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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 5 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6541609-the-familiar-stranger">The Familiar Stranger (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2959179.Christina_Berry">Christina Berry</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 17:09:43 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[I have heard good things about this book, but I have to admit I was still a little skeptical because it looks pretty woman's fiction to me... you know, all relationships, my life isn't perfect, my husbands a jerk, blah, blah, blah. But I really wanted to give it a try because I met Christina in Sept...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/I%20have%20heard%20good%20things%20about%20this%20book,%20but%20I%20have%20to%20admit%20I%20was%20still%20a%20little%20skeptical%20because%20it%20looks%20pretty%20woman's%20fiction%20to%20me...%20you%20know,%20all%20relationships,%20my%20life%20isn't%20perfect,%20my%20husbands%20a%20jerk,%20blah,%20blah,%20blah.%20But%20I%20really%20wanted%20to%20give%20it%20a%20try%20because%20I%20met%20Christina%20in%20September%20at%20ACFW%20and%20I%20was%20so%20impressed%20with%20her%20as%20a%20person%20that%20I%20had%20to%20see%20if%20she%20could%20write.%20Okay%20people,%20it%20is%20official.%20This%20girl%20can%20write!%0D%0A%0D%0AShe%20blew%20my%20mind%20with%20this%20book.%20I%20expected%20it%20to%20take%20me%20awhile%20to%20read,%20nope,%20couldn't%20put%20it%20down%20and%20finished%20it%20in%2024%20hours.%20I%20figured%20I'd%20see%20everything%20coming,%20nope,%20twists%20and%20turns%20down%20to%20the%20very%20end.%20I%20thought%20I'd%20be%20bored%20with%20all%20the%20woman's%20issues,%20nope,%20it%20was%20actually%20almost%20more%20mystery%20then%20woman's%20fiction.%20I%20just%20knew%20that%20I'd%20add%20it%20to%20my%20pile%20of%20one%20time%20read%20woman's%20fiction%20books,%20nope,%20this%20book%20might%20make%20it%20to%20my%20keeper%20shelf.%0D%0A%0D%0AIf%20you%20are%20looking%20for%20fresh%20and%20different,%20pick%20up%20The%20Familiar%20Stranger%20and%20see%20if%20it%20doesn't%20blow%20your%20mind%20a%20little%20too!">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 5 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7069416-eyewitness-pocket-edition">Eyewitness Pocket Edition: The Life of Christ Told in One Story (Imitation Leather)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/294179.Frank_Ball">Frank Ball</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:03:41 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[ &quot;Eyewitness - the life of Christ told in one story&quot; is a long overdue book.  Frank Ball takes all the information from the Gospels (and even Old Testament like Isaiah and Genesis) and puts them into one chronological story of Jesus' life.  It is so easy to read and understand and it makes...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/%20%22Eyewitness%20-%20the%20life%20of%20Christ%20told%20in%20one%20story%22%20is%20a%20long%20overdue%20book.%20%20Frank%20Ball%20takes%20all%20the%20information%20from%20the%20Gospels%20(and%20even%20Old%20Testament%20like%20Isaiah%20and%20Genesis)%20and%20puts%20them%20into%20one%20chronological%20story%20of%20Jesus'%20life.%20%20It%20is%20so%20easy%20to%20read%20and%20understand%20and%20it%20makes%20so%20much%20sense!%20%20I%20love%20it%20as%20it%20is%20making%20the%20life%20of%20Christ%20come%20alive%20for%20me.%20%20What%20a%20great%20tool%20for%20yourself%20and%20a%20phenomenal%20gift%20for%20others.%20%20One%20of%20the%20best%20things%20about%20it%20is%20that%20it%20isn't%20overwhelming.