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The Bell Jar 04/23 al is currently reading:
The Bell Jar (Paperback)
by Sylvia Plath
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recommended to al by: teresa bays



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May 08
797897 New comment on al's review of Foolsgold: Making Something from Nothing and Freeing Your Creative Process
69770 al wrote: "poemcrazy is fantastic. it's definitely the best book of its kind that i've found so far. "

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April 23
The Bell Jar al is currently reading:
The Bell Jar (Paperback)
by Sylvia Plath
bookshelves: currently-reading, own
my rating:
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
add to my books
 
recommended to al by: teresa bays
The Catcher in the R... al gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
The Catcher in the Rye (Paperback)
by J.D. Salinger
bookshelves: own, to-read
my rating:
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
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read in April, 2008
March 05
Survivor: A Novel al gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Survivor: A Novel (Paperback)
by Chuck Palahniuk
my rating:
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
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The Vampire Armand al gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
The Vampire Armand (The Vampire Chronicles, Book 6)
by Anne Rice
my rating:
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
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February 19
Letters to a Young P... al gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
Letters to a Young Poet (Paperback)
by Rainer Maria Rilke
bookshelves: own
my rating:
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
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recommended to al by: susan g. wooldridge
read in February, 2008
February 04
If on a Winter's Nig... al gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler (Everyman's Library (Cloth))
by Italo Calvino
bookshelves: own
my rating:
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read in April, 2008
February 02
Foolsgold: Making So... al gave 2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars to:
Foolsgold: Making Something from Nothing and Freeing Your Creative Process (Hardcover)
by Susan G. Wooldridge
bookshelves: own
my rating:
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recommended for: those interested in reading about how a woman remained creative during a time of loss.
read in January, 2008

al al said: "out of nearly 50 chapters meant to free the creative process, there were maybe a dozen i found useful or, at the very least, interesting to read. as many times as i've gone back to poemcrazy, wooldridge's other book, and found inspiration and...more "
January 21
Take Joy: The Writer... al gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
Take Joy: The Writers Guide To Loving The Craft (Paperback)
by Jane Yolen
bookshelves: own
my rating:
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
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recommended for: writers. those who like writers. those who reeeally love to read.
read in January, 2008

al al said: "this was an ok book, but not quite as inspiring as i'd hoped. somewhere in the middle it becomes more of a "how to write fiction" book, which wasn't really what i was looking for. i did enjoy the quotations and samples from other author's "
January 12
Actual Air al added:
Actual Air (Paperback)
by David Berman
bookshelves: over-time, own
my rating:
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