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	08/18 Jen is currently reading: The Gastronomical Me (Paperback) by M.F.K. Fisher bookshelves: currently-reading	my rating:
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	03/13 Jen is currently reading: The Collected Stories of Amy Hempel (Hardcover) by Amy Hempel bookshelves: currently-reading	my rating:
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August 18
	Jen gave to: Haunted Wisconsin (Paperback) by Michael Norman, Beth Scott	my rating:
	read in August, 2008 Jen said: "Pretty good...I wanted to be really creeped out though, and nothing ever got me good and scared. I have been known to check the closet before I go to bed (even now!) and this wasn't in the "closet-checker" category. Fun that the stories a...more " add a comment
	Jen is currently reading: The Gastronomical Me (Paperback) by M.F.K. Fisher bookshelves: currently-reading	my rating:
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August 15
	Jen gave to: The Almost Moon (Hardcover) by Alice Sebold	my rating:
	Jen said: "Soooo very bad. " add a comment
	Jen gave to: The Nasty Bits: Collected Varietal Cuts, Useable Trim, Scraps, and Bones (Hardcover) by Anthony Bourdain	my rating:
	Jen said: "The first 3 pages are amazing, and then....not so much. " add a comment
	Jen gave to: Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (updated edition) by Anthony Bourdain	my rating:
	Jen said: "I always thought Anthony Bourdain was an arrogant prick, albeit a likeable one. He fully fesses up to his personality flaws which is refreshing, but I just couldn't get fully into his story...it's interesting, but his writing and food descriptions p...more " add a comment
August 07
	Jen marked as to-read: Listening Is an Act of Love: A Celebration of American Life from the StoryCorps Project (Hardcover) by Dave Isay bookshelves: to-read	my rating:
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August 06
	Jen gave to: Breaking Dawn (Twilight Series, Book 4) by Stephenie Meyer	my rating:
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July 30
	Jen gave to: Parenting, Inc. (Hardcover) by Pamela Paul	my rating:
	read in July, 2008 Jen said: "It started out really great, then fizzled out for me. A good reality check for new parents, but it doesn't really offer any advice per se. " add a comment
July 22
	Jen marked as to-read: Drown (Paperback) by Junot Díaz bookshelves: to-read	my rating:
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	Jen gave to: Comfort Me with Apples (Hardcover) by Ruth Reichl	my rating:
	Jen said: "Yum, yum, yum! " add a comment

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Jen's favorite quotes

"I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day."
— E.B. White

tags: activism, humor, life, pleasure

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"Happiness is a warm puppy."
— Charles M. Schulz

tags: animals, dogs, happiness, humor, puppies

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