%20%20It%20is%20broken%20down%20into%20the%20individual%20stories%20of%20Jesus'%20life%20so%20you%20can%20read%20a%20one%20page%20account%20or%20you%20can%20read%20pages%20and%20pages%20as%20you%20get%20pulled%20into%20the%20living,%20breathing%20story%20of%20Jesus.%20">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 5 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5086031.Setting_Up_Stones_A_Parent_s_Guide_to_Making_Your_Home_a_Place_of_Worship">Setting Up Stones: A Parent's Guide to Making Your Home a Place of Worship (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2106831.Martha_Singleton">Martha Singleton</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 07:40:45 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Is family devotion time at your house greeted with less than shouts of enthusiasm? Is there even a family devotion time at your house? I have good memories of devotions growing up, but they weren't done like clockwork. My husband on the other hand has nightmares of the nightly 2 hour devotions growi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/Is%20family%20devotion%20time%20at%20your%20house%20greeted%20with%20less%20than%20shouts%20of%20enthusiasm%3F%20Is%20there%20even%20a%20family%20devotion%20time%20at%20your%20house%3F%20I%20have%20good%20memories%20of%20devotions%20growing%20up,%20but%20they%20weren't%20done%20like%20clockwork.%20My%20husband%20on%20the%20other%20hand%20has%20nightmares%20of%20the%20nightly%202%20hour%20devotions%20growing%20up%20in%20his%20house.%20So%20finding%20a%20balance%20hasn't%20really%20happened%20in%20our%20house%20yet.%20This%20book%20caught%20my%20interest%20right%20away%20when%20I%20found%20out%20what%20it%20was%20about.%20I%20think%20there%20is%20a%20real%20need%20for%20something%20like%20this.%20So%20lets%20take%20a%20look...%0D%0A%0D%0AThink%20of%20Setting%20Up%20Stones%20as%20a%20workbook,%20at%20the%20end%20of%20each%20chapter%20there%20are%20ideas%20to%20try%20and%20questions%20to%20answer%20to%20really%20get%20you%20thinking.%20It%20is%20interactive%20if%20you%20let%20it%20be.%20The%20first%20part%20of%20each%20chapter%20is%20part%20Greg%20and%20part%20Martha%20giving%20illustrations,%20stories%20and%20insight%20into%20ways%20you%20can%20bring%20worship%20into%20a%20daily%20part%20of%20your%20family%20life.%20The%20important%20thing%20being%20that%20they%20get%20you%20to%20reevaluate%20what%20worship%20is.%20The%20beauty%20of%20this%20book%20is%20that%20you%20will%20start%20to%20see%20worship%20all%20around%20you%20and%20in%20more%20things%20that%20you%20do%20and%20you%20will%20help%20your%20kids%20see%20it%20too.%0D%0A%0D%0AGreat%20book!%20I%20have%20recommended%20it%20to%20my%20mom%20for%20the%20Young%20Moms%20Bible%20Study%20she%20teaches%20at%20church%20because%20it%20would%20be%20a%20perfect%20book%20for%20something%20like%20that.">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 4 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6894737-the-christmas-kitchen">The Christmas Kitchen: The Gathering Place for Making Memories (Hardcover)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/240382.Tammy_Maltby">Tammy Maltby</a>]]></action_text>
    <link>http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/79837935</link>
