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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 5 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2629628.The_Brief_Wondrous_Life_of_Oscar_Wao">The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/55215.Junot_D_az">Junot Díaz</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:32:43 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[loved this book.  I learned a great deal about the Dominican Republic and for once in my life enjoyed reading the footnotes.  Great use of humor.  Very bitter sweet read.]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 4 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3153910.The_Art_of_Racing_in_the_Rain">The Art of Racing in the Rain (Hardcover)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/194531.Garth_Stein">Garth Stein</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:29:20 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[I learned that dogs are smarter than people.]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 3 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1768603.The_White_Tiger">The White Tiger (Hardcover)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/810254.Aravind_Adiga">Aravind Adiga</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 09:35:11 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 5 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9791.A_Walk_in_the_Woods_Rediscovering_America_on_the_Appalachian_Trail">A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail (Mass Market Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7.Bill_Bryson">Bill Bryson</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 03:19:18 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[I fell in love with Bill Bryson in this novel.  He is so... human.  His feelings and emotions when undertaking a feat such as hiking the Appalachian trail are so wonderfully identifiable and that's what makes this book work.  Not that he is some extreme adventurer (although he'd beat most of us), bu...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/I%20fell%20in%20love%20with%20Bill%20Bryson%20in%20this%20novel.%20%20He%20is%20so...%20human.%20%20His%20feelings%20and%20emotions%20when%20undertaking%20a%20feat%20such%20as%20hiking%20the%20Appalachian%20trail%20are%20so%20wonderfully%20identifiable%20and%20that's%20what%20makes%20this%20book%20work.%20%20Not%20that%20he%20is%20some%20extreme%20adventurer%20(although%20he'd%20beat%20most%20of%20us),%20but%20that%20we%20know%20him.%20%20He's%20a%20friend,%20neighbor,%20guide,%20utterly%20approachable%20and%20supremely%20funny.%20%20">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[marked as to-read: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28881.Lamb_The_Gospel_According_to_Biff_Christ_s_Childhood_Pal">Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/16218.Christopher_Moore">Christopher Moore</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 03:16:29 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 5 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1118668.The_Book_Thief">The Book Thief (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/11466.Markus_Zusak">Markus Zusak</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 03:14:31 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Although the theme itself might inspire some people to turn away -- the way this book is written is amazing.  Loved it. The perspectives given in this novel on the survival of one family in Germany during WWII, hiding a Jewish person in the basement.  The 9 year old protagonist and her love of books...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/Although%20the%20theme%20itself%20might%20inspire%20some%20people%20to%20turn%20away%20--%20the%20way%20this%20book%20is%20written%20is%20amazing.%20%20Loved%20it.%20The%20perspectives%20given%20in%20this%20novel%20on%20the%20survival%20of%20one%20family%20in%20Germany%20during%20WWII,%20hiding%20a%20Jewish%20person%20in%20the%20basement.%20%20The%209%20year%20old%20protagonist%20and%20her%20love%20of%20books%20(stealing%20them%20:)%20is%20a%20gem%20and%20her%20relationship%20to%20their%20basement%20hide-away%20is%20heartwarming.%20%20The%20narration%20by%20death%20is%20perfection...%20%20read%20this%20book.">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 3 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6578785-the-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo">The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/706255.Stieg_Larsson">Stieg Larsson</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 03:00:34 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[I didn't get the hype.  A well written thriller/mystery but nothing breaking ground.  The best thing about the book was the enigmatic Lisbeth -- a very discussable character.]