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- Eats, Shoots & Leaves (337)
- The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation
- By Lynne Truss
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- Life of Pi (1580)
- By Yann Martel
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- You Just Don't Understand (58)
- Women and Men in Conversation
- By Deborah Tannen
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An interesting book, but it places too much emphasis on gender and not enough on culture.
- — Dec 21, 2006 | Add your feedback
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- Sense and Sensibility (2678)
- (Penguin Popular Classics)
- By Jane Austen
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- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (7051)
- (Harry Potter Book 1)
- By J. K. Rowling
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Finished
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- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (4844)
- (Book 2)
- By J. K. Rowling
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Finished
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- Lord of the Flies (1676)
- By William Golding
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- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (4734)
- (Book 3)
- By J. K. Rowling
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
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This was probably my favorite of the series. It goes into the backstory and provides the greatest understanding of the world Harry Potter lives in.
- — Dec 21, 2006 | 2 feedbacks
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- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (5424)
- (Book 4)
- By J. K. Rowling
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
1 person find this helpful
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I would actually rate this book between so-so and quite good. I found I enjoyed this one, but it's not one of my favorite fantasy series.
- — Dec 21, 2006 | Add your feedback
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- The Devil Wears Prada (1993)
- By Lauren Weisberger
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3 people find this helpful
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It was not as good as I thought it was going to be. It was good for what I meant it as, which was something to read on the plane when I went to Europe, but I found myself cringing at certain places.
- — Dec 21, 2006 | 1 feedback
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- Pride and Prejudice (7543)
- By Jane Austen
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Finished
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1 person find this helpful
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It's not that it's the greatest story ever written, but I've always enjoyed it. Even after several rereadings, I still take comfort in this book.
- — Dec 21, 2006 | Add your feedback
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- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (6304)
- (Harry Potter, Book 5)
- By J. K. Rowling
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
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This was where my interest in Harry Potter waned almost completely. It felt as though there was the opportunity for it to be so much better than it was. And I also hated that I could tell what was going to happen nearly 100 pages in advance.
- — Dec 21, 2006 | Add your feedback
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- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (6809)
- By J. K. Rowling
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
13 people find this helpful
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I was frustrated with this book, although not as much as I was with the fifth. It seems that even as the themes mature and grow darker, the writing style remains the same. I also was highly frustrated that areas which could have been explored, and in some cases should have been explored, were shunte ... (continue)
- — Dec 21, 2006 | 1 feedback
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- Women, Fire, and Dangerous Things (37)
- By George Lakoff
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Women, Fire, and Dangerous Things
1 person find this helpful
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Fascinating way to look at how the language we uses influences how we think about what we talk about.
- — Dec 21, 2006 | Add your feedback
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- Reading the Romance (6)
- Women, Patriarchy, and Popular Literature
- By Janice A. Radway
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Life of Pi
I haven't read the entire book yet, but I've enjoyed what I have read so far.
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