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    <body><![CDATA[I had two problems with this book...it wasn't long enough and it should have been a hardcover.<br/><br/>Charming collection of essays.  I think of all the writers I enjoy, I'd want Jancee Dunn to be my best friend.  I had no idea someone else on this planet mooned over the Swiss Colony catalogs li...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68312725">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I love Jancee Dunn's books - they're like talking to a friend (granted, it's a one-sided conversation). I anticipate her essays like long letters or emails from my favorite people - there's a spark of joy as you dig in, knowing you're going to laugh, smile knowingly at parallels in your own life, an...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/61492391">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A sweet, fun book. First thing by her that I've read. We're basically the same age and have a fair amount in common (including a recently-tattooed mother) so quite a bit was relatable. The humor is more Sandra Tsing Loh than Laurie Notaro -- very little in the way of bodily fluids.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I love everything she writes! This is her most personal yet and it's hilarious.]]></body>
    
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