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    <updated_at>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:24:54 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Do you know someone that loves getting into the spirit of Christmas? The decorating, the baking, cooking, gift giving, entertaining... all of it? Are you that person? Then &quot;The Christmas Kitchen&quot; is for you.<br/><br/>This book is a great compilation of some fantastic recipes, excellent t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/Do%20you%20know%20someone%20that%20loves%20getting%20into%20the%20spirit%20of%20Christmas%3F%20The%20decorating,%20the%20baking,%20cooking,%20gift%20giving,%20entertaining...%20all%20of%20it%3F%20Are%20you%20that%20person%3F%20Then%20%22The%20Christmas%20Kitchen%22%20is%20for%20you.%0D%0A%0D%0AThis%20book%20is%20a%20great%20compilation%20of%20some%20fantastic%20recipes,%20excellent%20tips%20and%20ideas%20and%20everything%20you%20need%20to%20put%20you%20in%20the%20mood%20for%20the%20holiday%20season.%20It%20is%20beautifully%20done%20and%20would%20be%20great%20for%20gift%20giving.%20Check%20out%20some%20of%20these%20recipes...%0D%0A%0D%0ASalmon%20and%20Lemon-Caper%20Cream%20Sandwiches%0D%0AFrench%20Apple%20Cake%20with%20Caramel%20Sauce%0D%0ACurried%20Chicken-Cashew%20Sandwiches%0D%0ACoconut%20Angel%20Cupcakes%0D%0ATeddy%20Bear%20Caramel%20Corn%0D%0ABon%20Temps%20Cajun%20Shrimp%0D%0AAmbrosia%20Punch%0D%0AFeliz%20Navidad%20Tortilla%20Soup%0D%0ACranberry%20Guacamole%0D%0A%0D%0AAnd%20this%20is%20just%20the%20beginning%20-%20I%20can't%20wait%20to%20make%20some%20of%20these%20recipes%20myself%20this%20month.%20%20The%20one%20thing%20about%20the%20book%20that%20confused%20me%20a%20little%20bit%20was%20all%20the%20recipes%20that%20were%20in%20it,%20and%20tons%20of%20pictures%20but%20no%20pictures%20of%20the%20food.%20%20I%20love%20pictures%20of%20food%20to%20go%20with%20recipes.%20%20Instead%20of%20food%20pictures%20there%20are%20lots%20of%20pictures%20of%20people...%20with%20no%20captions%20of%20who%20they%20are%3F%3F%3F%20%20But%20that%20is%20probably%20just%20me%20being%20quirky,%20other%20than%20that%20I%20absolutely%20love%20this%20book!%20%20Great%20gift%20for%20a%20Christmas%20lover%20or%20perfect%20for%20yourself!%0D%0A">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 4 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6640936-the-christmas-dog">The Christmas Dog (Hardcover)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7383.Melody_Carlson">Melody Carlson</a>]]></action_text>
    <link>http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/79651384</link>
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    <updated_at>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:29:43 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[It's Christmas time at Betty Kowalski's house but you wouldn't really know it by the attitudes permeating the neighborhood. Betty has a new neighbor that is destroying one of the original homes on her block and he is rude and annoying and she is ready to put her beloved home on the market and get ou...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/It's%20Christmas%20time%20at%20Betty%20Kowalski's%20house%20but%20you%20wouldn't%20really%20know%20it%20by%20the%20attitudes%20permeating%20the%20neighborhood.%20Betty%20has%20a%20new%20neighbor%20that%20is%20destroying%20one%20of%20the%20original%20homes%20on%20her%20block%20and%20he%20is%20rude%20and%20annoying%20and%20she%20is%20ready%20to%20put%20her%20beloved%20home%20on%20the%20market%20and%20get%20out%20of%20the%20neighborhood,%20but%20she'll%20wait%20til%20after%20Christmas.%0D%0A%0D%0AChristmas%20is%20going%20to%20be%20lonely%20this%20year,%20or%20is%20it%3F%20Betty's%20granddaughter%20Avery%20shows%20up%20on%20her%20doorstep%20after%20a%20falling%20out%20with%20her%20mom%20and%20while%20Betty%20is%20glad%20to%20have%20her%20around%20again,%20it%20puts%20her%20in%20a%20tough%20spot%20between%20Avery%20and%20her%20mom.%20In%20the%20meantime%20her%20neighbor's%20scruffy%20dog%20keeps%20showing%20up%20on%20Betty's%20doorstep%20and%20Avery%20wants%20to%20keep%20it%20because%20it%20looks%20like%20it%20is%20being%20neglected.%20Can%20this%20little%20dog%20bring%20everyone%20together%20for%20Christmas%20or%20tear%20everyone%20apart%3F%0D%0A%0D%0AThe%20Christmas%20Dog%20is%20a%20heartwarming%20story%20that%20will%20remind%20you%20of%20what%20is%20important%20at%20Christmas%20this%20year.%20">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 5 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6335670-a-prisoner-of-versailles">A Prisoner of Versailles (Darkness to Light, #2)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1871644.Golden_Keyes_Parsons">Golden Keyes Parsons</a>]]></action_text>
