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    <updated_at>Sun, 21 Sep 2008 07:40:53 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[A more contemporary series with a great, well constructed female protagonist is the Mercy Thompson series by Patricia Biggs. I'll have to check out Graceling. ]]></body>
        
    
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    <updated_at>Sun, 21 Sep 2008 07:38:45 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Hello! Loved Poison Study. I haven't gotten the time to read the rest, but I know I like her style. <br/><br/>I've recommended this book to others who are looking for a good, strong feminine character.]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[added: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6159.Reservation_Blues">Reservation Blues (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4174.Sherman_Alexie">Sherman Alexie</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Sun, 21 Sep 2008 07:33:22 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[I love Sherman Alexie. Fantastic writer who can be hilarious and poignant at the same time. His story (semi-autobiographical, I believe) of Junior and his rock band Coyote Blues is a mix of the hero's quest, the spirit walk, and a concert tour. <br/><br/>Sherman Alexie is an American treasure.]]></body>
        
    
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    <updated_at>Sun, 21 Sep 2008 07:30:39 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[The truest book on what it's really like to be a teacher. ]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 5 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/252577.Angela_s_Ashes">Angela's Ashes (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3347.Frank_McCourt">Frank McCourt</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Sun, 21 Sep 2008 07:28:15 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[I would love to add this to the BritLit class I teach to seniors in High School. It's moving (one of a very short list of books that ever made me cry), it's nonfiction, and it's a wonderful read. You'll never throw food away blithely again once you see how hard that mother worked to put food in her ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/33421423">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 5 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6149.Beloved">Beloved (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3534.Toni_Morrison">Toni Morrison</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Sun, 21 Sep 2008 07:26:00 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Incredible. Mesmerizing. The pain that the characters feel in this book is palpable, and Morrison puts you right in the thick of it.]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 4 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39933.How_to_Read_Literature_Like_a_Professor_A_Lively_and_Entertaining_Guide_to_Reading_Between_the_Lines">How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/11550.Thomas_C_Foster">Thomas C. Foster</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Sun, 21 Sep 2008 07:24:04 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Wonderful book. I would love to hand a copy of this to every graduating senior who plans to study literature in college. I know that some AP classes in high school require/recommend it. <br/><br/>It is an engaging read, and it helps the non-wordnerd to understand &quot;How in the heck did you SEE ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/33421189">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <updated_at>Sun, 21 Sep 2008 07:23:44 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Interesting character studies. I used this as a counterpoint to The Great Gatsby with my senior English class. ]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 4 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39934.Reading_Like_a_Writer_A_Guide_for_People_Who_Love_Books_and_for_Those_Who_Want_to_Write_Them">Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them (P.S.)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/12180.Francine_Prose">Francine Prose</a>]]></action_text>
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