false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1187618347m/1738972.jpg 1738972 11 "A comic, tragic, supremely entertaining novel about one family's struggles with the consoltations of faith and the trails of doubt". 6421923 2008 The Believers total:481|5:76|4:270|3:280|2:120|1:18| 481 1614 852 177 1 3 false false Sun Mar 08 05:12:05 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 30 11:58:37 -0700 2009 Well. For one thing, while she is an eloquent writer with a nice vocabulary, she seems to have falle...more...]]> 4 2 false false Sun Mar 01 01:18:38 -0800 2009 Wed Sep 30 11:58:37 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 2 false false Tue Mar 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 24 21:00:55 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 30 11:58:37 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Thu Aug 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 08 01:48:22 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 13:36:28 -0700 2009 Everything You Know) or cringe-making (Notes on a Scandal) but here it just seemed to go a little too far. I felt like shaking Heller and saying, "You know, there are some people in the world who are kind and generous!". Not in Heller's wo...more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Mar 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 23 19:15:15 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 23 19:27:24 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Thu Jan 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 11 06:01:10 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 08 04:13:10 -0800 2009
I really liked Heller's writing, and her portraits of the characters were so unsparing and insightful. Unfortunately, some of the actions and dialogue don't ring true. The plot becomes a bit mundane and predictable, and only the completely outrageous ...more...]]> 2 1 false false Mon May 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 17 15:32:55 -0700 2009 Mon May 25 07:44:16 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Mar 11 11:34:05 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 30 11:58:37 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 2 false false Mon Aug 17 07:00:21 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 07:06:02 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Jul 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 23 08:40:53 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 09:15:40 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Jul 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 18 06:20:24 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 30 11:58:35 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 1 false false Sun Apr 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 12:22:40 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 30 11:58:35 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Sun May 17 05:40:59 -0700 2009 Mon May 04 05:08:17 -0700 2009 Sun May 17 05:40:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Apr 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 16 08:46:01 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 21 10:28:25 -0700 2009 As the characters developed and we learned more I may have even started caring for a few of them, routing for Karla, totally confused by Rosa.
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