    <link>http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77697345</link>
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    <updated_at>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:06:42 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[The French Hugenots are a piece of history that most people don't know about. During the time of King Louis the XIV, he believed that everyone should be Catholic and the Hugenots were persecuted for their faith. Prisoner of Versilles is the sequel to Shadow of the Sun King and is even more gripping ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/The%20French%20Hugenots%20are%20a%20piece%20of%20history%20that%20most%20people%20don't%20know%20about.%20During%20the%20time%20of%20King%20Louis%20the%20XIV,%20he%20believed%20that%20everyone%20should%20be%20Catholic%20and%20the%20Hugenots%20were%20persecuted%20for%20their%20faith.%20Prisoner%20of%20Versilles%20is%20the%20sequel%20to%20Shadow%20of%20the%20Sun%20King%20and%20is%20even%20more%20gripping%20than%20the%20first%20one.%20Golden%20Keyes%20Parsons%20has%20created%20a%20family%20that%20is%20so%20real%20you%20will%20feel%20like%20you%20on%20going%20on%20their%20journey%20with%20them.%20Madeline%20grew%20up%20with%20the%20King%20and%20they%20once%20loved%20each%20other,%20now%20he%20wants%20her%20back%20even%20if%20its%20by%20force.%20With%20no%20regard%20for%20her%20family%20or%20home.%20In%20book%20one%20she%20travels%20to%20Versailles%20to%20beg%20for%20her%20family%20and%20home%20in%20the%20name%20of%20the%20old%20days.%20The%20King%20is%20not%20convinced%20and%20she%20must%20flee.%0D%0A%0D%0ANow%20we%20follow%20Madeline%20as%20she%20tries%20to%20get%20her%20family%20out%20of%20the%20country%20and%20away%20from%20the%20King's%20reach.%20She%20is%20thwarted%20and%20is%20taken%20back%20to%20Versailles,%20against%20her%20will%20and%20with%20her%20oldest%20son.%20Can%20she%20be%20like%20Esther%20and%20save%20her%20family%20at%20the%20cost%20of%20herself%3F%20Is%20her%20son%20really%20the%20heir%20to%20the%20throne%3F%0D%0A%0D%0AI%20was%20completely%20swept%20away%20by%20this%20story.%20The%20only%20good%20thing%20about%20this%20book%20ending%20is%20that%20I%20know%20there%20will%20be%20a%20third%20book%20to%20come%20out%20and%20I%20can't%20wait.%20Step%20back%20into%20history%20and%20walk%20the%20pathway%20of%20the%20past%20as%20you%20read%20this%20book%20and%20fall%20in%20love%20with%20Madeline's%20story!%0D%0A">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 4 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6457680-white-picket-fences">White Picket Fences (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/60390.Susan_Meissner">Susan Meissner</a>]]></action_text>
    <link>http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77692030</link>
