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author: William Goldman
name: Summer
average rating: 4.34
book published: 1973
rating: 5
read at: 07/08
date added: 07/20/08
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]]> 15591864 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 02:03:41 -0700
author: Karen Joy Fowler
name: Summer
average rating: 2.45
book published: 2007
rating: 1
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date added: 06/16/08
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I couldn't even get through this one. It's nothing but sex and foul language.
]]> 19825550 Mon, 12 May 2008 20:09:27 -0700
author: Lloyd C. Douglas
name: Summer
average rating: 3.80
book published: 1999
rating: 3
read at: 05/08
date added: 05/12/08
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]]> 18551745 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:20:08 -0700
I enjoyed it but I don't think it was fantastic. The character associations and decision (especially at the end) are very contrived and the descriptions of how things work weren't detailed enough for my liking. I do plan to read the next story in this series however.]]>
author: Libba Bray
name: Summer
average rating: 3.86
book published: 2003
rating: 3
read at: 04/08
date added: 04/30/08
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This was a very captivating book. From the very beginning it surges forward at a quick pace, never leaving one hanging for long.

I enjoyed it but I don't think it was fantastic. The character associations and decision (especially at the end) are very contrived and the descriptions of how things work weren't detailed enough for my liking. I do plan to read the next story in this series however.
]]> 18551780 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 20:28:55 -0700
I saw the movie adaptation a while back, not even knowing it had been based on a book. I really enjoyed the movie, but once again, the book is so much better. Especially since I now know how loosely the movie is based on this.

Dianna Wynne Jones is a fantastic writer. The descriptions she renders paint a clear picture of this wonderful world. Her characters leap off the page with their unique personalities and quirks. Filled with charm, wit and warmth it will have you smiling all throughout!]]>
author: Diana Wynne Jones
name: Summer
average rating: 4.28
book published: 1986
rating: 5
read at: 04/08
date added: 04/03/08
shelves: all-time-favorites
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I started this book yesterday and finished it today. I love love LOVE it! Everything about it!

I saw the movie adaptation a while back, not even knowing it had been based on a book. I really enjoyed the movie, but once again, the book is so much better. Especially since I now know how loosely the movie is based on this.

Dianna Wynne Jones is a fantastic writer. The descriptions she renders paint a clear picture of this wonderful world. Her characters leap off the page with their unique personalities and quirks. Filled with charm, wit and warmth it will have you smiling all throughout!
]]> 18551836 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 07:43:00 -0700 http://summerreviews.blogspot....

After reading Pride and Prejudice, Emma, and Sense and Sensibility time and again over the years, I thought I should finally delve into the other novels of Jane Austen.

Northanger Abbey was one of Jane Austen's earlier novels, having been written around 1798. It was ready for publication in the year 1803, but the publisher it was sold to, never published it. Austen was able to repurchase the manuscript in 1816 but it was not published until after her death in 1818.

I began this book without any prior knowledge of it's characters or plot. By the fourth chapter I found myself thoroughly interested in the life of Catherine Morland. Her innocent and cheerful manner seemed actually contagious. Many of the worries and drama she faced, though so obviously unimportant and silly, had me anxious for a speedy resolution. Of course credit for this must be given to the writer, for I am still more than a little surprised at how well I like Catherine Morland.

She has not the depth of feeling or character that some of Jane's other heroine's have and yet it is precisely this naivete that endears her character to me. There is much of Catherine Morland that I would like to be myself.
To be a cheerful and innocent minded woman, yet able to speak up for herself when the situation truly demanded it (Catherine's prior engagment with Miss Tilney) was admirable indeed. I was very afraid of her allowing her so called friends to push her around and was in agony in the first instance when John refused to stop the carriage after he had lied to her about Mr. and Miss Tilney driving off.
But where others could not physically prevent her from doing that which she knew to be right, she stood firm.

As to her imaginings about the General, I have myself imagined even grander schemes at times. Though I may not have been so quick to admit such a scheme to Mr. Tilney in her situation, once done I would have reacted the same way. There are many times I realize how silly my thoughts or actions have been through the perspective of another and I'm glad her mortification did not get in the way of her being sincerely sorry.

In this book Catherine ends a much more knowledgeable woman than when she was first introduced to us. Her perspective on human motivations has broadened considerably in a rather unfavorable manner, yet she seems the same generally cheerful Catherine she was at the start. Certainly she is sad and cries at times over supposed losses of acquaintance and affection but she is quick in recovery and continuation of life. And to retain cheer and hope in the face of affliction is something we should all strive towards.]]>
author: Jane Austen
name: Summer
average rating: 3.64
book published: 1818
rating: 5
read at: 03/08
date added: 03/27/08
shelves: all-time-favorites
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This review has been cross posted at http://summerreviews.blogspot....

