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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 3 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3564733.I_m_Sorry_You_Feel_That_Way_The_Astonishing_but_True_Story_of_a_Daughter_Sister_Slut_Wife_Mother_andFriend_to_Man_and_Dog">I'm Sorry You Feel That Way: The Astonishing but True Story of a Daughter, Sister, Slut, Wife, Mother, andFriend to Man and Dog (Hardcover)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/471073.Diana_Joseph">Diana Joseph</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 02:00:49 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[It may be a generalization to say so but it usually seems the most interesting parts of memoirs are those involving the writer.  In this book of true stories, the most interesting ones are about other people.  A lot of what Diana Joseph does is cringe-worthy and some of it actually goes beyond that....<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/It%20may%20be%20a%20generalization%20to%20say%20so%20but%20it%20usually%20seems%20the%20most%20interesting%20parts%20of%20memoirs%20are%20those%20involving%20the%20writer.%20%20In%20this%20book%20of%20true%20stories,%20the%20most%20interesting%20ones%20are%20about%20other%20people.%20%20A%20lot%20of%20what%20Diana%20Joseph%20does%20is%20cringe-worthy%20and%20some%20of%20it%20actually%20goes%20beyond%20that.%20%20She%20makes%20countless%20bad%20choices%20and%20is%20not%20quite%20as%20fascinating%20and%20entertaining%20as%20she%20seems%20to%20think%20she%20is.">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <updated_at>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:18:42 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Alexia Tarabotti is a preternatural--she has no soul and can deactivate supernatural creatures with a touch. She is also a Victorian Age lady who exhibits very unladylike behavior.  One of her good friends is a vampire.  The object of her quarrelsome affection is a werewolf.  All become involved in ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/Alexia%20Tarabotti%20is%20a%20preternatural--she%20has%20no%20soul%20and%20can%20deactivate%20supernatural%20creatures%20with%20a%20touch.%20She%20is%20also%20a%20Victorian%20Age%20lady%20who%20exhibits%20very%20unladylike%20behavior.%20%20One%20of%20her%20good%20friends%20is%20a%20vampire.%20%20The%20object%20of%20her%20quarrelsome%20affection%20is%20a%20werewolf.%20%20All%20become%20involved%20in%20a%20mystery%20of%20sorts%20that%20starts%20with%20the%20appearance%20of%20a%20vampire%20without%20manners.%20%20Fans%20of%20nineteenth-century%20romances,%20fantasy,%20horror,%20humor,%20etc.%20should%20enjoy%20this%20book.">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 4 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6681506-thank-heaven">Thank Heaven: A Memoir (Hardcover)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/288003.Leslie_Caron">Leslie Caron</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:12:27 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[A self-described &quot;secretive person,&quot; Leslie Caron offers rare glimpses into her private life.  She tells of her childhood days in France, the daughter of a French father and American mother.  War comes to France and changes the world of her and others.  She starts studying ballet and becom...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/A%20self-described%20%22secretive%20person,%22%20Leslie%20Caron%20offers%20rare%20glimpses%20into%20her%20private%20life.%20%20She%20tells%20of%20her%20childhood%20days%20in%20France,%20the%20daughter%20of%20a%20French%20father%20and%20American%20mother.%20%20War%20comes%20to%20France%20and%20changes%20the%20world%20of%20her%20and%20others.%20%20She%20starts%20studying%20ballet%20and%20becomes%20quite%20proficient%20at%20it.%20Dance%20leads%20to%20movies,%20among%20them%20%22An%20American%20In%20Paris,%22%20%22Lili,%22%20and%20%22Gigi.%22%20%20Accolades%20and%20awards%20follow,%20as%20do%20romances,%20marriages,%20and%20children.%20%20Caron%20describes%20quite%20well%20her%20experiences%20and%20offers%20her%20opinions%20of%20famous%20people%20she%20met%20and%20worked%20with%20(Gene%20Kelly,%20Mel%20Ferrer,%20Fred%20Astaire,%20Maurice%20Chevalier,%20Henry%20Fonda,%20George%20Peppard,%20Cary%20Grant,%20and%20others).