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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 4 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6425725-sense-and-sensibility-and-sea-monsters">Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/735413.Ben_H_Winters">Ben H. Winters</a>]]></action_text>
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          <body><![CDATA[The classic Austen social commentary about two sisters and their different approaches to love has been turned into a comic and imaginative science fiction novel. With every conceivable sea creature turned against humanity in a violent struggle for supremacy, the usual methods of courtship have been ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/The%20classic%20Austen%20social%20commentary%20about%20two%20sisters%20and%20their%20different%20approaches%20to%20love%20has%20been%20turned%20into%20a%20comic%20and%20imaginative%20science%20fiction%20novel.%20With%20every%20conceivable%20sea%20creature%20turned%20against%20humanity%20in%20a%20violent%20struggle%20for%20supremacy,%20the%20usual%20methods%20of%20courtship%20have%20been%20slightly%20altered.%20Rather%20than%20being%20attracted%20to%20a%20pretty%20face%20or%20a%20witty%20intellect,%20a%20single%20man%20in%20possession%20of%20a%20good%20fortune%20is%20now%20on%20the%20lookout%20for%20a%20woman%20with%20a%20strong%20pair%20of%20lungs.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe%20original%20storyline%20is%20the%20same%20-%20sensible%20Elinor%20falls%20in%20love%20with%20Edward%20Ferrars%20only%20to%20discover%20that%20he%20is%20secretly%20engaged%20to%20someone%20else,%20while%20romantic%20Marianne%20falls%20in%20love%20with%20the%20dashing%20Willoughby.%20When%20Willoughby%20is%20revealed%20to%20have%20been%20stringing%20her%20along%20while%20actually%20intending%20to%20marry%20a%20wealthy%20girl,%20Marianne%20succumbs%20to%20a%20dangerous%20illness%20brought%20on%20by%20her%20love%20sick%20state.%20Meanwhile%20Colonel%20Brandon%20(afflicted%20with%20tentacles%20attached%20to%20his%20face)%20patiently%20loves%20and%20waits%20for%20Marianne.%20In%20Sense%20and%20Sensibility%20and%20Sea%20Monsters%20it%20is%20all%20set%20against%20the%20backdrop%20of%20England%20in%20the%20grip%20of%20constant%20sea%20monster%20attacks.%0D%0A%0D%0AIt%20was%20the%20little%20details%20that%20made%20this%20book%20so%20hilarious.%20The%20familiar%20characters%20and%20plot%20placed%20in%20such%20outlandish%20circumstances%20made%20for%20quite%20a%20unique%20read.%20It%20is%20often%20the%20elegance%20of%20Regency%20England%20that%20attracts%20Austen's%20female%20readership.%20Don't%20expect%20to%20find%20it%20in%20this%20novel!%20Anything%20elegant%20has%20been%20turned%20into%20all%20things%20nautical.%20Where%20Marianne%20originally%20quoted%20poetry%20and%20played%20music,%20she%20now%20reads%20the%20journals%20of%20shipwrecked%20sailors%20and%20sings%20sea%20shanties.%20Practical%20Elinor%20memorizes%20%22...the%20species%20and%20genus%20of%20every%20fish%20and%20marine%20mammal,%20learning%20to%20heart%20their%20speeds%20and%20points%20of%20vulnerability,%20and%20which%20bore%20spiny%20exoskeletons,%20which%20bore%20fangs,%20and%20which%20tusks.%22(p.11)%20There%20are%20also%20some%20interesting%20pencil%20drawn%20illustrations%20interspersed%20throughout%20the%20book.%20They%20usually%20depict%20the%20violent%20monster%20attacks%20and%20most%20outlandish%20events%20of%20the%20story.%20I%20recommend%20Sense%20and%20Sensibility%20and%20Sea%20Monsters%20to%20anyone%20who%20feels%20that%20they%20can%20appreciate%20the%20humor%20and%20enjoy%20the%20novel%20for%20what%20it%20is.%20">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 2 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6050858.A_Girl_s_Guide_to_Modern_European_Philosophy">A Girl's Guide to Modern European Philosophy (Hardcover)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/574795.Charlotte_Greig">Charlotte Greig</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 06:32:14 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[A Girl's Guide to Modern European Philosophy is a story about a young woman named Susannah who is a college sophomore studying philosophy. It is set in the 1970's at Sussex University. It details Susannah's faltering steps toward adulthood and her desire to apply philosophy to her own life choices. ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/A%20Girl's%20Guide%20to%20Modern%20European%20Philosophy%20is%20a%20story%20about%20a%20young%20woman%20named%20Susannah%20who%20is%20a%20college%20sophomore%20studying%20philosophy.%20It%20is%20set%20in%20the%201970's%20at%20Sussex%20University.%20It%20details%20Susannah's%20faltering%20steps%20toward%20adulthood%20and%20her%20desire%20to%20apply%20philosophy%20to%20her%20own%20life%20choices.%20The%20main%20choices%20that%20she%20struggles%20with%20are%20to%20do%20with%20her%20relationships.%20Should%20she%20be%20with%20her%20older%20boyfriend%20Jason%20who%20is%20set%20up%20financially%20or%20should%20she%20pursue%20a%20relationship%20with%20Rob,%20a%20young%20philosophy%20student%20in%20her%20classes.%20Unable%20to%20make%20her%20choice,%20she%20lets%20matters%20go%20along%20aimlessly%20until%20she%20falls%20pregnant.%20This%20new,%20more%20serious%20dilemma%20forces%20Susannah%20to%20turn%20to%20the%20philosophers%20for%20help%20in%20her%20predicament.%0D%0A%0D%0APersonally,%20I%20didn't%20like%20this%20book.%20As%20someone%20who%20is%20interested%20in%20philosophy%20I%20was%20expecting%20to%20really%20enjoy%20it.%20Susannah%20was%20a%20realistically%20drawn%20character,%20but%20not%20a%20very%20compelling%20one.%20She%20seemed%20to%20be%20quite%20emotionally%20detached%20throughout%20most%20of%20the%20novel.%20I%20did%20not%20find%20myself%20caring%20very%20much%20about%20her%20life.%20The%20setting%20was%20not%20drawn%20in%20much%20detail%20either.%20It%20did%20not%20feel%20like%20the%2070's%20to%20me.%20I%20was%20able%20to%20picture%20some%20specific%20places,%20such%20as%20the%20boyfriends%20apartments,%20but%20not%20the%20overall%20atmosphere%20of%20the%20time%20and%20place.%20A%20Girl's%20Guide%20to%20Modern%20European%20Philosophy%20was%20in%20some%20ways%20an%20interesting%20and%20insightful%20look%20at%20the%20application%20of%20philosophy%20to%20modern%20life,%20particularly%20the%20problems%20facing%20females,%20but%20it%20just%20seemed%20like%20the%20chick%20lit%20type%20relationship%20dramas%20didn't%20mix%20very%20well%20with%20the%20heavy%20philosophers.%20Unfortunately,%20the%20ending%20was%20not%20completely%20satisfactory%20either.%0D%0A">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[is currently reading: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6280213.The_Lace_Reader_A_Novel">The Lace Reader: A Novel (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/886869.Brunonia_Barry">Brunonia Barry</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 07:52:38 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 3 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6261081.Ruined_A_Ghost_Story">Ruined: A Ghost Story (Hardcover)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/123719.Paula_Morris">Paula Morris</a>]]></action_text>
    <link>http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/79970956</link>
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    <updated_at>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 07:51:06 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[When Rebecca Brown is unexpectedly sent to live in New Orleans while her father travels in China, she is very unhappy about leaving her New York life behind. She has a hard time fitting into her new private school because she is looked down on and treated like an outsider by all the daughters of the...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/When%20Rebecca%20Brown%20is%20unexpectedly%20sent%20to%20live%20in%20New%20Orleans%20while%20her%20father%20travels%20in%20China,%20she%20is%20very%20unhappy%20about%20leaving%20her%20New%20York%20life%20behind.%20She%20has%20a%20hard%20time%20fitting%20into%20her%20new%20private%20school%20because%20she%20is%20looked%20down%20on%20and%20treated%20like%20an%20outsider%20by%20all%20the%20daughters%20of%20the%20wealthy%20old%20New%20Orleans%20families.%20The%20home%20that%20Rebecca%20is%20staying%20in%20with%20her%20aunt%20is%20opposite%20a%20cemetery%20and%20it%20is%20not%20long%20before%20she%20befriends%20a%20ghost%20named%20Lisette%20who%20is%20awaiting%20restitution%20for%20her%20murder%20years%20ago.%20As%20pieces%20of%20Rebecca's%20past%20and%20her%20connection%20to%20New%20Orleans%20are%20gradually%20unfolded%20she%20find%20herself%20in%20the%20middle%20of%20a%20life-and-death%20style%20mystery.