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author: Plum Sykes
name: Fatima
average rating: 2.91
book published: 2004
rating: 3
read at: 06/05
date added: 05/21/07
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This is an interesting book- believe it or not. well, if you read it with a sociological perspective. It is well written- Sykes does a great job of painting the world of "it" girls in New York. On the other hand the subject of the book is completely ridiculous- enjoyable depending on who you are- but ridiculous if you have a brain. One would think that this is a satire- but it is not, that is where the complexity of this book lies.
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author: Curtis Sittenfeld
name: Fatima
average rating: 3.30
book published: 2005
rating: 3
read at: 07/05
date added: 05/21/07
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I enjoyed this book because I truly identified with the main character. Lee Fiora's torment while trying to decipher and make sense of a boy with "prep-school boy syndrome" is something that most women will go through at some point. While the book does touch on some more profound topics- these do not make an impact as they are not new revelations (ie. wealth, class, race in relation to the elite world of "Preps").
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author: Louisa May Alcott
name: Fatima
average rating: 4.08
book published: 1868
rating: 5
read at: 01/93
date added: 04/19/07
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This is my favorite book of all time. I read it as a little girl and I still read it every few years. Every single time, it transports me to a time where family and love were the most important things in life. This is a beautiful book.
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author: Stephen King
name: Fatima
average rating: 4.23
book published: 1996
rating: 5
read at: 01/03
date added: 04/19/07
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I am not a fan of Stephen King at all, yet this is one of my favorite books. It is simply a great story from beginning to end. ( I read this as one book, not as a box set)
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author: Junot Díaz
name: Fatima
average rating: 4.08
book published: 1997
rating: 4
read at: 01/03
date added: 04/19/07
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A compilation of powerful short stories written by a highly educated and charismatic Dominican- American man. (He is a brilliant speaker) He bluntly describes the reality of growing up poor in the inner-city.
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author: Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez
name: Fatima
average rating: 3.40
book published: 2004
rating: 4
read at: 01/04
date added: 04/19/07
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Great beach/summer read- This is a book about the beauty of real friendship between very different women. This is not great literature, nor is it intended to be. Alisa is the Plum Sykes/Sophie Kinsella of the Latin community. The characters are stereotypical and are meant to be- it makes it easy to identify with/ understand and or appreciate the girls. If you are a fun-loving woman- you can appreciate this book. If you are a Hispanic/Latina woman- you must read this book.
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