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  <title><![CDATA[Straight Talking (Apa Adanya Saja)]]></title>
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  <default_description>Meet Tasha, single and still searching. A producer for Britain's most popular morning show working under a nightmare boss, Tash is well-versed in the trials and tribulations of twenty-first century dating. She and her three best friends certainly haven't lived the fairy tale they thought they would: there's Andy, who's hooked on passion, but too much of a tomboy to have moved much beyond the beer-drinking contest stage; Mel, stuck in a steady but loveless relationship; and Emma, endlessly waiting for her other half to propose. Their love lives are only complicated by the sort of men who seem to drift in and out: Andrew, suave, good-looking and head over heels in love . . . with himself; Simon, who is allergic to commitment but has a bad-boy nature that's impossible to resist; and Adam- perfectly attractive, but too sweet to be sexy. 

The bestselling first novel that launched Jane Green, one of the brightest stars in contemporary women's fiction, &lt;i&gt;Straight Talking&lt;/i&gt; sets the record straight regarding the real world of dating, and follows the adventures of Tash and her friends as they search for fulfillment and the right kind of love.  Funny, flirty, and ultimately tender, &lt;i&gt;Straight Talking&lt;/i&gt; gets at the heart of modern romance.</default_description>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">1997</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>Straight Talking: A Novel</original_title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Jane Green]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sat Mar 08 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Feb 24 00:10:39 -0800 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was one of the books I started in the last few weeks. I couldn't commit to any others and wasn't too into this one either. One day I got stuck without anything else to read and ended up just deciding to finish the damn book.<br/><br/>It was no Jemima J, lets put it at that.  I hate when you f...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/16226555">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Jul 06 18:21:48 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Jul 06 18:25:16 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[because its Jane Green and she writes about everything her characters are thinking and over thinking I really enjoyed it. I was not crazy about the main character but would have kept her as my friend just would have been more like Mel is all. could not believe how many comments i got about the cover...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/62409271">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="28378731">
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  <read_at>Tue Jul 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Jul 26 16:10:23 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Aug 20 11:59:34 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I loved this book.  It's about relationships and how the main character realizes that she falls in love with her best friend when it is too late and she comes close to ruining their relationship.  The ending wasn't as detailed as I wanted it to be and was left open for your imagination.  Overall, I ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/28378731">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="840852">
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  <read_at>Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Apr 23 07:05:25 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Apr 23 07:07:52 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is purely beach-reading.  Not a lot of thought, not a lot of surprises in the plot, but a switch-off, relaxing and possibly even mindless sort of girlie book.  I have a weakness for these types of books and after reading some legit types of literature, I turn to them for a break.    ]]></body>
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    <review id="30302345">
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  <date_added>Sat Aug 16 08:11:23 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Aug 16 08:21:45 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[How I love Jane Green.  Excellent Brit chick-lit, and close second behind Marian Keyes.<br/><br/>As chick lit is wont to be, this has a predictable ending... until the predictable ending gets a little unpredictable.<br/><br/>I love that the ending isn't... well, typical of a chick lit book.]]></body>
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    <review id="58878150">
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  <read_at>Tue Jun 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Tue Jun 16 13:00:25 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[this is a book that honestly looks into the life of a woman lost in the perils of dating and confusion of what it really means to be in love.  reviews i have read say that readers are so frustrated with her inability to just &quot;do the right thing&quot;  but it wouldn't be a good book, now would i...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/58878150">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="29379105">
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  <date_added>Tue Aug 05 20:42:42 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Jun 10 16:27:01 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Loved this book!  Be prepared to be surprised/shocked in the first 50 pages with just how 'straight' Jane Green is with her readers.  A bit into it...this way of talking to the the reader will grow on you and then you'll quite enjoy the fact that you really get to be inside this girls head...finding...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/29379105">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="9135923">
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    <name><![CDATA[Anne]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Thu Jul 24 07:51:31 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Hmm...<br/>pertama, buku ini direkomendasikan Ririn4ever..hahahah<br/>soalnya jarang baca chicklit ato teenlit....ga biasa aja.<br/>tapi ternyata pas udah dibaca..inget terus kocaknya buku ini..<br/>Bagi gw milih2 pasangan itu wajar, banyak pula yang nuntut kriteria ini itu namun akhirnya ga ses...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/9135923">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="6447070">
