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The Brain That Chang... 08/20 rachel is currently reading:
The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science (James H. Silberman Books)
by Norman Doidge
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The Coast of Chicago rachel gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
The Coast of Chicago (Paperback)
by Stuart Dybek
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June 05
Food Lover's Guide t... rachel gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Food Lover's Guide to Paris, 4th edition (Paperback)
by Patricia Wells
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May 21
Your Inner Fish: A J... rachel gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
Your Inner Fish: A Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body (Hardcover)
by Neil Shubin (Goodreads author!)
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May 11
Shortcomings rachel gave 2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars to:
Shortcomings (Hardcover)
by Adrian Tomine
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May 10
Not the End of the W... rachel gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Not the End of the World (Paperback)
by Kate Atkinson
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May 06
American Born Chines... rachel gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
American Born Chinese (Paperback)
by Gene Luen Yang
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May 05
The Kid: What Happen... rachel gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
The Kid: What Happened After My Boyfriend and I Decided to Go Get Pregnant (Paperback)
by Dan Savage
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August 11
Eating Stone: Imagin... rachel gave 2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars to:
Eating Stone: Imagination and the Loss of the Wild (Paperback)
by Ellen Meloy
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read in August, 2008

rachel rachel said: "I'm rating a book I didn't finish, which makes me completely unqualified to issue any kind of rating. Here it is nonetheless.

I couldn't get into this. I don't doubt that it's an interesting read, but I had to force myself to finish just the fir...more
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April 30
Birds of America rachel gave 1 of 5 stars1 of 5 stars1 of 5 stars1 of 5 stars1 of 5 stars to:
Birds of America (Paperback)
by Mary McCarthy
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read in April, 2008

rachel rachel said: "I think this is the third book that I have read with the exact same title. JD found it at the library for me, choosing it because "it has birds in the title, was written by a woman, and some of it takes place in Paris". sounds good to me. "



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from rachel
07/26/2007 10:56AM

215191 that's pretty close to what I did. seems like I usually really like the books I choose to read. if it is one of my favorite things in the world, it got 5. otherwise, I loved (4) or liked (3) it. I think I have some OK's (2), but those are typically things that I didn't necessarily choose to read (book club or course requirements).

from Ilona
07/26/2007 10:01AM

217549 I think I just give 4 stars to everything I read... is that bad? If I like it it's 3, if I REALLY like it it's 4 and if it's amazing and one of the best books EVER I give it 5...

















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