Then this New Moon, that was borrowed from Menik, I also think I'll see the movie just in curious, not a fans way really. Pokoknya for dracula things, my choice is stil...more Twilight, I just saw it from the movie, and I think I dont have to read the book. Then this New Moon, that was borrowed from Menik, I also think I'll see the movie just in curious, not a fans way really. Pokoknya for dracula things, my choice is still TrueBlood laaah... :D(less) "
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How to Stuff a Wild... 07/06 Jasmine gave 3 of 5 stars to:
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Jasmine Jasmine said: "Not bad--but not one that I will read over and over again. "
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Left to Tell: Discov... 07/06 Amy gave 5 of 5 stars to:
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Amy Amy said: "This is one of the most inspiring books I've ever read. How she kept her faith during the genocide in Rwanda is amazing. "
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Perfume: The Story o... 07/06 Thedigitalkuri gave 1 of 5 stars to:
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by Patrick Süskind
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Thedigitalkuri Thedigitalkuri said: "After reading through the beginning of the story and genuinely finding the narrator an incredibly vile and loathesome creature, I reached the end of this tale to find that the whole story had been a gigantic waste of time, just like the protagonist! ...more After reading through the beginning of the story and genuinely finding the narrator an incredibly vile and loathesome creature, I reached the end of this tale to find that the whole story had been a gigantic waste of time, just like the protagonist!

However, that said, this is a powerful tale that reads like a mythic journey and there are some redeeming qualities about the knowledge and care presented in terms of perfume.

However, this is not an uplifting, pleasant or particularly entertaining tale and I would not want to inflict it upon anyone else. (less)
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Stargirl 07/06 Karen gave 3 of 5 stars to:
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Karen Healey Karen said: "If this was the first "quiet boy's life is changed by delightfully outre girl" book I'd ever read, then I'd probably love it to bits and pieces. As it is, I like it just fine. "
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In the Shadows of Wa... 07/06 Sally gave 4 of 5 stars to:
In the Shadows of War: An American Pilot's Odyssey Through Occupied France and the Camps of Nazi Germany (Paperback)
by Thomas Childers
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Sally Sally said: "I'm amazed with some of the striking parallels between Roy Allen's story and my dad's - 8th Air Force, B-17s, the resistance in Northern France, captured in Paris, a stint in Fresnes Prison, Stalag Luft III, the "Death March", Moosburg...th...more I'm amazed with some of the striking parallels between Roy Allen's story and my dad's - 8th Air Force, B-17s, the resistance in Northern France, captured in Paris, a stint in Fresnes Prison, Stalag Luft III, the "Death March", Moosburg...thanks to Prof. Childers' love of historic fact/detail, I'm gleaning many interesting factoids/points that would normally take me quite a bit of research time!! My only criticism for the lay reader (ie someone not fluent in both German and French) is that there are quite a few untranslated phrases peppered throughout the text.

[Thank God for degrees in Französisch und/et Allemand!! :-)](less)
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Island in the Sea of... 07/06 Matt gave 4 of 5 stars to:
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Matt Matt said: "Not a bad time-travel book, definately hooked me from the beginning. The author sacrificed plausibility for advancing the storyline. But once you suspend disbelief it is a very enjoyable book. If you liked this you will probably love Pastwatch: The ...more Not a bad time-travel book, definately hooked me from the beginning. The author sacrificed plausibility for advancing the storyline. But once you suspend disbelief it is a very enjoyable book. If you liked this you will probably love Pastwatch: The Redemption of Christopher Columbus by Orson Scott Card.(less) "
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Twilight 07/06 Janelle gave 4 of 5 stars to:
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Life of Pi 07/06 Thedigitalkuri gave 5 of 5 stars to:
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Thedigitalkuri Thedigitalkuri said: "I read this story at a very strange point in my life. Freshly into college, just tipping my toes into the sea of adulthood and I worked on this story over a series of lunches at a job that I hated.

The story itself neither held me close, ...more
I read this story at a very strange point in my life. Freshly into college, just tipping my toes into the sea of adulthood and I worked on this story over a series of lunches at a job that I hated.

The story itself neither held me close, nor put me far away. But I cannot get it out of my head even now. The intensity of the situation with Pi and the Tiger and the philosophical as well as moral questions raised by the story are intense.

Good read. Especially for those who have a thought to baser human nature versus the wild. (less)
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Bloodchild and Other... 07/06 Thedigitalkuri gave 5 of 5 stars to:
Bloodchild and Other Stories: Second Edition (Paperback)
by Octavia E. Butler
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Thedigitalkuri Thedigitalkuri said: "This being my first foray into miss Butler's fiction I was blown away by the intensity of the characters and the vividness of the shorts that I read in this collection.

I would highly recommend them to anyone- they're unsettling but lusci...more
This being my first foray into miss Butler's fiction I was blown away by the intensity of the characters and the vividness of the shorts that I read in this collection.

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