After reading Pride and Prejudice, Emma, and Sense and Sensibility time and again over the years, I thought I should finally delve into the other novels of Jane Austen.

Northanger Abbey was one of Jane Austen's earlier novels, having been written around 1798. It was ready for publication in the year 1803, but the publisher it was sold to, never published it. Austen was able to repurchase the manuscript in 1816 but it was not published until after her death in 1818.

I began this book without any prior knowledge of it's characters or plot. By the fourth chapter I found myself thoroughly interested in the life of Catherine Morland. Her innocent and cheerful manner seemed actually contagious. Many of the worries and drama she faced, though so obviously unimportant and silly, had me anxious for a speedy resolution. Of course credit for this must be given to the writer, for I am still more than a little surprised at how well I like Catherine Morland.

She has not the depth of feeling or character that some of Jane's other heroine's have and yet it is precisely this naivete that endears her character to me. There is much of Catherine Morland that I would like to be myself.
To be a cheerful and innocent minded woman, yet able to speak up for herself when the situation truly demanded it (Catherine's prior engagment with Miss Tilney) was admirable indeed. I was very afraid of her allowing her so called friends to push her around and was in agony in the first instance when John refused to stop the carriage after he had lied to her about Mr. and Miss Tilney driving off.
But where others could not physically prevent her from doing that which she knew to be right, she stood firm.

As to her imaginings about the General, I have myself imagined even grander schemes at times. Though I may not have been so quick to admit such a scheme to Mr. Tilney in her situation, once done I would have reacted the same way. There are many times I realize how silly my thoughts or actions have been through the perspective of another and I'm glad her mortification did not get in the way of her being sincerely sorry.

In this book Catherine ends a much more knowledgeable woman than when she was first introduced to us. Her perspective on human motivations has broadened considerably in a rather unfavorable manner, yet she seems the same generally cheerful Catherine she was at the start. Certainly she is sad and cries at times over supposed losses of acquaintance and affection but she is quick in recovery and continuation of life. And to retain cheer and hope in the face of affliction is something we should all strive towards.
]]> 16271064 Sun, 24 Feb 2008 16:42:34 -0800
But this book was beautiful. Of course the read had some very sad outcomes, but it was faith promoting, hope promoting and a book I think everyone should read. ]]>
author: Corrie Ten Boom
name: Summer
average rating: 4.60
book published: 1971
rating: 5
read at: 05/05
date added: 02/24/08
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I am always reluctant to read holocaust stories, simply because they are so difficult to get through and so heart wrenching. I've visited Dachau and it was a sorrowful, unforgettable experience, even being the ghost of a concentration camp it once was.

