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    <action_text><![CDATA[is currently reading: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6335026-the-weight-of-silence">The Weight of Silence (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2875124.Heather_Gudenkauf">Heather Gudenkauf</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:12:21 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 4 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/71332.Push">Push (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/40336.Sapphire">Sapphire</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:42:04 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[I recently re-read this one after several years, mainly because the movie based on it just came out and I wanted to refresh my memory before I saw the film.  This book is gorgeous; an easy read yet difficult to read.  Reads like an autobiography, but the content is heartbreaking... one of those real...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/I%20recently%20re-read%20this%20one%20after%20several%20years,%20mainly%20because%20the%20movie%20based%20on%20it%20just%20came%20out%20and%20I%20wanted%20to%20refresh%20my%20memory%20before%20I%20saw%20the%20film.%20%20This%20book%20is%20gorgeous;%20an%20easy%20read%20yet%20difficult%20to%20read.%20%20Reads%20like%20an%20autobiography,%20but%20the%20content%20is%20heartbreaking...%20one%20of%20those%20real%20%22keep%20on%20going%22%20sort%20of%20stories.%20%20You%20can't%20put%20it%20down%20yet%20you%20don't%20want%20to%20read%20what's%20going%20to%20happen%20next,%20either.%20%20It's%20hard%20to%20sum%20this%20one%20up%20in%20words,%20but%20it's%20one%20that%20needs%20to%20be%20read.">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 3 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/68783.Girl_Interrupted">Girl, Interrupted (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4376.Susanna_Kaysen">Susanna Kaysen</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:36:13 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[This is one of the few books where I liked the movie better.  While I found this to be an interesting and engaging read, Kaysen is extremely cryptic in her writing and left me craving more information, more anecdotes and more answers.  Normally for me as a reader, this is a good thing, but in this c...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/This%20is%20one%20of%20the%20few%20books%20where%20I%20liked%20the%20movie%20better.%20%20While%20I%20found%20this%20to%20be%20an%20interesting%20and%20engaging%20read,%20Kaysen%20is%20extremely%20cryptic%20in%20her%20writing%20and%20left%20me%20craving%20more%20information,%20more%20anecdotes%20and%20more%20answers.%20%20Normally%20for%20me%20as%20a%20reader,%20this%20is%20a%20good%20thing,%20but%20in%20this%20case%20it%20left%20me%20feeling%20just%20a%20bit%20dissatisfied.%20%20I'm%20not%20asking%20for%20a%20black%20and%20white%20picture--I%20get%20the%20point%20that%20mental%20health%20is%20subjective,%20that%20it's%20hard%20to%20get%20the%20whole%20story,%20that%20maybe%20there%20is%20no%20%22whole%22%20story--but%20I%20would've%20liked%20to%20know%20more%20about%20Kaysen%20and%20the%20other%20girls%20on%20her%20ward.%20%20It%20may%20be%20simplistic%20of%20me,%20but%20this%20was%20not%20the%20type%20of%20story%20where%20I%20wanted%20to%20fill%20in%20the%20blanks%20for%20myself...%20I%20wanted%20it%20all%20spelled%20out%20for%20me%20and,%20in%20this%20type%20of%20story,%20it%20seems%20that%20would%20be%20impossible%20to%20do.">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 1 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/220563.Louder_Than_Words_A_Mother_s_Journey_in_Healing_Autism">Louder Than Words: A Mother's Journey in Healing Autism (Hardcover)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7942.Jenny_McCarthy">Jenny McCarthy</a>]]></action_text>
    <link>http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80242282</link>
