false 1864737 female The United States 01/2009 09/2009 4 9 8 true 6235896 read 1 true 4089328 currently-reading 0 true 4089327 to-read The Origins of the Boxer Uprising (Paperback) by Joseph W. Esherick]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53048052 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1186474665s/1658132.jpg 1864737 Paulina http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-F-50x66.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1864737-paulina Fri, 17 Apr 2009 13:43:37 -0700 Infinite Jest: A Novel (Paperback) by David Foster Wallace]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49008343 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165604485s/6759.jpg 1864737 Paulina http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-F-50x66.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1864737-paulina Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:59:10 -0700 DFW accomplishes in 10 pages what most good writers can in 40, and what most ordinary writers can in 100.

Assuming nothing goes horribly wrong before the end of the novel, Infinite Jest gets a very well-deserved 5 stars.]]> The Humanity of God (Paperback) by Karl Barth]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48777081 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170439902s/54549.jpg 1864737 Paulina http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-F-50x66.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1864737-paulina Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:01:03 -0700 Oblivion: Stories (Paperback) by David Foster Wallace]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48767277 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165604451s/6749.jpg 1864737 Paulina http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-F-50x66.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1864737-paulina Mon, 09 Mar 2009 21:10:54 -0700 Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress: A Novel (Paperback) by Dai Sijie]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48340115 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255893419s/533465.jpg 1864737 Paulina http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-F-50x66.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1864737-paulina Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:42:20 -0800
Since the story's set during the Cultural Revolution, I would have expected it to detail more than just physical burdens, but emotional and psychological...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46343039 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255610605s/3116205.jpg 1864737 Paulina http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-F-50x66.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1864737-paulina Fri, 20 Feb 2009 20:16:03 -0800 Jennifer wrote: "Hm... I kind of wanted to read this book since it's seems like a popular book (both you & Irene read it). However, The Reason for God's language was kind of too technical for me. If you liked that ..."

Hi Jen,
It's more readable than The Reason of God, so don't let language technicalities get in the way ... my main concern is the development of what should have been a key theme ...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41671232 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166468418s/11275.jpg 1864737 Paulina http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-F-50x66.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1864737-paulina Mon, 16 Feb 2009 12:33:25 -0800 Too Busy Not to Pray: Slowing Down to Be With God (Paperback) by Bill Hybels]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46343581 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223648747s/44399.jpg 1864737 Paulina http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-F-50x66.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1864737-paulina Sat, 14 Feb 2009 13:06:22 -0800 The Man Who Ate Everything (Paperback) by Jeffrey Steingarten]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46343370 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41785GNHF9L._SL75_.jpg 1864737 Paulina http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-F-50x66.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1864737-paulina Sat, 14 Feb 2009 13:04:27 -0800 This book is a collection of essays from the late 80s to early 90s by Jeffrey Steingarten, acclaimed food critic to Vogue magazine.
The title is no exaggeration: each essay details not simply a foray, but a deep involvement in countless different foods and cui...more...]]>