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11/22
pardis
gave to:
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (Hardcover)
by
John Boyne
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my rating:
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recommended to pardis by:
Pargol Inalu
recommended for: no one
read in November, 2009
pardis said:
"A timeless story of innocence lost and humanity found
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11/22
megan
gave to:
Kitchen Princess, Volume 8 (Paperback)
by
Natsumi Ando
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my rating:
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read in January, 2009
megan said:
"love
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11/22
megan
gave to:
Kitchen Princess, Volume 7 (Paperback)
by
Natsumi Ando
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my rating:
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read in January, 2009
megan said:
"love
"
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11/22
megan
gave to:
Kitchen Princess, Volume 6 (Paperback)
by
Natsumi Ando
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my rating:
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read in January, 2009
megan said:
"love
"
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11/22
megan
gave to:
Kitchen Princess, Volume 5 (Paperback)
by
Natsumi Ando
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my rating:
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read in January, 2009
megan said:
"love
"
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11/22
megan
gave to:
Kitchen Princess, Volume 4 (Paperback)
by
Natsumi Ando
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my rating:
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read in January, 2009
megan said:
"love
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11/22
megan
gave to:
Kitchen Princess, Volume 3 (Paperback)
by
Natsumi Ando
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my rating:
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read in January, 2009
megan said:
"love
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11/22
megan
gave to:
Kitchen Princess, Volume 2 (Paperback)
by
Natsumi Ando
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my rating:
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read in January, 2009
megan said:
"love
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11/22
megan
gave to:
Kitchen Princess, Volume 1 (Paperback)
by
Natsumi Ando
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my rating:
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read in January, 2009
megan said:
"love
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11/22
megan
gave to:
Rozen Maiden Volume 3 (Rozen Maiden)
by
Peach-Pit
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my rating:
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read in January, 2009
megan said:
"love
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11/22
megan
gave to:
Rozen Maiden Volume 2 (Rozen Maiden)
by
Peach-Pit
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my rating:
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read in January, 2009
megan said:
"love
"
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11/22
megan
gave to:
Rozen Maiden Volume 1 (Rozen Maiden)
by
Peach-Pit
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my rating:
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read in January, 2009
megan said:
"love
"
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11/22
megan
gave to:
Shugo Chara! 7 (Paperback)
by
Peach-Pit
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my rating:
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read in January, 2009
megan said:
"love
"
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11/22
megan
gave to:
Shugo Chara! 6 (Paperback)
by
Peach-Pit
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my rating:
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read in January, 2009
megan said:
"love.
"
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11/22
megan
gave to:
Shugo Chara! 5 (Paperback)
by
Peach-Pit
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my rating:
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read in January, 2009
megan said:
"love.
"
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11/22
megan
gave to:
Shugo Chara! 4 (Paperback)
by
Peach-Pit
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my rating:
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read in January, 2009
megan said:
"love.
"
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11/22
megan
gave to:
Shugo Chara! 3 (Shugo Chara!)
by
Peach-Pit
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my rating:
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read in January, 2009
megan said:
"love.
"
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11/22
megan
gave to:
Shugo Chara! 2 (Shugo Chara!)
by
Peach-Pit
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my rating:
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read in January, 2006
megan said:
"love.
"
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11/22
megan
gave to:
Shugo Chara! 1 (Shugo Chara!)
by
Peach-Pit
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my rating:
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read in January, 2006
megan said:
"love.
"
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11/22
megan
gave to:
Short-Tempered Melancholic and Other Stories (Paperback)
by
Arina Tanemura
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my rating:
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read in January, 2009
megan said:
"love.
"
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11/22
megan
gave to:
I.O.N Vol. 01 (Paperback)
by
Arina Tanemura
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my rating:
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read in January, 2006
megan said:
"love
"
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11/22
megan
gave to:
The Gentlemen's Alliance †, Vol. 3 (Paperback)
by
Arina Tanemura
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my rating:
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read in January, 2006
megan said:
"love.
