false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173118116m/248103.jpg 248103 1 When I was twelve, a fortune teller told me that my one true love would die young and leave me all alone. <P>Everyone said she was a fraud, that she was just making it up. <P>I'd really like to know why the hell a person would make up a thing like that. <P>Written with the snap, glitter and wit of The Girl's Guide to Hunting and Fishing, God-Shaped Hole is a memorable, poignant love story that will leave you weeping with laughter. It is told in the wry, vulnerable voice of Beatrice "Trixie" Jordan who replies to a personal ad, "If your intentions are pure I am seeking a friend for the end of the world." <P>In doing so, she meets Jacob Grace, a charming, effervescent thirty-something writer, a free spirit who is a passionate seeker of life. He possesses his own turn of phrase and ways of thinking and feeling that dissonantly harmonize with Trixie's off-center vision as they roller coaster through the joys and furies of their wrenching romance. Along the way they try to come to terms with the hurt brought about by their distant fathers who, in different ways, forsook them. <P>This story will prove so touching you will rush to share it with a friend or loved one or even a stranger. 240394 1 5 2002 God-Shaped Hole total:502|5:212|4:140|3:106|2:30|1:14| 502 2012 669 108 2 2 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 10 12:08:17 -0800 2008 Sun Mar 09 08:43:22 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 1 false false Wed May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2002 Sat Nov 17 13:03:36 -0800 2007 Sat Nov 17 13:04:06 -0800 2007 I have no problem with the writing itself. Superb prose. Excellent observations and glorious glorious dialogue. But the plot! Yikes. If you enjoyed the sappy Lurlene McDaniel books...more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Aug 12 12:53:23 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 17 21:08:35 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Dec 13 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 13 20:09:41 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 13 20:20:35 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Jan 21 12:32:44 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 21 12:37:58 -0800 2008 Where the Red Fern Grows, this is the only book to ever make me cry. I think this book is beautifully written. The characters are fabulously vivid and accessible (kinda like the dogs ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Dec 29 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 29 00:04:47 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 07 22:17:55 -0800 2009 God-Shaped Hol...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Thu May 21 12:15:37 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 07:55:02 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sun Sep 16 10:36:49 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 18 07:42:54 -0700 2007 1 0 false false Sat Feb 28 09:15:32 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 19:46:53 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 28 09:15:32 -0800 2009 The Girl's Guide to Hunting and Fishing, which I just finished and really enjoyed. I'm only a few chapters into this, however, and I'm already bored. It kind of reads like a friend I don't really care for trying to pass off t...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jan 13 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 14 13:00:30 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 14 13:04:23 -0800 2009
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