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  <title><![CDATA[Roommates Wanted: A Novel]]></title>
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  <default-description>1990. Please write and tell me why you should live here.

Toby Dobbs received a big Victorian house with too many bedrooms to count as a wedding present from his father, but his marriage is over within a month. Very alone, and very lonely, Toby posts an advertisement seeking the &quot;Unexpectedly Alone&quot; to become his roommates. Fifteen years later the wayward souls he takes in are still living with him, with no intention of leaving.

2004. Please tell me how I can convince you to move out.

Toby Dobbs has met Leah Pilgrim from across the road, and they're falling in love. But before they can begin a new life together, Toby and Leah must help Toby's house of sweet slackers and lovelorn misfits grow up, solve their problems, and set themselves free. But can their new relationship survive the test?</default-description>
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  <original-publication-day type="integer">1</original-publication-day>
  <original-publication-month type="integer">3</original-publication-month>
  <original-publication-year type="integer">2008</original-publication-year>
  <original-title>Roommates Wanted: A Novel</original-title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Lisa Jewell]]></name>
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[A step above your typical British &quot;Chick lit.&quot;  The main character is a guy (and not one with a high-powered job that takes him to New York) and the girl is not as hapless as the Bridget Jones/Shopoholic variety.  An intriguing premise and a varied cast of characters (not a ditzy girlfrien...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38336473">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Jun 14 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[so far ... an easy reader .. nice story line<br/><br/> I really enjoyed this book .. the storyline and characters kept me entertained and interested the whole time ... I actually read this book in 2 days! I really enjoyed the style of writing and chapters as each characters story was revealed. <br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/24472019">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="50408766">
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  <read_at>Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[One of my great weaknesses when it comes to books and movies is that I always want to find out what happens, even if I discover that the book has way too much swearing, etc. (or, alternately, if I find out that the writing is dreadful and boring). That was very much the case with this book. It also ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50408766">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="17035945">
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  <read_at>Tue Mar 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[An enjoyable &quot;coming of age&quot; story (though the character who does the growing up is nearly 40 years old). Toby is a delightful geek who has some social anxiety. He has a soft spot for people who are struggling in life, but that also means that he gets taken advantage of. Then Toby finally ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/17035945">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="46644585">
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  <read_at>Fri Feb 13 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[As a wedding present from his somewhat estranged father, Tony receives an old Victorian house in London. A month later his father has moved away with his new family to South Africa and Tony's new wife has left him alone in the rambling old &quot;fixer-upper.&quot; Tony - a wannabe poet with no incom...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46644585">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="45137369">
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  <read_at>Wed Feb 11 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was okay. I think I had higher expectations for it, but it was still an okay book. I found Toby an interesting character. Parts of his personality were disturbing, and yet some were lovable. I did like how he was so generous in opening his house to people that needed “help” so that the...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45137369">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="26543255">
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  <read_at>Wed Jul 09 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Ok, 3 days and only 30 pages, and I keep falling asleep. The main character, Toby, has about as much interest as a head of cabbage. So boring. I've decided to not even try to make it through this book anymore...It's been torture]]></body>
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    <review id="42047559">
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  <read_at>Wed Jan 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I love Lisa Jewel. When I lived in England I ate up all the brit chick lit. It may not be 'heavy' reading but it's a lot of fun and take me back to my cherished days in England. I rank her along the likes of Anna Maxted and Marian Keyes. I can't think of when I am not in the mood to read brit chick ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42047559">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="50519822">
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  <read_at>Tue Mar 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Toby has a house. A large house. And he's by himself after his wife left him. He puts an advertisement out for roommates, preferably artists and the like. He wants to help others. He, himself, is a poet. Fifteen years later he needs his roommates to move out. But they won't go. He needs to convince ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50519822">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="43065950">
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    <name><![CDATA[Marjanne]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Salt Lake City, UT]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Jan 14 17:13:26 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Jan 17 13:05:22 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This actually deserves 3.5 stars. I would call this chick lit, but it's not fluffy like most are and the author actually weaves a good story. There are several characters in this story, most of whom have a narrator's voice throughout the book. The author developed the characters well. They are belie...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43065950">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="48775466">
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    <name><![CDATA[Rebecca]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[West Jordan, UT]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Fri Apr 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I debated on whether this book was to get 2 or 3 stars. Finally decided on 3 stars because I did like the storyline. What I didn't like was the swearing, excessive use of certain words and the talk about porn and sex. Not the normal descriptive stuff, but the talk of how much certain characters part...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48775466">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="26090924">
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    <body><![CDATA[It's a really sweet book. Here are my favorite passages:<br/><br/>-pg196: &quot;Life is episodic. A certain passage of my life had come to a close. It was time to move on&quot;<br/>-pg 196: &quot;Ah, she said, but the whole deal with the road movie is that the protagonist is either running away f...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/26090924">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="19860599">
    <user id="692350">
    <name><![CDATA[Kelly]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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    <body><![CDATA[Reviewed for BookPleasures. See below.<br/>To sum up in one word what I thought of Roommates Wanted, by Lisa Jewell- WOW!  Lisa Jewell is the author of six novels, five of them bestsellers, and grew up in north London, where she still resides with her husband and two daughters.<br/>Toby Dobbs, aft...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/19860599">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="48002242">
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  <read_at>Sun Apr 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a very good read.  Someone at the pool gave me a copy while I was on my honeymoon and it was the perfect pool-side read.  I like easy books without too much mushy rommance and this book had just enough of a romantic hint, but not too flashy/detailed and it was a pretty smart idea with likab...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48002242">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="43141050">
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  <date_added>Thu Jan 15 11:26:20 -0800 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a fun read.  I really enjoyed all of the characters and their troubled lives.  It was interesting to see how it all came together in the end.  Even though I only gave it 3 stars, the story was interesting enough to keep me up into the early morning hours to see what would happen next.  Ther...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43141050">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="39472547">
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  <date_added>Sat Dec 06 16:26:04 -0800 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[This novel had a cute premise: a man is given a house as an inheritance by his father, with the condition that he keep the one tenant who lives there. He winds up inviting some other &quot;lost souls&quot; to live there, and they settle in and never want to leave. Things get interesting when he fall...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39472547">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="51939922">
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    <body><![CDATA[This was an excellent book! It portrayed a few characters who needed a chance to start over. I enjoyed the last half of the book because it started going somewhere. There were a lot of F bombs but I've gotten used to reading over those bad words. It was a great book to start the new year because we ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41902847">more...</a>]]></body>
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