%20She%20doesn't%20know%20who%20to%20trust%20and%20she%20doesn't%20know%20if%20her%20efforts%20to%20solve%20the%20mystery%20are%20actually%20contributing%20to%20her%20own%20dire%20future.%0D%0A%0D%0AThis%20young%20adult%20novel%20moved%20along%20at%20a%20steady%20pace%20and%20had%20an%20interesting%20plot.%20The%20setting%20and%20atmosphere%20of%20the%20book%20were%20very%20intriguing%20and%20vivid.%20While%20it%20is%20set%20in%20current%20day%20New%20Orleans,%20Paula%20Morris%20has%20included%20historical%20details%20that%20really%20added%20depth%20and%20believability%20to%20the%20ghost%20tale.%20Ruined%20is%20a%20book%20that%20is%20sensitive%20to%20the%20current%20day%20concerns%20of%20rebuilding%20post-Katrina%20New%20Orleans,%20while%20also%20tying%20in%20to%20the%20historical%20concerns%20that%20faced%20the%20city.%20Paula%20Morris%20touches%20on%20racial%20and%20socioeconomic%20themes%20in%20her%20novel%20and%20the%20characters%20demonstrate%20how%20these%20themes%20have%20influenced%20both%20the%20past%20and%20present.">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[is currently reading: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/552894.7th_Heaven">7th Heaven (Women's Murder Club #7)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3780.James_Patterson">James Patterson</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 09:08:42 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 4 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6626231-fairy-hunters-ink">Fairy Hunters, InK. (Perfect Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2989776.Sheila_A_Dane">Sheila A. Dane</a>]]></action_text>
    <link>http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/79394296</link>
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    <updated_at>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 09:37:37 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[The first person narrator of this story is a girl called Laura who has developed the skill of seeing fairies. Along with her friends Ashley, Big Rabbit and Turtle, Laura investigates the world around her in order to learn about fairies and their various haunts. There is a lot of humor in the interac...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/The%20first%20person%20narrator%20of%20this%20story%20is%20a%20girl%20called%20Laura%20who%20has%20developed%20the%20skill%20of%20seeing%20fairies.%20Along%20with%20her%20friends%20Ashley,%20Big%20Rabbit%20and%20Turtle,%20Laura%20investigates%20the%20world%20around%20her%20in%20order%20to%20learn%20about%20fairies%20and%20their%20various%20haunts.%20There%20is%20a%20lot%20of%20humor%20in%20the%20interaction%20between%20the%20characters%20that%20make%20up%20the%20fairy%20hunters%20group.%20Ashley%20is%20quite%20a%20mischievous%20five%20year%20old,%20while%20the%20older%20and%20wiser%20character%20Laura%20tries%20her%20best%20to%20keep%20her%20in%20check.%20Their%20adventures%20uncover%20a%20lot%20of%20different%20types%20of%20fairies%20that%20are%20characterized%20by%20their%20dwellings,%20such%20as%20Sock%20Fairies,%20Teacup%20Fairies,%20Attic%20Fairies,%20Flute%20Fairies%20etc.%20My%20personal%20favorite%20is%20(of%20course)%20the%20bespectacled,%20absent-minded%20Book%20Fairies%20who%20'borrow'%20books%20to%20discuss%20at%20their%20book%20club%20meetings.%20They%20tend%20to%20argue%20about%20philosophical%20questions%20and%20drink%20a%20lot%20of%20Fritterberry%20Wine.%0D%0A%0D%0AI%20was%20pleasantly%20surprised%20by%20this%20book.%20Sheila%20Dane's%20writing%20style%20in%20Fairy%20Hunters,%20Ink.%20has%20a%20charming%20old-fashioned%20style%20to%20it.%20It%20reminded%20me%20of%20so%20many%20of%20the%20classic%20children's%20stories%20that%20we%20all%20love.%20Both%20the%20story%20and%20illustrations%20are%20very%20unique%20and%20interesting.%20The%20authors%20personality%20really%20seemed%20to%20shine%20through%20in%20this%20work.