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	04/13 Lscoopmire gave to: Stranger in a Strange Land (Paperback) by Robert A. Heinlein bookshelves: currently-reading	my rating:
	read in February, 1976 Lscoopmire said: "There are some books to read over and over again, and this is one of them for me. Although I often don't agree with Heinlein's politics or religious outlook, he was one of the most important authors in my young life, and I have read every single thin...more " add a comment
	04/13 Lscoopmire is currently reading: Christianity's Dangerous Idea: The Protestant Revolution--A History from the Sixteenth Century to the Twenty-First (Hardcover) by Alister McGrath bookshelves: currently-reading	my rating:
	read in April, 2008 Lscoopmire said: "I am just starting this book. I'll let you know.... " add a comment

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	Lscoopmire gave to: Stranger in a Strange Land (Paperback) by Robert A. Heinlein bookshelves: currently-reading	my rating:
	read in February, 1976 Lscoopmire said: "There are some books to read over and over again, and this is one of them for me. Although I often don't agree with Heinlein's politics or religious outlook, he was one of the most important authors in my young life, and I have read every single thin...more " add a comment
	Lscoopmire gave to: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time (Paperback) by Mark Haddon	my rating:
	recommended for: teachers, parents read in October, 2004 Lscoopmire said: "I really liked this book when I first read it, and then I had an autistic students very much like the narrator in this story, and I went back and reread it and loved it even more. The author never seemed to simply be abusing a novelty by narrating as...more " add a comment
	Lscoopmire gave to: Snow Falling on Cedars (Paperback) by David Guterson	my rating:
	read in August, 1996 Lscoopmire said: "Now this was a fabulous read. A mystery, forbidden love, wartime hysteria, loss of innocence, racism, Japanese internment, greed, nobility-- this one was masterful. And the film was pretty good, too. " add a comment
	Lscoopmire gave to: Plainsong (Paperback) by Kent Haruf	my rating:
	Lscoopmire said: "You know, it's always wonderful when an author tries to make something meaningful out of the ordinary detritus of life, especially small town life. Except when he just ends up with a load of detritus. I just couldn't care about these characters. S...more " add a comment
	Lscoopmire gave to: Of Mice and Men (Centennial Edition) by John Steinbeck	my rating:
	read in January, 1978 Lscoopmire said: "I love Steinbeck, although his humorous stuff is my preferred work. But this was tragically beautiful, like the statue of the Fallen Caryatid. True Genius. " add a comment
	Lscoopmire gave to: The Catcher in the Rye (Paperback) by J.D. Salinger	my rating:
	read in November, 1980 Lscoopmire said: "To parenthetically quote Holden Caulfield, what a piece of $#@!. Take out the incessant cursing, and this thing wouldn't even be a short-story. Poor Holden. Whine whine whine. " add a comment
	Lscoopmire gave to: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Book 1) by J.K. Rowling	my rating:
	read in May, 1999 Lscoopmire said: "The one that started it all! Now that we have gotten to the end, we can see how carefully and fully Rowling planned out her universe. I believe that the Harry Potter series is a Christian meditation, and affirmation that love really is the most power...more " add a comment
	Lscoopmire gave to: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Book 2) by J.K. Rowling	my rating:
	read in July, 1999 Lscoopmire said: "Thank God for JK Rowling-- thanks to her a generation of kids weren't afraid to pick up a book longer than 150 pages, and this page turner did not disappoint. Loved it! " add a comment
	Lscoopmire gave to: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Book 6) by J.K. Rowling	my rating:
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	Lscoopmire gave to: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Hardcover) by J.K. Rowling	my rating:
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