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One night, four elderly people wandered in. They told me they were from a...more...]]> 2728527 0385340990 9780385340991 27289 10193 4.17 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2728527.The_Guernsey_Literary_and_Potato_Peel_Pie_Society 5 36 false Wed Nov 26 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Oct 06 11:19:42 -0700 2008 Wed Nov 26 11:37:20 -0800 2008
I think the only person I wouldn’t recommend this book to is one of those people who only read meaty tomes that might give regular people a brain embolism while they’re trying to make sense of t...more...]]> 2728527 0385340990 9780385340991 27289 10193 4.17 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2728527.The_Guernsey_Literary_and_Potato_Peel_Pie_Society 2 29 false Tue Aug 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 19 15:42:47 -0700 2008 Mon Nov 17 17:31:15 -0800 2008
This epistolary novel is something I should have loved. I generally like novels in letters, it’s almost like peering into lighted windows at night as you pass, ...more...]]> 2728527 0385340990 9780385340991 27289 10193 4.17 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2728527.The_Guernsey_Literary_and_Potato_Peel_Pie_Society 1 33 false Mon Sep 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 08 06:58:08 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 08 07:19:04 -0700 2008
Now, I'm sure there are American authors who can wr...more...]]> 2728527 0385340990 9780385340991 27289 10193 4.17 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2728527.The_Guernsey_Literary_and_Potato_Peel_Pie_Society 4 17 false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 25 17:24:37 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 25 17:34:42 -0700 2008
At any rate, this is easily one of the most charming books I...more...]]> 2728527 0385340990 9780385340991 27289 10193 4.17 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2728527.The_Guernsey_Literary_and_Potato_Peel_Pie_Society 2 25 false Tue Dec 09 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Sep 28 04:58:16 -0700 2008 Tue Dec 09 03:06:05 -0800 2008 1 more...]]> 4666058 0385341008 9780385341004 1099 422 4.17 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4666058.The_Guernsey_Literary_and_Potato_Peel_Pie_Society 5 12 false Sat May 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 20 05:21:52 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 17 08:32:30 -0700 2009 Izzy Bickerstaff Goes to War. She's not used...more...]]> 2728527 0385340990 9780385340991 27289 10193 4.17 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2728527.The_Guernsey_Literary_and_Potato_Peel_Pie_Society 5 9 false Mon Oct 06 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 07 08:42:51 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 07 08:46:05 -0700 2008 1 more...]]> 2728527 0385340990 9780385340991 27289 10193 4.17 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2728527.The_Guernsey_Literary_and_Potato_Peel_Pie_Society 2 17 false Sun Mar 08 22:33:15 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 09 06:07:32 -0700 2009
I recently read your book 'The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society'. It raised a few questions in my mind.
Juliet writes in one of her letters:
"Dear Sidney,
What an inspired present you sent kit - red satin tap shoes covered with seq...more...]]> 2728527 0385340990 9780385340991 27289 10193 4.17 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2728527.The_Guernsey_Literary_and_Potato_Peel_Pie_Society 5 16 false Sat Dec 27 13:26:18 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 27 13:44:16 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2728527 0385340990 9780385340991 27289 10193 4.17 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2728527.The_Guernsey_Literary_and_Potato_Peel_Pie_Society 5 11 false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 30 13:35:44 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 11 14:16:16 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2728527 0385340990 9780385340991 27289 10193 4.17 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2728527.The_Guernsey_Literary_and_Potato_Peel_Pie_Society 0 6 true Sat Sep 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 31 05:30:40 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 25 00:33:01 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2728527 0385340990 9780385340991 27289 10193 4.17 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2728527.The_Guernsey_Literary_and_Potato_Peel_Pie_Society 5 6 false Tue Oct 28 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 20 07:58:26 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 28 18:24:19 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2728527 0385340990 9780385340991 27289 10193 4.17 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2728527.The_Guernsey_Literary_and_Potato_Peel_Pie_Society 3 20 false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 08:31:21 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 08:33:54 -0800 2009
-pig farmers as romantic leads
-parrots named Zenobia who eat cuckoo clocks
-women who do the asking

I'm not in favor of:

-strong silent types as romantic leads
-adorable children
-parrots getting more page time than goats]]> 2728527 0385340990 9780385340991 27289 10193 4.17 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2728527.The_Guernsey_Literary_and_Potato_Peel_Pie_Society 5 6 false Tue Mar 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jan 28 14:43:37 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 27 07:37:54 -0700 2009
The book was charming and delightful! Absolutely wonderful and one I would like to own a copy of to re-read my favorite parts over and over....more...]]> 3708951 0747589194 9780747589198 259 122 4.17 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3708951.The_Guernsey_Literary_and_Potato_Peel_Pie_Society 4 9 false Sun Nov 23 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 12 07:31:35 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 23 15:29:19 -0800 2008 1
I think it's biggest criticism is that abominable title. It is too long and just too much of a mouthful. When p...more...]]> 2728527 0385340990 9780385340991 27289 10193 4.17 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2728527.The_Guernsey_Literary_and_Potato_Peel_Pie_Society 5 5 false Sat Sep 13 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 06 19:01:33 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 13 19:00:30 -0700 2008
Okay, so now I finished it and found that I had the hugest smile across my face. Really, I'm not being figurative here.

This is such an uplifting read. I think this is the kind of book that I would want to write; q...more...]]> 2728527 0385340990 9780385340991 27289 10193 4.17 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2728527.The_Guernsey_Literary_and_Potato_Peel_Pie_Society 5 4 false Thu Sep 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 11:10:54 -0700 2009 Mon Nov 16 16:27:28 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2728527 0385340990 9780385340991 27289 10193 4.17 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2728527.The_Guernsey_Literary_and_Potato_Peel_Pie_Society 1 13 true Mon Dec 22 18:26:26 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 24 08:43:04 -0800 2008
I won't dwell too long on what makes this book so wrong, but let's start with the problem of how difficult it is for a GOOD writer to develop character via the epistolary form. Now for two mediocre writers, it's even worse. I distingui...more...]]> 2728527 0385340990 9780385340991 27289 10193 4.17 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2728527.The_Guernsey_Literary_and_Potato_Peel_Pie_Society 5 3 false Sat Feb 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 20 12:14:01 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 07 21:27:51 -0800 2009 1
Writer Juliet Ashton has come through World War II more or less intact, although her flat was destroyed by bombs. But she's doing all right and ready to start a new project. Around then, she starts a correspondence with Dawsey Adams, an inhabitant of the tiny island ...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=3708951