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Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea

by Barbara Demick

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The Big Over Easy (Nursery Crime, #1)

by Jasper Fforde

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The Gone-Away World

by Nick Harkaway (Goodreads Author)

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Karatepop made a comment on her review of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) "Curses! Well, when I'm done with the books I'll read that Wikipedia article, maybe someone's put in some bits from interviews or something. Tricky!"
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Karatepop rated a book 3 of 5 stars Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) by J.K. Rowling read in May, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I actually read the "Magic Edition". I think magic just means metallic gold stars. This edition wasn't up on Goodreads so I added it (http://bit.ly/11OOyvn), but it hasn't been combined yet. All in all, it was an enjoyable, speedy read. There are some...more
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Karatepop wants to read The Illicit Happiness of Other People: A Novel by Manu Joseph (Goodreads Author)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Karatepop made a comment on her status in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) "I think I will. It'll never be my favourite, but it's already a completely different reading experience than the last time. An enjoyable one."
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Karatepop is currently reading Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea by Barbara Demick	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Karatepop wants to read Death from the Skies!: These Are the Ways the World Will End... by Philip C. Plait	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Karatepop wants to read Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandaries by Neil deGrasse Tyson	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“It must be, I thought, one of the race's most persistent and comforting hallucinations to trust that "it can't happen here" -- that one's own time and place is beyond cataclysm.”
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“Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.”
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“Women intrinsically understand human dynamics, and that makes them unstoppable. Unfortunately, the average man is less adroit at fostering such rivalries, which is why most men remain average; males are better at hating things that can't hate them back (e.g., lawnmowers, cats, the Denver Broncos, et cetera). They don't see the big picture.”
― Chuck Klosterman, Chuck Klosterman IV: A Decade of Curious People and Dangerous Ideas

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