false 19841648 36487 2195289 159448306X 9781594483066 1650 <![CDATA[I Was Told There'd Be Cake]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/21/289/2195289-m-1255587590.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/21/289/2195289-s-1255587590.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2195289.I_Was_Told_There_d_Be_Cake 3.35 6104 I Was Told There'd Be Cake introduces a strikingly original voice, chronicling the struggles and unexpected beauty of modern urban life.]]> 994873 3.35 6128 1664 2008 3 25 false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 09 20:33:09 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 28 08:27:11 -0700 2008
I never intended to read this book. I probably never would have, had I not received it in a publicity mailing at work. The day it arrived, I was between books and just wanted something to read on the subway. So I did. And then I kept reading.

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