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          <body><![CDATA[This book is technically written for children, but honestly, I have trouble believing that a lot of 5th-8th graders will get the satire in here. I would say that this is *appropriate* for children, but that it is a great book for readers of all ages. If you're looking for a laugh and enjoy British h...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/82206865">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[is currently reading: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24337.Ella_Enchanted">Ella Enchanted (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/13677.Gail_Carson_Levine">Gail Carson Levine</a>]]></action_text>
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    <action_text><![CDATA[marked as to-read: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/270008.Marriage_a_History_From_Obedience_to_Intimacy_or_How_Love_Conquered_Marriage">Marriage, a History: From Obedience to Intimacy, or How Love Conquered Marriage (Hardcover)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6640.Stephanie_Coontz">Stephanie Coontz</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 17:08:39 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
        
    
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    <updated_at>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 12:52:45 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Me too! I'll definitely have to look those up. I've read through a lot of her books but those don't sound familiar. ]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 2 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/674220.Again_The_Magic">Again The Magic (Mass Market Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/27847.Lisa_Kleypas">Lisa Kleypas</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 10:39:20 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[I wanted to like this book. It had a reasonable premise and I enjoyed the two parallel romances going on at the same time. <br/><br/>Here's the thing. I really and truly am annoyed by books in which the entire plot is driven by one character's insane insistence to withhold information from another...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80859550">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <updated_at>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 08:58:59 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[I think this book is only likely to cause anti-Mormon bias if the reader brings it in with him. Anyone coming into this from a neutral or positive view of the Mormon religion will probably not change their opinion. So really, this book is only going to ferret out existing prejudice, IMO. ]]></body>
        
    
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    <updated_at>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 11:07:14 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[I've been reading a lot of romance lately, but my first love is still fantasy, sow hen I ran across this author who does both, I was excited. Maybe I should have started with a different book of hers, but I was remarkably unimpressed. This was not a true blending of genres, but rather a romance nove...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80766502">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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