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	09/02 Becs is currently reading: The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Paperback) by Michael Chabon bookshelves: currently-reading	my rating:
	read in September, 2008 Becs said: "I keep plugging away, but that's not the right term. It makes it sound like reading this book is a chore and it's not. A character makes his escape from Nazi Europe by getting into a coffin with a golem. The author makes it sound so matter of fac...more " add a comment
	07/06 Becs gave to: The Scandal of the Season: A Novel (Hardcover) by Sophie Gee bookshelves: currently-reading	my rating:
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	07/06 Becs is currently reading: Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity (Paperback) by David Allen bookshelves: currently-reading	my rating:
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September 02

Becs is currently reading:
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Paperback)
by Michael Chabon
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read in September, 2008

Becs said: "I keep plugging away, but that's not the right term. It makes it sound like reading this book is a chore and it's not.

A character makes his escape from Nazi Europe by getting into a coffin with a golem. The author makes it sound so matter of fac...more "

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August 27

Becs gave

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The Honk and Holler Opening Soon (Paperback)
by Billie Letts

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read in January, 2005

Becs said: "I have to go back and read this again. I read it a couple of years ago and loved it.

The setting (a diner in the middle of nowhere, owned by a grouch with a heart of stone) and the cast of characters (mysterious fry cook and tender hearted waitres...more "

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Becs gave

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Wildfire at Midnight (Mass Market Paperback)
by Mary Stewart

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read in January, 1989

Becs said: "Mary Stewart! Her modern Gothics, now known as romantic suspense, were fabulous. I think her peak period was late 1950s.

Her plots are never so convoluted that you don't understand the ending. The settings always seemed wildly exotic to me and th...more "

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Becs made a comment in the group True North—Overheard in a bookstore [Paul is no more a...] topic:

Becs wrote: "Re a small Southern town being a breeding ground for scorning literature - it was not and is not alw...more "

Becs made a comment in the group True North—My Library is So Bad! topic:

Becs wrote: "Has your library been turned into a day-care / after school center?

My library has an influx of ab...more "

Becs marked as to-read:
Wonder Boys (Paperback)
by Michael Chabon
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Becs marked as to-read:
The Yiddish Policemen's Union: A Novel (Hardcover)
by Michael Chabon
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Becs made a comment in the group True North—What's Your Favorite Book Format? topic:

Becs wrote: "Brooke, my guess is that classics are printed on bad paper in small type is because the publisher, w...more "

August 21

Becs made a comment in the group True North—Tell Us A Story topic:

Becs wrote: "Everyone in my family read. My grandfather read to learn and my mother and grandmother read to get a...more "

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This is a public forum for people to kvetch (cleanly, please) about books they absolutely hated, and for others to respond. Though nonfiction is certa...more

True North — 124 members — last activity 6 minutes ago
To discuss important issues, book-related and not. To talk about the things that matter most to us, the things that get us up in the morning, the thin...more

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A private book club for members of True North.

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