false 79 505 458 true 5693757 read 2 true 372667 currently-reading 45 true 372666 to-read 16 false 561840 cookbooks http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78505340 The Original of Laura (Hardcover) by Vladimir Nabokov
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]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75021308 Marc's review of Home: A Novel
by Marilynne Robinson

I often find myself wishing goodreads allowed half-star increments. I haven't read this one yet, but will eventually. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75285968 Alexandra's review of The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest (Millennium, #3)
by Stieg Larsson

How did you get this? And, more importantly, can I borrow? I still owe you lunch or a drink. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73450824 Lauren's review of The Art of Simple Food: Notes and Recipes from a Delicious Revolution
by Alice Waters

Love, love, love, love, love this book. I refer to it time and again. (Especially after picking up my CSA share.) ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72774373 Dara's review of Prospect Park West: A Novel
by Amy Sohn

Totally agree, although I feel like I can't officially say that because I read the unedited manuscript. But, first, I have never been much of a fan of her writing, and second, this is not the Park Slope I've lived in for the last eight years. Shallow and ridiculous. Even recognizing places (which I usually get a little thrill out of) was not enough for me to finish this one. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/65495016 Amber's review of When Everything Changed: The Amazing Journey of American Women from 1960 to the Present
by Gail Collins

I'm a little worried I'm going to have to set it aside until after Frankfurt, but the little bit I've read is so good! ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69887409 to: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) by Stieg Larsson
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69240493 to: A Gate at the Stairs (Hardcover) by Lorrie Moore
I love Lorrie Moore's writing. I love it so much that I spent my college years ripping her off (well, trying to anyway) in fiction writing workshops. Her short story collections rank high among my favorite books. But I've never fallen in love with any of her novels in the same way. All of those wonderful little moments of wry humor amidst sadness are there, but the structure of it just doesn't quite work for me. There's a bit with a college boyfriend who isn't what he appears that gets handled in a way that left me cringing. The couple Tassie's babysitting for, who also aren't what they appear, didn't quite ring true to me either. I still tore through it, and I still had those moments where I set the book down for a second because my breath was taken away, and that's tough to come by. I still love Moore's writing, but I couldn't help but be a bit disappointed in this novel. ]]>