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    <updated_at>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 10:53:41 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[I hated this book. I didn't even rank it because it doesn't deserve a star. I wanted to say all types of negative things about this book, except when I read other people's reviews they had all said the same things so I will not bother with repeating them. I will say this- any philsophy that responds...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/I%20hated%20this%20book.%20I%20didn't%20even%20rank%20it%20because%20it%20doesn't%20deserve%20a%20star.%20I%20wanted%20to%20say%20all%20types%20of%20negative%20things%20about%20this%20book,%20except%20when%20I%20read%20other%20people's%20reviews%20they%20had%20all%20said%20the%20same%20things%20so%20I%20will%20not%20bother%20with%20repeating%20them.%20I%20will%20say%20this-%20any%20philsophy%20that%20responds%20to%20negative%20comments%20with%20%22Well,%20you%20just%20don't%20understand%20what%20I'm%20saying%22%20is%20bullshit.%20">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <updated_at>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 10:50:02 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[I am halfway through this book and I lOVE it. I can tell it will be a book I will read again and again. The story follows an Italian woman who is a courtesan, and her servant who is a dwarf as they escape the invasion of Rome and restart their lives in Venice. They go from riches, to ruin, to riches...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/I%20am%20halfway%20through%20this%20book%20and%20I%20lOVE%20it.%20I%20can%20tell%20it%20will%20be%20a%20book%20I%20will%20read%20again%20and%20again.%20The%20story%20follows%20an%20Italian%20woman%20who%20is%20a%20courtesan,%20and%20her%20servant%20who%20is%20a%20dwarf%20as%20they%20escape%20the%20invasion%20of%20Rome%20and%20restart%20their%20lives%20in%20Venice.%20They%20go%20from%20riches,%20to%20ruin,%20to%20riches%20again,%20and%20the%20journey%20is%20heart-wrenching,%20halarious,%20and%20completly%20believable.%20If%20you%20like%20historical%20fiction,%20fiction,%20hell,%20if%20you%20can%20read,%20get%20this%20book!">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 5 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/111218.Innocent_Traitor_A_Novel_of_Lady_Jane_Grey">Innocent Traitor: A Novel of Lady Jane Grey (Hardcover)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6583.Alison_Weir">Alison Weir</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:25:37 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[I finished this book in one day. I couldn't put it down. Alison Weir is one of my favorite authors and now that she has moved from non-fiction into historical fiction I can hardly control my excitement. Her characters were so real it was like she was actually there and had known them all personally....<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/I%20finished%20this%20book%20in%20one%20day.%20I%20couldn't%20put%20it%20down.%20Alison%20Weir%20is%20one%20of%20my%20favorite%20authors%20and%20now%20that%20she%20has%20moved%20from%20non-fiction%20into%20historical%20fiction%20I%20can%20hardly%20control%20my%20excitement.%20Her%20characters%20were%20so%20real%20it%20was%20like%20she%20was%20actually%20there%20and%20had%20known%20them%20all%20personally.%20Her%20writing%20is%20proof%20that%20history%20can%20be%20more%20exciting%20than%20any%20science%20fiction%20or%20fantasy%20story%20could%20ever%20hope%20to%20be.%20">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 2 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1330513.The_Virgin_s_Knot">The Virgin's Knot (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/218479.Holly_Payne">Holly Payne</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:23:50 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[It took everything I had just to finish this book. I would find myself having to reread pages because my mind would wander off, and there were whole parts of the story that made me just want to fall asleep. Tjough I cannot say I would recommend it this book was incredibly well written. The setting w...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/It%20took%20everything%20I%20had%20just%20to%20finish%20this%20book.%20I%20would%20find%20myself%20having%20to%20reread%20pages%20because%20my%20mind%20would%20wander%20off,%20and%20there%20were%20whole%20parts%20of%20the%20story%20that%20made%20me%20just%20want%20to%20fall%20asleep.%20Tjough%20I%20cannot%20say%20I%20would%20recommend%20it%20this%20book%20was%20incredibly%20well%20written.%20The%20setting%20was%20well%20described,%20the%20characters%20developed%20fully,%20and%20the%20dialogue%20believable,%20I%20just%20didn't%20like%20the%20story.">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 4 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/69095.American_Fascists_The_Christian_Right_and_the_War_On_America">American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War On America (Hardcover)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/15438.Chris_Hedges">Chris Hedges</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:21:16 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[This was a really amazing book. If you're interested in political books you should definitely check this one out. I'll probably reread it a few times just to make sure I squeeze every last drop out of it. ]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 3 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/47122.Lady_Oracle">Lady Oracle (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3472.Margaret_Atwood">Margaret Atwood</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:20:06 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[I have to rank this about three stars. It was pretty good, but not as good as a Handmaid's Tale. I remember it was enjoyable, but now I can't remember what it was about, so that doesn't convince me to speak too highly of it. ]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 5 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/907297.When_Dad_Killed_Mom">When Dad Killed Mom (Hardcover)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8161.Julius_Lester">Julius Lester</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:14:06 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[I read this book because one of the kids I babysit wanted to read it. It's one of the most incredible books I have ever read. It's realistic and emotional. When I graduate from college my gift will be a book that profoundly affected me- I'm asking for this book. ]]></body>
        
    
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