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	09/02 Jessica is currently reading: The End Of Alice (Paperback) by A.M. Homes bookshelves: currently-reading	my rating:
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	06/17 Jessica is currently reading: The Anti 9-to-5 Guide: Practical Career Advice for Women Who Think Outside the Cube (Paperback) by Michelle Goodman (Goodreads author!) bookshelves: currently-reading	my rating:
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September 02
	Jessica gave to: The Savage Detectives: A Novel (Hardcover) by Roberto Bolaño	my rating:
	read in September, 2008 Jessica said: "it leaves you overwhelmed with feeling and numb at the same time. an engrossing, nearly autobiographical story told from infinite points of view about bolano's life and the poetry movement he started called "infrarealists." a book that take...more " add a comment
	Jessica is currently reading: The End Of Alice (Paperback) by A.M. Homes bookshelves: currently-reading	my rating:
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	Jessica gave to: Everyman (Hardcover) by Philip Roth	my rating:
	Jessica said: "the most staggering treatise on aging and death that i have ever read. terrifying and reassuring at the same time. told from a third person perspective so intimate that often i forgot who the "he" was that roth was referring to. a stunning ...more " add a comment
	Jessica gave to: The Captain Is Out to Lunch and the Sailors Have Taken over the Ship (Paperback) by Charles Bukowski, R. Crumb	my rating:
	Jessica said: "one of the best books about writing i have ever read. this should be required reading for all first year creative writing students. its also a brutal perspective on what it feels like to know you are dying. my favorite line: "writing is when i f...more " add a comment
	Jessica gave to: When You Are Engulfed in Flames (Hardcover) by David Sedaris	my rating:
	Jessica said: "hilarious and tragic. the most honest book he's ever written. " add a comment
June 17
	Jessica is currently reading: The Anti 9-to-5 Guide: Practical Career Advice for Women Who Think Outside the Cube (Paperback) by Michelle Goodman (Goodreads author!) bookshelves: currently-reading	my rating:
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August 19
	Jessica added: The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable (Hardcover) by Nassim Nicholas Taleb	my rating:
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June 17
	Jessica marked as to-read: The Fortress of Solitude (Paperback) by Jonathan Lethem bookshelves: to-read	my rating:
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May 27
	Jessica gave to: The Things They Carried (Paperback) by Tim O'Brien	my rating:
	Jessica said: "the best book about war i've ever read. heartbreaking and brilliant. " add a comment
	Jessica gave to: Forever (Paperback) by Pete Hamill	my rating:
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