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January 08
The Magnificent Ambe... Hillary gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
The Magnificent Ambersons (Paperback)
by Booth Tarkington
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Hillary Hillary said: "This was such a fun surprise - I expected dense, straight, modern Americana-style prose, but this was simple and easy to read. The story is like a version of The House of Mirth but for a family through several generations. It's distant; the to...more "
The Lovely Bones Hillary gave 2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars to:
The Lovely Bones (Mass Market Paperback)
by Alice Sebold
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Hillary Hillary said: "What a mass market clunker. Somehow the interesting idea and clever POV got lost in pandering to a middle of the road Oprah-watching audience. Stereotypical characters, horrible poetry-style prose....

Admittedly, I'm not the best reader to grab w...more
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Girl with a Pearl Ea... Hillary gave 2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars to:
Girl with a Pearl Earring (Deluxe Edition)
by Tracy Chevalier
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recommended to Hillary by: bex
read in September, 2007

Hillary Hillary said: "This book killed me. It was an okay story, but the writing was so heavy handed and clumsy that I could barely stand to turn the pages. All the tropes were completely transparent - it was like you could watch the author's wheels turning and setting up...more "
The Great Gatsby Hillary gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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The Hobbit Hillary gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
The Hobbit (Paperback)
by J.R.R. Tolkien
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One Hundred Years of... Hillary gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Hardcover)
by Gabriel García Márquez
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Little Women Hillary gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Little Women (Paperback)
by Louisa May Alcott
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The Mists of Avalon Hillary gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
The Mists of Avalon (Paperback)
by Marion Zimmer Bradley
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The Unbearable Light... Hillary gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Hardcover)
by Milan Kundera
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