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| June 23 | ||
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Melanie
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All the Way Home: Building a Family in a Falling-Down House (Hardcover) by David Giffels |
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Melanie said:
"I would have loved before and after photos. I have always wanted to tackle a renovation project like that and realize now that it is better to read about it, especially since he was catching one mouse a day.
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| May 29 | ||
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Melanie
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The Other Queen: A Novel (Hardcover) by Philippa Gregory bookshelves: to-read |
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The Reserve (Hardcover) by Russell Banks |
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read in May, 2008
Melanie said:
"Yuck. Bad. I would rather read the back of a cereal box or one of my husband's WWII books, which I literally did. I had to put it down after a chapter. Seems like a parody of a Hemingway novel.
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Melanie
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Split: A Memoir of Divorce (Hardcover) by Suzanne Finnamore |
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recommended for: Melissa
read in April, 2008
Melanie said:
"I really felt bad for the author. Her husband seemed to leave her and their son in a very cold manner. The author says they are doing fine, but I was outraged on their behalf! I must have liked the book if I could be so emotional about their experien...more
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| May 05 | ||
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Melanie
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A Wolf at the Table: A Memoir (Hardcover) by Augusten Burroughs |
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read in May, 2008
Melanie said:
"The tone of this book was darker than Burroughs' other books. No funny anecdotes here! It was very well written though and inspiring since Burroughs has done very well for himself despite having an awful father.
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| April 28 | ||
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Melanie joined the
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| April 06 | ||
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Melanie
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The Commoner: A Novel (Hardcover) by John Burnham Schwartz |
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read in April, 2008
Melanie said:
"Very forgettable. Maybe I went into it with too high expectations.
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Melanie
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The Broke Diaries: The Completely True and Hilarious Misadventures of a Good Girl Gone Broke (Paperback) by Angela Nissel |
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| June 23 | ||
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Melanie
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When You Are Engulfed in Flames (Hardcover) by David Sedaris |
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| March 12 | ||
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Melanie
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Her Last Death (Hardcover) by Susanna Sonnenberg |
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read in March, 2008
Melanie said:
"I have been reading lots of memoirs about bad mothers lately...I thought that this one was the best. She writes that the best gift for new mothers are sectioned oranges--I agree!
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