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Becky rated a book really liked it Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen by Jose Antonio Vargas	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A moving memoir that made me furious at America for treating immigrants like shit.
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Becky rated a book really liked it Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen by Jose Antonio Vargas	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A moving memoir that made me furious at America for treating immigrants like shit.
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Becky rated a book it was amazing The Dutch House by Ann Patchett	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
It's been a long time since a book made me cry like this.
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Becky rated a book liked it Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I'm not reeeeeally a romance person, but this was very cute.
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Becky rated a book really liked it City of Thieves by David Benioff	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This is a story about two men tasked with finding a dozen eggs during the siege of Leningrad. Their unlikely quest is a device serving as a trigger for the rest of the action-packed plot. As a result, folks, what we have on our hands here is an Egg ...more
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3.5 stars, I guess? It's a very exciting story but it doesn't pack the same devastating dystopian punch as the Handmaid's Tale. Maybe that's not a bad thing. It's all a matter of expectations.
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