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    <updated_at>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 08:00:03 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
        
    
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    <updated_at>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 07:59:02 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[i think this appealed to me more since i had the actual experience of being a male teenager. the characters are detailed but the story seemed a bit lackadaisical (much like the transition from high school to life after). being mcmurtry's first novel, i'm willing to pardon the transgressions and expe...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/i%20think%20this%20appealed%20to%20me%20more%20since%20i%20had%20the%20actual%20experience%20of%20being%20a%20male%20teenager.%20the%20characters%20are%20detailed%20but%20the%20story%20seemed%20a%20bit%20lackadaisical%20(much%20like%20the%20transition%20from%20high%20school%20to%20life%20after).%20being%20mcmurtry's%20first%20novel,%20i'm%20willing%20to%20pardon%20the%20transgressions%20and%20experimentation%20for%20the%20greatness%20he%20creates%20later%20in%20his%20writing%20life.">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 4 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10639.The_Paradox_of_Choice_Why_More_Is_Less">The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6957.Barry_Schwartz">Barry Schwartz</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 07:55:01 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[besides being a more than a little exhaustive in research, analysis and examples, the last chapter contains some wonderful strategies for combating choice paralysis and ensuring more satisfaction out of the choosing you do.]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 4 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4980.Breakfast_of_Champions">Breakfast of Champions (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2778055.Kurt_Vonnegut">Kurt Vonnegut</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 09:54:38 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[as an introduction to vonnegut (surprisingly this is my first), i was pleasantly surprised. his wry wit, direct writing style and ironic observations hit me where my mood has been lately. and i am always a sucker for pictures in fiction. in the end i can see why readers tear into his entire book lis...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/as%20an%20introduction%20to%20vonnegut%20(surprisingly%20this%20is%20my%20first),%20i%20was%20pleasantly%20surprised.%20his%20wry%20wit,%20direct%20writing%20style%20and%20ironic%20observations%20hit%20me%20where%20my%20mood%20has%20been%20lately.%20and%20i%20am%20always%20a%20sucker%20for%20pictures%20in%20fiction.%20in%20the%20end%20i%20can%20see%20why%20readers%20tear%20into%20his%20entire%20book%20list.">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <updated_at>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 10:45:22 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 5 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/350540.The_Road">The Road (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4178.Cormac_McCarthy">Cormac McCarthy</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:21:33 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[fantastic in it's totality of vision and sparseness of words. because of the overwhelming bleakness, sparks of humanity and levity provide enjoyable relief. easily the best book i've read this year and perhaps in a longer while.]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[marked as to-read: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6295065.The_End_of_Overeating_Taking_Control_of_the_Insatiable_American_Appetite">The End of Overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite (Hardcover)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3009993.David_A_Kessler">David A. Kessler</a>]]></action_text>
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