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June 19
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Junky's
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Yakuza Moon: Memoirs of a Gangster's Daughter (Hardcover)
by Shoko Tendo
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read in June, 2008
Junky's said:
"I have been enjoying this book, but something seems a little drabby about it. It's kind of a bildingsroman deal, with the woman gradually awakening and recovering herself from a childhood and early girlhood plagued by addiction, domestic violence, an...more
I have been enjoying this book, but something seems a little drabby about it. It's kind of a bildingsroman deal, with the woman gradually awakening and recovering herself from a childhood and early girlhood plagued by addiction, domestic violence, and sexual abuse. I know the combination of these three elements seem like they'd be really appealing to me, but the speaker feels a little juvenile. I did like the scene where she got her tattoo and was cured of all her life's problems...
She does the thing where she floats along from man to man to man, looking for the one who will be right and who will "fix" her. It's frustrating to watch her growing and recovering, but to see that she never truly stands alone. Maybe it's only kind of bad because it's translated, though...learning about the Yakuza culture is kind of cool......less
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April 06
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Junky's
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The 12 Steps : A Way Out : A Spiritual Process for Healing (Paperback)
by Friends in Recovery
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Junky's
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The Language of Letting Go (Hazelden Meditation Series)
by Melody Beattie
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Junky's
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to:
40 Days to Personal Revolution: A Breakthrough Program to Radically Change Your Body and Awaken the Sacred Within Your Soul (Paperback)
by Baron Baptiste
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Junky's
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One Day at a Time (Hardcover)
by Al-Anon Family Group Head Inc
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Junky's
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Courage to Change: One Day at a Time in Al-Anon II (Hardcover)
by Al-Anon Family Group Head Inc
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Junky's
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The Lovely Bones (Mass Market Paperback)
by Alice Sebold
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read in January, 2002
Junky's said:
"This book was memorable. I'd like for everyone to read it because i reference Sebold's vision of heaven a lot.
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Junky's
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The Blind Assassin (Paperback)
by Margaret Atwood
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read in January, 2001
Junky's said:
"This is one of the best books I've ever read. Really. It changed the way that I think about books and how they can be written. It affected the way I wrote my own manuscript when I was in graduate school. The structure of the book is amazing...there a...more
This is one of the best books I've ever read. Really. It changed the way that I think about books and how they can be written. It affected the way I wrote my own manuscript when I was in graduate school. The structure of the book is amazing...there are so many layers and so much to consider in the way the book is put together...and then, there is some of Atwood's best writing about love. Some of the language is pure poetry...my favorite part includes the "falling out of an airplane by mistake" bit. Aaahhh!...less
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Junky's
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to:
How Yoga Works: Healing Yourself and Others With The Yoga Sutra (Paperback)
by Michael Roach, Christie Mcnally
bookshelves:
yoga
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read in April, 2008
Junky's said:
"This book inspired me to start my own karma journal. I have really been surprised by how influential it has been on my behavior and my life in general. Even if you aren't interested in yoga (like, in the sense that you don't go stand on one leg and p...more
This book inspired me to start my own karma journal. I have really been surprised by how influential it has been on my behavior and my life in general. Even if you aren't interested in yoga (like, in the sense that you don't go stand on one leg and pretend to be a tree), the book is worth reading. It's as much a spiritual explication of the Yoga Sutras as it is a cool novel. There's actually much less stuff about the postures than you might expect. Don't let the title mislead you...it's no step-by-step guide. It'll change the way you think about everything you do....less
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