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    <updated_at>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:03:51 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[I really liked Susan's book, &quot;The Shape of Mercy&quot; but it raises the bar awfully high for any future books she has come out. She does not disappoint. In White Picket Fences we meet Neil and Amanda and their kids Chase and D who live the perfect life in a house with a white picket fence. The...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/I%20really%20liked%20Susan's%20book,%20%22The%20Shape%20of%20Mercy%22%20but%20it%20raises%20the%20bar%20awfully%20high%20for%20any%20future%20books%20she%20has%20come%20out.%20She%20does%20not%20disappoint.%20In%20White%20Picket%20Fences%20we%20meet%20Neil%20and%20Amanda%20and%20their%20kids%20Chase%20and%20D%20who%20live%20the%20perfect%20life%20in%20a%20house%20with%20a%20white%20picket%20fence.%20They%20take%20in%20Amanda's%20niece,%20Tally,%20when%20her%20dad%20disappears.%20Tally%20turns%20the%20family%20life%20upside%20down%20(not%20intentionally)%20by%20befriending%20Chase%20and%20all%20kinds%20of%20issues%20arise%20to%20the%20surface.%20Is%20Neil%20and%20Amanda's%20perfect%20marriage%20really%20perfect%3F%20What%20really%20happened%20when%20Chase%20was%20in%20a%20fire%20at%20age%204%3F%20Why%20is%20Tally's%20dad%20in%20Europe%20when%20his%20daughter%20needs%20him%3F%0D%0A%0D%0AChase%20and%20Tally%20have%20a%20school%20project%20that%20leads%20them%20to%20interview%20two%20old%20men%20at%20a%20nursing%20home%20that%20survived%20Treblinka%20during%20the%20Holocaust.%20This%20opens%20doors%20to%20the%20past%20that%20no%20one%20new%20existed.%20Susan%20Meissner%20has%20a%20gift%20for%20bringing%20the%20past%20to%20the%20present%20in%20an%20inspiring%20way.%20She%20does%20it%20again%20in%20this%20book%20and%20I%20loved%20it!%20Secrets%20are%20exposed,%20mysteries%20unravel%20and%20darkness%20comes%20to%20light%20in%20%22White%20Picket%20Fences%22.">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 5 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6457029-the-silent-gift">The Silent Gift (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/876832.Michael_Landon">Michael Landon</a>]]></action_text>
    <link>http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77295787</link>
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    <updated_at>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:10:45 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[  It is almost 3:00 in the morning as I write this review.  Why?  Because I just finished the last page of a book that gripped my heart from the first paragraph and didn't let go until the last sentence had me in tears.  I was swept away into the life and times of the 1930's with such abandon that I...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/%20%20It%20is%20almost%203:00%20in%20the%20morning%20as%20I%20write%20this%20review.%20%20Why%3F%20%20Because%20I%20just%20finished%20the%20last%20page%20of%20a%20book%20that%20gripped%20my%20heart%20from%20the%20first%20paragraph%20and%20didn't%20let%20go%20until%20the%20last%20sentence%20had%20me%20in%20tears.%20%20I%20was%20swept%20away%20into%20the%20life%20and%20times%20of%20the%201930's%20with%20such%20abandon%20that%20I%20would%20have%20sworn%20for%20a%20short%20while%20that%20I%20could%20smell%20the%20circus,%20see%20the%20sunlight%20reflecting%20off%20the%20windows%20at%20the%20Edmundson's%20estate,%20glimpse%20the%20red%20skin%20barely%20peeking%20out%20from%20under%20Mary's%20white%20kid%20gloves%20and%20feel%20Jack%20sitting%20next%20to%20me%20in%20comfortable%20silence,%20sharing%20companionship%20with%20an%20old%20friend.%20%20The%20fact%20that%20the%20storyline%20was%20fresh%20and%20original%20and%20always%20left%20me%20wondering%20what%20was%20around%20the%20corner%20was%20sheer%20bonus.%20%0D%0A%0D%0A%20%20%20%20The%20story%20opens%20with%20Jerry%20driving%20his%20young%20wife%20Mary%20to%20the%20hospital%20in%20labor.%20%20On%20the%20way%20there%20things%20go%20horribly%20awry%20and%20we%20are%20left%20wondering%20if%20Mary%20and%20Jack%20even%20survive.