%20Sheila%20Dane%20is%20working%20on%20a%20sequel%20and%20I%20look%20forward%20to%20the%20further%20discoveries%20of%20the%20Fairy%20Hunters.">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 2 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/712313.Barefoot_A_Novel">Barefoot: A Novel (Hardcover)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/88301.Elin_Hilderbrand">Elin Hilderbrand</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:17:24 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[In her novel Barefoot, Elin Hilderbrand tells the story of three women from New York who spend a summer on Nantucket. Two of the women are sisters and one is a friend. They are all running from their problems and spend the summer trying to forget the reality of their situations. The friend Melanie, ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/In%20her%20novel%20Barefoot,%20Elin%20Hilderbrand%20tells%20the%20story%20of%20three%20women%20from%20New%20York%20who%20spend%20a%20summer%20on%20Nantucket.%20Two%20of%20the%20women%20are%20sisters%20and%20one%20is%20a%20friend.%20They%20are%20all%20running%20from%20their%20problems%20and%20spend%20the%20summer%20trying%20to%20forget%20the%20reality%20of%20their%20situations.%20The%20friend%20Melanie,%20has%20just%20discovered%20her%20husband%20is%20having%20an%20affair%20and%20that%20she%20herself%20is%20pregnant%20with%20their%20first%20child%20after%20years%20of%20trying%20to%20fall%20pregnant.%20Brenda%20has%20just%20been%20fired%20from%20her%20position%20as%20an%20English%20professor%20due%20to%20her%20relationship%20with%20one%20of%20her%20students.%20She%20has%20also%20been%20charged%20with%20vandalizing%20a%20very%20expensive%20piece%20of%20art%20(after%20throwing%20a%20book%20that%20accidentally%20damaged%20it).%20Brenda's%20sister%20Vicki%20is%20having%20to%20deal%20with%20lung%20cancer.%20She%20undergoes%20treatment%20on%20the%20island.%20Also%20along%20for%20the%20summer%20are%20Vicki's%20two%20small%20boys.%20I%20was%20not%20particularly%20fond%20of%20this%20book.%20It%20moved%20kind%20of%20slow%20and%20was%20obviously%20fairly%20depressing.%20The%20way%20in%20which%20everything%20was%20resolved%20in%20the%20end%20seemed%20a%20bit%20unrealistic%20in%20Brenda's%20case%20and%20kind%20of%20annoying%20in%20Melanie's%20case.%20I%20thought%20that%20the%20thread%20about%20Vicki%20was%20probably%20the%20strongest.%20So%20Barefoot%20was%20not%20a%20book%20I%20would%20specifically%20recommend.%20">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 3 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6080822.The_Castaways">The Castaways (Hardcover)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/88301.Elin_Hilderbrand">Elin Hilderbrand</a>]]></action_text>
    <link>http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78886234</link>
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    <updated_at>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:48:46 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[The Castaways are a group of four couples that are very close friends - they all live on the island of Nantucket. When one couple (Greg and Tess) die in a boating accident, leaving two young children and a string of mysteries, the other three couples are left to deal with the tragedy each in his/her...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/The%20Castaways%20are%20a%20group%20of%20four%20couples%20that%20are%20very%20close%20friends%20-%20they%20all%20live%20on%20the%20island%20of%20Nantucket.%20When%20one%20couple%20(Greg%20and%20Tess)%20die%20in%20a%20boating%20accident,%20leaving%20two%20young%20children%20and%20a%20string%20of%20mysteries,%20the%20other%20three%20couples%20are%20left%20to%20deal%20with%20the%20tragedy%20each%20in%20his%2Fher%20own%20way.%20As%20the%20circumstances%20leading%20up%20to%20their%20death%20become%20known%20it%20seems%20that%20Greg%20and%20Tess's%20lives%20were%20not%20as%20straight%20forward%20as%20their%20friends%20thought...%20The%20point%20of%20view%20moves%20between%20all%20the%20different%20characters%20and%20we%20get%20to%20know%20Greg%20and%20Tess%20and%20their%20circle%20of%20friends%20by%20the%20retelling%20of%20stories%20from%20their%20past.%20The%20Castaways%20took%20many%20vacations%20together%20and%20the%20story%20of%20their%20relationships%20weave%20in%20an%20out%20from%20past%20and%20present.%20%20It%20was%20an%20enjoyable%20read%20because%20there%20was%20a%20lot%20going%20on.%20With%20so%20many%20main%20characters%20there%20was%20plenty%20of%20scope%20for%20human%20drama%20and%20tragedy.%20I%20kind%20of%20expected%20the%20boating%20accident%20to%20be%20more%20than%20an%20accident,%20but%20the%20book%20turned%20out%20to%20be%20predominantly%20about%20relationships.">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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