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  <title><![CDATA[Confessions of a Recovering Slut: And Other Love Stories]]></title>
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  <isbn13><![CDATA[9780060834388]]></isbn13>
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  <default_description>&lt;P&gt;The next &quot;screamingly hilarious&quot;(Miami Herald) installment in the wild ride that is the life of Hollis Gillespie. &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; Confessions of a Recovering Slut is the hilarious and often heartrending sequel to Bleachy&amp;ndash;Haired Honky Bitch, which concludes with Hollis Gillespie, the daughter of a missile scientist and an alcoholic traveling trailer salesman, at last finding a home of her own. Unfortunately that home just happens to be in one of Atlanta's most dangerous crack neighborhoods&amp;ndash;but the place is bound to improve, right?&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; Wrong. In Confessions, Gillespie is plagued by missing human torsos, murdered policeman, and a drug dealer who keeps setting fire to her neighbor's house&amp;ndash;and all this after Hollis discovers that she is inexplicably (except, maybe, for all that acrobatic sex) pregnant. While the neighborhood might have been fine when she was a child&amp;ndash;free urban pioneer, it's a nightmare for a mother with nothing but cake pans to bulletproof the baby's room. Gillespie must depend on her three best friends, Daniel, Grant, and Lary, to help her&amp;ndash;although Lary makes it no secret that he hopes the paint fumes she inhaled early in her pregnancy will cause the baby to be born inside out&amp;ndash;&quot;that way it'll be easier to sell for parts.&quot; &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; Will Gillespie ever feel safe? No matter, she's still Hollis at heart&amp;ndash;and, as Lary points out, if not safe, at least &quot;safe from ever being normal.&quot;&lt;/P&gt;</default_description>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">2005</original_publication_year>
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      <name><![CDATA[Hollis Gillespie]]></name>
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    <review id="34904617">
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    <name><![CDATA[♥Eva♥ ]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Middletown, DE]]></location>        
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  <votes>1</votes>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[people with a sense of humor directly opposite of mine ]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[found it on BookMooch]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Oct 09 09:52:16 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Jan 29 16:37:52 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count>didn't finish </read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I couldn't do it. I couldn't do it and that is almost unheard of for me. I think this will be the third or fourth book in my 'couldn't finish' list and I read A LOT. I almost always plow through a book no matter what but it wasn't happening here. <br/>I think Hollis Gillespie has some talent hidden...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/34904617">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="16167545">
    <user id="351657">
    <name><![CDATA[Susan]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Oak Park, IL]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Sedaris and Eggers fans]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Feb 23 08:49:09 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Mar 01 09:17:56 -0800 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[One supposes that a reader could read this book simply to feel the rush of relief that suddenly his/her problems don't seem so bad, or their friends don't seem so crazy, or their life decisions don't seem so out of whack. There's no denying that the book offers plenty of potential there. After all, ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/16167545">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="35763292">
    <user id="1116916">
    <name><![CDATA[Bonobro]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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      <rating>1</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
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  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Oct 20 09:42:45 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Oct 20 09:42:45 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[reading this was like taking bad crack- the predictable formula was simultaneously addictive, yet aggravating to the point of fury, where I would slam the book shut and throw it against a wall with outrage that such banal &quot;prose&quot; could be compared to something as wonderful as David Sedaris...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/35763292">more...</a>]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="24075733">
    <user id="386070">
    <name><![CDATA[Marissa]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Newport, KY]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
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  <read_at>Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Jun 09 12:23:48 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Jun 09 12:25:34 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[What a great plane read--lots of small chapters that are hilarious an quick to read. (I always have to look up and people watch in airports, so this was good--I could read and look up and not miss anything.) Gillespie has a great style and distinct voice, very sarcastic and funny. I do have to admit...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/24075733">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="1247239">
    <user id="2880">
    <name><![CDATA[Beth]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Madison, WI]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2880-beth?utm_medium=api]]></url>
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      <rating>1</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
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  <read_at>Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed May 16 08:25:48 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun May 20 15:10:30 -0700 2007</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[First of all, I'll admit, I bought the book because of the title.  Unfortunately, the title is the best thing about the book.  It's a disappointment - repetitive and not funny.  It was pure torture to read, and I only finished it because my husband and I tallied up how much I've spent on <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://Amazon.com">Amazon.com</a> ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1247239">more...</a>]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="39089409">
    <user id="208576">
    <name><![CDATA[Grace]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[India]]></location>        
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      <rating>1</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
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  <read_at>Mon Dec 08 00:07:32 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Dec 01 23:58:15 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Dec 08 00:07:32 -0800 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Another stunner from the school library. People, please think twice about donating obscure books to Thai schools where Thai literacy is a more pressing problem.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39089409?utm_medium=api]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="25770053">
    <user id="1280648">
    <name><![CDATA[Becky]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Marietta, PA]]></location>        
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      <rating>1</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
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  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Jun 28 15:31:38 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Jun 28 15:34:38 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I was really disappointed with this book. I've read several blog to book authors and enjoyed them, but this one couldn't keep my attention. I didn't feel like there was a theme that tied the story together, and because of that I couldn't develop any attachment to the story. I was definitely bummed -...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/25770053">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/25770053?utm_medium=api]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="24982957">