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    <updated_at>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:32:32 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[I knew this book would annoy me, but I didn't realize just how much this book would make me hate Jenny McCarthy.<br/><br/>I knew that I felt the whole &quot;you can cure autism&quot; thing was a crock, but didn't expect McCarthy to be so smug and self-satisfied.<br/><br/>I knew McCarthy wrote it...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/I%20knew%20this%20book%20would%20annoy%20me,%20but%20I%20didn't%20realize%20just%20how%20much%20this%20book%20would%20make%20me%20hate%20Jenny%20McCarthy.%0D%0A%0D%0AI%20knew%20that%20I%20felt%20the%20whole%20%22you%20can%20cure%20autism%22%20thing%20was%20a%20crock,%20but%20didn't%20expect%20McCarthy%20to%20be%20so%20smug%20and%20self-satisfied.%0D%0A%0D%0AI%20knew%20McCarthy%20wrote%20it%20herself,%20but%20would've%20expected%20she'd%20have%20an%20editor.%0D%0A%0D%0AThis%20book%20was%20worse%20than%20I%20expected%20it%20to%20be.%20%20McCarthy%20martyrs%20herself%20and%20implies%20that%20every%20parent%20of%20an%20autistic%20child%20who%20is%20not%20following%20the%20latest%20fads%20to%20%22cure%22%20their%20child%20is%20a%20bad%20parent.%20%20Maybe%20she%20acts%20this%20way%20because%20she%20blamed%20herself%20for%20Evan's%20disabilities--this%20was%20implied%20earlier%20on--but%20major%20breakthroughs%20with%20her%20son's%20behavior,%20personality,%20speech%20and%20physical%20needs%20to%20not%20mean%20that%20he's%20no%20longer%20autistic.%20%20Did%20no%20one%20tell%20this%20woman%20that%20this%20is%20a%20spectrum%20disorder%3F%0D%0A%0D%0AJenny%20McCarthy%20is%20an%20asshole.">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 3 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/457015.Lullaby">Lullaby (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2546.Chuck_Palahniuk">Chuck Palahniuk</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:22:55 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[This one started off a little slowly but really picked up about 75 or so pages in.  It took a while to become invested in the characters and events--maybe it was just bad timing on my part, who knows?--but once I did, I really did.  Funny at times, heartwrenching at others and, as Palahnuik is wont ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/This%20one%20started%20off%20a%20little%20slowly%20but%20really%20picked%20up%20about%2075%20or%20so%20pages%20in.%20%20It%20took%20a%20while%20to%20become%20invested%20in%20the%20characters%20and%20events--maybe%20it%20was%20just%20bad%20timing%20on%20my%20part,%20who%20knows%3F--but%20once%20I%20did,%20I%20really%20did.%20%20Funny%20at%20times,%20heartwrenching%20at%20others%20and,%20as%20Palahnuik%20is%20wont%20to%20be,%20completely%20and%20utterly%20twisted%20and%20bizarre.%0D%0A%0D%0AI%20think%20the%20only%20thing%20that%20kept%20me%20from%20loving%20it%20is%20that%20you%20don't%20read%20books%20like%20this%20when%20individuals%20in%20your%20life%20have%20recently%20died.%20%20Just%20sayin'.">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[is currently reading: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3381198.Sesame_Street_A_Celebration_of_Forty_Years_of_Life_on_the_Street">Sesame Street: A Celebration of Forty Years of Life on the Street (Hardcover)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/27648.Louise_Gikow">Louise Gikow</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:06:30 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[It's good so far, but weighs more than my head.  A coffee table book in size and volume, but with some good stories and info (though still not 100% what I've been looking for in a Sesame Street book)]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 3 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/76625.Never_Have_Your_Dog_Stuffed_And_Other_Things_I_ve_Learned">Never Have Your Dog Stuffed: And Other Things I've Learned (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/43587.Alan_Alda">Alan Alda</a>]]></action_text>
    <link>http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77030413</link>
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    <updated_at>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:55:28 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Alda tells some good stories, especially when recounting his childhood in vaudeville and burlesque.  The book winds down as he gets older; it seems like he is nostalgic for his oldest memories but glosses over more recent events.  The result is a book that starts off well and loses steam.  I didn't ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/Alda%20tells%20some%20good%20stories,%20especially%20when%20recounting%20his%20childhood%20in%20vaudeville%20and%20burlesque.%20%20The%20book%20winds%20down%20as%20he%20gets%20older;%20it%20seems%20like%20he%20is%20nostalgic%20for%20his%20oldest%20memories%20but%20glosses%20over%20more%20recent%20events.%20%20The%20result%20is%20a%20book%20that%20starts%20off%20well%20and%20loses%20steam.