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	09/11 Laura gave to: The Coast of Akron: A novel (Hardcover) by Adrienne Miller bookshelves: currently-reading	my rating:
	read in January, 2007 Laura said: "\this is what I'm reading now. So far it's tedious and precious, but I keep hoping--it's for book club, And now it's finished. The last 150 pages give a pretty fair comic pay-off, but she could have used a good editor (where are all the great ones...more " add a comment

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April 08

New comment on Daniel's review of The Chinese

Laura wrote: "Sounds like a great idea for you to be reading this. My favorite is the sentimental Pearl Buck, but ...more "

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October 03

New comment on Daniel's review of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7)

Laura wrote: "Now now now. Surely you are not already too old to enjoy a kid's story (we adults must, I think, rem...more "

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September 27

New comment on Daniel's review of The Sagas of Icelanders (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

Laura wrote: "I own this book, but haven't read it yet. Will start. Promise. "

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September 18

New comment on Daniel's review of The Birthmark

Laura wrote: "I agree--actually, I feel the same way about most of Hawthorne's work (aversion to overcome, but I d...more "

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September 11

Laura gave

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Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage: Stories (Paperback)
by Alice Munro

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recommended for: people old enough to understand it
read in September, 2007

Laura said: "These short stories seem much simplier than they are; they come from a special ability to note (and glory in) small details that echo throughout one's life. I checked this book out because "The Bear Went Over the Mountain," the last story i...more "

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Laura gave

to:
The Coast of Akron: A novel (Hardcover)
by Adrienne Miller
bookshelves: currently-reading

my rating:

read in January, 2007

Laura said: "\this is what I'm reading now. So far it's tedious and precious, but I keep hoping--it's for book club,

And now it's finished. The last 150 pages give a pretty fair comic pay-off, but she could have used a good editor (where are all the great ones...more "

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