"
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11/22
Srisurang
gave to:
รัà¸à¹€à¸à¸¢ (Paperback)
by
à¸à¸´à¸‡à¸à¸£
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my rating:
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read in January, 2001
Srisurang said:
"รวมเรื่à¸à¸‡à¸ªà¸±à¹‰à¸™à¹€à¸¥à¹ˆà¸¡à¸™à¸µà¹‰ à¸à¹ˆà¸²à¸™à¸™à¸²à¸™à¸¡à¸²à¸à¹à¸¥à¹‰à¸§ à¹à¸•่ยังจำได้ติดใจ โดยเฉพาะเรื่à¸à¸‡ ดรรชนีนาง ชà¸à¸šà¹€à¸žà¸¥à¸‡à¸—à¸...more
รวมเรื่à¸à¸‡à¸ªà¸±à¹‰à¸™à¹€à¸¥à¹ˆà¸¡à¸™à¸µà¹‰ à¸à¹ˆà¸²à¸™à¸™à¸²à¸™à¸¡à¸²à¸à¹à¸¥à¹‰à¸§ à¹à¸•่ยังจำได้ติดใจ โดยเฉพาะเรื่à¸à¸‡ ดรรชนีนาง ชà¸à¸šà¹€à¸žà¸¥à¸‡à¸—ี่à¹à¸•่งประà¸à¸à¸šà¹€à¸£à¸·à¹ˆà¸à¸‡à¸™à¸µà¹‰à¸”้วยค่ะ จำชื่à¸à¹€à¸žà¸¥à¸‡à¹„ม่ได้ จำได้à¹à¸•่เนื้à¸à¹€à¸žà¸¥à¸‡à¸—ี่ขึ้นต้นว่า
"...ทะเลงาม ยามดึà¸à¸”ื่น...เมื่à¸à¸„ลื่นหลับ
à¹à¸ªà¸‡à¹€à¸”ืà¸à¸™à¸ˆà¸±à¸š เจิดนภา เวหาหาว
นั่งเรืà¸à¸™à¹‰à¸à¸¢ เคลื่à¸à¸™à¸„ล้à¸à¸¢ ใต้à¹à¸ªà¸‡à¸”าว
พร่างน้ำพราว ผ่à¸à¸‡à¹€à¸žà¸Šà¸£ เà¸à¸¥à¹‡à¸”นที..."
ซึ่งเนื้à¸à¸£à¹‰à¸à¸‡à¸™à¸µà¹‰à¸”ัดà¹à¸›à¸¥à¸‡à¸¡à¸²à¸ˆà¸²à¸à¸‚้à¸à¸„วามบางตà¸à¸™à¹ƒà¸™à¹€à¸£à¸·à¹ˆà¸à¸‡à¸„่ะ
ดรรชนีนาง เป็นà¸à¸°à¹„รที่ สุดๆ มาภเริ่มต้นà¹à¸šà¸šà¸£à¸±à¸à¸«à¸§à¸²à¸™à¹à¸«à¸§à¸§ à¸à¸¶à¹ˆà¸‡à¸ˆà¸°à¹€à¸›à¹‡à¸™à¸£à¸±à¸à¸à¸¡à¸•ะ à¹à¸•่จบà¹à¸šà¸š ชาตินี้คงไม่มีวันลืม
เขตสปà¸à¸¢à¸¥à¹Œ....
นางเà¸à¸à¹„ม่สมหวังนะคะ à¹à¸•่เธà¸à¹„ด้ทำสิ่งที่ ให้ความรู้สึà¸à¸‚à¸à¸‡à¸à¸²à¸£à¹à¸à¹‰à¹à¸„้นà¸à¸¢à¹ˆà¸²à¸‡à¸£à¸¸à¸™à¹à¸£à¸‡à¸¡à¸²à¸à¹† คืà¸à¸•ัดนิ้วขà¸à¸‡à¸•ัวเà¸à¸‡ นิ้วชี้ ที่à¹à¸—นชื่à¸à¸•ัวเธà¸à¸”้วย เธà¸à¸Šà¸·à¹ˆà¸ ดรรชนี à¹à¸›à¸¥à¸§à¹ˆà¸² นิ้วชี้ ส่งไปให้à¸à¸±à¸šà¸žà¸£à¸°à¹€à¸à¸à¹€à¸›à¹‡à¸™à¸‚à¸à¸‡à¸‚วัภวันที่พระเà¸à¸à¹à¸•่งงานà¸à¸±à¸šà¸„นà¸à¸·à¹ˆà¸™ ความที่พระเà¸à¸à¹€à¸›à¹‡à¸™à¸„นไม่ดี หลà¸à¸à¸™à¸²à¸‡à¹€à¸à¸à¸ˆà¸£à¸´à¸‡à¹† à¹à¸•่เนียนมาภคนà¸à¹ˆà¸²à¸™à¸à¹‡à¸„ิดว่าเขารัà¸à¸ˆà¸£à¸´à¸‡ หลงเชื่à¸à¸ªà¸¸à¸”ใจ เหมืà¸à¸™à¸—ี่นางเà¸à¸à¹€à¸Šà¸·à¹ˆà¸ à¹à¸¥à¹‰à¸§à¸à¹‡à¸•้à¸à¸‡à¸œà¸´à¸”หวังà¸à¸¢à¹ˆà¸²à¸‡à¹à¸£à¸‡ à¸à¹ˆà¸²à¸™à¹à¸¥à¹‰à¸§à¹€à¸¥à¸¢à¸ªà¸°à¹ƒà¸ˆ ที่พระเà¸à¸à¸ªà¸¢à¸à¸‡à¸ˆà¸™à¹à¸—บเสียสติ ส่วนคนà¸à¹ˆà¸²à¸™à¸à¹‡à¸ˆà¸³à¸•ิดใจไปสิบà¸à¸§à¹ˆà¸²à¸›à¸µ
จนถึงบัดนี้ ยังไม่เคยà¸à¹ˆà¸²à¸™à¸™à¸´à¸¢à¸²à¸¢à¹€à¸£à¸·à¹ˆà¸à¸‡à¹„หนที่ ให้ความรู้สึà¸à¹à¸£à¸‡à¹† ได้เหมืà¸à¸™à¹à¸šà¸šà¸™à¸µà¹‰à¸à¸µà¸à¹€à¸¥à¸¢ ทั้งที่นี่เป็นà¹à¸„่เรื่à¸à¸‡à¸ªà¸±à¹‰à¸™à¹€à¸—่านั้นเà¸à¸‡
ภาษาขà¸à¸‡ à¸à¸´à¸‡à¸à¸£ สวยมาà¸à¹† ค่ะ(less)
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11/22
megan
gave to:
The Gentlemen's Alliance †, Vol. 2 (Paperback)
by
Arina Tanemura
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my rating:
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read in January, 2009
megan said:
"love.
"
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11/22
megan
gave to:
The Gentlemen's Alliance †, Vol. 1 (Paperback)
by
Arina Tanemura
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my rating:
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read in January, 2006
megan said:
"love.
"
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11/22
Alvia
added:
Azab dan Sengsara (Softcover)
by
Merari Siregar
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my rating:
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read in November, 2009
Alvia said:
"aku butuh sekali... help me please...
"
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11/22
megan
gave to:
Full Moon O Sagashite (Volume 4)
by
Arina Tanemura
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my rating:
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read in January, 2009
megan said:
"love.
"
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11/22
megan
gave to:
Full Moon O Sagashite (Volume 3)
by
Arina Tanemura
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my rating:
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read in January, 2006
megan said:
"love.
"
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11/22
megan
gave to:
Full Moon O Sagashite (Volume 2)
by
Arina Tanemura
