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October 09
26188 Maya read and liked Jafar's review of Disgrace (Penguin Essential Edition):

"Let me start with a digression. Ever read a book or seen a movie (usually, but not necessarily, French) in which a fat balding man in his fifties (usually a divorced college professor) is having a torrid affair with a pretty little thing 30 years you...more "
Disgrace Maya gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Disgrace (Penguin Essential Edition)
by J.M. Coetzee
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didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
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recommended to Maya by: Copenhagen!

Maya Maya said: "There was some sort of consensus that updating goodreads while on vacation was inappropriate.
I think not!
Disgrace is pretty good, but the daughter character was wooden. I think this book is provocative and well-written, and nice and short. Bu...more
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September 30
411r1kbjbwl New comment on Rakesh's review of Middlemarch (Signet Classics)
72257 Maya wrote: "Wow, Sarah M is reading this too. What a coincidence. I love this book! "

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September 28
The Coming Economic... Maya gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
The Coming Economic Collapse: How You Can Thrive When Oil Costs $200 a Barrel (Hardcover)
by Stephen Leeb
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Maya Maya said: "As someone who knows very little about money, I found this to be pretty educational and interesting. "
September 26
The Hunger Games Maya gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
The Hunger Games (Hardcover)
by Suzanne Collins
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Maya Maya said: "Page turner. That Gale guy was not played up enough. I kind of wanted a little more moral ambiguity--I wanted the girl whose name suddenly escapes me--to actually have to kill one of the nice characters...can't wait to read the other books as I fee...more "
September 20
A Long Way Gone: Mem... Maya added:
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier (Hardcover)
by Ishmael Beah
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Maya Maya said: "I had a difficult time getting into this. It seemed like an extended article. While the facts of the situation were fascinating, I also wanted a whole lot more. More about Sierra Leone, more about this guy's feelings. More characterization. It f...more "
September 19
5043 New comment on Maya's review of The Pillars of the Earth
72257 Maya wrote: "AUGH!! Writers House and Princeton collide! "

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September 14
The Book of Calamiti... Maya gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
The Book of Calamities: Five Questions About Suffering and Its Meaning (Hardcover)
by Peter Trachtenberg
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Maya Maya said: "Tough, painful read. Struck fear in my heart.
Sigh! I don't know if I should have read this. In some ways more than an exploration of suffering, for me what stood out was the close up confrontation of death. Just a sad moment realizing this is...more
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September 09
48328 New comment on Shayla's review of Revolutionary Road
72257 Maya wrote: "Yeah I got pretty bored by the one thing I tried to read by him. It wasn't this. "

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41r4mi2vr9l New comment on Maya's review of Bar Flower: My Decadently Destructive Days and Nights as a Tokyo Nightclub Hostess
72257 Maya wrote: "You should! Request it from the library! (not worth buying). I think it would be interesting to ge...more "

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