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    <updated_at>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 11:27:06 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[nope, i haven't. i work at harper perennial, and we just pubbed 86'd this fall. my boss is the editor and is a huge dan fante fan, so i figured i would check it out. ]]></body>
        
    
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    <updated_at>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 09:35:40 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 4 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6713642-lean-on-pete">Lean on Pete (P.S.)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/410947.Willy_Vlautin">Willy Vlautin</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 06:31:07 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Lean on Pete is the third book by Willy Vlautin, who is also the lead singer of the band Richmond Fontaine. After years of hearing tons of amazing things about his writing, I'm so glad I finally read him. This book was totally compelling and beautiful, and surprisingly, perfect for anyone who liked ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/Lean%20on%20Pete%20is%20the%20third%20book%20by%20Willy%20Vlautin,%20who%20is%20also%20the%20lead%20singer%20of%20the%20band%20Richmond%20Fontaine.%20After%20years%20of%20hearing%20tons%20of%20amazing%20things%20about%20his%20writing,%20I'm%20so%20glad%20I%20finally%20read%20him.%20This%20book%20was%20totally%20compelling%20and%20beautiful,%20and%20surprisingly,%20perfect%20for%20anyone%20who%20liked%20Story%20of%20Edgar%20Sawtelle%20but%20maybe%20wanted%20something%20a%20little%20grittier%20and%20more%20realistic.">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 4 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6413376-86-d">86'd (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/103178.Dan_Fante">Dan Fante</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 06:35:44 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[bruno dante, the protagonist of this book, reminds me SO MUCH of my dad. always trying to stay one step ahead of his demons. usually failing. i need to send him a copy.]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 2 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/112191.Garbage_Land_On_the_Secret_Trail_of_Trash">Garbage Land: On the Secret Trail of Trash (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/64909.Elizabeth_Royte">Elizabeth Royte</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 06:11:00 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[This was another one of those books that aims to be a pop culture-esque overview of something that is inherently somewhat boring. There are definitely interesting things about garbage, and elizabeth royte explores them all, but it's done in between a lot of snoozy stuff about tons of leakage and thi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/This%20was%20another%20one%20of%20those%20books%20that%20aims%20to%20be%20a%20pop%20culture-esque%20overview%20of%20something%20that%20is%20inherently%20somewhat%20boring.%20There%20are%20definitely%20interesting%20things%20about%20garbage,%20and%20elizabeth%20royte%20explores%20them%20all,%20but%20it's%20done%20in%20between%20a%20lot%20of%20snoozy%20stuff%20about%20tons%20of%20leakage%20and%20things%20like%20that.%20i%20think%20i%20also%20just%20wasn't%20ready%20for%20an%20entire%20book%20about%20garbage,%20and%20would%20have%20enjoyed%20any%20individual%20chapter%20as%20a%20magazine%20piece.">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 5 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6482399-in-a-perfect-world">In a Perfect World: A Novel (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/119814.Laura_Kasischke">Laura Kasischke</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 08:13:14 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[I love love LOVE this book.]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 4 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7248007-the-queen-of-palmyra">The Queen of Palmyra: A Novel (P.S.)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/73984.Minrose_Gwin">Minrose Gwin</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 08:12:30 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 4 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14358.A_Ring_of_Endless_Light">A Ring of Endless Light (Austin Family, Book 4)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/106.Madeleine_L_Engle">Madeleine L'Engle</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 08:12:07 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Reading for the Shelf Discovery challenge!]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 4 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6932986-everything-here-is-the-best-thing-ever">Everything Here Is the Best Thing Ever: Stories (P.S.)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/85708.Justin_Taylor">Justin Taylor</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:41:49 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[I think Justin is a very gifted writer, and I look forward to reading more from him. My only issues with these stories (aside from--SPOILER ALERT--a cat dying) was that they centered on exactly the type of people I dislike most. People my age or a little younger with no ambition, no goals, the kind ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/I%20think%20Justin%20is%20a%20very%20gifted%20writer,%20and%20I%20look%20forward%20to%20reading%20more%20from%20him.%20My%20only%20issues%20with%20these%20stories%20(aside%20from--SPOILER%20ALERT--a%20cat%20dying)%20was%20that%20they%20centered%20on%20exactly%20the%20type%20of%20people%20I%20dislike%20most.%20People%20my%20age%20or%20a%20little%20younger%20with%20no%20ambition,%20no%20goals,%20the%20kind%20of%20people%20who%20will%20stay%20stuck%20in%20their%20dead-end%20towns%20forever.%20Justin%20got%20these%20people%20exactly%20right--but%20that%20meant%20that%20sometimes%20I%20just%20got%20disgusted%20with%20them.%20Still,%20I%20think%20some%20of%20these%20stories%20will%20become%20favorites%20of%20mine,%20and%20it's%20a%20very%20quick%20read,%20so%20I%20would%20recommend%20it.">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <updated_at>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:28:53 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[this is one of my absolute favorite books of all time, and the author is an awesome guy.]]></body>
        
    
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