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my rating:
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read in January, 2009
megan said:
"love.
"
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11/22
megan
gave to:
Full Moon O Sagashite (Volume 1)
by
Arina Tanemura
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my rating:
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read in January, 2006
megan said:
"love.
"
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11/22
megan
gave to:
Time Stranger Kyoko, Volume 2 (Paperback)
by
Arina Tanemura
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my rating:
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read in January, 2009
megan said:
"love.
"
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11/22
megan
gave to:
Time Stranger Kyoko, Vol. 1 (Paperback)
by
Arina Tanemura
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my rating:
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read in January, 2009
megan said:
"love.
"
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11/22
megan
gave to:
New Moon (Twilight Saga, #2)
by
Stephenie Meyer
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my rating:
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read in January, 2006
megan said:
"loved this book.
"
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11/22
megan
gave to:
Twilight (Twilight Saga #1)
by
Stephenie Meyer
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my rating:
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read in January, 2009
megan said:
"loved this book.
"
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11/22
Mum
gave to:
A Wedding in December (Paperback)
by
Anita Shreve
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my rating:
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read in November, 2009
Mum said:
"super!!!!
"
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11/22
megan
gave to:
A Giant Problem (Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles, #2)
by
Holly Black
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my rating:
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read in January, 2009
megan said:
"loved this series
"
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11/22
Ben
is currently reading:
Liberating Passion: How the World's Best Global Leaders Produce Winning Results (Paperback)
by
Omar Khan
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my rating:
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read in November, 2009
Ben said:
"I have finished three chapters so far and I just started yesterday. It is a great book and really well written, most importantly it addresses an important criteria for leadership which is 'passion'. I love the definition of passion given by the a...more
I have finished three chapters so far and I just started yesterday. It is a great book and really well written, most importantly it addresses an important criteria for leadership which is 'passion'. I love the definition of passion given by the authors: 'the voluntary will to engage completely; the inner energy, drive AND desire to deliver, to achieve, and to win' All the management principles amd (less)
"
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11/22
megan
gave to:
The Nixie's Song (Beyond The Spiderwick Chronicles, Book 1)
by
Holly Black
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my rating:
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read in January, 2008
megan said:
"loved this book
"
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11/22
megan
gave to:
The Wrath of Mulgarath (The Spiderwick Chronicles Book 5)
by
Holly Black
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my rating:
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read in January, 2006
megan said:
"loved this series.
