false 45 51 48 true 6849255 read 1 true 6849274 currently-reading 1 true 6849273 to-read 1 true 7203658 bookswim-to-read <![CDATA[new comment from Nick]]> http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/227537-does-anyone-rent-books Nick made a comment in the Book Buying Addicts Anonymous group:

I enjoy my BookSwim account - I use it to get new releases (my library has a multi-week wait list). It works like netflix in the sense that there are no due dates or late fees and delivery costs are free.

Rebecca - do you ever read a book that you didn't want to keep in the end? I find that most James Patterson or Janet Evanovich books are one-time reads for me. ]]> <![CDATA[Nick added 'Sail']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76686062 to: Sail (Unabridged on 7 CDs) by James Patterson and Howard Roughan
For a book that I was very interested in listening to so that I could find out how it ended, I really have very little good things to say about it.

James Patterson (and whatever author is writing the book with him) really knows how to write suspense. That is the only thing that made this book bearable.

This book jumped the shark (literally and figuratively). Slowly it morphed from a thriller with a slightly fantastical story to one that was almost completely unbelievable. Its like saying "Based on a true story" when the only thing similar to the true story was that the characters existed.

This was my first James Patterson novel and I will probably give one or two a shot, but unless you can suspend your beliefs in feasibility, this book will only frustrate you. ]]> <![CDATA[Nick is on page 50 of Two for the Dough ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76686022 Nick is on page 50 of 325 of Two for the Dough ]]> <![CDATA[Nick added 'Two for the Dough']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76686022 Two for the Dough (Stephanie Plum, #2) by Janet Evanovich
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]]> <![CDATA[Nick added 'One for the Money']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75803734 to: One for the Money (Stephanie Plum, #1) by Janet Evanovich
Short Review: Enjoyable, fun, realistic, quick read.

Full Review: I have decided to expand my reading list by reading books out of my normal genres (I tend to read dense non-fiction, and fantasy) and my wife recommended that I start with Janet Evanovich. The book takes place in Trenton - a city not far from where I live and a place where my wife used to live close to so I am very familiar with. All-in-all she captured the feel of the area and built interesting characters.

This was an enjoyable read, but in no way shape or form changed my life. A worthwhile read. ]]> <![CDATA[Nick added 'Disclosure']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76535675 to: Disclosure (Paperback) by Michael Crichton
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Honestly Crichton... Why did this have to be a continuation from the MOVIE and not the book. This is the book where Crichton jumped the shark. ]]> <![CDATA[Nick added 'Sphere']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76535531 to: Sphere (Paperback) by Michael Crichton
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