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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 5 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5941033.Let_the_Great_World_Spin">Let the Great World Spin (Hardcover)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14080.Colum_McCann">Colum McCann</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:08:57 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Brilliant. Beautifully written. McCann's ability to create characters that walk right off the page is incredible. Each set of characters and their individual story or stories, even when far removed from your world, draws the reader into the scene. This is not a book for the passive reader. It is a b...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/81123602">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 3 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/110896.Dancer_A_Novel">Dancer: A Novel (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14080.Colum_McCann">Colum McCann</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:03:01 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[While I loved the writing and admired McCann's cobbling together of the biographical material and the fictional scenes the novel seemed to get stuck between the real and the created. I enjoy McCann's writing, his use of language and his ability to create believable characters, yet the book made me k...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/81122699">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <updated_at>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:12:26 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Jan,<br/><br/>For a start—I recommend reading Colum McCann's books. His recent book  <em>  Let the Great World Spin</em> won the National Book Award. <br/><br/>Linda]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[marked as to-read: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6373222-the-pattern-in-the-carpet">The Pattern in the Carpet: A Personal History with Jigsaws (Hardcover)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/60750.Margaret_Drabble">Margaret Drabble</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:34:36 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 3 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6088845.Saltwater_Buddha_A_Surfer_s_Quest_to_Find_Zen_on_the_Sea">Saltwater Buddha: A Surfer's Quest to Find Zen on the Sea (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2779452.Jaimal_Yogis">Jaimal Yogis</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:30:14 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[This is a combination coming of age story, a surfing story ,spiritual journey, and an introduction to Buddhism. It works on all levels. Yogis is a good writer whose style is that of a journalist. ]]></body>
        
    
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    <updated_at>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:22:55 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Since I'm presently engrossed with Russian history I thought that some mysteries that had a &quot;Russian&quot; them might be fun. I'm already looking forward to my second book in the series. The inspector is an appealing character.]]></body>
        
    
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    <updated_at>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:19:40 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Ian McEwan 's methodical narrative of one day manages to telescope so many emotions and facets of an individual into one day's events that the reader is stunned with the twists and turns of a simple event that begins the day. ... the domino effect of life. Beautifully written.]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 4 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6410911-the-wild-marsh">The Wild Marsh: Four Seasons at Home in Montana (Hardcover)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8861.Rick_Bass">Rick Bass</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:14:10 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Rick Bass not only loves the wilderness, but he has an exceptional ability to make this reader, who lives in the crowded Northeast, yearn to see the Yaak Valley area of Montana. Each month is explored and my only complaint is that the months pass too quickly.]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 2 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5552635.Olive_Kitteridge_A_Novel_in_Stories">Olive Kitteridge: A Novel in Stories (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/97313.Elizabeth_Strout">Elizabeth Strout</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:06:47 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[As I read this book I wondered why it received the Pulitzer Prize. Fortunately I did find a reviewer who agreed with my assessment. ]]></body>
        
    
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