"
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11/22
Cecily
is currently reading:
The Midwich Cuckoos (Mass Market Paperback)
by
John Wyndham
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my rating:
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Cecily said:
"I loved John Wyndham in my 20s, so it's about time I reread at least some of his works.
"
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11/22
Hrijnbeek
gave to:
The Kite Runner: A Portrait of the Epic Film (Newmarket Pictorial Moviebooks)
by
David Benioff
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my rating:
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Hrijnbeek said:
"Wow! This is a book that i couldn't lay down. This book has everything. It's about love, friendship, war, betrail, lies, onner, guild and relaese. It's tensive and emotional.
Just read it yourselve!
Twelve-year-old Amir is desperate t...more
Wow! This is a book that i couldn't lay down. This book has everything. It's about love, friendship, war, betrail, lies, onner, guild and relaese. It's tensive and emotional.
Just read it yourselve!
Twelve-year-old Amir is desperate to win the approval of his father and resolves to win the local kite-fighting toumament, to prove that he has the makings of a man. His loyal friend Hassan promises to help him? for he always helps Amir? but this is 1970s Afghanistan and Hassan is merely a low-caste servant who is jeered at in the street, although Amir still feels jealous of his natural courage and the place he holds in his father's heart. But neither of the boys could foresee what would happen to Hassan on the afternoon of the tournament, which was to shatter their lives. After the Russians invade and the family is forced to flee to America, Amir realises that one day he must return, to find the one thing that his new world cannot grant him: redemption.(less)
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11/22
megan
gave to:
The Ironwood Tree (The Spiderwick Chronicles, #4)
by
Holly Black
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my rating:
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read in January, 2006
megan said:
"loved this series.
"
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11/22
Trice
gave to:
My Name Is Red (Vintage International)
by
Orhan Pamuk
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my rating:
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has a copy to sell/swap
Trice said:
"Murder mystery, cultural exploration, romance - I think I would compare Pamuk's writing to Umberto Eco in a lot of ways, in its historical depths and its complexity. One finds oneself walking in the midst of Turkish and Ottoman culture...
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11/22
megan
gave to:
Lucinda's Secret (The Spiderwick Chronicles, Book 3)
by
Holly Black
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my rating:
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read in January, 2006
megan said:
"loved this series.
"
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11/22
megan
gave to:
The Seeing Stone (The Spiderwick Chronicles, Book 2)
by
Holly Black
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my rating:
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read in January, 2006
megan said:
"loved this series
"
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11/22
megan
gave to:
The Field Guide (The Spiderwick Chronicles, #1)
by
Holly Black
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my rating:
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read in January, 2006
megan said:
"loved this series.
"
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11/22
Peter
gave to:
The Drawing of the Three (Dark Tower 2)
by
Stephen King
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my rating:
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read in January, 2008
Peter said:
"It's very seldom I say a book is bad but this is one of those times. I have read and enjoyed many other of Kings books and as a horror writer I think he's great and excellent at building suspense.
But I found this book and the series po...more
It's very seldom I say a book is bad but this is one of those times. I have read and enjoyed many other of Kings books and as a horror writer I think he's great and excellent at building suspense.
But I found this book and the series poorly written with a plot that just didn't work for me. I like the genre and if someone had explained the plot and idea of the books before I read them I would have found it interesting but I couldn't stomach the book.
It didn't help that the foreword and back of the book seem to advertise King's books about writing and I have a vague memory that there was a bit in the book about writing by King which I found quite ironic as this was one of the worst books I had read in a while.(less)
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11/22
megan
gave to:
The End (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #13)
by
Lemony Snicket
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my rating:
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read in January, 2006
megan said:
"loved this series.
"
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11/22
megan
gave to:
The Penultimate Peril (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #12)
by
Lemony Snicket
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my rating:
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read in January, 2006
megan said:
"loved this series.
"
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11/22
megan
gave to:
The Grim Grotto (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #11)
by
Lemony Snicket
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my rating:
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read in January, 2006
megan said:
"loved this series.