But this book was beautiful. Of course the read had some very sad outcomes, but it was faith promoting, hope promoting and a book I think everyone should read.
]]> 16271546 Sun, 24 Feb 2008 16:01:15 -0800
author: Garth Nix
name: Summer
average rating: 4.29
book published: 2003
rating: 4
read at: 02/08
date added: 02/24/08
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I just finished this book and it was something else. The story is fast moving and unique. It's a bit dark, being that it paints a bleak picture of the after life and of the dead roaming the earth, but Nix is an excellent story teller. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and plan on reading the rest of the trilogy.
]]> 16271451 Sun, 24 Feb 2008 15:58:45 -0800
author: Marcus Aurelius
name: Summer
average rating: 4.18
book published: 2003
rating: 5
read at: 01/99
date added: 02/24/08
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I loved most of this man's philosophies and ideas.
]]> 16271371 Sun, 24 Feb 2008 15:57:48 -0800
author: James Joyce
name: Summer
average rating: 3.99
book published: 1914
rating: 5
read at: 01/98
date added: 02/24/08
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A brilliant collection of short stories. I found this book on my High School library shelf and still love to read it.
]]> 15918803 Wed, 20 Feb 2008 13:05:27 -0800
author: Patti Balwanz
name: Summer
average rating: 4.71
book published: 2007
rating: 5
read at: 01/07
date added: 02/20/08
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This is a tear jerker, but not one that leaves you feeling sad. Each of these women's stories is inspirational and triumphant. It's a great read and was very educational, being in terms I could understand.
]]> 15819570 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 12:57:59 -0800
author: Louisa May Alcott
name: Summer
average rating: 3.56
book published: 1999
rating: 4
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date added: 02/19/08
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All three stories in this collection are very sweet. They teach some of life's most important lessons in a very simple upfront manner. They're also the perfect length if you're just beginning to read non picture books to younger children.
]]> 15750058 Mon, 18 Feb 2008 19:12:30 -0800
author: Harriet Beecher Stowe
name: Summer
average rating: 3.79
book published: 1852
rating: 5
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date added: 02/18/08
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This book was an astonishingly spiritual read. I hadn't felt such raw emotion when reading a story for quite some time before I read this book. I believe it was an inspired work that will profoundly impact any soul who reads it in earnest.
]]> 15592446 Sat, 16 Feb 2008 17:12:03 -0800
author: Jane Austen
name: Summer
average rating: 4.13
book published: 1811
rating: 4
read at:
date added: 02/16/08
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]]> 15592432 Sat, 16 Feb 2008 17:11:45 -0800
author: Jane Austen
name: Summer
average rating: 4.02
book published: 1816
rating: 5
read at:
date added: 02/16/08
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]]> 15592420 Sat, 16 Feb 2008 17:11:32 -0800
author: Erma Bombeck
name: Summer
average rating: 3.79
book published: 1985
rating: 4
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date added: 02/16/08
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]]> 15592408 Sat, 16 Feb 2008 17:11:20 -0800
author: Robert Fulghum
name: Summer
average rating: 3.91
book published: 1988
rating: 4
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date added: 02/16/08
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]]> 15592301 Sat, 16 Feb 2008 17:09:24 -0800
author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (The)
name: Summer
average rating: 4.91
book published: 1830
rating: 5
read at:
date added: 02/16/08
shelves: all-time-favorites
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]]> 15592252 Sat, 16 Feb 2008 17:08:02 -0800
author: Jane Yolen
name: Summer
average rating: 3.82
book published: 2003
rating: 3
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date added: 02/16/08
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]]> 15560746 Sat, 16 Feb 2008 17:07:33 -0800
Believe me when I say Edward has been well cast in the movie which is scheduled for release in December of this year. I thought Robert Pattinson was exceedingly good looking when I first saw him in Harry Potter (as Cedric Diggory) and I eagerly await his debut in a role that will likely earn him unending fame amongst giddy teenage girls for years to come.
But enough about young hot guys whose posters would have hung on my wall as a teenager.

Besides having a knack for catching spelling and punctuation errors I think a lot about how a certain book might influence it’s audience, and what I think the author should have done differently in writing it based on that.

Can you see why I haven’t written a novel yet? I’m too busy thinking about subtle messages I want to convey instead of the actual story. But I digress.

The main audience in the case of the Twilight series, are a bunch of giggly teenage girls with egregious romantic notions that play out in their daydreams over and over, or which they speak to each other in hushed tones during sleepovers. Oh, and grown women who are often silly school girls at heart. Ahem….

***Warning - Spoilers Ahead!***

I devoured all three of Stephanie’s books, each within a day of borrowing them. I didn’t think much about them initially. I was caught up in the intense romance, the stunningly accurate view through a teenage girls mind. I identified immensely with Bella and her feelings of being so very ordinary. I also understood her intense attraction to Edward. I always crushed on the mysterious guys. The dangerous guys.

But the more I’ve mulled over this vehement love story, the more concerned I’ve become in what I anticipate will be its ending. Especially when thinking about the thousands of teenage girls who worship this series. So I say….

Bella really needs to break things off with Edward.

Let me offer up my reasons for this before any of you kick me:

1. Holy Co-Dependent Relationship Batman!
Co-Dependant relationships are never healthy and Bella and Edward have got a doozie of one going on. It may not have started that way but it’s turned into that. Grieving for those we’ve loved and lost is certainly natural but Bella took it well beyond that point, ceasing to be anything but a drone doing only what she had to in order to survive after Edward left. Then of course Edward has sworn to kill himself shortly after the time Bella has died.
Sweet? Romantic? Not on your life.

Other problems with their relationship that hinge on co-dependency:
* Lack of interaction with other friends and acquaintances
* Bella’s mental attention focusing solely on relieving Edward’s pain i.e. If she’s a vampire, he won’t struggle with wanting to kill her anymore. If she’s a vampire, she’ll finally be worthy of him.
* Feeling her life is meaningless without him.

