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Lara
Aug 25, 2010 rated it really liked it
Not a typical book for me and I almost gave up halfway through but ended up enjoying it thoroughly. Quite sneery at times but the exaggerated misanthropy ultimately has an enlightening purpose.
Pam
Jun 13, 2008 marked it as to-read
Shelves: fiction, australia
06/12/08 rec via bookmooch
Steph S
Apr 20, 2008 rated it it was ok
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Dec 12, 2009 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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Apr 11, 2010 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
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Apr 26, 2010 marked it as need-to-get
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Mar 20, 2011 rated it liked it
Shelves: borrowed, 2011
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Apr 20, 2012 rated it it was amazing
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May 12, 2015 marked it as books-to-get  ·  review of another edition
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