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	07/17 Jen is currently reading: Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia (Paperback) by Elizabeth Gilbert bookshelves: currently-reading, nonfiction, travel	my rating:
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July 17

Jen gave

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Evening Is the Whole Day: A Novel (Hardcover)
by Preeta Samarasan (Goodreads author!)
bookshelves: fiction, never-read-again

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Jen said: "After reading rave reviews of this novel, I was just sure it was going to be fantastic.

I didn't even make it past the second chapter.

The language is beautiful, but it's written in a style that makes it difficult to understand at times. A lot...more "

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July 16

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"We cannot, after all, judge a biography by its length, by the number of pages in it; we must judge by the richness of the contents...Sometimes the 'unfinisheds' are among the most beautiful symphonies." — Viktor E. Frankl

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July 15

Jen marked as to-read:
Let's Go Pocket City Guide San Francisco, 1st Ed. (Let's Go Map Guide San Francisco)
by Inc. Let's Go
bookshelves: to-read, travel

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July 14

Jen added:
The Regency Underworld (Sutton History Classics)
by Donald A. Low
bookshelves: nonfiction, want-to-read

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July 13

Jen added:
Mr. Cavendish, I Presume (Two Dukes of Wyndham, Book 2)
by Julia Quinn
bookshelves: romance, want-to-read

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The Lost Duke of Wyndham (Mass Market Paperback)
by Julia Quinn
bookshelves: romance

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read in July, 2008

Jen said: "Ahhh, Julia Quinn. She never fails to make me smile, page after glorious page.

The Lost Duke of Wyndham is Quinn's first novel in a new series about the Cavendish family. In this particular novel, Jack Audley is believe to be the long los...more Ahhh, Julia Quinn. She never fails to make me smile, page after glorious page.

The Lost Duke of Wyndham is Quinn's first novel in a new series about the Cavendish family. In this particular novel, Jack Audley is believe to be the long lost son of a prior Wyndham duke. It's a bit of a prodigal son tale, if you will. Jack was raised in Ireland by his aunt and uncle and carries a bit of a haunted past himself.

The dowager Duchess of Wyndham, August Cavendish, is convinced that Jack is her favorite son's heir--even when no one else wants to believe it, including Jack. The dowager is the devil incarnate...or at least, everyone seems to think she is. But she may have more layers than meets the eye at first glance.

Grace Eversleigh is the dowager's lovely, witty, and underestimated companion. How she puts up with the dowager's tantrums and tangents is anyone's guess. But she feels beholden to the dowager and has nowhere else to go, so she remains at Belgrave, the Cavendish family home.

It's clear from the beginning that Grace and Jack have a connection. And despite their best intentions, they can't seem to stay away from each other. In the search for Jack's true identity, they fall in love. A bit of a love triangle is created since--by all indications--Thomas Cavendish, the current Duke of Wyndham, seems to fancy Grace at least a little. Even worse, Thomas is betrothed to Amelia Willoughby, Grace's childhood friend. It's a tangled web that does eventually sort itself out by the end of the novel.

Ever since I discovered Quinn's novels several years ago, I haven't failed to read them as they're released. During this particular story, I found myself smiling and laughing out loud at Jack's outrageous and charming sense of humor. Quinn has a witty repertoire she manages to keep up throughout the entire book. Actually, most of her novels carry this same vibe, which is why I like them so much. I can always count on a lighthearted, comfortable read. She obviously heavily researches the novels before she writes them as I found myself looking up references to Boucher and Watteau....less "

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July 11

Jen added:
Leaving the Saints: How I Lost the Mormons and Found My Faith (Paperback)
by Martha Beck
bookshelves: nonfiction, want-to-read

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Jen's favorite quotes

"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind."
— Dr. Seuss

tags: confidence, individuality

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"Dance like no one is watching.
Sing like no one is listening.
Love like you've never been hurt
and live like it's heaven on Earth."
— Mark Twain

tags: dance, inspirational, life, love

3301 people liked it

"Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened."
— Dr. Seuss

tags: crying, experience, happiness, joy, life, optimism, sadness, smiling

2469 people liked it

"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe."
— Albert Einstein

tags: einstein, human, humor, infinity, nature, philosophy, science, stupidity, universe

2238 people liked it

"Be the Change that you wish to see in the world."
— Mahatma Gandhi

tags: change, inspirational, philosophy, the, world

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23 days ago, 08:34PM

I'm guessing you set up Will's profile because it says he's a female living in Chicago. LOL. :)

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from Jen

06/14/2008 04:24PM

I see that. :-D

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06/14/2008 04:03PM

OK, you got me here. :)

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