%20A%20full%20chapter%20is%20devoted%20to%20Warren%20Beatty,%20with%20whom%20she%20had%20a%20much-publicized%20affair.%20%20Late%20in%20life,%20and%20in%20her%20career,%20acting%20jobs%20drop%20off%20and%20she%20turns%20to%20writing%20and%20then%20running%20an%20inn.%20%20Life%20is%20not%20always%20pleasant%20and%20Caron%20openly%20details%20her%20depression%20and%20loneliness.%20%20Now%20in%20her%20seventies,%20Caron%20looks%20back%20on%20her%20life%20with%20honesty,%20nostalgia,%20and%20wit.">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 3 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6290336.Cowboy_Wills_A_Love_Story">Cowboy &amp; Wills: A Love Story (Hardcover)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/137937.Monica_Holloway">Monica Holloway</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:09:21 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[In this memoir, Monica Holloway comes off as a harried, impatient, nervous, and doubting mother.  Maybe it's because she's a first-time mom raising a child with &quot;special needs.&quot;  Maybe it's something else.  Whatever is going on, she doesn't always use the best judgment as a parent and her ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/In%20this%20memoir,%20Monica%20Holloway%20comes%20off%20as%20a%20harried,%20impatient,%20nervous,%20and%20doubting%20mother.%20%20Maybe%20it's%20because%20she's%20a%20first-time%20mom%20raising%20a%20child%20with%20%22special%20needs.%22%20%20Maybe%20it's%20something%20else.%20%20Whatever%20is%20going%20on,%20she%20doesn't%20always%20use%20the%20best%20judgment%20as%20a%20parent%20and%20her%20failures%20easily%20take%20up%20at%20least%20the%20first%20half%20of%20the%20book.%20%20Once%20she%20decides%20to%20get%20her%20autistic%20son%20a%20puppy,%20the%20book%20gets%20interesting%20and%20meaningful.%20%20The%20last%20third%20of%20the%20book,%20about%20the%20boy%20and%20the%20dog%20bonding%20and%20the%20boy%20coming%20out%20of%20his%20shell,%20is%20the%20heart%20of%20this%20story.">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 4 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6340016-lit">Lit: A Memoir (Hardcover)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8865.Mary_Karr">Mary Karr</a>]]></action_text>
    <link>http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73033408</link>
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    <updated_at>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:55:53 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Addiction memoirs are many and they tend to be presented in one of three ways.  One: &quot;Oh poor me.  My life sucked so I turned to drink/drugs.&quot;  Two: &quot;Hey, sure, I liked to dabble but I was never really an addict like those other losers.&quot;  Three: &quot;I did some bad stuff and the...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/Addiction%20memoirs%20are%20many%20and%20they%20tend%20to%20be%20presented%20in%20one%20of%20three%20ways.%20%20One:%20%22Oh%20poor%20me.%20%20My%20life%20sucked%20so%20I%20turned%20to%20drink%2Fdrugs.%22%20%20Two:%20%22Hey,%20sure,%20I%20liked%20to%20dabble%20but%20I%20was%20never%20really%20an%20addict%20like%20those%20other%20losers.%22%20%20Three:%20%22I%20did%20some%20bad%20stuff%20and%20then%20I%20found%20God.%22%20Without%20giving%20too%20much%20away,%20Mary%20Karr's%20third%20memoir%20hits%20all%20three.%20It%20would%20be%20easy%20to%20say,%20read%20one%20addict's%20story,%20read%20'em%20all,%20but%20every%20person's%20story%20has%20unique%20aspects.%20%20Karr%20gives%20us%20glimpses%20into%20her%20childhood,%20her%20adulthood,%20her%20marriage,%20motherhood,%20and%20her%20struggle%20to%20make%20ends%20meet,%20and%20all%20with%20her%20special%20brand%20of%20writing%20and%20biting%20wit.%20%20Readers%20familiar%20with%20her%20two%20previous%20memoirs%20might%20be%20interested%20to%20read%20the%20updated%20information%20on%20characters%20from%20those%20books.">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 4 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6548291-you-better-not-cry">You Better Not Cry: Stories for Christmas (Hardcover)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3058.Augusten_Burroughs">Augusten Burroughs</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:18:28 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[This book contains seven holiday-themed &quot;true&quot; stories.  