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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 3 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6693705-stop-rest-and-think">Stop, Rest, and Think (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3014789.Fuad_A_Kamal">Fuad A. Kamal</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:19:05 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[I received this book from the Goodreads giveaway. It wasn't what I was expecting at all.  That said, it was quick and easy, though sometimes a bit mundane.  Every 8 or 10 pages, it did give me something new to ponder, but other than that, I think I had heard what was written at an earlier point in t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/I%20received%20this%20book%20from%20the%20Goodreads%20giveaway.%20It%20wasn't%20what%20I%20was%20expecting%20at%20all.%20%20That%20said,%20it%20was%20quick%20and%20easy,%20though%20sometimes%20a%20bit%20mundane.%20%20Every%208%20or%2010%20pages,%20it%20did%20give%20me%20something%20new%20to%20ponder,%20but%20other%20than%20that,%20I%20think%20I%20had%20heard%20what%20was%20written%20at%20an%20earlier%20point%20in%20time%20(or%20something%20very%20similar).%20%20I%20would%20recommend%20this%20as%20a%20library%20book,%20not%20one%20to%20purchase.%20%20">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <updated_at>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:13:58 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[I just keep plugging away at the many pages of this book.  Waiting for something to take place, for something to make this book worthwhile.  So far, nada!  I just can't wrap my head around the point of this book - okay, I just can't find the point of this book.  I'll give it a rating once I finish i...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/I%20just%20keep%20plugging%20away%20at%20the%20many%20pages%20of%20this%20book.%20%20Waiting%20for%20something%20to%20take%20place,%20for%20something%20to%20make%20this%20book%20worthwhile.%20%20So%20far,%20nada!%20%20I%20just%20can't%20wrap%20my%20head%20around%20the%20point%20of%20this%20book%20-%20okay,%20I%20just%20can't%20find%20the%20point%20of%20this%20book.%20%20I'll%20give%20it%20a%20rating%20once%20I%20finish%20it%20(or%20simply%20give%20up%20waiting%20for%20%22something.%22).%20%20">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[is currently reading: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2407410.The_Gaudi_Key_A_Novel">The Gaudi Key: A Novel (Hardcover)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1961017.Esteban_Mart_n">Esteban Martín</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:38:35 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 4 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4836308.The_Physick_Book_of_Deliverance_Dane">The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane (Hardcover)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/342135.Katherine_Howe">Katherine Howe</a>]]></action_text>
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    <action_text><![CDATA[marked as to-read: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6349428-across-the-endless-river">Across the Endless River (Hardcover)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/9914.Thaddeus_Carhart">Thaddeus Carhart</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 04:45:19 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Thanks for the suggestion. I'm always looking for new books to read.]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[marked as to-read: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6101718.The_Magicians">The Magicians (Hardcover)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/142270.Lev_Grossman">Lev Grossman</a>]]></action_text>
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 3 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32254.The_Mephisto_Club">The Mephisto Club (Jane Rizzoli &amp; Maura Isles, #6)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/18149.Tess_Gerritsen">Tess Gerritsen</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 12:22:29 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[  This was my first Tess Gerritsen book.  And even though this book was 6th in a series, I didn't feel lost (all that much) while reading it. The one aspect that may have been impacted was the side stories that surrounded the two main characters.  To me, they seemed somewhat irrelevant to the main s...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/%20%20This%20was%20my%20first%20Tess%20Gerritsen%20book.%20%20And%20even%20though%20this%20book%20was%206th%20in%20a%20series,%20I%20didn't%20feel%20lost%20(all%20that%20much)%20while%20reading%20it.%20The%20one%20aspect%20that%20may%20have%20been%20impacted%20was%20the%20side%20stories%20that%20surrounded%20the%20two%20main%20characters.%20%20To%20me,%20they%20seemed%20somewhat%20irrelevant%20to%20the%20main%20story.%20%20But,%20I%20am%20going%20to%20assume%20that%20these%20side%20stories%20are%20progressing%20through%20the%20many%20books%20in%20the%20series.%20%20The%20story%20basically%20follows%20a%20detective%20and%20medical%20examiner%20as%20they%20progress%20through%20an%20horrific%20series%20of%20murders.%20%20%0D%0A%0D%0ATess%20Gerritsen%20seems%20to%20have%20a%20knack%20for%20keeping%20the%20reader%20reading%20long%20into%20the%20night.%20%20The%20characters%20seemed%20well%20developed%20and%20the%20story%20didn't%20linger%20too%20much.%20%20I%20did%20find%20the%20dialog%20to%20be%20a%20bit%20contrived%20on%20occasion,%20but%20overall%20it%20was%20pretty%20good.%20%0D%0A%0D%0AI%20wish%20I%20could%20have%20given%20it%203%201%2F2%20stars%20rather%20than%20three.%20%20%20But,%20I%20just%20couldn't%20go%20as%20far%20as%20four%20because%20when%20the%20story%20ended,%20I%20found%20myself%20with%20many%20unanswered%20questions%20(possibly%20to%20be%20addressed%20in%20later%20or%20earlier%20books%20in%20the%20series).%20%20I%20will%20certainly%20read%20more%20from%20this%20author,%20especially%20in%20this%20series.">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <updated_at>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 09:44:19 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
        
    
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