2. Bella is being smothered
Edward and his family are controlling Bella. They may not be doing it on purpose but that doesn’t make it any better. Bella seems to attract danger and Edward feels the need to protect her. He watches her all night, she gets driven by them everywhere. She rarely does anything of her own accord or by herself and when she does she know she’ll face Edwards disapproval afterwards. Their relationship has become more and more like a naughty little child disobeying their master. *shudder*

3. They don’t really love each other
They lust each other. The only basis for Bella’s devotion and supposed love that I can find are descriptions of Edwards danger and his beauty. And do you think for one moment that Edward would have taken a second glance at Bella (other than to eat her) if he had been able to read her thoughts? He was bound to be obsessed with the first girl who had the power to block him out. They are enchanted by the mystery of each other. Is this love? No. Could it turn into love? Certainly. But book three definitely had their relationship getting more and more icky.

4. My belief in number 3 was only reaffirmed by the part Jacob has played.
I won’t tell you that I think Bella should end up with Jacob instead. But it would be healthier than being with Edward. Being around his cheerful and friendly self brought some vigor back into her life. It was good that she didn’t perceive him as a possible love interest or she may have latched on to him in rebound as she had to Edward in the first place, becoming more needy and dependent on his feeding her constant reassurances than she had been with Edward. Slowly and without force, Jacob’s friendship brought her back to life, and though she still grieved for Edward she was finally living again.

I also agree with Jacob that eventually she would have been happy without Edward. She would have maybe even realized that her love for Jacob was real and something deeper than the one she had with Edward. Alas that Edward has to go off and try to kill himself!

As an adult I’ve looked back on some relationships I had as a teen in which I was sure I really loved the person. I did care deeply about them. It was love of a sort. But not the kind that would have withstood the fizzling of passion and the inevitable changing of beliefs and shifts in personality we make until we die.

So Stephenie Meyer, if you’re reading this, do you really want to send a message that co-dependent relationships are romantic? That ceasing to live for yourself is romantic? That being willing to kill yourself over the one you love is romantic? That love is based on mystery, danger and good looks alone?

I don’t care who she ends up with ultimately (though I do hope that if it’s Edward their relationship improves) but please do us all a favor and have Bella learn to think and live for herself and grow out of this sickening neediness and willingness to be controlled.

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author: Stephenie Meyer
name: Summer
average rating: 4.31
book published: 2007
rating: 4
read at: 12/07
date added: 02/16/08
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Sparked by a recent conversation with my friend Hillary, I have decided I need to post my thoughts about a certain series of novels written by Stephenie Meyer. Particularly the relationship between one, Bella, and the object of her affection. The supposedly uber hot vampire, Edward.

Believe me when I say Edward has been well cast in the movie which is scheduled for release in December of this year. I thought Robert Pattinson was exceedingly good looking when I first saw him in Harry Potter (as Cedric Diggory) and I eagerly await his debut in a role that will likely earn him unending fame amongst giddy teenage girls for years to come.
But enough about young hot guys whose posters would have hung on my wall as a teenager.

Besides having a knack for catching spelling and punctuation errors I think a lot about how a certain book might influence it’s audience, and what I think the author should have done differently in writing it based on that.

Can you see why I haven’t written a novel yet? I’m too busy thinking about subtle messages I want to convey instead of the actual story. But I digress.

The main audience in the case of the Twilight series, are a bunch of giggly teenage girls with egregious romantic notions that play out in their daydreams over and over, or which they speak to each other in hushed tones during sleepovers. Oh, and grown women who are often silly school girls at heart. Ahem….

***Warning - Spoilers Ahead!***

I devoured all three of Stephanie’s books, each within a day of borrowing them. I didn’t think much about them initially. I was caught up in the intense romance, the stunningly accurate view through a teenage girls mind. I identified immensely with Bella and her feelings of being so very ordinary. I also understood her intense attraction to Edward. I always crushed on the mysterious guys. The dangerous guys.

But the more I’ve mulled over this vehement love story, the more concerned I’ve become in what I anticipate will be its ending. Especially when thinking about the thousands of teenage girls who worship this series. So I say….

Bella really needs to break things off with Edward.

Let me offer up my reasons for this before any of you kick me:

1. Holy Co-Dependent Relationship Batman!
Co-Dependant relationships are never healthy and Bella and Edward have got a doozie of one going on. It may not have started that way but it’s turned into that. Grieving for those we’ve loved and lost is certainly natural but Bella took it well beyond that point, ceasing to be anything but a drone doing only what she had to in order to survive after Edward left. Then of course Edward has sworn to kill himself shortly after the time Bella has died.
Sweet? Romantic? Not on your life.

