false 26 626 129 true 5661530 read 2 true 1228956 currently-reading 479 true 1228955 to-read 16 true 1242352 did-not-finish 37 false 1240930 book-club 9 false 4966706 whodunit 5 false 1578040 readers-anonymous http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/65725192 A Happy Marriage: A Novel (Hardcover) by Rafael Yglesias
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]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/81033057 Battle Royale (Paperback) by Koushun Takami
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]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/81032915 Little Brother (Hardcover) by Cory Doctorow
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]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76971201 to: Catching Fire (Hunger Games, #2) by Suzanne Collins
Loved it. I now plan to reread both The Hunger Games and this soon. It is better than the first because you learn more about Panem, the districts, and the games. I was so blown away by the plot and pacing that I didn't stop to think much about the message or the characters, but I think those are pretty thought-provoking as well. Katniss is a great central character; she's sympathetic but has a certain coldness/brutality in her core that is hard to relate to. I have done some reading on the text and it turns out much of the trilogy is inspired by Greek mythology, particularly Theseus and the Minotaur. I love how this book seems almost real. I also love the central male character and how the traditional gender roles are reversed between him and Katniss. He is the one who is motivated by love. He is the nurturer who bakes bread. Katniss on the other hand is the hunter who just wants to provide for her family. The dystopia these books present is horrifying but really only about 1 degree off of the world we live in now. Fascinating. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/57907279 The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family (Audio CD) by Annette Gordon-Reed
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This is interesting but my heart is not in it right now. I'm putting it back on the shelf for later. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80986108 The Dead and the Gone (Moon, #2) by Susan Beth Pfeffer
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]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80986106 Life As We Knew It (Moon, #1) by Susan Beth Pfeffer
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]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80924509 Newton's Wake: A Space Opera (Mass Market Paperback) by Ken MacLeod
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]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80924401 A Fire Upon The Deep (Zones of Thought) by Vernor Vinge
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]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80924297 He, She and It (Mass Market Paperback) by Marge Piercy
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