"
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11/22
megan
gave to:
The Hostile Hospital (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 8)
by
Lemony Snicket
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my rating:
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read in January, 2006
megan said:
"loved this series.
"
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11/22
megan
gave to:
The Slippery Slope (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 10)
by
Lemony Snicket
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my rating:
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read in January, 2006
megan said:
"love this series
"
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11/22
megan
gave to:
The Carnivorous Carnival (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 9)
by
Lemony Snicket
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my rating:
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read in January, 2006
megan said:
"loved this series.
"
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11/22
Trice
gave to:
The Fencing Master (Paperback)
by
Arturo Pérez-Reverte
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my rating:
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Trice said:
"This is the book that caught my attention since fencing is one of my (presently unfed) addictions and the author totally catches one of the temptations of fencing - obsession. After this one I started looking for anything I could find (in English, fo...more
This is the book that caught my attention since fencing is one of my (presently unfed) addictions and the author totally catches one of the temptations of fencing - obsession. After this one I started looking for anything I could find (in English, for unfortunately non-Spanish speaking me) by this author.(less)
"
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11/22
megan
gave to:
The Vile Village (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 7)
by
Lemony Snicket
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my rating:
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read in January, 2006
megan said:
"love this series.
"
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11/22
megan
gave to:
The Ersatz Elevator (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 6)
by
Lemony Snicket
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my rating:
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read in January, 2006
megan said:
"love this series.
"
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11/22
megan
gave to:
The Austere Academy (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 5)
by
Lemony Snicket
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my rating:
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read in January, 2006
megan said:
"love this series.
"
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11/22
megan
gave to:
The Miserable Mill (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #4)
by
Lemony Snicket
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my rating:
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read in January, 2006
megan said:
"love this series.
"
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11/22
megan
gave to:
The Wide Window (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #3)
by
Lemony Snicket
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my rating:
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read in January, 2006
megan said:
"love this series.
"
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11/22
megan
added:
The Reptile Room (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #2)
by
Lemony Snicket
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my rating:
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read in January, 2006
megan said:
"i love this series.
"
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11/22
Bridget
added:
Car Trouble (Paperback)
by
Jeanne DuPrau
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my rating:
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read in October, 2009
Bridget said:
"Not bad, road trip by geeky computer nerd, he encounters all manner of people on his journey, makes some mates, gets ripped off and finds a nice girl who fancies him - eventually. Terrible no good very bad binding. This book fell to bits in my hand ...more
Not bad, road trip by geeky computer nerd, he encounters all manner of people on his journey, makes some mates, gets ripped off and finds a nice girl who fancies him - eventually. Terrible no good very bad binding. This book fell to bits in my hand and I was the second reader. Horrendous.(less)
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11/22
megan
gave to:
The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #1)
by
Lemony Snicket
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my rating:
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read in January, 2006
megan said:
"love this series.
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11/22
Trice
gave to:
Timequake (Paperback)
by
Kurt Vonnegut
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my rating:
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read in May, 2009
Trice said:
"My experience of reading Vonnegut (which, unfortunately, is only rather new - how did I not read him sooner?!!) might be called how to suddenly knock your brain out of its hum drum routine. He is not like any other author I've read and I love it!
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11/22
Nicole
gave to:
Life As We Knew It (Moon, #1)
by
Susan Beth Pfeffer
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my rating:
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read in November, 2009
Nicole said:
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"I just finished reading Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer. In the book what should have been a harmless but fascinating light show when a meteor struck the moon turns into an earth-shattering event when said meteor strike results in the moon t...more
I just finished reading Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer. In the book what should have been a harmless but fascinating light show when a meteor struck the moon turns into an earth-shattering event when said meteor strike results in the moon tilting slightly and being pushed into an orbit far closer to the Earth than before. Overnight everything changes: the tides go crazy, thus obliterating the entire globe's coastal regions as the oceans consume cities and millions of people. Catestrophic storms sweep over the landscape. Earthquakes (particularly mentioned as happening in the state of Missouri) start shaking the ground and simply don't stop and then everything goes to hell when volcanoes--some known, some unkown, some dormant and deadly (like Yellowstone) begin errupting violently, the ash blocking out the sun. The book is the first of three and takes the form of the diary of a sixteen year-old-girl named Miranda Evans and as the story unfolds, she lives through food shortages, the collapse of government structures, death, illness, and uncertainty not to mention the difficulty of a non-nuclear "nuclear" winter.