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 5 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4667024.The_Help">The Help (Hardcover)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1943477.Kathryn_Stockett">Kathryn Stockett</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 02:57:22 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[In short, I enjoyed this book.  It did an impressive job of capturing the voice of 3 very different women, which I find a writing feat.  It also captured an era in American history (early 1960s) and what was going on behind the scenes in the homes of the upper-class. Some themes were surprising to m...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/In%20short,%20I%20enjoyed%20this%20book.%20%20It%20did%20an%20impressive%20job%20of%20capturing%20the%20voice%20of%203%20very%20different%20women,%20which%20I%20find%20a%20writing%20feat.%20%20It%20also%20captured%20an%20era%20in%20American%20history%20(early%201960s)%20and%20what%20was%20going%20on%20behind%20the%20scenes%20in%20the%20homes%20of%20the%20upper-class.%20Some%20themes%20were%20surprising%20to%20me%20--%20the%20caddy%20nature%20of%20the%20elite%20women%20(I%20get%20the%20same%20feeling%20from%20watching%20Desperate%20Housewives),%20the%20regard%20of%20the%20help%20as%20untouchable%20(no%20sharing%20bathrooms),%20and%20the%20great%20love%20of%20the%20children%20for%20their%20other%20mothers%20(in%20itself%20not%20surprising,%20but%20juxtaposed%20to%20the%20white%20women%20of%20the%20house%20it%20was%20startling%20that%20the%20help%20were%20treated%20in%20this%20way).%20%20An%20sad,%20powerful,%20hopeful%20view%20into%20the%20lives%20of%20these%203%20very%20different%20women.">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 5 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5043.The_Pillars_of_the_Earth">The Pillars of the Earth (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3447.Ken_Follett">Ken Follett</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:05:21 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Of daunting size and breadth. For those of you who carry your reading from place to place this might be a bicep builder, but not for long, because you'll tear through it.  The version I read (pictured) has a new preface that really illuminated why Follett decided on the central theme -- the building...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/Of%20daunting%20size%20and%20breadth.%20For%20those%20of%20you%20who%20carry%20your%20reading%20from%20place%20to%20place%20this%20might%20be%20a%20bicep%20builder,%20but%20not%20for%20long,%20because%20you'll%20tear%20through%20it.%20%20The%20version%20I%20read%20(pictured)%20has%20a%20new%20preface%20that%20really%20illuminated%20why%20Follett%20decided%20on%20the%20central%20theme%20--%20the%20building%20of%20a%20church.%20%20It%20has%20always%20intrigued%20me%20that%20these%20monstrosities%20of%20architecture,%20time,%20energy%20were%20built.%20%20This%20book%20delves%20into%20the%20idea%20of%20how.%20%20With%20such%20well%20thought%20characterization,%20fleshed%20out%20villains,%20people%20you%20love%20and%20hate,%20then%20decide%20to%20love%20and%20hate%20differently,%20it%20does%20a%20wonderful%20job%20of%20giving%20a%20total%20view%20of%20this%20process%20and%20leaves%20no%20space%20for%20apathy.%20%20Brilliant.%20Classic.%20%20">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 5 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4407.American_Gods">American Gods (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1221698.Neil_Gaiman">Neil Gaiman</a>]]></action_text>
    <link>http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74799537</link>
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    <updated_at>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 23:57:41 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[This book was delectable. <br/>What happens when a God is no longer worshiped? Where does all that human energy go?  What does that human energy do to the God?  <br/>The premise is that they walk among us, gods from all faiths, and they gain in strength according to those who follow them.  In this b...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/This%20book%20was%20delectable.%20%0AWhat%20happens%20when%20a%20God%20is%20no%20longer%20worshiped%3F%20Where%20does%20all%20that%20human%20energy%20go%3F%20%20What%20does%20that%20human%20energy%20do%20to%20the%20God%3F%20%20%0AThe%20premise%20is%20that%20they%20walk%20among%20us,%20gods%20from%20all%20faiths,%20and%20they%20gain%20in%20strength%20according%20to%20those%20who%20follow%20them.%20%20In%20this%20book,%20the%20gods%20as%20we%20know%20them%20begin%20to%20battle%20with%20the%20modern%20gods%20of%20technology.%20%20Part%20sci-fi,%20part%20fantasy,%20part%20thriller,%20this%20book%20is%20wonderfully%20rendered%20in%20real%20life%20America.%20%20I%20knew%20many%20of%20the%20settings%20for%20the%20novel,%20especially%20the%20House%20on%20the%20Rock,%20which%20also%20added%20to%20my%20enjoyment%20of%20the%20novel.%20%20Highly%20recommended.%20">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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