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Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl (Paperback) by Anne Frank |
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Mary Sue said:
"I have read this book several times and am amazed at what I find there. Should be required reading for every teenage girl, history buff, sociologist and psychologist.
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The Hobbit (Paperback) by J.R.R. Tolkien |
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The Great Gatsby (Paperback) by F. Scott Fitzgerald |
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Mary Sue said:
"I read this one as a high school student and failed to understand the depth of Gatsby's feelings. Time to reread.
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Mary Sue
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The Catcher in the Rye (Paperback) by J.D. Salinger |
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Mary Sue said:
"I read this as a youngster and probably didn't get it. Now that I am old I should give it a retry.
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Book 1) by J.K. Rowling |
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recommended to Mary Sue by:
my entire family, most friends
recommended for: fantasy lovers
Mary Sue said:
"If you don't like fantasy....well why did you pick up this book! I read it because it was gifted to me and highly reccommended by numerous friends and family. I thought it was a pleasant read, but I have no desire to pick up the next volume.
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Mary Sue
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""I was heading to Nebraska. Now there's a sentence you don't want to say too often if you can possibly help it."" — Bill Bryson | |||
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Mary Sue
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Animal Farm (Paperback) by George Orwell |
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Mary Sue
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Justice Denied: A J. P. Beaumont Novel (J. P. Beaumont Mysteries) by J.A. Jance |
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recommended for: mystery lovers read in August, 2008
Mary Sue said:
"Jance writes three or four series, this one is my favorite. I highly reccomend that a reader start at with the first book and watch JP Beaumont develop. In this volume you see he still doesn't have a grasp on working and living with females. However,...more
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Mary Sue
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Hawaii: A Novel (Paperback) by James A. Michener |
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recommended for: Those who enjoy multi-generational stories, and those who want to learn about our most exotic state.
read in July, 2008
Mary Sue said:
"I first read this novel in the 1970's. I became very interested in our 50th state and have traveled there several times since. If you have seen the movie, trust me you need to read the book. Michner likes to take the way-back machine all the way to t...more
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| July 22 | ||||
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New comment on Phyllis's review of
An Arsonist's Guide to Writers' Homes in New England
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Mary Sue's favorite quotes
""I was heading to Nebraska. Now there's a sentence you don't want to say too often if you can possibly help it.""
— Bill Bryson (The Lost Continent: Travels in Small-Town America)
— Bill Bryson (The Lost Continent: Travels in Small-Town America)
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Mary Sue's friends (3)
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Phyllis 137 books 14 friends |
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Kathy 53 books 6 friends |
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Andrea 78 books 1 friend |
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