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Kristin
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The Ginseng Hunter: ... 05/13 Kristin gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
The Ginseng Hunter: A Novel (Hardcover)
by Jeff Talarigo
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read in May, 2008

Kristin Kristin said: "A beautiful, powerful and sad story. While you read the book you feel the Ginseng Hunter's solitude, and understand his oneness with nature. The pain of the woman whose company he seeks when he goes to sell his Ginseng is equally felt. It is a beauti...more "



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May 13
The Ginseng Hunter: ... Kristin gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
The Ginseng Hunter: A Novel (Hardcover)
by Jeff Talarigo
bookshelves: currently-reading
my rating:
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing

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read in May, 2008

Kristin Kristin said: "A beautiful, powerful and sad story. While you read the book you feel the Ginseng Hunter's solitude, and understand his oneness with nature. The pain of the woman whose company he seeks when he goes to sell his Ginseng is equally felt. It is a beauti...more "
Shark's Fin and Sich... Kristin marked as to-read:
Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper: A Sweet-Sour Memoir of Eating in China (Hardcover)
by Fuchsia Dunlop
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193607 Kristin wrote: "You know if you look carefully enough, Gatsby in some ways is really Fitzgerald holding up a mirror ...more "

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The Two Towers Kristin gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, Part 2)
by J.R.R. Tolkien
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The Return of the Ki... Kristin gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, Part 3)
by J.R.R. Tolkien
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The Fellowship of th... Kristin gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, Part 1)
by J.R.R. Tolkien
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The Da Vinci Code Kristin gave 2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars to:
The Da Vinci Code (Paperback)
by Dan Brown
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Wuthering Heights Kristin gave 2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars to:
Wuthering Heights (Paperback)
by Emily Brontë
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The Collected Short ... Kristin gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
The Collected Short Stories (Paperback)
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Kristin Kristin said: "I read the short stories for a class in college when I was an English major. The stories that are "The Gatsby Cluster" are really my favorites because I really liked The Great Gatsby so much. The short stories really show the genius that wa...more "




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""But we all have moments when we all must listen in tears to the silence of the swarming path inside ourselves.""
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To celebrate our love of reading books that people see fit to ban in this glorious nation.
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For those attempting the crazy feat of reading all 1001 books!

For discerning bibliophiles and readers who enjoy unforgettable classic literature, ...more
426 Books I Loathed — 876 members — last activity 7 hours, 52 min ago
This is a public forum for people to kvetch (cleanly, please) about books they absolutely hated, and for others to respond. Though nonfiction is certa...more
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Kristin's friend comments

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from Maya
22 hours, 25 min ago

964939 Hey Kristin,

thanks for the invite!
Nice to meet you (n_n)

You like cooking?

Smiles,
Maya

from Ian
11 days ago, 03:23PM

929188 Hi Kristin, thanks for inviting me as a friend!

12 days ago, 07:26AM

1095235 Good Morning kristin!

Thank you for the add !

Hope to meet you one day at a book signing !

Thanks,

Daniel

from Ron
13 days ago, 08:37AM

1112618 Thank you for the invitation to be a friend! The company of book-lovers is a privilege!

from Peter
15 days ago, 08:12AM

651052 hello

from Erie
03/17/2008 11:48PM

540865 Hai.. Thanks for the add :)

03/14/2008 04:37AM

91176 Hi, Kristin, thanks for the add :)

from Jeremy
01/23/2008 03:56PM

630905 I want to apologize for the all the recommendations from me today. I wanted to share the Stoker Award news, and I only pressed the send button once--I'm not sure what happened.

Argh...this is terrible...

Again, I'm very sorry.

-Jeremy

from Kelly
01/17/2008 10:08AM

692350 Thanks for the add. Pleasure to meet you.
Kelly

from Stephanie
01/16/2008 07:26PM

710985 supp
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