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  <title><![CDATA[Odd Mom Out]]></title>
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  <default_description>Advertising executive Marta Zinsser is no poster child for her wealthy &lt;st1:City w:st=&quot;on&quot;&gt;&lt;st1:place w:st=&quot;on&quot;&gt;Seattle&lt;/st1:place&gt;&lt;/st1:City&gt; suburb-and nothing could please her more. This former New Yorker wears combat boots, not Manolos, and drives a righteous Harley hog instead of a Mercedes SUV. Now she's launching her own agency in this land of the Microsoft elite, even though her ten-year-old daughter wishes she'd put on a sweater set and just &lt;I  &gt;be normal.&lt;/I&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Can this ex-urbanite remain uniquely herself without alienating the inner circle of smug, cookie-cutter executive wives? And when push comes to shove, can she stop being the proud odd mom out and take a chance at something frighteningly-and tantalizingly-new?</default_description>
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  <original_publication_day type="integer">27</original_publication_day>
  <original_publication_month type="integer">9</original_publication_month>
  <original_publication_year type="integer">2007</original_publication_year>
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      <name><![CDATA[Jane Porter]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sat Jan 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Marta Zinsser and her nine-year-old daughter Eva recently moved from New York to the wealthy Seattle suburb of Bellevue where Marta's independent, combat boot wearing, single mom lifestyle clashes with the perfectly groomed, catty Stepford wives, much to her daughter's chagrin.<br/>Marta is a non-c...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41823362">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="38183176">
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  <date_added>Wed Nov 19 18:34:34 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Nov 19 18:40:52 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Apparently, anyone can write a book. An irritating narrator. An irritating writing style--lots of preachy ideas dressed up as the narrator's ideas. Um, couldn't those be expressed as dialogue? Or added to the story somehow? AND I could not take seriously the narrator's rant about consumer culture an...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38183176">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="64747916">
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    <name><![CDATA[Sheila]]></name>
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  <read_at>Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Jul 23 22:34:13 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Jul 23 22:35:43 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Jane Porter is advertized as the author of Flirting with Forty. I’ve not read it. But if she writes Flirting with Fifty I surely will.<br/><br/>Odd Mom Out is such a fun read. Poor Marta simply doesn’t fit in and doesn’t want to either. But she desperately needs to fit in with the local moms s...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/64747916">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="9552065">
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    <name><![CDATA[Maggie]]></name>
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Nov 26 08:02:32 -0800 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Jan 23 07:49:55 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I actually never finished this book because I could not relate or sympathize with the main character AT ALL.  Motherhood is hard, I'll admit it, but if you are constantly judging all the other mothers out there because you are not like them, you will make it a lot harder on yourself and your childre...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/9552065">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="40041231">
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Mon Dec 15 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Dec 13 18:16:58 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Dec 13 18:17:36 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Odd Mom Out reminded me of a great read for a summer day at the beach or laying out at the pool. You could easily throw it into a bag and take it where every your fancied. I picked up the novel solely because of the bright colors on the cover.<br/><br/>The writing is simple and easy to read, but not...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/40041231">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="45400160">
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  <read_at>Mon Mar 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Feb 04 16:49:07 -0800 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[Not especially well written. The beginning is too slow with a lot of unnecessary scenes. Do I really need to know every point of the itinerary of the main character's trip to Orcas Island, complete with what she ate and where she slept? I don't think so. And, the book couldn't quite decide where it ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45400160">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="46258359">
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  <read_at>Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Another Porter book that I loved.  This one was about a woman, Marla, who is a single mom, by choice and who has chosen to always be herself and not live by anyone else's rules.  She lives in a neighorhood where being a SAHM is a huge job, and she doesn't want to &quot;fit in&quot; but her daughter ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46258359">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="32576963">
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  <date_added>Wed Sep 10 20:48:30 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Sep 10 20:48:57 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I loved this book and learned that it's okay to do your own thing and be a strong, empowered woman.]]></body>
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    <review id="36999206">
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    <name><![CDATA[Kim]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Mountain View, CA]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[biker moms or moms who would consider dating]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Rebel mom also has problems.  Companion book to Mrs. Perfect.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/36999206]]></url>
