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	03/03 Darlene is currently reading: Leap (Paperback) by Terry Tempest Williams bookshelves: currently-reading	my rating:
	Darlene said: "I'm reading this as a follow up to Under the Banner of Heaven. Terry Tempest Williams is a naturalist who grew up Mormon in Utah. I had read another of her books (Refuge) which I really enjoyed so I thought I would give this one a try. " add a comment
	01/16 Darlene gave to: Helen of Troy (Hardcover) by Margaret George bookshelves: currently-reading	my rating:
	read in January, 2008 Darlene said: "I have read several of Margaret George's other historical fiction novels and always enjoyed them (Autobiography of Henry the Eighth, Mary Called Magdalene). I don't think you can really call this one historical fiction since there is no evidence that...more " add a comment
	01/16 Darlene gave to: Saving Fish from Drowning: A Novel (Ballantine Reader's Circle) by Amy Tan bookshelves: currently-reading	my rating:
	read in January, 2008 Darlene said: "I'm actually listening to this one. It's unabridged so it's taking a lot of trips to the grocery store to get through it but I'm really enjoying it. Any Tan reads it herself and is a really good reader (something you can't say about all authors). It'...more " add a comment

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June 12

New comment on Karam's review of One for the Money (A Stephanie Plum Novel)

Darlene wrote: "I love Stephanie too! There are great audiobook versions (maybe that's what you read) that really ma...more "

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April 21

Darlene gave

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Blue Shoes and Happiness (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Book 7)
by Alexander McCall Smith

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March 25

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Three Junes (Paperback)
by Julia Glass

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read in January, 2008

Darlene said: "I loved this book. The three Junes are three different months of June (about 5 years apart) and each story is told by someone different although they are all about the same family. It is set in Scotland (mainly), New York and a little bit in Greece. ...more "

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March 03

Darlene is currently reading:
Leap (Paperback)
by Terry Tempest Williams
bookshelves: currently-reading

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Darlene said: "I'm reading this as a follow up to Under the Banner of Heaven. Terry Tempest Williams is a naturalist who grew up Mormon in Utah. I had read another of her books (Refuge) which I really enjoyed so I thought I would give this one a try. "

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Darlene gave

to:
The Pillars of the Earth (Paperback)
by Ken Follett
bookshelves: historical-fiction

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read in January, 2008

Darlene said: "I was very tempted to give this book 4 stars because I really enjoyed reading it. It is set in medieval England and is about the building of a cathedral during the time of Henry II and Becket, one of my favorite historic periods. The reason I gave it...more "

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Darlene gave

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Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith (Paperback)
by Jon Krakauer

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read in January, 2008

Darlene said: "This is a non-fiction book ostensibly about a murder committed by a couple of fundamentalist Mormom brothers in the 1990's but it is also very informative about Mormonism in general. I actually listened to this on tape, read by the author. It was abr...more "

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Darlene gave

to:
The Clerk's Tale (Dame Frevisse Medieval Mystery)
by Margaret Frazer
bookshelves: mystery

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read in January, 2008

Darlene said: "Pretty good medieval mystery. The author has apparently been nominated for Edgar awards so I thought she would be pretty good, which she is. There's a whole series of these Dame Frevisse mysteries. I'll probably read others. "

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February 21

New comment on Karam's review of The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary

Darlene wrote: "I loved this one--Willie and I listened to it unabridged on tape on a drive up to Virginia--really i...more "

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January 16

Darlene gave

to:
Helen of Troy (Hardcover)
by Margaret George
bookshelves: currently-reading

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read in January, 2008

Darlene said: "I have read several of Margaret George's other historical fiction novels and always enjoyed them (Autobiography of Henry the Eighth, Mary Called Magdalene). I don't think you can really call this one historical fiction since there is no evidence that...more "

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Darlene gave

to:
Saving Fish from Drowning: A Novel (Ballantine Reader's Circle)
by Amy Tan
bookshelves: currently-reading

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read in January, 2008

Darlene said: "I'm actually listening to this one. It's unabridged so it's taking a lot of trips to the grocery store to get through it but I'm really enjoying it. Any Tan reads it herself and is a really good reader (something you can't say about all authors). It'...more "

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