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	11/25 Elise is currently reading: One Shot (Jack Reacher) by Lee Child bookshelves: currently-reading	my rating:
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February 11
	Elise gave to: The Tender Bar: A Memoir (Paperback) by J.R. Moehringer	my rating:
	read in January, 2008 Elise said: "This is a beautfully told memoir of a boy growing up with no father and a working mom. As well structured as fiction but with lively characters no novelist could improve upon. " add a comment
	Elise gave to: The Best American Short Stories 2005 (The Best American Series (TM)) by Michael Chabon, Katrina Kenison	my rating:
	read in January, 2008 Elise said: "Interesting, provocative selection of short stories from one of my favorite writers. This collection covers the gamut, from fantasy to straight literary fiction to an odd novella about a haunted house. Great if you don't have a lot of time. " add a comment
	Elise gave to: The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town (Hardcover) by John Grisham	my rating:
	read in February, 2008 Elise said: "I'm not a Grisham fan but as a true crime novel this is a story it would be hard to screw up. The author sticks to the facts, of innocent men railroaded into convictions for crimes they didn't commit, some even ending up on death row. Spare writing, ...more " add a comment
January 10
	Elise gave to: Bait and Switch: The (Futile) Pursuit of the American Dream by Barbara Ehrenreich	my rating:
	read in January, 2008 Elise said: "Normally I'm a Barbara Ehrenreich fan but this was a disappointment. Nominally, the book is about her "true life" search for a mid-level white collar job, and how difficult the whole situation is. Unfortunately, 3/4 of the way through the b...more " add a comment
	Elise gave to: The Dive From Clausen's Pier: A Novel (Paperback) by Ann Packer	my rating:
	read in November, 2007 Elise said: "This book had me up til about halfway through. It starts out promisingly--the protagonist's longtime boyfriend dives off a pier and ends up in a coma. She was thinking of breaking things off with him, but now what? The story starts off strong, and wh...more " add a comment
	Elise gave to: The Kite Runner (Paperback) by Khaled Hosseini	my rating:
	read in June, 2007 Elise said: "I found this book -- well, meh. Sorry. I know it's got all the hype and a Hollywood blockbuster behind it. The story is interesting, but there are better books about Afghanistan. The writing lacks discipline, and the writer repeatedly winds the plot ...more " add a comment
	Elise gave to: The Rachel Papers (Paperback) by Martin Amis	my rating:
	read in August, 2007 Elise said: "Read just the first line of Martin Amis's first novel and you will be hooked. I loved this book. It's a funny, gritty, unsparing and did I mention hilariously funny look at a British lad's pornographic longing for and attemps to date the lovely Rache...more " add a comment
	Elise gave to: Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq's Green Zone (Hardcover) by Rajiv Chandrasekaran	my rating:
	read in October, 2007 Elise said: "I read this author in the Washington Post, but this book on life in Iraq's Green Zone comes across as no dry journalistic exercise. Interesting, detailed, analytical, gripping -- read it. " add a comment
	Elise gave to: Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture (Paperback) by Douglas Coupland	my rating:
	read in January, 2008 Elise said: "Thanks to a week-long bout of insomnia I went back and re-read this book. Yes it's self-consciously clever but also with its emphasis on detail and story-telling and irony, kind of prescient and poignant. " add a comment
November 25
	Elise is currently reading: One Shot (Jack Reacher) by Lee Child bookshelves: currently-reading	my rating:
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