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    <body><![CDATA[I think it's great that a book by a Mormon about being Mormon has been released by a mainstream publisher. <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/410906.T_Lindsay_Baker" title="T. Lindsay Baker">Elner Baker</a> is a 20-something single woman living in New York City and trying to figure out who she is and what she believes. Baker is a stand-up comedienne, and her stories are hilarious even ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77070764">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A great friend gave me this book to read.  The first half I was laughing out loud and thought that this would be a 5 star book, for sure.  It's a single mormon woman's memoir about living in New York City.  She loses 80 pounds and her life changes dramatically.  Throughout the book, she keeps asking...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76162049">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Interesting stuff.  The idea of this biography intrigued me.  The first couple of chapters in particular are absolutely hilarious.  Baker's portrayal of Mormon singles culture generates a lot of laughs, and I certainly related to her struggles with faith.  But a few things about her confused me.  At...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74049068">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Wow.  What a ride.  I now need to take a shower to get all of the estrogen off.<br/><br/>The book was very engaging and it kept me entertained.  I felt like I could connect with her in many aspects in the book, maybe some of it is because I'm Mormon, I'm not really sure.  But I did like the book. ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76069953">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Three stars?  Four stars?  Can't decide.<br/><br/>I read it quickly, groaning at all the ways in which Elna Baker stole my book idea, and my life.  <br/><br/>But not really.  I don't know how to explain this without sounding like a prude, but I was disappointed or something by the end. <br/><br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77913353">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Very amusing and well-written.  I would actually give it 3 1/2 stars, if that were an option.  For the right audience, it would be 4 stars--not necessarily Mormons, but the author is writing her memoir as a 26-year-old; and the larger audience is that age group I think.  It is the recollections of a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78966883">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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