%20%20From%20there%20we%20move%20forward%20seven%20years%20and%20things%20aren't%20good.%20%20Mary%20finally%20sees%20an%20opening%20to%20leave%20Jerry%20and%20she%20does%20just%20that,%20taking%20Jack%20and%20fleeing%20to%20safety...%20maybe.%20%20Along%20the%20way%20she%20discovers%20that%20Jack%20has%20a%20gift...%20of%20prophecy,%20but%20he%20can't%20speak.%20%20This%20is%20incredibly%20interesting%20and%20then%20suddenly%20the%20world%20is%20turned%20on%20its%20head%20and%20Jack%20is%20taken%20away%20from%20Mary.%20%20Time%20passes%20and%20Mary%20can%20finally%20go%20looking%20for%20Jack,%20but%20her%20search%20does%20not%20reveal%20what%20she%20was%20hoping%20for.%20%20Is%20God%20really%20watching%20out%20for%20her%3F%20%20Who%20can%20she%20trust%3F%20%20Has%20Mary%20let%20down%20her%20son%20when%20he%20had%20no%20one%20else%3F%0D%0A%0D%0A%20%20%20%20%20Venture%20carefully%20into%20this%20story%20because%20you%20may%20not%20want%20to%20leave%20after%20meeting%20Mary%20and%20Jack,%20and%20I%20dare%20you%20not%20to%20love%20them%20and%20sob%20at%20the%20last%20sentence%20in%20this%20wonderful%20book.%0D%0A%0D%0A">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 4 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6192957.One_Fine_Season">One Fine Season (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2821074.Michael_Sheehan">Michael  Sheehan</a>]]></action_text>
    <link>http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76978538</link>
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    <updated_at>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:37:58 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[ I read this book and have a couple different things to say about this book.  First, I met Michael Sheehan at a conference this Fall and was impressed with the man.  He was very genuine and charismatic and I got to talk with him about the story behind the story.  The two friends that he wrote the st...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/%20I%20read%20this%20book%20and%20have%20a%20couple%20different%20things%20to%20say%20about%20this%20book.%20%20First,%20I%20met%20Michael%20Sheehan%20at%20a%20conference%20this%20Fall%20and%20was%20impressed%20with%20the%20man.%20%20He%20was%20very%20genuine%20and%20charismatic%20and%20I%20got%20to%20talk%20with%20him%20about%20the%20story%20behind%20the%20story.%20%20The%20two%20friends%20that%20he%20wrote%20the%20story%20to%20memorialize.%20%20It%20gave%20a%20whole%20new%20depth%20to%20the%20book%20for%20me%20and%20I%20really%20enjoyed%20meeting%20him.%0D%0A%0D%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20Secondly,%20I%20do%20have%20to%20put%20a%20warning%20label%20on%20this%20book.%20%20I%20was%20a%20little%20surprised%20to%20find%20a%20couple%20swear%20words%20in%20this%20books,%20not%20that%20they%20weren't%20maybe%20realistic%20in%20the%20scenarios%20they%20pop%20up%20in,%20but%20the%20story%20would%20have%20been%20just%20fine%20without%20them%20being%20there.%20%20And%20also%20there%20is%20a%20part%20in%20the%20story%20where%20the%20main%20character%20and%20his%20girlfriend%20succumb%20to%20their%20passion%20for%20each%20other.%20%20They%20are%20not%20Christians%20at%20the%20time,%20but%20that%20doesn't%20change%20the%20fact%20that%20I%20never%20approve%20of%20pre-marital%20sex.%20%20%0D%0A%0D%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20Those%20issues%20aside,%20I%20actually%20enjoyed%20the%20story%20and%20was%20really%20drawn%20in%20by%20the%20characters.%20%20The%20storyline%20is%20definitely%20baseball,%20baseball,%20baseball%20-%20but%20I%20really%20enjoyed%20the%20details%20and%20the%20feel%20of%20the%20game.