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	07/26 Jess is currently reading: The Alchemist (Plus) by Paulo Coelho (Goodreads author!) bookshelves: currently-reading	my rating:
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	07/24 Jess is currently reading: Cathedral of the Sea (Hardcover) by Ildefonso Falcones bookshelves: currently-reading	my rating:
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	07/13 Jess is currently reading: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (Paperback) by Robert Louis Stevenson bookshelves: currently-reading	my rating:
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July 26
	Jess is currently reading: The Alchemist (Plus) by Paulo Coelho (Goodreads author!) bookshelves: currently-reading	my rating:
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July 25
	Jess gave to: The Shipping News : A Novel (Paperback) by E. Annie Proulx bookshelves: 1001, canada	my rating:
	read in July, 2008 Jess said: "This is the type of book where I'd normally read the back flap, yawn, and move on; I'm glad I overcame the prejudice this time. The writing is truly lovely and the arc of Quoyle's growth is absolutely perfect. I also love Proulx's sprinkling of com...more " add a comment
July 24
	Jess marked as to-read: Honey West: This Girl for Hire (Honey West) by G.G. Fickling bookshelves: to-read	my rating:
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	Jess marked as to-read: Double Indemnity (Paperback) by James M. Cain bookshelves: to-read	my rating:
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	Jess marked as to-read: The Postman Always Rings Twice (Crime Masterworks) by James M. Cain bookshelves: to-read	my rating:
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	Jess marked as to-read: Mildred Pierce (Paperback) by James M. Cain bookshelves: to-read	my rating:
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	Jess marked as to-read: Dead On The Level (Paperback) by Helen Nielsen bookshelves: to-read	my rating:
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	Jess marked as to-read: Branded Woman (Hard Case Crime #11) by Wade Miller bookshelves: to-read	my rating:
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	Jess marked as to-read: A Toast to Tomorrow (Paperback) by Manning Coles bookshelves: to-read	my rating:
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	Jess marked as to-read: Sleep With Slander (Blue Murder) by Dolores Hitchens bookshelves: to-read	my rating:
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Jess's favorite quotes

"Dead men are heavier than broken hearts."
— Raymond Chandler (The Big Sleep)

tags: detective, noir

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"Poor little librarians of the world, those girls, secretly lovely, their looks marred forever by the cruelty of a pair of big dark eyeglasses!"
— Michael Chabon (The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay)

2 people liked it

"This is why I read novels: so I can escape my own unrelenting monologue."
— Carol Shields (Unless: A Novel)

1 person liked it

"What I'd like is a lobotomy, a clean job, the top of my head neatly sawn off and designated contents removed."
— Carol Shields (Unless: A Novel)

1 person liked it

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