false 34 288 177 true 5637471 read 6 true 482485 currently-reading 105 true 482484 to-read 35 false 661075 memoirs 35 false 483853 goodfiction 30 false 483931 goodnonfiction 29 false 488113 feminism 21 false 661082 popularbooksthatididntlike 21 false 488218 politics 19 false 1147348 fiction 15 false 661068 shortstories 12 false 487950 alltimefavorites 11 false 1194843 dissertation 8 false 488096 academic-media 6 false 511796 academic-theory 5 false 2288046 stopped-reading 5 false 6915211 gardening-and-things http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/34189114 to: The Other (Hardcover) by David Guterson
I enjoyed the book very much and it would have received four stars but the writing really feel off at the end.

However, I loved the storyline and the writing was beautiful. I suspect that many readers found the plot too slow-moving but I enjoyed the attention to detail and way the time allowed me to get to know the characters. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70956560 The New Kings of Nonfiction (Paperback) by Ira Glass
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Indiebound.org September 09 ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70340850 Day After Night: A Novel (Hardcover) by Anita Diamant
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I adored this book. I wasn't sure if I would find anything new among the chapters since I've read her blog for quite a while. But each page provided more insight and more charm.

I love her philosophy to food and family---and the combination of the two. ]]>