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Read It Forward liked Sharon Pelletier's review of The Dead Do Not Improve: " Odd, dark, comical, confusing - brought to mind Steve Erickson and David Foster Wallace. The city of San Francisco is a character in the melee, and the most vivid one at that. I need to read it again and make a flow chart! "
May 13, 2013 09:56am · see review
Read It Forward liked Taraneh's review of A Constellation of Vital Phenomena: " Love love love this book. The way each character wove around another subtly building complex layers of life was just so marvelous. Sometimes switching between years and telling a story nonlinearly is confusing, but this one got it just right. Beau... " Read more of this review »
May 02, 2013 04:24am · see review
Read It Forward liked Shannon's review of A Constellation of Vital Phenomena: " A Constellation of Vital Phenomena begins in a small, war-torn village in Chechnya in 2004. Eight-year-old Havaa has been left alone following her father's capture by Russian forces. Her neighbor, Akhmed, takes her to the town's shell of a hospita... " Read more of this review »
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Read It Forward liked Elizabeth's review of A Constellation of Vital Phenomena: " I won this book from Read It Forward A Constellation of Vital Phenomena takes place in Chechnya over a course of five days in 2004, with chapters recalling various times from the 10 years prior. This was not a time/location combination that I was a... " Read more of this review »
May 02, 2013 04:24am · see review
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Read It Forward rated a book 5 of 5 stars Animal Wise: The Thoughts and Emotions of Our Fellow Creatures by Virginia Morell	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
Jan 22, 2013 12:07pm
Read It Forward rated a book 5 of 5 stars The Baker's Daughter by Sarah McCoy (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
Dec 19, 2012 08:02am
Read It Forward liked a quote “I love walking into a bookstore. It's like all my friends are sitting on shelves, waving their pages at me.” — Tahereh Mafi like
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Read It Forward rated a book 5 of 5 stars The Nutcracker by E.T.A. Hoffmann	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
My favorite holiday story, with illustrations by my favorite illustrator, Maurice Sendak. A magical gift book!
Nov 30, 2012 09:54am · see review
Read It Forward rated a book 4 of 5 stars A Christmas Home by Greg Kincaid (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
An inspiring, heartwarming story just in time for the holidays. If you loved Marley & Me, you will love Greg Kincaid's novels. He's an author doing good in the world: he launched Foster a Lonely Pet for the Holidays. Get involved!
Nov 30, 2012 09:53am · see review

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“A bookshelf is as particular to its owner as are his or her clothes; a personality is stamped on a library just as a shoe is shaped by the foot.”
― Alan Bennett

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“I love walking into a bookstore. It's like all my friends are sitting on shelves, waving their pages at me.”
― Tahereh Mafi

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85 people liked it