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Lolita 04/09 Summer is currently reading:
Lolita (Penguin Modern Classics)
by Vladimir Nabokov
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The Adventurer's Han... 11/27 Summer gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
The Adventurer's Handbook: Life Lessons from History's Great Explorers (Hardcover)
by Mick Conefrey
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recommended for: history buffs, mountaineers, and modern-day explorers

Summer Summer said: "First-person accounts and diary excerpts, harrowing expeditions, nothing but the facts. When people see me reading this, they think it's one of those "Worst Case Scenario" or "Zombie Survival Guide" books. But it's not. It's a wel...more "
The Portable Dorothy... 10/02 Summer gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
The Portable Dorothy Parker (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
by Dorothy Parker
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recommended for: girls, women, ladies, lovers, fiesty smart chicks, men, transgender, et al
read in January, 2007

Summer Summer said: "What fun! Timeless! Short stories and poetry, gender and race relations. People, then politics. Dorothy Parker could lick any jilted lover/author or jaded humorist, living or dead. A real classy dame. A real bad girl. A spot-on narrator and so forth. "



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April 29
Curious by Nature: O... Summer gave 2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars to:
Curious by Nature: One Woman's Exploration of the Natural World (Paperback)
by Candace Savage
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April 09
Infrastructure: A Fi... Summer gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Infrastructure: A Field Guide to the Industrial Landscape (Paperback)
by Brian Hayes
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Undaunted Courage Summer gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Undaunted Courage (Paperback)
by Stephen E. Ambrose
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The Weavers of Saram... Summer gave 2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars to:
The Weavers of Saramyr (The Braided Path, Book 1)
by Chris Wooding
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The Plot Against Ame... Summer gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
The Plot Against America (Vintage International)
by Philip Roth
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Walking Softly in th... Summer gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Walking Softly in the Wilderness: The Sierra Club Guide to Backpacking (Sierra Club Outdoor Adventure Guides)
by John Hart
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read in January, 2007
Lolita Summer is currently reading:
Lolita (Penguin Modern Classics)
by Vladimir Nabokov
bookshelves: currently-reading
my rating:
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Help Yourself Help Y... Summer gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Help Yourself Help Yourself (Trade Paper)
by Patrick deWitt
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April 29
The World Without Us Summer gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
The World Without Us (Hardcover)
by Alan Weisman
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read in April, 2008



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This is a public forum for people to kvetch (cleanly, please) about books they absolutely hated, and for others to respond. Though nonfiction is certa...more
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Those lines that startle you, endings that follow you for days, maybe a style that disturbs you but you can't stop reading. Discuss it all here.
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PNW book lovers unite!
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A discussion group for readers of fiction coming from all corners of the globe.
146 The Postmodern Discussion — 54 members — last activity 09/30/2007 04:41PM
A group devoted to the discussion of contemporary continental philosophy, postmodernism, poststructuralism, deconstructivism and other movements of cr...more
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