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    <body><![CDATA[I was planning on waiting to purchase this book until I showed up at whatever venue Stephanie was speaking at (to say thank you to the book store or yarn shop). I was sad about this because if there is anything I’m impatient about waiting for, it’s a book that’s been published that I want to r...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/18766672">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[How can you not love a book that takes all the stupid mistakes you've ever done in knitting and turn them into one of the funniest stories you've ever read?  Stephanie Pearl-McPhee is an excellent writer who weaves in profound truths that you thought you learned long ago (and yet, still think stuff ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/18022617">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is the first book that I've read by the Yarn Harlot and I now understand why knitters rave about her books.  Even though I'm a relatively new knitter I still found this book entertaining...and a little scarry to be honest.  I wonder if my husband will add a new room onto our house for the futur...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67782248">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I highly recommend anything by Stephanie Pearl McPhee to anyone who knits, or anyone who likes books with a quirky sense of humore.  I always giggle throughout her books.  While I am knitter, and not a Knitter like her (if you read her books, you'd understand that) I can truly appreciate her ramblin...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42536512">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I received this book as a Christmas present from my husband.  I usually love Stephanie's books and my husband loves to hear my laughter as I'm reading.  However, this book was a disappointment.  There were a few stories that made me chuckle but most of the stories were a little flat and irritating....<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/82020377">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Stephanie Pearl-McPhee seems like a bright, delightful, warm-hearted, funny person who I would love to hang out with. I enjoy reading her books, but they seem like a rehashing of things she's written elsewhere, but cloaked in different formats.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Another great read from Stephanie Pearl-McPhee!  Stephanie looks at well-known philosophies and adages (think &quot;Haste Makes Waste&quot;) and applies them to the knitterly world.  Light-hearted, witty, and thoughtful, Stephanie's latest effort had me chuckling, nodding, and feeling very good abou...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/40857613">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I was expecting something more like &quot;The Secret Life of a Knitter&quot;, a book of longer essays with some personal experiences and knitting insights. I aparently mixed up this book with &quot;Free Range Knitter&quot; that's coming out soon. Unlike those two books, this is not a book for readin...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/33506944">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[By choosing two stars, I really do mean it was okay.  A little book about her philosophy and how knitting helps her cope, blah, blah.  I can relate, but there's not a whole lot new or earth shattering here. Not really a keeper.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Funny like her blog, but short and sweet. If you can get your hands on a copy of this book do, because it's all tiny and fun to hold. Fits great in purses!]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A good bathroom read - short bits that are nice for a daily meditation maybe, but not my usual read.  Good if you like this kind of thing.  ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Not as good as At Knit's End.  But still some fun little stories about the foibles of a knitting addict.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I feel like this was a repeat of her last two books, <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/search/search?q= Knitting Rules!: The Yarn Harlot's Bag of Knitting Tricks" title=" Knitting Rules!: The Yarn Harlot's Bag of Knitting Tricks"> Knitting Rules!: The Yarn Harlot's Bag of Knitting Tricks</a> and <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/search/search?q= Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Casts Off: The Yarn Harlot's Guide to the Land of Knitting" title=" Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Casts Off: The Yarn Harlot's Guide to the Land of Knitting"> Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Casts Off: The Yarn Harlot's Guide to the Land of Knitting</a>. Granted, probably you can only write about knitting in so many new ways, but still.<br/><br/>And w...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21132783">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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