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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 4 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7036.The_Kalahari_Typing_School_for_Men">The Kalahari Typing School for Men (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #4)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4738.Alexander_McCall_Smith">Alexander McCall Smith</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 06:33:08 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[I think this one is my favorite so far. ]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 2 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5113.Franny_and_Zooey">Franny and Zooey (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/819789.J_D_Salinger">J.D. Salinger</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 06:31:17 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[I guess I just don't get J.D. Salinger. The Catcher in the Rye didn't really do it for me either, but I wanted to give him a second try with this book. Some of the individual sentences were amazing, but I didn't like the book as a whole. I can't remember the last time I was so lukewarm about somethi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73725756">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 4 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7035.Morality_for_Beautiful_Girls">Morality for Beautiful Girls (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #3)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4738.Alexander_McCall_Smith">Alexander McCall Smith</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 06:23:34 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[I think these books have a great balance of substance and entertainment. I'm enjoying working my way through the series. ]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 4 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7039.Tears_of_the_Giraffe">Tears of the Giraffe (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #2)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4738.Alexander_McCall_Smith">Alexander McCall Smith</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 06:21:53 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[I enjoyed it. ]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 4 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7061.The_No_1_Ladies_Detective_Agency">The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #1)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4738.Alexander_McCall_Smith">Alexander McCall Smith</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 06:20:01 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[This series is really growing on me. ]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 3 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1128178.The_Zookeeper_s_Wife_A_War_Story">The Zookeeper's Wife: A War Story (Hardcover)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6637.Diane_Ackerman">Diane Ackerman</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 06:17:39 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 3 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3257136.Dewey_The_Small_Town_Library_Cat_Who_Touched_the_World">Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World (Hardcover)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1899600.Vicki_Myron">Vicki Myron</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 06:01:40 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Perhaps my expectations were too high for this book (I had heard about it from a lot of people and am a big cat lover), but I was somewhat underwhelmed by the actual content of this book. I felt like she spent so much time trying to convince people Dewey was an amazing cat that it began to feel repe...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73722635">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 4 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1491117.Der_Schrecksenmeister_Ein_Mythenmetz_Roman">Der Schrecksenmeister. Ein Mythenmetz-Roman (Gebundene Ausgabe)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/34878.Walter_Moers">Walter Moers</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 05:51:24 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[I always love Walter Moers books, and this one was no exception. It was disturbingly dark in a few places, but over all a very fun and engrossing read. ]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 3 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6441362-peony-in-love">Peony in Love: A Novel (Kindle Edition)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/713.Lisa_See">Lisa See</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 05:49:31 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[The first third of this book was almost physically painful for me to read, I found the main characters so insufferable. I'm glad I kept reading though, because I found the last two thirds to be interesting and quite beautiful in places. ]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 5 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24097.True_Notebooks_A_Writer_s_Year_at_Juvenile_Hall">True Notebooks: A Writer's Year at Juvenile Hall (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/13561.Mark_Salzman">Mark Salzman</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 06:09:49 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[I find it difficult to articulate how great I think this book is. It was funny, inspiring, moving and heartbreaking. I highly recommend it to anyone, particularly someone interested in education and literacy.  ]]></body>
        
    
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