Other problems with their relationship that hinge on co-dependency:
* Lack of interaction with other friends and acquaintances
* Bella’s mental attention focusing solely on relieving Edward’s pain i.e. If she’s a vampire, he won’t struggle with wanting to kill her anymore. If she’s a vampire, she’ll finally be worthy of him.
* Feeling her life is meaningless without him.

2. Bella is being smothered
Edward and his family are controlling Bella. They may not be doing it on purpose but that doesn’t make it any better. Bella seems to attract danger and Edward feels the need to protect her. He watches her all night, she gets driven by them everywhere. She rarely does anything of her own accord or by herself and when she does she know she’ll face Edwards disapproval afterwards. Their relationship has become more and more like a naughty little child disobeying their master. *shudder*

3. They don’t really love each other
They lust each other. The only basis for Bella’s devotion and supposed love that I can find are descriptions of Edwards danger and his beauty. And do you think for one moment that Edward would have taken a second glance at Bella (other than to eat her) if he had been able to read her thoughts? He was bound to be obsessed with the first girl who had the power to block him out. They are enchanted by the mystery of each other. Is this love? No. Could it turn into love? Certainly. But book three definitely had their relationship getting more and more icky.

4. My belief in number 3 was only reaffirmed by the part Jacob has played.
I won’t tell you that I think Bella should end up with Jacob instead. But it would be healthier than being with Edward. Being around his cheerful and friendly self brought some vigor back into her life. It was good that she didn’t perceive him as a possible love interest or she may have latched on to him in rebound as she had to Edward in the first place, becoming more needy and dependent on his feeding her constant reassurances than she had been with Edward. Slowly and without force, Jacob’s friendship brought her back to life, and though she still grieved for Edward she was finally living again.

I also agree with Jacob that eventually she would have been happy without Edward. She would have maybe even realized that her love for Jacob was real and something deeper than the one she had with Edward. Alas that Edward has to go off and try to kill himself!

As an adult I’ve looked back on some relationships I had as a teen in which I was sure I really loved the person. I did care deeply about them. It was love of a sort. But not the kind that would have withstood the fizzling of passion and the inevitable changing of beliefs and shifts in personality we make until we die.

So Stephenie Meyer, if you’re reading this, do you really want to send a message that co-dependent relationships are romantic? That ceasing to live for yourself is romantic? That being willing to kill yourself over the one you love is romantic? That love is based on mystery, danger and good looks alone?

I don’t care who she ends up with ultimately (though I do hope that if it’s Edward their relationship improves) but please do us all a favor and have Bella learn to think and live for herself and grow out of this sickening neediness and willingness to be controlled.


]]> 15591796 Sat, 16 Feb 2008 16:59:14 -0800
author: Shel Silverstein
name: Summer
average rating: 4.42
book published: 1964
rating: 5
read at:
date added: 02/16/08
shelves: all-time-favorites
review:

]]> 15591754 Sat, 16 Feb 2008 16:57:59 -0800
author: Eoin Colfer
name: Summer
average rating: 3.80
book published: 2001
rating: 1
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date added: 02/16/08
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]]> 15591646 Sat, 16 Feb 2008 16:55:52 -0800
author: Helene Holt
name: Summer
average rating: 4.41
book published: 2002
rating: 3
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date added: 02/16/08
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]]> 15591510 Sat, 16 Feb 2008 16:52:36 -0800
author: Jeffrey M. Schwartz
name: Summer
average rating: 3.83
book published: 1997
rating: 5
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date added: 02/16/08
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]]> 15591489 Sat, 16 Feb 2008 16:52:02 -0800
author: Bill Watterson
name: Summer
average rating: 4.59
book published: 1989
rating: 5
read at:
date added: 02/16/08
shelves: all-time-favorites
review:

]]> 15591488 Sat, 16 Feb 2008 16:52:01 -0800
author: Bill Watterson
name: Summer
average rating: 4.69
book published: 1988
rating: 5
read at:
date added: 02/16/08
shelves: all-time-favorites
review:

]]> 15591483 Sat, 16 Feb 2008 16:51:58 -0800
author: Bill Watterson
name: Summer
average rating: 4.70
book published: 1996
rating: 5
read at:
date added: 02/16/08
shelves: all-time-favorites
review:

