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November 03, 2007
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Chelsea
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Pink Think: Becoming a Woman in Many Uneasy Lessons (Paperback)
by Lynn Peril
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Chelsea
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Sex with the Queen: 900 Years of Vile Kings, Virile Lovers, and Passionate Politics (P.S.)
by Eleanor Herman
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October 22, 2007
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Chelsea
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Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within (Shambhala Pocket Classics)
by Natalie Goldberg
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Chelsea
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Sex with Kings: 500 Years of Adultery, Power, Rivalry, and Revenge (P.S.)
by Eleanor Herman
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read in November, 2007
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Chelsea
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Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia (Paperback)
by Elizabeth Gilbert
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Chelsea
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The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible (Hardcover)
by A.J. Jacobs
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September 26, 2007
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Lost World (Paperback)
by Michael Crichton
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Chelsea said:
"I find a lot of people discuss the "resurrection" of Ian Malcolm in their reviews, and I'd like to throw in my two cents. It's true, Malcolm is mentioned as dead at the end of Jurassic Park. To be exact, Muldoon is telling Grant what's ha...more
I find a lot of people discuss the "resurrection" of Ian Malcolm in their reviews, and I'd like to throw in my two cents. It's true, Malcolm is mentioned as dead at the end of Jurassic Park. To be exact, Muldoon is telling Grant what's happened to everyone else as they're flying away in the helicopter:
"What about Malcolm?" Grant said.
Muldoon shook his head.
The epilogue mentions the Costa Rican government not permitting the burial of John Hammond or Ian Malcolm (amongst a list of other ways they dragged their feet and covered things up). But that's it.
My point is this: it's not as if Crichton tricked us by delivering a long death scene where Ian Malcolm said his last goodbyes and made some final point about evolution and chaos theory - then got lazy and just reintroduced Malcolm into the next book. Malcolm's "death" in JP was not seen, and only vaguely mentioned (unlike every other major character who died in the book). Also, the explanation given in The Lost World as to why the others thought he was dead was completely plausible - he was simply so close to death that he was left for dead.
I'll get off of my soapbox now. For me, The Lost World was a satisfying and exciting read. I think I read it in about a day and a half the first time, and I've re-read it a few times since....less
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September 25, 2007
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Relic (Mass Market Paperback)
by Douglas Preston
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Chelsea said:
"If you saw the movie version of this, try to forget it. The book is a lot better, and (as many other review point out), it introduces one of the greater characters I've ever encountered: Aloysius Pendergast. Those who have read Silence of th...more
If you saw the movie version of this, try to forget it. The book is a lot better, and (as many other review point out), it introduces one of the greater characters I've ever encountered: Aloysius Pendergast. Those who have read Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal will recognize a lot of traits shared between Lecter and Pendergast. In fact, Pendergast is a Hannibal Lecter that you can root for - he's got all of the good stuff (polite, cultured, super-intelligent, always calm under pressure) without the bad stuff (pure unadulterated evil). Later books expand on his character much more, but Relic is a good starting point, and a fun thriller in itself....less
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