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I struggle with the rating system, especially after I found myself giving 5 stars to Oryx & Crake, Swiftly Tilting Planet and Behind Closed Doors. They are very different books. If Margaret Atwood tried to pull some of the stuff that Shannon McKenna does, I would be aghast, but in the romace/smut category, it works just fine. So you've been warned- 5 stars in its category-- doesn't mean it's a universally good book for everyone.]]> 45 female Dundee, IL 01/2009 10/2009 28 421 409 true 6052291 read 1 true 4070504 currently-reading 11 true 4070503 to-read 4 false 4076124 didn-t-finish Nobody's Fool (Paperback) by Richard Russo]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66372652 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176843767s/659388.jpg 1855716 Sam http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1239200801p2/1855716.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1855716-sam Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:32:34 -0700 Revolutionary Road (Movie Tie-in Edition) (Vintage Contemporaries) by Richard Yates]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/64298865 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255645795s/6088858.jpg 1855716 Sam http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1239200801p2/1855716.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1855716-sam Wed, 05 Aug 2009 19:47:44 -0700
It may not have been the author's intention, but this really helped me to appreciate what the women's movement has done for society. The tragedy that wa...more...]]> Straight Man: A Novel (Paperback) by Richard Russo]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66372630 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255572467s/414298.jpg 1855716 Sam http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1239200801p2/1855716.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1855716-sam Wed, 05 Aug 2009 19:38:34 -0700 Empire Falls (Paperback) by Richard Russo]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66372612 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172536990s/187020.jpg 1855716 Sam http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1239200801p2/1855716.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1855716-sam Wed, 05 Aug 2009 19:38:28 -0700 Tell Me Where It Hurts: A Day of Humor, Healing and Hope in My Life as an Animal Surgeon (Hardcover) by Nick Trout]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66372556 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1191028363s/1967737.jpg 1855716 Sam http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1239200801p2/1855716.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1855716-sam Wed, 05 Aug 2009 19:37:55 -0700 The History of Love (Paperback) by Nicole Krauss]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66371625 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165367089s/3867.jpg 1855716 Sam http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1239200801p2/1855716.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1855716-sam Wed, 05 Aug 2009 19:30:18 -0700 The Story of Edgar Sawtelle (Hardcover) by David Wroblewski]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/64516286 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255612060s/2731276.jpg 1855716 Sam http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1239200801p2/1855716.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1855716-sam Wed, 05 Aug 2009 19:25:35 -0700