]]> 15591481 Sat, 16 Feb 2008 16:51:56 -0800
author: Bill Watterson
name: Summer
average rating: 4.68
book published: 1993
rating: 5
read at:
date added: 02/16/08
shelves: all-time-favorites
review:

]]> 15591473 Sat, 16 Feb 2008 16:51:50 -0800
author: Bill Watterson
name: Summer
average rating: 4.70
book published: 1999
rating: 5
read at:
date added: 02/16/08
shelves: all-time-favorites
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]]> 15591469 Sat, 16 Feb 2008 16:51:49 -0800
author: Bill Watterson
name: Summer
average rating: 4.68
book published: 1992
rating: 5
read at:
date added: 02/16/08
shelves: all-time-favorites
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]]> 15591466 Sat, 16 Feb 2008 16:51:48 -0800
author: Bill Watterson
name: Summer
average rating: 4.65
book published: 1994
rating: 5
read at:
date added: 02/16/08
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]]> 15591465 Sat, 16 Feb 2008 16:51:46 -0800
author: Bill Watterson
name: Summer
average rating: 4.70
book published: 1991
rating: 5
read at:
date added: 02/16/08
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]]> 15591411 Sat, 16 Feb 2008 16:50:51 -0800
author: William Wilkie Collins
name: Summer
average rating: 4.08
book published: 1859
rating: 4
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date added: 02/16/08
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]]> 15591366 Sat, 16 Feb 2008 16:49:58 -0800
author: Betty Ren Wright
name: Summer
average rating: 3.70
book published: 1995
rating: 4
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date added: 02/16/08
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]]> 15591325 Sat, 16 Feb 2008 16:49:05 -0800
author: Michael Ende
name: Summer
average rating: 4.24
book published: 1991
rating: 5
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date added: 02/16/08
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]]> 15591296 Sat, 16 Feb 2008 16:48:32 -0800
author: Orson Scott Card
name: Summer
average rating: 3.69
book published: 1995
rating: 4
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date added: 02/16/08
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]]> 15591288 Sat, 16 Feb 2008 16:48:26 -0800
author: Orson Scott Card
name: Summer
average rating: 3.77
book published: 1991
rating: 4
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date added: 02/16/08
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]]> 15591286 Sat, 16 Feb 2008 16:48:24 -0800
author: Orson Scott Card
name: Summer
average rating: 3.79
book published: 1988
rating: 4
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date added: 02/16/08
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]]> 15591283 Sat, 16 Feb 2008 16:48:20 -0800
author: Orson Scott Card
name: Summer
average rating: 3.94
book published: 1987
rating: 4
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date added: 02/16/08
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]]> 15561745 Sat, 16 Feb 2008 09:03:55 -0800
author: Jack Weyland
name: Summer
average rating: 3.62
book published: 1987
rating: 3
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date added: 02/16/08
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]]> 15561742 Sat, 16 Feb 2008 09:03:53 -0800
author: Jack Weyland
name: Summer
average rating: 3.51
book published: 1989
rating: 3
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date added: 02/16/08
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]]> 15561734 Sat, 16 Feb 2008 09:03:49 -0800
author: Jack Weyland
name: Summer
average rating: 3.44
book published: 1990
rating: 3
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date added: 02/16/08
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]]> 15561728 Sat, 16 Feb 2008 09:03:45 -0800
author: Jack Weyland
name: Summer
average rating: 3.69
book published: 1987
rating: 3
read at:
date added: 02/16/08
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]]> 15561724 Sat, 16 Feb 2008 09:03:43 -0800
author: Jack Weyland
name: Summer
average rating: 3.96
book published: 1987
rating: 3
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author: Cornelia Funke
name: Summer
average rating: 3.99
book published: 2003
rating: 2
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author: E.M. Forster
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average rating: 3.92
book published: 1910
rating: 2
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author: Chinua Achebe
name: Summer
average rating: 3.69
book published: 1975
rating: 4
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author: Helene Hanff
name: Summer
average rating: 4.33
book published: 1987
rating: 5
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author: Homer
name: Summer
average rating: 3.78
book published: 600
rating: 5
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author: Charles Dickens
name: Summer
average rating: 3.91
book published: 1850
rating: 5
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author: Charles Dickens
name: Summer
average rating: 3.84
book published: 1859
rating: 5
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author: Oscar Wilde
name: Summer
average rating: 4.19
book published: 1990
rating: 4
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author: Carol Ryrie Brink
name: Summer
average rating: 4.01
book published: 1935
rating: 5
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