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	12/09 Anne M is currently reading: The Echo Maker: A Novel (Hardcover) by Richard Powers bookshelves: currently-reading	my rating:
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December 19
	Anne M gave to: The Joy Luck Club (Paperback) by Amy Tan	my rating:
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December 15
	Anne M gave to: Clockers (Paperback) by Richard Price bookshelves: books-read-in-the-past	my rating:
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December 13
	Anne M gave to: The Portrait of a Lady (Penguin Classics) by Henry James bookshelves: books-read-in-the-past	my rating:
	read in January, 1992 Anne M said: "One of my favorite books. The writing is so subtle. Little moments that are so significant. It doesn't get better than this. " add a comment
December 12
	Anne M read and liked Whitney's review of The Pelican Brief: "i had read a less well-known grisham book, and was pretty disappointed, so i decided to read this one, which is supposedly one of his best. terrible ending, tedious story for the most part. if you can read quickly you might not think you're wasting ...more " add a comment
	Anne M gave to: The Pelican Brief (Paperback) by John Grisham bookshelves: books-read-in-the-past	my rating:
	read in January, 1992 Anne M said: "Dreadful. This was the book that made me give up completely on John Grisham. He is so artless a writer that he couldn't figure out how to write the resolution of the story w/in the events of the story - the book just cuts to exposition and tells yo...more " add a comment
December 11
	Anne M gave to: The Firm (Paperback) by John Grisham	my rating:
	read in January, 1992 Anne M said: "Grisham's only talent is coming up w/ a good story idea. The actual writing in his books is very subpar. This was the first I read and while the story was interesting, slogging through his prose page-by-page seemed a waste of time. " add a comment
December 10
	Anne M gave to: The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, Book 1) by Philip Pullman bookshelves: books-read-in-the-past	my rating:
	read in November, 2007 Anne M said: "I read this book both because my daughter loved it and because of all the controversy re the movie. I was so pleased I read it. I really enjoyed it. It was more fairy tale like then sci fi (but has some sci fi elements if that's your thing). It r...more " add a comment
December 09
	Anne M gave to: The Stand (Hardcover) by Stephen King bookshelves: books-read-in-the-past	my rating:
	read in January, 1992 Anne M said: "I enjoyed readng this book despite how long it is. I enjoy Stephen King's story telling but am not a big fan of supernatural elements. I would have preferred this frightening story of germ warfare creating a plague if it remained in the real world ...more " add a comment
	Anne M is currently reading: The Echo Maker: A Novel (Hardcover) by Richard Powers bookshelves: currently-reading	my rating:
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November 29
	Anne M gave to: Gerald's Game (Hardcover) by Stephen King bookshelves: books-read-in-the-past	my rating:
	read in January, 1993 Anne M said: "This is perhaps my favorite Stephen King novel of the few I've read. It takes place almost in real time - unrelenting in the suspense. It's all about characterization. The story only works because the main character is very believable. I remember...more " add a comment