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Short Life & Long Ti... 03/01 Cecile gave 2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars to:
Short Life & Long Times of Mrs Beeton (Paperback)
by Kathryn Hughes
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read in February, 2008, has a copy to sell/swap

Cecile Cecile said: "SO far, so dull. "
The Adventure of Eng... 01/28 Cecile is currently reading:
The Adventure of English: The Biography of a Language (Paperback)
by Melvyn Bragg
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read in January, 2008



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April 29
Kitchen Confidential... Cecile gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (updated edition)
by Anthony Bourdain
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Cecile Cecile said: "Extraordinary book from a punchy writer - sadly his novels aren't terribly good. He eschews many conventions of writing and the result is very lively and idiosyncratic. I will read it again happily. I have his cookery book which I don't cook from but...more "
Zorro Cecile gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
Zorro (Paperback)
by Isabel Allende
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read in April, 2008

Cecile Cecile said: "Another slightly disappointing novel by Isabel Allende. I'd still rather read her than many other authors but I found the narrative style distancing and was less engaged with Zorro than I had anticipated. I feel a little cheated. "
824853 Cecile took the never-ending book quiz.
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5192eee0stl Cecile made a comment on The Da Vinci Code:
824853 Cecile wrote: "Jerome, you are absolutely right about the standard of much research writing. I find that poor writi...more "
March 01
Persépolis, tome 1 Cecile gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
Persépolis, tome 1 (Paperback)
by Marjane Satrapi
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recommended for: Heather
9522 New comment on Cecile's review of Persépolis, tome 1
824853 Cecile wrote: "Interesting - worth looking at. Now a film in France, which I missed seeing "

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Short Life & Long Ti... Cecile gave 2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars to:
Short Life & Long Times of Mrs Beeton (Paperback)
by Kathryn Hughes
bookshelves: currently-reading
my rating:
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
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read in February, 2008, has a copy to sell/swap

Cecile Cecile said: "SO far, so dull. "
February 24
Monsieur Ibrahim and... Cecile marked as to-read:
Monsieur Ibrahim and the Flowers of the Qu'ran (Methuen Drama)
by Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt
bookshelves: to-read
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The Bookseller of Ka... Cecile gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
The Bookseller of Kabul (Paperback)
by Asne Seierstad
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didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
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read in November, 2007

Cecile Cecile said: "Very interesting insight into life in Kabul, well written and honest. A pleasure to read. "
The Thirteenth Tale:... Cecile marked as to-read:
The Thirteenth Tale: A Novel (Hardcover)
by Diane Setterfield
bookshelves: to-read
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