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- The Whistling Season (2)
- By Ivan Doig
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Reading since Oct 21, 2009
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- Shutter Island (8)
- By Dennis Lehane
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Finished on Oct 31, 2009
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- Prodigal Summer (16)
- A Novel
- By Barbara Kingsolver
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Finished on Oct 18, 2009
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I generally love Kingsolver. This was good, but not great in my opinion. Definitely felt the heat, the humid heaviness and sultry summer sexiness. Liked the 3 main women too, but ultimately felt disappointed with the end of each of their stories, excepting for maybe Lusa's. Worth a read though. Very ... (continue)
- — Oct 21, 2009 | Add your feedback
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- Eat, Pray, Love (82)
- One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia
- By Elizabeth Gilbert
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Finished on Sep 12, 2009
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Meh. Beginning was interesting, but by the end it was a struggle to finish. Seemed VERY embellished at times, though the ultimate messages conveyed were no doubt good enough for me to take some to heart. Found the author mildly irritating.
- — Sep 23, 2009 | Add your feedback
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- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (38)
- By Stieg Larsson
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Finished on Aug 16, 2009
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
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So slow for the first 200+ pages. I hated the Wennerstrom subplot but enjoyed the Vanger mystery. The end was bad too, because it reverted to the Wennerstrom storyline. The middle chunk was pretty good.
- — Aug 20, 2009 | Add your feedback
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- The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (27)
- By Mary Ann Shaffer
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Finished on Aug 9, 2009
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- In Search of Captain Zero (1)
- A Surfer's Road Trip Beyond the End of the Road
- By Allan Weisbecker
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Finished on Jul 30, 2009
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Interesting at times, a good summer read for anyone interested in surfing, that's for sure. Pretty damn self-indulgent and egotistical though. Especially the very last few pages - I laughed in the author's cocky face.
- — Aug 4, 2009 | Add your feedback
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- A Simple Plan (5)
- By Scott Smith
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Finished on Jul 12, 2009
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- 4th of July (24)
- By James Patterson, Maxine Paetro
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Finished on Jul 6, 2009
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- Written on the Body (8)
- By Jeanette Winterson
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Finished on Jul 4, 2009
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Really interesting, tangible writing style. Could definitely relate to and want to save some passages. Makes you think. Love the genderless narrator and the pure, unabashed, raw love.
- — Jul 5, 2009 | Add your feedback
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- Rascal (1)
- (PMC) (Puffin Modern Classics)
- By Sterling North
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Finished on Jun 30, 2009
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Cute, super-fast read ... but ended abruptly. Made me want a pet raccoon.
- — Jul 2, 2009 | Add your feedback
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- The Devil in the White City (55)
- Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America (Vintage)
- By Erik Larson
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Finished on Jun 26, 2009
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Fantastic nonfiction that reads like fiction. Didn't know anything about the Chicago World's Fair and was astounded to find how much of an impact it has had. Loved the alternative storyline too.
- — Jun 26, 2009 | Add your feedback
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Katie E Henr…
Shutter Island
*** This comment contains spoilers! ***
I may have guessed the ending, but that didn't make the book any less riveting. The whole psychological factor made me really think about what and how an insane person thinks. I also thought the "An insane person denies he's insane. Bob denies he is insane. Ergo Bob is insane" premise was really int ... (continue)
I may have guessed the ending, but that didn't make the book any less riveting. The whole psychological factor made me really think about what and how an insane person thinks. I also thought the "An insane person denies he's insane. Bob denies he is insane. Ergo Bob is insane" premise was really interesting, and I loved how it worked the other way too - in Teddy's mind, criminals deny they're doing anything wrong. The doctors denied they were doing anything wrong. Ergo, the doctors were the bad guys. I can't wait to watch the movie - I hope it is as good a translation of Lehane's work as Mystic River and Gone, Baby, Gone were. I really can't wait to see Leo play this really intriguing character.
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