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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 4 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/386765.The_Enchanted_Castle_and_Five_Children_and_It">The Enchanted Castle and Five Children and It (Barnes &amp; Noble Classics Series) (Barnes &amp; Noble Classics)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/25352.Edith_Nesbit">Edith Nesbit</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:24:38 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
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    <updated_at>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:21:08 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[I liked this book, not so much for it's actual plot etc... but because it's a book where the central ideas are about the magic of books and reading.  Every once in a while, there would be a phrase or a plot point that resonated with that feeling I get when I read a book and the rest of the world van...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/81105739">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <updated_at>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:17:50 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[I appreciated the writing, but wow, almost every thing in there was super depressing.  (Ethan Frome being the piece that put the most fun in dysfunctional.)  I think I need some Wodehouse.]]></body>
        
    
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    <updated_at>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 05:48:54 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[A big thanks to Emily - if she hadn't recommended this book, I might not have picked it up.  This one was super funny, and exactly matched my mood over Thanksgiving w/the in-laws.]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 3 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/126258.The_United_States_of_Arugula_How_We_Became_a_Gourmet_Nation">The United States of Arugula: How We Became a Gourmet Nation (Hardcover)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8755.David_Kamp">David Kamp</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:33:05 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[An enjoyable read on the evolution of &quot;gourmet&quot; food in the U.S..  This may be because of my own interests - but I really enjoyed the turn of the century/early twentieth century portions, but lost interest when we got the 60s until the present.]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 4 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/798875.Alone_in_the_Kitchen_with_an_Eggplant_Confessions_of_Cooking_for_One_and_Dining_Alone">Alone in the Kitchen with an Eggplant : Confessions of Cooking for One and Dining Alone (Hardcover)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/418468.Jenni_Ferrari_Adler">Jenni Ferrari-Adler</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:22:47 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[I picked this up from the used bookstore, needing something to read for the commute home - I really enjoyed it.  Some of the negative reviews were about how the authors have &quot;issues&quot; - but that's really part of the point.  Cooking for one or dining alone often brings out our own weird pred...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78062546">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[marked as to-read: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6293900.The_Lost_Conspiracy">The Lost Conspiracy (Hardcover)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/119830.Frances_Hardinge">Frances Hardinge</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:00:38 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[marked as to-read: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/170136.Into_the_Wild">Into the Wild (Hardcover)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/99117.Sarah_Beth_Durst">Sarah Beth Durst</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:00:34 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
        
    
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    <updated_at>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:58:10 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Picked this up, feeling sentimental for Howl's Moving Castle.  Not perfect, but a good read.]]></body>
        
    
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    <updated_at>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:39:18 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Quite good, really - more like a 3.5 and maybe a 4.  Well written, a developed world, and good characters.]]></body>
        
    
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