%20%20I%20didn't%20love%20it,%20but%20I%20didn't%20hate%20it.%20%20The%20dullest%20portions%20actually%20dealt%20with%20filming%20M*A*S*H,%20but%20that%20may%20be%20because%20I%20never%20really%20watched%20the%20show%20and%20think%20Hawkeye%20is%20a%20brand%20of%20frozen%20veggies.%0D%0A%0D%0AAlda%20makes%20no%20secret%20of%20the%20fact%20that%20he%20always%20wanted%20to%20be%20a%20writer,%20and%20this%20book%20is%20mostly%20an%20effort%20in%20fulfilling%20a%20dream.%20%20I'm%20glad%20I%20picked%20this%20one%20up%20for%20free%20on%20the%20street,%20but%20don't%20think%20I'll%20read%20it%20again.">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 3 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1495679.Good_Family_A_Novel">Good Family: A Novel (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/662048.Terry_Gamble">Terry Gamble</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:37:39 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[(Actually 3.5 stars)<br/><br/>This book was a mixed bag.  When it was given to me by a friend who thought I'd like it, the premise didn't really appeal to me but I decided to read it to be polite (and because I can't turn down anything to read).  I initially thought it would be an interesting glim...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/(Actually%203.5%20stars)%0D%0A%0D%0AThis%20book%20was%20a%20mixed%20bag.%20%20When%20it%20was%20given%20to%20me%20by%20a%20friend%20who%20thought%20I'd%20like%20it,%20the%20premise%20didn't%20really%20appeal%20to%20me%20but%20I%20decided%20to%20read%20it%20to%20be%20polite%20(and%20because%20I%20can't%20turn%20down%20anything%20to%20read).%20%20I%20initially%20thought%20it%20would%20be%20an%20interesting%20glimpse%20into%20the%20problems%20of%20WASPy%20people%20with%20money,%20which%20in%20some%20regards%20it%20was,%20but%20it%20was%20also,%20at%20the%20heart,%20a%20family%20drama%20that%20I%20found%20relatable,%20touching%20and%20entertaining.%0D%0A%0D%0AThat%20isn't%20to%20say%20it%20was%20an%20easy%20read.%20%20Maybe%20it%20was%20just%20poor%20timing%20in%20my%20life,%20but%20I%20found%20myself%20consistently%20forgetting%20that%20I%20was%20reading%20this%20book.%20%20Its%20premise--family%20black%20sheep%20returns%20to%20childhood%20summer%20home%20after%2010%20years%20as%20her%20mother%20prepares%20to%20die%20and%20confronts%20her%20past,%20present%20and%20future--was%20engaging%20enough,%20and%20the%20main%20character,%20while%20not%20always%20likable,%20was%20one%20you%20wanted%20to%20root%20for.%20%20I%20generally%20like%20non-linear%20storytelling%20and%20I%20love%20characters%20with%20baggage%20(especially%20when%20the%20baggage%20isn't%20thoroughly%20explained),%20so%20this%20should've%20been%20an%20easy%20sell%20for%20me,%20but%20there%20was%20just%20something%20forgettable%20about%20this%20book.%0D%0A%0D%0AThere%20were%20moments%20that%20hit%20wonderfully%20and%20uncomfortably%20close%20to%20home.%20%20There%20were%20decently%20drawn%20characters%20(especially%20considering%20the%20large%20cast)%20who%20reminded%20me%20of%20people%20I%20know%20and%20have%20met.%20%20There%20were%20some%20beautiful%20images%20and%20lovely%20sentences.%20%20But%20there%20was%20also%20a%20lot%20of%20fluff.%20%20I%20could've%20done%20without%20the%20side%20plot%20regarding%20Maddie's%20almost-wedding%20to%20another%20local%20on%20Sand%20Isle%20and%20felt%20the%20Edward%20storyline%20could've%20used%20some%20more%20development.%20%20I%20wanted%20to%20know%20more%20about%20Jessica%20and%20Beo.%20%20But%20what%20I%20liked%20about%20the%20incomplete,%20somewhat%20self-centered%20narrative%20was%20that%20it%20was%20how%20families%20often%20actually%20are...%20full%20of%20self-centered%20individuals%20who%20forget%20to%20see%20each%20other%20as%20nuanced%20characters%20with%20thoughts%20and%20feelings%20as%20deep%20as%20their%20own.%20%20%0D%0A%0D%0AHaving%20recently%20watched%20my%20family%20deteriorate%20after%20the%20stroke%20and%20death%20of%20our%20matriarch,%20I%20liked%20that%20a%20similar%20set%20of%20circumstances%20was,%20in%20this%20instance,%20able%20to%20mend%20some%20of%20this%20fractured%20family.%20%20I%20also%20like%20that%20it%20didn't%20end%20with%20roses%20and%20kittens%20and%20rainbows%20and%20group%20hugs;%20perfection%20was%20not%20achieved,%20this%20terrible%20loss%20didn't%20bring%20out%20everyone's%20best.%20%20But%20it%20reminded%20us%20that,%20at%20the%20end%20of%20it%20all,%20your%20family%20are%20the%20people%20who%20know%20you%20the%20best,%20like%20it%20or%20not.%0D%0A%0D%0AWorth%20reading,%20but%20if%20your%20experience%20is%20like%20mine,%20expect%20it%20to%20be%20a%20little%20slow-going.">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <updated_at>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:34:50 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Would you just review the damn thing without reading the last 5 pages?!?!]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 3 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61115.Possible_Side_Effects">Possible Side Effects (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3058.Augusten_Burroughs">Augusten Burroughs</a>]]></action_text>
