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	07/25 DCmuse is currently reading: Happiness Sold Separately (Hardcover) by Lolly Winston bookshelves: currently-reading	my rating:
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July 25
	DCmuse gave to: Starship Troopers (Mass Market Paperback) by Robert A. Heinlein	my rating:
	read in July, 2008 DCmuse said: "I have to admit that I was a little skeptical when my friend first recommend this book to me. I like Science Fiction; that wasn't the problem. I had seen part of the movie and it was the type of Science Fiction that I did not like (i.e. star wars esq...more " add a comment
July 23
	DCmuse gave to: Snuff (Hardcover) by Chuck Palahniuk	my rating:
	read in July, 2008 DCmuse said: "Chuck Palahniuk is known for writing really strange books. "Snuff" was no different but I suggest that if you want to get a better idea of him as a writer, you read "Fight Club" or "Survivor." I did not really care for &...more " add a comment
July 22
	DCmuse gave to: Memoirs of a Muse: A Novel (Hardcover) by Lara Vapnyar	my rating:
	read in July, 2008 DCmuse said: "Tanya is a Russian girl growing up during the Soviet era. She becomes very interested in the story of the author Feodor Dostoevsky, his wife and his mistress. She decides that her purpose in life is to be a muse to a writer. She immigrates to th...more " add a comment
	DCmuse gave to: The Uses of Enchantment: A Novel (Hardcover) by Heidi Julavits	my rating:
	read in July, 2008 DCmuse said: "This was the first book I had read about Julavits. It is about a teenage girl who may or may not have been abducted. Julavits has the book organized into alternating chapters divided between what might have happened, chapters from after her supposed ...more " add a comment
July 17
	DCmuse gave to: Daniel Isn't Talking (Paperback) by Marti Leimbach	my rating:
	read in July, 2008 DCmuse said: "This is the story of a family learning to cope with their son's autism and also the story of a marriage falling apart. I'm very much so interested in autism and although this book is fictional, I thought it was very interesting to get a picture of a ...more " add a comment
July 15
	DCmuse gave to: Man Walks Into a Room (Paperback) by Nicole Krauss	my rating:
	DCmuse said: "I was thoroughly disappointed with this book. I had read Krauss' "The History of Love" a few years ago and was thrilled with the writing. Perhaps I had too many expectations for "Man Walks Into a Room," which I believe was her fir...more " add a comment
July 14
	DCmuse gave to: Peony in Love (Hardcover) by Lisa See	my rating:
	read in July, 2008 DCmuse said: "I loved this book. It is by Lisa See, the author of "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan." Once again, this book took place in China, this time in the 17th century. Part love story, part ghost story, this book gave me a lot of insight into the w...more " add a comment
	DCmuse gave to: I Love You, Beth Cooper (Hardcover) by Larry Doyle	my rating:
	DCmuse said: "This book reads like a hilarious John Hughes movie. The book is fast paced and had me laughing aloud in a few places. The characters are wholly likable. I wish my high school years were as entertaining! " add a comment
July 10
	DCmuse gave to: War Journal: My Five Years in Iraq (Hardcover) by Richard Engel	my rating:
	DCmuse said: "Engel's book gives a first person point of view of the Iraq War. It's not a pretty picture but he gives so much detail that you will like you have a better grasp on what exactly is going on. I enjoyed it a lot! It's a very quick read. " add a comment
July 07
	DCmuse marked as to-read: Cost: A Novel (Hardcover) by Roxana Robinson bookshelves: to-read	my rating:
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"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind."
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To celebrate our love of reading books that people see fit to ban in this glorious nation.

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