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    <name><![CDATA[Keri]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Washington, DC]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Sat Dec 08 08:51:56 -0800 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Sep 19 11:31:01 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Sep 29 12:14:49 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm about to give up on this book. I have tried to give Jane Green more chances than I can remember giving any other author. I loved Bookends, thought Jemima J was just ok and a little weird, and I could have gone either way on Mr. Maybe. Now comes Straight Talking. <br/><br/>The back cover descri...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6447070">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="42070396">
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    <name><![CDATA[Victoria]]></name>
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  <read_at>Fri Jan 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Jan 06 03:33:16 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Jan 06 03:47:50 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is exactly like Sex and the City.  The main character describes her love life or what she believes is lack of love.  I could go either way on this one.  If you are a huge fan of Sex and the City then this is a book you will enjoy.  If meaningless sex with the hopeful outcome of love isn't ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42070396">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="74605479">
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    <name><![CDATA[Carmen]]></name>
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  <read_at>Wed Oct 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Oct 15 06:32:25 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Oct 15 06:34:48 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Definitely a chick-lit book.  I have been reading books by Jane Green because I enjoyed the Beach House so much. But this book was not so enjoyable.  The story is good, but I really don't want to read a book with so much graphic sex scenes described.  It makes me uncomfortable. I also could not iden...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74605479">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="62576248">
    <user id="841337">
    <name><![CDATA[Anna]]></name>
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  <read_at>Fri Jul 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Jul 07 21:06:22 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Jul 07 21:12:24 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This novel would have so resonated with me about eight years ago when like Tasha, I was a junkie for unattainable boyfriends who were such bad boys or impossibly attractive and arrogant.  Like all of the Jane Green novels, there's a grown-up Eureka! or that epiphany catapulting the protagonist into ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/62576248">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="70813184">
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    <name><![CDATA[Paula]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United Kingdom]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Thu Sep 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Thu Sep 10 23:59:44 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Another Jane Green page turner!  I think there will be a character here that most women can relate to, although, I think I was a bit of each!<br/><br/>I found Tasha, the main character, to be believable, ie -full of flaws, and there is always something interesting going on in the book that keeps y...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70813184">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="38387645">
    <user id="882485">
    <name><![CDATA[Lisa]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Sat Nov 22 11:21:29 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This title was the most racy and raunchy chick lit novel I read during my study, but that’s not why I disliked it.  There are certain things I expect from chick lit.  I expect chick lit to be funny, to be a quick-read, and for the heroine to gain a sense of self at the end of the novel.  This book...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38387645">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="62237007">
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    <name><![CDATA[Ali]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sun Jul 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[A bit more graphic than some of her other books (although not in a gratuitous way, it fits in with the tone of the book)and there were moments when I seriously wanted to smack the main character in the face and call her a freakin' idiot, but it's a fun beach read and goes by very quickly.  ]]></body>
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    <review id="76912489">
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    <name><![CDATA[Sara]]></name>
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  <read_at>Fri Oct 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was one of those books where I found myself wanting to scream at the characters. Thank God she was in therapy, or I might have lost my mind. <br/><br/>A great story of love, lust and relationships. Fairly accurate look at the life of a single woman looking for love. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is Jane Green's first book. I usually like her books and enjoy them as a fun, quick read. This book, being her first, was a little clunky. I think that since this one, she has found her style and voice and I like her subsequent books much better.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I've been on a chick lit binge, and I keep reading these books by Jane Green, and she's a truly terrible writer.  These books are so poorly written -- why do I nonetheless find them compelling?  Don't read them.  They're really not worth it.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[i thought this book was wildly entertaining...it is super sexual, but also very fluffy. i was TOTALLY wrapped up in the character adam -- was worried he was ending up like another favorite, adian, from SATC. would recommend if you are looking for a fun,loose read - and be ready for the graphic sex s...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59405546">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I didn't like how the main character talks to the reader throughout the whole story. I just wanted to read a story, not be part of it. However, the storyline did pick up about 1/2 way through the book and it did end well. ]]></body>
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