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	11/30 Maureen is currently reading: The Long Winter (Little House) by Laura Ingalls Wilder bookshelves: currently-reading	my rating:
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	11/29 Maureen is currently reading: The Patron Saint of Liars: A Novel (P.S.) by Ann Patchett bookshelves: currently-reading	my rating:
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November 30

Maureen gave

to:
Twilight (The Twilight Saga, Book 1)
by Stephenie Meyer

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read in November, 2008

Maureen said: "With all the hype that was surrounding the movie, I finally gave in and borrowed this book from a friend of mine. I essentially echo her review (which I've heard from others as well) - the story isn't exactly original, the writing isn't brilliant, bu...more "

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Maureen is currently reading:
The Long Winter (Little House)
by Laura Ingalls Wilder
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November 29

Maureen is currently reading:
The Patron Saint of Liars: A Novel (P.S.)
by Ann Patchett
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November 23

Maureen made a comment in the group The Next Best Book Club—Your Latest Splurge topic:

Maureen wrote: "I picked up The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao ('cuz I've been curious about it, and then Friday n...more "

Maureen made a comment in the group The Next Best Book Club—What are you reading? topic:

Maureen wrote: "Just started Twilight. (I'm always a bit slow in jumping on the bandwagon.) But with all of the hype...more "

November 21

Maureen gave

to:
Aztec (Paperback)
by Gary Jennings
bookshelves: bibliobabes

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read in November, 2008

Maureen said: "I am finally finished with this book! Woo woo!

I would probably give this one more of a 3.5. The topic was interesting and the writing style generally engaging. I felt that there were large portions of the book, though, whose only purpose was to ...more "

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November 07

Maureen gave

to:
The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox (Hardcover)
by Maggie O'Farrell

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read in November, 2008

Maureen said: "Haunting, heartbreaking, but couldn't put it down type of book. Even though I found the ending to be rather abrupt and incredibly sad, it seemed to be very fitting and so it did not ruin the book for me. "

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November 04

New comment on Stephanie's review of The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox

Maureen wrote: "I'm also currently reading this! And it's not our book club pick. How cool are we?! "

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October 29

Maureen gave

to:
The Secret of Chimneys (Mass Market Paperback)
by Agatha Christie

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read in October, 2008

Maureen said: "I haven't read an Agatha Christie mystery in years, and decided to pick this one up after a few mentions on The Next Best Book Club. Overall, I enjoyed this little bit of escapism. It was quintessential (sp.?) Christie - tons of characters, entirely...more "

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October 19

Maureen gave

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The Uncommon Reader: A Novella (Hardcover)
by Alan Bennett

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read in October, 2008

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