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    <action_text><![CDATA[is currently reading: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3251196.The_Reign_of_Arthur_From_History_to_Legend">The Reign of Arthur: From History to Legend (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1249835.Christopher_Gidlow">Christopher Gidlow</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 08:19:56 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
        
    
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    <updated_at>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 08:19:28 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Probably one of the best books i read this year, the writing was fantastic, the story was interesting and sad and funny at the same time and just really really good.]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 4 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1241515.Adverbs">Adverbs (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7176.Daniel_Handler">Daniel Handler</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 01:09:07 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[This is a very gorgeous book, sometimes heart-breaking, sometimes silly, sometimes weird, sometimes very brilliant and a lot of time very true. I really enjoyed it and it was very different from what i usually read. Def. something i have to re-read, because at first i didn't see all the overlapping ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/This%20is%20a%20very%20gorgeous%20book,%20sometimes%20heart-breaking,%20sometimes%20silly,%20sometimes%20weird,%20sometimes%20very%20brilliant%20and%20a%20lot%20of%20time%20very%20true.%20I%20really%20enjoyed%20it%20and%20it%20was%20very%20different%20from%20what%20i%20usually%20read.%20Def.%20something%20i%20have%20to%20re-read,%20because%20at%20first%20i%20didn't%20see%20all%20the%20overlapping%20themes%20in%20each%20story.%0D%0A%0D%0A">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 3 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9557.Sputnik_Sweetheart">Sputnik Sweetheart (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3354.Haruki_Murakami">Haruki Murakami</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:25:36 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[I actually love all his books but this one didn'd do a lot for me. The writing was gorgeous and i just love his style, but he has so many better books. I cannot even say anything interesting about this somehow.]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[is currently reading: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1919594.Tartan_und_Schwert_">Tartan und Schwert. (Taschenbuch)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/172194.Jules_Watson">Jules Watson</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:16:54 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
        
    
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    <updated_at>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:07:53 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[I love character-driven books esp. set in a fantasy world and this one was really great and entertaining. The four character voices were really different and interesting and i think it worked well with the background stories. It felt a bit like Sarah Monettes Melusine series even though not as dark....<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/I%20love%20character-driven%20books%20esp.%20set%20in%20a%20fantasy%20world%20and%20this%20one%20was%20really%20great%20and%20entertaining.%20The%20four%20character%20voices%20were%20really%20different%20and%20interesting%20and%20i%20think%20it%20worked%20well%20with%20the%20background%20stories.%20It%20felt%20a%20bit%20like%20Sarah%20Monettes%20Melusine%20series%20even%20though%20not%20as%20dark.%0D%0A%0D%0AI%20esp.%20loved%20the%20relationships%20of%20the%20protagonists,%20Thoms%20and%20Rooks%20fighting%20and%20trying%20to%20hurt%20each%20other%20but%20still%20not%20beeing%20really%20able%20to%20get%20away%20from%20each%20other%20until%20they%20discover%20why%20that%20is%20and%20the%20slow%20romance%20of%20Hal%20and%20Roy%20was%20just%20very%20well%20done%20(a%20bit%20clich%C3%A9%20maybe%20but%20i%20liked%20that).">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 4 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/239092.Almost_Like_Being_in_Love">Almost Like Being in Love (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/65944.Steve_Kluger">Steve Kluger</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:35:36 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[This was such a fun read,though very light. It only took me one evening to read it. <br/>I was laughing a lot and this is more of a summer novel when you are on holidays, sitting at the beach, needing something light and fun. If this would have been with heterosexual characters, i am sure i'd have ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/This%20was%20such%20a%20fun%20read,though%20very%20light.%20It%20only%20took%20me%20one%20evening%20to%20read%20it.%20%0D%0AI%20was%20laughing%20a%20lot%20and%20this%20is%20more%20of%20a%20summer%20novel%20when%20you%20are%20on%20holidays,%20sitting%20at%20the%20beach,%20needing%20something%20light%20and%20fun.%20If%20this%20would%20have%20been%20with%20heterosexual%20characters,%20i%20am%20sure%20i'd%20have%20heard%20about%20it%20bevore%20because%20the%20format%20is%20really%20interesting%20as%20are%20the%20characterisations%20of%20the%20main%20and%20side%20characters.%20%0D%0A%0D%0A">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[marked as to-read: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/338131.The_Fire_s_Stone">The Fire's Stone (fantasy)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1967.Tanya_Huff">Tanya Huff</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:04:22 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[is currently reading: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6083211.Nation">Nation (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1654.Terry_Pratchett">Terry Pratchett</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:42:14 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
        
    
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