It's a pretty fascinating book. The writing is solid, though at times it's pretty obvious that the perspective crafted into the words is not one of a sixteen-year-old-girl. Miranda is likeable, but she's too acerbic and too self-posessed to be a teenager. She's far too observant and we don't ever really get to know her, even in the entries that come before the "moon crash." I also have some questions about things not quite adding up. In particular immediately after the meteor strike, Miranda and her family buy up every bit of food and supplies they can get their hands on and as it's recounted in the book they get a sizeable amount of supplies yet they seem to dwindle very quickly, even more quickly than one would expect with the number of people in their household. There is also talk of money as currency, but there never seems to be any addressing of what happens when money runs out.
The sequel, The Dead and the Gone, is a book I haven't purchased yet but plan to. It turns to another character, Alex, in New York and follows his journey. The final book in the trilogy comes out in April, This World We Live In, and combines the two threads together back in Miranda's narrative. Aparently the ending is just fabulous, but shocking.
For the first time I'm not entirely certain I want to know the ending. Life As We Knew It ends on a promising note with the main characters surviving the winter and the flu outbreak (which is never wholly explained and I significantly doubt that life would collapse quite as quickly as depicted) and things on the cusp of returning to something close to normal: food deliveries to the town are starting, electricity is coming back, etc. I'm curious as to how they explain things improving since the ash cloud messed with weather so badly that food would be in crisis but I don't want a chilling ending. In my mind I've already painted out things should be and I have optimism that Miranda's first love would find her again, that things would start to rebuild. Like the program about what would happen if/when Yellowstone errupted, I like things to end with the idea that we could rebuild. I'm very wary of that being what Pfeffer has decided to do.(less)
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11/22
Bridget
gave to:
Everlost (Hardcover)
by
Neal Shusterman
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my rating:
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read in November, 2009
Bridget said:
"Great book. Creepy but not nasty. Hard to find this happy mix in teenage fiction I find. Set in the world between death and the "place you were on your way to" huge numbers of kids under the age of 17 roam the world, sinking down into the...more
Great book. Creepy but not nasty. Hard to find this happy mix in teenage fiction I find. Set in the world between death and the "place you were on your way to" huge numbers of kids under the age of 17 roam the world, sinking down into the core of the earth unless they find a dead spot, a place where someone has died. There are goodies, baddies and some inbetween. Good read and the boys really like it too.(less)
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11/22
Nursd003.319
added:
Holes (Paperback)
by
Louis Sachar
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my rating:
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Nursd003.319 said:
"Holes is an exiting book with a good range of characters!I enjoyed it myself and in think many others did too.Stanley was acusted of stealing a pair of sneakers in which he didnt.I like the fact that Stanley starts off as a quiet boy, although he got...more
Holes is an exiting book with a good range of characters!I enjoyed it myself and in think many others did too.Stanley was acusted of stealing a pair of sneakers in which he didnt.I like the fact that Stanley starts off as a quiet boy, although he got buillyed he soon makes lots of new friends.He is now A hard working boy who never ever gives up!He is a slightly chubby boy, also tall, He stands with his sholders high and head low and it has earned him a nickname "Caveman". His first hole he in sisted was the hardest, he wrote a letter to his parents saying that he is having a great time in the water and wish he could stey forever.(less)
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11/22
Kathleen
gave to:
The Children's Book (Hardcover)
by
A.S. Byatt
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my rating:
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read in November, 2009
Kathleen said:
"Unlike her earlier novel, Possession, which I loved, I found myself in an adversarial position with the author as I read. There is just too much. Of everything. Too many characters, too much historical exposition, too much digression to indulge th...more
Unlike her earlier novel, Possession, which I loved, I found myself in an adversarial position with the author as I read. There is just too much. Of everything. Too many characters, too much historical exposition, too much digression to indulge the author's habit of inserting story-stopping pieces of one character's writing inside the actual story. This historical fiction novel covers the years 1895 to 1919 in Europe and Germany. At first you follow the story of a young boy as he is rescued from starvation and discovered to be a talented young artist. But then that story is dropped, only to be picked up occasionally later on in the book. The author does this numerous times - a character comes to the fore, only to be dropped and casually mentioned later. I think that's what frustrated me most - there is not a clear, definable story arc for any one character. The book sort of limps to the finish, where we find who has survived to the end of the first World War. (less)
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11/22
megan
gave to:
Doctor Who: Ghosts Of India (Hardcover)
by
Mark Morris
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my rating:
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read in January, 2006
megan said:
"loved it, gandi was in it and was quite funny.