%20%20Michael%20does%20a%20great%20job%20putting%20you%20right%20in%20the%20middle%20of%20the%20diamond%20and%20making%20you%20follow%20the%20hits,%20strikes%20and%20runs.%20%20But%20where%20he%20excels%20is%20in%20introducing%20us%20to%20the%20character,%20Danny%20Grace%20and%20his%20journey.%20%0D%0A%0D%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20I%20would%20love%20to%20strongly%20recommend%20this%20book,%20but%20due%20to%20the%20warnings%20I%20previously%20listed,%20I%20can't,%20but%20I%20can%20say%20that%20if%20those%20don't%20bother%20you%20-%20then%20this%20is%20a%20really%20good%20book.%0D%0A">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 4 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6518775-limelight">Limelight: A Novel (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7383.Melody_Carlson">Melody Carlson</a>]]></action_text>
    <link>http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76886712</link>
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    <updated_at>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:23:05 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[What a unique book. This book is about a Hollywood has-been in her 80's that is suffering from a case of... if I can't have what I want, then I'd rather die! So she tries to... die that is. After a failed suicide attempt we meet Claudette Fiore in a mental hospital trying to figure out how she is go...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/What%20a%20unique%20book.%20This%20book%20is%20about%20a%20Hollywood%20has-been%20in%20her%2080's%20that%20is%20suffering%20from%20a%20case%20of...%20if%20I%20can't%20have%20what%20I%20want,%20then%20I'd%20rather%20die!%20So%20she%20tries%20to...%20die%20that%20is.%20After%20a%20failed%20suicide%20attempt%20we%20meet%20Claudette%20Fiore%20in%20a%20mental%20hospital%20trying%20to%20figure%20out%20how%20she%20is%20going%20to%20leave%20when%20she%20has%20no%20where%20to%20go%20after%20a%20recent%20visit%20from%20the%20IRS,%20which%20is%20what%20led%20to%20attempt%20in%20the%20first%20place.%20She%20calls%20upon%20her%20step-son%20Michael%20for%20help%20and%20he%20comes%20to%20her%20rescue.%20Only%20one%20problem,%20with%20the%20Beverly%20Hills%20mansion%20sold%20for%20back%20taxes%20that%20leaves%20her%20with%20her%20mother's%20old%20house%20back%20home%20in%20a%20town%20that%20she%20swore%20she'd%20never%20go%20back%20to.%20Could%20death%20be%20worse%20than%20this%3F%20Claudette%20doesn't%20think%20so.%20Can%20Michael%20change%20her%20mind%20and%20help%20her%20see%20that%20her%20life%20isn't%20over%20yet%3F%0D%0A%0D%0AWhat%20does%20she%20do%20to%20take%20care%20of%20herself%20and%20her%20new%20little%20bungalow%20without%20the%20staff%20that%20has%20waited%20on%20her%20hand%20and%20foot%20for%20the%20last%2060%20years%3F%20Heavens,%20Claudette%20doesn't%20know%20how%20to%20do%20the%20dishes,%20wash%20clothes%20or%20make%20a%20bed%20-%20how%20is%20she%20ever%20going%20to%20stay%20alive%20let%20alone%20clean%3F%20When%20people%20from%20her%20past%20start%20popping%20into%20her%20life%20how%20will%20she%20ever%20survive%20the%20humiliation%3F%0D%0ACan%20you%20really%20teach%20an%20old%20dog%20new%20tricks%3F%20Come%20take%20a%20journey%20with%20Claudette%20and%20see.%0D%0A%0D%0AI%20really%20enjoyed%20this%20book%20and%20seeing%20how%20the%20other%20half%20lives,%20and%20I%20don't%20mean%20the%20rich%20and%20famous,%20I%20mean%20the%20elderly!%20Good%20book%20coming%20from%20an%20author%20who%20writes%20a%20lot%20of%20young%20adult%20books,%20it%20was%20kind%20of%20nice%20seeing%20a%20different%20side.">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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