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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)

by Stieg Larsson

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Feb 09, 2012 04:41am

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Zombie Spaceship Wasteland
by Patton Oswalt

read in January, 2012

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Not what I thought it was going to be, but still good. The autobiographical chapters (some very dark) are broken up with invented stories about wine, greeting cards, hobos, and other random topics that seem like writing exercises.

Even the colophon ...more

Jan 21, 2012 05:19pm · see review

LolaGeek is on page 175 of 191 of Zombie Spaceship Wasteland: I can't believe my husband thought the hobo chapter was real.

Zombie Spaceship Wasteland
by Patton Oswalt

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Jan 21, 2012 04:53pm ·

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The Help
by Kathryn Stockett (Goodreads Author)

read in November, 2011

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I loved it... up until the end. I know things in life don't wrap up neatly, but I wish there were more of a conclusion than the open ending we got.

Nov 27, 2011 12:24pm · see review

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Bossypants
by Tina Fey

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Nov 22, 2011 07:42pm

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A Love That Multiplies by Michelle Duggar

A Love That Multiplies: An Up-Close View of How They Make it Work
by Michelle Duggar

read in September, 2011

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A Love That Multiplies: An Up-Close View of How They Make it Work, is the second book written by Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar. This one has more words and less pictures than The Duggars: 20 and Counting!: Raising One of America's Largest Families—How ...moreA Love That Multiplies: An Up-Close View of How They Make it Work, is the second book written by Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar. This one has more words and less pictures than The Duggars: 20 and Counting!: Raising One of America's Largest Families—How They Do It, but it’s not written any better and still has a lot of the same annoying traits (e.g. switching between narrators without warning, and including random photos and recipes in the middle of often serious stories).

The book is basically like reading a written version of “19 Kids and Counting,” their TV show, starting with Josie’s birth at the beginning of season 4. It covers all the hardships of spending time with her in the hospital, moving the family to Little Rock, and caring for Josie once they finally move back home. They also talk a lot about Grandpa Duggar’s illness and death, and how this affected their family. But there is really nothing here that we didn’t see on TV, except maybe a little more about the timing and specifics of what went on – if you believe it. I had a feeling that a lot of what they said was sort of backpedaling and re-framing things to make them seem better.

Much of the rest of the book seems to be a “shut up, Internet!” response to a lot of criticisms people have about the family. For example, it’s common knowledge that the Duggars only ever eat canned and processed foods. “We try to have veggies and fruits for snacking. …Our goal is to encourage eating veggies and fruits, low-fat proteins, and whole grains,” they reply. (Meanwhile, almost every recipe in this book, much like their previous one, includes almost all processed foods and nothing fresh.) Another common impression is that the Duggars don’t care about educating their kids, especially the daughters, who they only want to go on to breed large families of their own. They write, “We are totally supportive of our daughters deciding to become firefighters – or just about anything else they feel the Lord is leading them to do. Our goal is to provide all of our children with a solid scholastic education so they’re prepared to pursue whatever additional training or education they feel led to do.”

In addition to discussing the major family storylines that were already covered on their show, there were also lots of references to mission work and service, but mostly only what’s been shown on TV (mission trips to El Salvador, the telethon, donating blood, etc.), leading me to believe that that’s all they’ve done – otherwise, wouldn’t they have written about something their fans might not have already seen? There was also some story about how Josh bought 125 Big Mouth Billy Bass toys on clearance and made a profit by selling them back to other stores and individuals.

The book includes lots of recipes, again on pages where they are totally unrelated to the story (e.g. premie Josie is in the hospital, fighting for her life, “Apple Dumplings!” or, talking about two grandfathers dying and Josie being born, “Tortilla Soup Grandioso!”), with almost no fresh ingredients. Some of the grossest are the Corn Dip (butter, cream cheese, frozen corn, pureed jalapenos) and Layered Salad (head of lettuce, eggs, bacon, canned peas, small chopped onion, mayonnaise, sour cream, cheddar cheese). I don’t think I will be eating Duggar-style anytime soon.

Overall, if you love the Duggars or love to hate the Duggars, you would probably enjoy reading this book.(less)

Oct 17, 2011 07:39pm · see review

LolaGeek marked as to-read:

Kosher Chinese: Living, Teaching, and Eating with China's Other Billion
by Michael Levy

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Sep 30, 2011 12:53pm

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Last Words
by George Carlin

read in February, 2011

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Feb 27, 2011 07:11pm

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The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet
by David Mitchell

read in January, 2011

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Jan 14, 2011 05:11pm

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That doesn't matter."
What does?" I asked, after a little while.
Just that we're on it, dude," he said.”
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