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11/22
Con
gave to:
How to Do Sex Properly (A Charles Herridge Book)
by
Bruce Aiken
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my rating:
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read in November, 2009
Con said:
"What a brilliant little book!!! They use teddies in kama sutra positions!!!
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11/22
megan
gave to:
Doctor Who: The Many Hands (Hardcover)
by
Dale Smith
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my rating:
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read in January, 2006
megan said:
"great story i loved the first chapter.
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11/22
megan
gave to:
Doctor Who: Shining Darkness (Hardcover)
by
Mark Michalowski
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my rating:
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read in January, 2006
megan said:
"good story, i loved it so much.
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11/22
megan
gave to:
Doctor Who: Snowglobe 7 (Hardcover)
by
Mike Tucker
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my rating:
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read in January, 2006
megan said:
"one of my favorites from the doctor who novels.
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11/22
megan
gave to:
Doctor Who: Beautiful Chaos (Doctor Who)
by
Gary Russell
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my rating:
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read in January, 2006
megan said:
"was a good book but not a favorite.
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11/22
megan
gave to:
Doctor Who: Martha in the Mirror (Doctor Who)
by
Justin Richards
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my rating:
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read in January, 2006
megan said:
"adored it!!!
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11/22
megan
gave to:
Doctor Who: The Doctor Trap (Hardcover)
by
Simon Messingham
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my rating:
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read in January, 2006
megan said:
"loved it!!!!!
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11/22
megan
gave to:
Doctor Who: Sick Building (Hardcover)
by
Paul Magrs
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my rating:
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read in January, 2006
megan said:
"i loved it.
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11/22
megan
gave to:
Doctor Who: Peacemaker (Hardcover)
by
James Swallow
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my rating:
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read in January, 2006
megan said:
"usually i hate westerns but his was a really good read.
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11/22
megan
gave to:
Doctor Who: Wishing Well (Hardcover)
by
Trevor Baxendale
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my rating:
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read in January, 2006
megan said:
"good read.
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11/22
megan
gave to:
Doctor Who: Sting Of The Zygons (Hardcover)
by
Stephen Cole
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my rating:
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read in January, 2006
megan said:
"loved it.
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11/22
Megan
gave to:
Sensual Phrase (Kaikan Phrase) Vol.1
by
Mayu Shinjo
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my rating:
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read in November, 2009
Megan said:
"typical shoujo manga plotline. aine is a virgin girl who writes adult lyrics. she meets a beautiful idol from a popular band when he nearly hits her with his car--and he finds her lyrics and uses them in his show. aine is shocked when the band wants ...more
typical shoujo manga plotline. aine is a virgin girl who writes adult lyrics. she meets a beautiful idol from a popular band when he nearly hits her with his car--and he finds her lyrics and uses them in his show. aine is shocked when the band wants her to be their lyricist. and to make matters worse, sakuya wants to inspire her virgin imagination with his body. his body! what will the students at her high school think?
problems start to arise when the other fan girls get very jealous. because sakuya is a very popular idol, and aine is just a normal high school girl, they don't think aine is worthy of his attentions (i happen to agree with them on this point), the girls go to dramatic lengths to discourage aine from being around him. meanwhile, all of aine's lyrics are becoming hit singles. the songs are so popular that the publicist wants to make an erotic video for one of the songs...
sakuya is hot but very stereotypically alpha-male. i don't like aine at all and aside from the smut, there weren't many other redeeming qualities. nobody stood out as a character; everyone was so two-dimensional. by the end of the book, aine already is saying that she loves sakuya without much cause. mayu shinjo's one shot, love strip is just as smutty, but much, much cuter.(less)
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11/22
megan
gave to:
Doctor Who: The Deviant Strain (Hardcover)
by
Justin Richards
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my rating:
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read in January, 2006
megan said:
"good book
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11/22
megan
gave to:
Doctor Who: Wetworld (Hardcover)
by
Mark Michalowski
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my rating:
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read in January, 2006
megan said:
"good book
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11/22
megan
gave to:
Doctor Who: Wooden Heart (Hardcover)
by
Martin Day
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my rating:
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read in January, 2006
megan said:
"good book
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11/22
megan
gave to:
Doctor Who: The Pirate Loop (Hardcover)
by
Simon Guerrier
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my rating:
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read in January, 2006
megan said:
"a good read
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11/22
megan
gave to:
Doctor Who: Only Human (Hardcover)
by
Gareth Roberts
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my rating:
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read in January, 2006
megan said:
"good book... urm, cant compleatly remember it but i know i liked it.