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    <review id="28272489">
    <user id="413007">
    <name><![CDATA[Gretchen]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sun Jan 18 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Mon Jan 19 13:28:35 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Not what I expected and I really enjoyed this book!]]></body>
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    <review id="27693107">
    <user id="649543">
    <name><![CDATA[Ellenjsmellen]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Saint Louis, MO]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Thu Jul 24 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Loved the strong character Marta and her daughter Eva.]]></body>
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    <review id="50844181">
    <user id="1184083">
    <name><![CDATA[Paige]]></name>
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      <rating>2</rating>
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  <date_added>Sun Mar 29 15:40:53 -0700 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[I read this because it was reviewed in The Seattle Times and the setting was local (Bellevue/Seattle).  I was a bit disappointed because the skewering of the stay-at-home suburban mom seemed overly harsh, even to me who would have been glad to find it humorous.  And the main character mom was too mu...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50844181">more...</a>]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="30652521">
    <user id="396689">
    <name><![CDATA[Cheryl]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Tue Sep 02 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Tue Sep 02 20:21:24 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I enjoy Jane Porter's writing to a degree. I do think she develops her characters well to a certain extent and I find her easy to read and definitely enjoy her subject matter, being that I am a mother of a young child. I enjoy the escapism her books provide.<br/><br/>However, I feel like she devel...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/30652521">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="27620652">
    <user id="719994">
    <name><![CDATA[Sandra]]></name>
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Mon Jul 28 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Mon Jul 28 08:34:19 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really didn't think I was going to like this book.  I picked it up because it's on the library's Reader's Choice selection.  But I was surprised.  I thought the writing was excellent and the story line was pretty good, though it was a bit self-indulgent.<br/><br/>Marta, a single mom of one, is o...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/27620652">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="26464629">
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    <name><![CDATA[Kirsten]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Bellevue, WA]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Sat Jul 12 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I cannot believe the average goodreads rating for this book is 3.44. Now I'm happy I read and rated this book, just so I can bring the average down a little bit.  Like my friend Mary, the only part of this book I enjoyed was recognizing Bellevue landmarks:  &quot;I've been to the Chevron on Bellevue...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/26464629">more...</a>]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="31513788">
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    <name><![CDATA[george]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Sun Oct 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Aug 29 07:27:43 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Oct 18 22:38:44 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I enjoyed this book, even though I wasn't sure when I picked it up. Marta is a single mom by choice--went the whole insemination route nine years ago. She's been single for ten years and not only has no problem with it, plans to keep it that way. But since moving back to Seattle from Manhattan, thin...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/31513788">more...</a>]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="51258575">
    <user id="363411">
    <name><![CDATA[Cindy]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Beverly Hills, CA]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Thu Apr 02 09:04:24 -0700 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really liked this one! It was funny and thoughtful. I loved the main character who was a Harley riding single mom who was fiercely independent and refused to rely on a man or anyone else. Her 9 year old daughter just wanted a regular cookie baking mom who belonged to the PTA and did what all the o...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51258575">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Frustrating!!!!  March to your own drummer sinlge mom moves (BY CHOICE) to Bellevue, Wa.  Home to wealthy traditional families.  Mom and daughter are miserable.  If your a Harley riding, flipflopwearing, single mom by choice...and you can live anywhere in Seattle you want...why would you torture you...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42557615">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Light fiction that takes the reader into the life of a thirty-something single mom who is both free spirited and independent to a fault.  She moves into an affluent community and faces off with competitive stay at home moms who would probably be friends with characters like Mrs. X from the Nanny Dia...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/15721539">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Hmmm....lots of ideas in this book that weren't truly developed.  The main character got in her own way a lot.  Is she independent?  Does she want to be a popular mom?  DUDE!  Figure it out and stick with a plot!  Still an ok book, and not a COMPLETE waste of time.  <br/>I was quite offended by one...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8812924">more...</a>]]></body>
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