    <user id="586597">
    <name><![CDATA[Melissa]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Portland, OR]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Beth]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Fri Aug 22 10:24:34 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Jun 20 09:08:43 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Aug 22 10:24:34 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Bleachy Haired Honkey Bitch was a little edgier than Confessions, but I enjoyed Gillespie's sophmore effort as well.  She is sharp and funny and sometimes heartbreaking.  Book # 3, here I come!]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="441779">
    <user id="32097">
    <name><![CDATA[cat]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Portland, OR]]></location>        
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      <rating>1</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
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  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Mar 26 17:10:09 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Mar 26 17:11:05 -0700 2007</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[not as compelling as expected...less david-sedaris and more bitter-cynic-at-the-end-of-the-bar-who-does-not-understand-the-need-for-alone-time]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/441779?utm_medium=api]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="41913027">
    <user id="1797862">
    <name><![CDATA[Keely]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Arvada, CO]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1797862-keely?utm_medium=api]]></url>
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      <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
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  <read_at>Fri Jan 16 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Jan 04 19:27:47 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Jan 16 16:02:49 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[As a native Metro-Atlantan, I appreciate being reminded of the beauty of my hometown... specifically the crackheads and whores and prostitutes that litter the city.  Hollis is the queen of &quot;hook 'em with the first line&quot; and has a knack for twisting painful circumstances into hilarity.  I t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41913027">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41913027?utm_medium=api]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="69502157">
    <user id="992334">
    <name><![CDATA[S]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Portland, OR]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/992334-s?utm_medium=api]]></url>
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      <rating>3</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
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  <read_at>Wed Sep 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Aug 30 18:52:18 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Sep 09 22:12:22 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Eh. This lady spends a maddening amount of time saying the same things over and over. It wouldn't be so bad if they were just abstract theories, but actually they are stories... things that happened to her in real life... you'd think that when writing a book (or two) you would be aware of the storie...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69502157">more...</a>]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="46092420">
    <user id="134888">
    <name><![CDATA[Leslie]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Atlanta, GA]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/134888-leslie?utm_medium=api]]></url>
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      <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
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  <date_added>Wed Feb 11 18:07:50 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Feb 11 18:08:01 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[hilarious.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46092420?utm_medium=api]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="13651642">
    <user id="188755">
    <name><![CDATA[Chelsea]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Cayucos, CA]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Jan 26 14:11:32 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Jan 26 14:11:32 -0800 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[OK so this book grew on me.  At 1st I didn't like it at all and thought since this is a sequel and I had not read the first book...I still ended up liking this author at the end.  I felt sorry for her life and that even though she has been around the block a few times, she still came out a good pers...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/13651642">more...</a>]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="8156293">
    <user id="300354">
    <name><![CDATA[Kate]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Oregon City, OR]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/300354-kate?utm_medium=api]]></url>
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      <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
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  <read_at>Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Oct 23 18:58:20 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Dec 21 23:23:14 -0800 2007</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I really enjoyed this book.  It had all of the humor, all the friends you loved and all the &quot;Hollis-ness&quot; of &quot;Bleachy Haired Honky Bitch,&quot; with a little more of what is touching and emotionally effective about it.  Of course it is more emotionally involved as Hollis writes about ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8156293">more...</a>]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="17774262">
    <user id="138701">
    <name><![CDATA[robin]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Cranston, RI]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/138701-robin?utm_medium=api]]></url>
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      <rating>2</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
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  <read_at>Fri Mar 14 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Mar 14 17:50:24 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Mar 29 19:56:30 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I like Hollis Gillespie..but these essays are so similar to those in  Bleachy-Haired Honky Bitch that it doesn't make sense that she published this one. She also has a tendency to overuse certain words/phrases and it annoys me. Funny, though.]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="41494913">
    <user id="1785447">
    <name><![CDATA[David Glenn]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1785447-david-glenn-dixon?utm_medium=api]]></url>
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      <rating>1</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Wed Jul 06 00:00:00 -0700 2005</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Jan 01 10:13:16 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Feb 25 20:58:51 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Vase-shatteringly bad book; perfectly charming interview.<br/><br/>Bought Jaegermeister for research; drink better than book.<br/><br/>Shame not because of the sex, of which I recall almost nothing, but for the corny homiletic style. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Entertaining and easy-to-read follow-up to Bleachy-Haired Honky Bitch. Gillespie is a great story teller -- funny and direct -- reading her books is like talking to a good friend over drinks!]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Just look at the title and you see what genius Hollis Gillespie is. Again, at turns heartbreaking and hilarious, I would recommend this book to anyone.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[because I live in atlanta and been to a lot of these places and have had/have friends like these . . .it is amazingly relatable. and HILARIOUS!!!]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[another fabulous book from Hollis.  in this one she tells us how she had to pull her shit together for her daughter.  touching and hilarious.]]></body>
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