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11/22
megan
gave to:
Doctor Who: The Art Of Destruction (Hardcover)
by
Stephen Cole
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my rating:
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read in January, 2006
megan said:
"loved it!
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11/22
megan
gave to:
Doctor Who: The Stealers Of Dreams (Hardcover)
by
Steve Lyons
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my rating:
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read in January, 2006
megan said:
"i did like this book but not as much as the others
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11/22
Aggy
gave to:
Pope Joan: A Novel (Paperback)
by
Donna Cross
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my rating:
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recommended for: people who likes conspiracy theory
read in August, 2007
Aggy said:
"another boring book i guess, to much explanation yet less conflict. i need more dramas, not real history book that bored me on page 130s
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11/22
megan
gave to:
Doctor Who: Winner Takes All (Hardcover)
by
Jacqueline Rayner
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my rating:
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read in January, 2006
megan said:
"good book. i loved it so much i read it more than once.
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11/22
Angela
gave to:
Goodnight Moon (Board Book)
by
Margaret Wise Brown
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my rating:
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has a copy to sell/swap
Angela said:
"This is a great book to discuss. It's helping my son William to learn English, as i say the words in Norwegian and English and have him repeat both.
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11/22
megan
gave to:
Doctor Who: The Last Dodo (Hardcover)
by
Jacqueline Rayner
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my rating:
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read in January, 2007
megan said:
"i remember not wanting to read this because martha was in it and not rose but i actually loved it.
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11/22
megan
gave to:
Doctor Who: The Price of Paradise (Hardcover)
by
Colin Brake
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my rating:
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read in January, 2006
megan said:
"a little confusing at first but a good read.
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11/22
megan
gave to:
Doctor Who: Forever Autumn (Hardcover)
by
Mark Morris
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my rating:
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read in January, 2006
megan said:
"this was good and funny. allthough i still think that the twist at the end was not as good as some of the other novels
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11/22
Christie
added:
Catching Fire (Hunger Games, #2)
by
Suzanne Collins
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my rating:
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read in November, 2009
Christie said:
"Omg I literally couldn't stop reading these books, I was reading them at school (under the desks)and first thing when I woke up and until midnight. And my friends are starting to think i'm being payed to advertise them or something because I can't st...more
Omg I literally couldn't stop reading these books, I was reading them at school (under the desks)and first thing when I woke up and until midnight. And my friends are starting to think i'm being payed to advertise them or something because I can't stop telling people about them. And now I have to wait until next year for the next one! Noooooooooooo!! Just go and read them!!! XXXXXXXXXXXX (less)
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11/22
megan
gave to:
Doctor Who: The Monsters Inside (Hardcover)
by
Stephen Cole
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my rating:
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read in January, 2006
megan said:
"good book, my favorite out of the doctor who novels.
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11/22
Maddyy
gave to:
The Time Machine (Paperback)
by
H.G. Wells
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my rating:
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read in November, 2009
Maddyy said:
"This is actually an excellent book, and the comparisons in it are really amazing. Of course some people might not really be in to science fiction, but it's not really an excuse not to read this book. In ways, Wells represented us in a couple thou...more
This is actually an excellent book, and the comparisons in it are really amazing. Of course some people might not really be in to science fiction, but it's not really an excuse not to read this book. In ways, Wells represented us in a couple thousand years time, with the superior, the rich and famous and all, couldn't fend for themselves anymore, and instead played all day, being terrified of the dark and eating only fruit, in general very placid, docile and pretty moronic creatures. Then, Wells, represented the downtrodden, brutish, light-fearing working classes as the Morlocks. It must be said that many people won't like the representations much, but you've got to admit , if you've read it, it was brilliant.(less)
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11/22
megan
gave to:
Doctor Who: The Clockwise Man (Hardcover)
by
Justin Richards
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my rating:
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read in January, 2006
megan said:
"this was the first doctor who book i read and even though i cried at the end i did love it.
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11/22
megan
gave to:
Doctor Who: The Nightmare Of Black Island (Hardcover)
by
Mike Tucker
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my rating:
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read in January, 2006
megan said:
"good book, i loved the plot and story line.
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11/22
megan
gave to:
Torchwood: Another Life (Hardcover)
by
Peter Anghelides
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my rating:
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read in January, 2009
megan said:
"this was the first torchwood book i rad and even though it was for older ages than the doctor who ones i still enjoyed it.
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11/22
megan
gave to:
Doctor Who: The Resurrection Casket (Hardcover)
by
Justin Richards
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my rating:
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read in January, 2006
megan said:
"i adored this book.
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