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          <body><![CDATA[Augusten Burroughs is a fantastic writer.  <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32370.Dry_A_Memoir" title="Dry  A Memoir by Augusten Burroughs">Dry</a> is a fantastic book - funny, heartbreaking, insane, moving, all the words you want to use to describe a memoir - and <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/242006.Running_with_Scissors_A_Memoir" title="Running with Scissors  A Memoir by Augusten Burroughs">Running with Scissors</a> is hysterical and troubling.  This book is a collection of short works, which, while still good reading, falls sho...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/Augusten%20Burroughs%20is%20a%20fantastic%20writer.%20%20%5Bb:Dry%7C32370%7CDry%20%20A%20Memoir%7CAugusten%20Burroughs%7Chttp:%2F%2Fphoto.goodreads.com%2Fbooks%2F1168389326s%2F32370.jpg%7C1825967%5D%20is%20a%20fantastic%20book%20-%20funny,%20heartbreaking,%20insane,%20moving,%20all%20the%20words%20you%20want%20to%20use%20to%20describe%20a%20memoir%20-%20and%20%5Bb:Running%20with%20Scissors%7C242006%7CRunning%20with%20Scissors%20%20A%20Memoir%7CAugusten%20Burroughs%7Chttp:%2F%2Fphoto.goodreads.com%2Fbooks%2F1173051732s%2F242006.jpg%7C828773%5D%20is%20hysterical%20and%20troubling.%20%20This%20book%20is%20a%20collection%20of%20short%20works,%20which,%20while%20still%20good%20reading,%20falls%20short%20of%20Burroughs'%20standard.%0D%0A%0D%0ABurroughs'%20short%20fiction,%20in%20my%20opinion,%20lacks%20the%20depth%20of%20his%20other%20writing.%20%20Some%20stories%20are%20incredible,%20but%20a%20lot%20of%20them%20fall%20short%20of%20the%20mark.%20%20My%20biggest%20problem%20is%20with%20his%20endings;%20the%20stories%20will%20start%20off%20strong,%20gather%20steam%20and...%20end.%20%20Abruptly%20and%20poorly.%20%20They%20often%20left%20me%20wanting%20more,%20but%20not%20in%20the%20good%20way...%20in%20that%20%22Oh,%20it's%20done%3F%22%20sort%20of%20way.%0D%0A%0D%0ASome%20of%20the%20stories%20in%20this%20anthology%20are%20gorgeous:%20%20Mrs.%20Chang,%20A%20Forecast%20for%20Sommer%20and%20Little%20Crucifixions%20are%20incredible.%20%20Others%20are%20laugh%20out%20loud%20funny:%20%20Team%20Player,%20The%20Sacred%20Cow,%20Killing%20John%20Updike%20and%20GWF%20Seeks%20Same%20made%20me%20self%20conscious%20as%20I%20chuckled%20on%20the%20train%20or%20alone%20in%20my%20apartment.%20Some%20of%20the%20stories,%20like%20the%20masterful%20Kitty,%20Kitty,%20are%20both%20hysterical%20and%20heartbreaking%20(there's%20great%20symbolism%20in%20this%20story).%20%20But%20a%20lot%20of%20them%20are%20abrupt,%20random%20and%20uninteresting.%20%20They%20feel%20like%20the%20sorts%20of%20jokes%20that%20are%20building%20over%20time%20to%20a%20fantastic%20punchline,%20but%20then%20the%20joke%20teller%20forgets%20the%20punchline%20and%20the%20joke%20falls%20flat.%20%20A%20lot%20of%20the%20stories%20meander%20from%20one%20story%20or%20topic%20to%20another%20without%20completing%20either%20bit.%20%20%0D%0A%0D%0AEven%20at%20his%20most%20disappointing,%20Augusten%20Burroughs%20is%20a%20talented%20writer%20and%20always%20worth%20the%20couple%20of%20hours%20and%20$15%20tops%20that%20it%20costs%20to%20read%20one%20of%20his%20books.%20%20While%20I%20wanted%20to%20love%20%3Ci%3EPossible%20Side%20Effects%3C%2Fi%3E%20I%20came%20away%20liking%20it%20enough.%20%20At%20very%20least%20it's%20engaging%20and%20you%20get%20some%20wonderful%20reoccurrences%20of%20favorite%20characters%20from%20other%20memoirs%20(Pighead!%20%3C3,%20Augusten's%20mother!,%20Assburger!)%20and%20a%20few%20new%20gems%20(both%20Grandmothers!).%20%20If%20possible,%20grab%20this%20one%20at%20the%20library%20and%20save%20yourself%20the%20money,%20but%20enjoy%20the%20read.%20%20While%20not%20spectacular,%20there%20are%20enough%20gems%20in%20this%20collection%20that%20make%20it%20a%20perfectly%20respectable%20read.">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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