The first few stories seem a little too out-there and possibly embellished but they are entertaining nonetheless.  The remaining stories show maturity, not just in person but also in writing.  Overall, this is a solid collection.]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 4 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6523058-the-new-york-regional-mormon-singles-halloween-dance">The New York Regional Mormon Singles Halloween Dance (Hardcover)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1161302.Elna_Baker">Elna Baker</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:52:14 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Elna Baker is Mormon but &quot;not a saint, latter-day or otherwise.&quot;  As a twentysomething in the big city, she struggles to follow the tenets of her religion while actively, and awkwardly, seeking a boyfriend. She lies, curses, and is a serial kisser but doesn't drink, smoke, do drugs, drink ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/Elna%20Baker%20is%20Mormon%20but%20%22not%20a%20saint,%20latter-day%20or%20otherwise.%22%20%20As%20a%20twentysomething%20in%20the%20big%20city,%20she%20struggles%20to%20follow%20the%20tenets%20of%20her%20religion%20while%20actively,%20and%20awkwardly,%20seeking%20a%20boyfriend.%20She%20lies,%20curses,%20and%20is%20a%20serial%20kisser%20but%20doesn't%20drink,%20smoke,%20do%20drugs,%20drink%20coffee,%20or%20have%20sex.%20%20Her%20story%20is%20funny%20and%20refreshing.">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 3 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6365221-mennonite-in-a-little-black-dress">Mennonite in a Little Black Dress: A Memoir of Going Home (Hardcover)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2885514.Rhoda_Janzen">Rhoda Janzen</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 10:32:22 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Rhoda Janzen suffers a couple of midlife setbacks--one that affects her physically, the other mentally.  The latter seems to affect her more, as she spends the bulk of the book reminding us. Incapacitated, she returns to her parents' home in the Mennonite community to recover.  Here, she reflects on...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/Rhoda%20Janzen%20suffers%20a%20couple%20of%20midlife%20setbacks--one%20that%20affects%20her%20physically,%20the%20other%20mentally.%20%20The%20latter%20seems%20to%20affect%20her%20more,%20as%20she%20spends%20the%20bulk%20of%20the%20book%20reminding%20us.%20Incapacitated,%20she%20returns%20to%20her%20parents'%20home%20in%20the%20Mennonite%20community%20to%20recover.%20%20Here,%20she%20reflects%20on%20her%20sectarian%20upbringing.%20%20Readers%20expecting%20a%20detailed%20portrayal%20of%20day-to-day%20Mennonite%20living%20may%20be%20disappointed.%20%20This%20book%20is%20one%20woman's%20experience%20and%20reads%20more%20like%20the%20confessions%20of%20a%20patient%20to%20a%20therapist.">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 3 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6687095-life-remembering-marilyn">LIFE Remembering Marilyn (Hardcover)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2932775.Editors_of_Life_Magazine">Editors of Life Magazine</a>]]></action_text>
    <link>http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74592718</link>
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    <updated_at>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:33:50 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[LIFE magazine employed some of the best photographers and a handful of them were assigned to snap shots of Marilyn Monroe.  This small hardcover book collects some of the more memorable photos as well as some rarely seen.  The accompanying text fairly summarizes Marilyn's life but jumps around the t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/LIFE%20magazine%20employed%20some%20of%20the%20best%20photographers%20and%20a%20handful%20of%20them%20were%20assigned%20to%20snap%20shots%20of%20Marilyn%20Monroe.%20%20This%20small%20hardcover%20book%20collects%20some%20of%20the%20more%20memorable%20photos%20as%20well%20as%20some%20rarely%20seen.%20%20The%20accompanying%20text%20fairly%20summarizes%20Marilyn's%20life%20but%20jumps%20around%20the%20timeline.">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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