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    <action_text><![CDATA[is currently reading: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1232643.Light_on_Snow">Light on Snow (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3530.Anita_Shreve">Anita Shreve</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:18:02 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 4 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1336855.A_Patchwork_Planet">A Patchwork Planet (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/457.Anne_Tyler">Anne Tyler</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:17:17 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[I really enjoyed this book, though I have to admit I was surprised (and a little confused) when Barnaby started going out with Sophia. She seemed like an old lady the way she was described, but I was probably not paying close enough attention to that initial description. ;)<br/><br/>I loved the st...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/I%20really%20enjoyed%20this%20book,%20though%20I%20have%20to%20admit%20I%20was%20surprised%20(and%20a%20little%20confused)%20when%20Barnaby%20started%20going%20out%20with%20Sophia.%20She%20seemed%20like%20an%20old%20lady%20the%20way%20she%20was%20described,%20but%20I%20was%20probably%20not%20paying%20close%20enough%20attention%20to%20that%20initial%20description.%20;)%0D%0A%0D%0AI%20loved%20the%20stories%20about%20the%20old%20people%20he%20did%20chores%20for%20as%20part%20of%20his%20employment...but%20at%20the%20same%20time%20I%20could%20see%20the%20sadness%20in%20their%20lives,%20even%20if%20they%20were%20entertaining%20to%20read%20about.">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 4 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/113794.So_You_Wanna_Be_a_Rock_Roll_Star_How_I_Machine_Gunned_a_Roomful_Of_Record_Executives_and_Other_True_Tales_from_a_Drummer_s_Life">So You Wanna Be a Rock &amp; Roll Star: How I Machine-Gunned a Roomful Of Record Executives and Other True Tales from a Drummer's Life (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/65965.Jacob_Slichter">Jacob Slichter</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:43:20 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[I bought this book so I could research the music industry and what it is actually like being on tour, etc. as I was writing a story (AM writing a story I should say) that involves rock bands on tour. Plus my main character is not a druggie so I thought she could relate to Slichter's lack of drug/gro...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/I%20bought%20this%20book%20so%20I%20could%20research%20the%20music%20industry%20and%20what%20it%20is%20actually%20like%20being%20on%20tour,%20etc.%20as%20I%20was%20writing%20a%20story%20(AM%20writing%20a%20story%20I%20should%20say)%20that%20involves%20rock%20bands%20on%20tour.%20Plus%20my%20main%20character%20is%20not%20a%20druggie%20so%20I%20thought%20she%20could%20relate%20to%20Slichter's%20lack%20of%20drug%2Fgroupie%20action.%0D%0A%0D%0AI%20found%20this%20book%20fascinating%20and%20depressing%20all%20at%20once...but%20there%20were%20many%20funny%20moments,%20made%20all%20the%20more%20funny%20because%20the%20story%20is%20true.%20I%20like%20how%20Slichter%20is%20always%20trying%20to%20act%20cool%2Fcalm%2Fcollected%20and%20is%20never%20sure%20how%20he%20should%20be%20standing%2Fsmiling%2Fetc.%0D%0A%0D%0AIt's%20amazing%20that%20an%20album%20that%20received%20lots%20of%205%20star%20ratings,%20etc.,%20got%20largely%20ignored%20by%20its%20own%20record%20company.%20I%20don't%20know%20much%20about%20Semisonic%20though%20when%20I%20listened%20to%20%22Closing%20Time%22%20again%20I%20did%20recall%20hearing%20it%20on%20radio%20in%20the%20past%20(it%20more%20than%20likely%20got%20played%20on%20Australia's%20Triple%20J%20back%20in%20the%20day).%20But%20now%20I%20intend%20to%20check%20out%20the%20rest%20of%20Semisonic's%20music.">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 4 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14875.Plain_Truth">Plain Truth (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7128.Jodi_Picoult">Jodi Picoult</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:38:15 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[It took me a while to get through this book, mainly because I was reading it during November and was at the same time writing a novel for National Novel Writing Month (I wrote about 137,000 words in 30 days, a hefty distraction from reading). But I finally finished it today, December 1, and as per u...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/It%20took%20me%20a%20while%20to%20get%20through%20this%20book,%20mainly%20because%20I%20was%20reading%20it%20during%20November%20and%20was%20at%20the%20same%20time%20writing%20a%20novel%20for%20National%20Novel%20Writing%20Month%20(I%20wrote%20about%20137,000%20words%20in%2030%20days,%20a%20hefty%20distraction%20from%20reading).%20But%20I%20finally%20finished%20it%20today,%20December%201,%20and%20as%20per%20usual%20with%20Jodi%20Picoult%20books%20I%20enjoyed%20it.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe%20truth%20didn't%20come%20out%20until%20almost%20the%20last%20page,%20and%20to%20me%20at%20least%20it%20wasn't%20an%20obvious%20outcome,%20but%20it%20wasn't%20exactly%20a%20huge%20twist%20either.%20I%20really%20enjoy%20Picoult's%20writing%20and%20this%20novel%20was%20no%20exception.%20The%20thing%20I%20find%20with%20these%20books%20is%20that%20they're%20easy%20to%20read%20but%20at%20the%20same%20time%20they're%20well%20written.%20I%20like%20that!">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 3 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/219909.The_Rape_of_Shavi">The Rape of Shavi (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/86920.Buchi_Emecheta">Buchi Emecheta</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:53:55 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[This book probably deserves more stars, but I just didn't enjoy it that much. That isn't to say that it's not a good book. Just not my style I guess.]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 5 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/903224.Twilight_Eyes">Twilight Eyes (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/9355.Dean_Koontz">Dean Koontz</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:51:09 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[This has still got to be my all-time favourite Koontz novel. I have re-read it numerous times, and will no doubt continue to do so. I still feel like there should be a sequel to it!<br/><br/>Slim McKenzie and Rya Raines are two of the coolest characters in the world of fiction. And this book actua...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/This%20has%20still%20got%20to%20be%20my%20all-time%20favourite%20Koontz%20novel.%20I%20have%20re-read%20it%20numerous%20times,%20and%20will%20no%20doubt%20continue%20to%20do%20so.%20I%20still%20feel%20like%20there%20should%20be%20a%20sequel%20to%20it!%0D%0A%0D%0ASlim%20McKenzie%20and%20Rya%20Raines%20are%20two%20of%20the%20coolest%20characters%20in%20the%20world%20of%20fiction.%20And%20this%20book%20actually%20made%20me%20want%20to%20run%20and%20join%20the%20carnival.">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 4 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/156658.Bridget_Jones_s_Diary">Bridget Jones's Diary (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3090.Helen_Fielding">Helen Fielding</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:49:22 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
        
    
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    <updated_at>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:26:05 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[yes i know, that's why i'm trying to distract her by running off with &quot;edward&quot;. sigh. ;)]]></body>
        
    
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