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In parts (2), I zipped through this one on a plane. Loved it. Super entertaining. (1), absolutely loved the movie. That never happens. (1), Absolutely loved it. And then (1), but worth it. (1), It's heavy and difficult to get through (1), totally forgettable. (1), Loved it. His second book (1), It was okay. No Benjamin Button (1), Very fast and entertaining read. Fascinating in parts. (1), HATED it. (1), really liked this one I think. (1), but love the book. Go figure. (1), I hate the main character (1), but that's not saying much. (1), Just entertaining... not much else. (1), Entertaining. A beach read. I cried at the end (1), Why is it that this book gets scarier and scarier the older I get? (1), Ugh. Rubbish. A total waste of time. (1), but well written in parts. (1), Hubby loved this more than I did. Predictable story line (1), Great read on a plane. Chelsea is a total bitch but she's hilarious. My favorite essay is about when she dated a redhead. (1), Loving this-- his best work to date (1), I know I'm in the minority. (1), Ugh. Painful. Hated it. Sorry (1), Loved it! Inspirational and well written. (1), No doubt-- Annie Dillard is one of the greatest writers of our generation. This book was heartbreaking. (1), I didn't love this book the way I wanted to. A female David Sedaris she is not. (1), and all the freedoms we take for granted. (1), Very tough. Looking forward to seeing the movie. (1), I'm sorry. I tried twice. Hated it. (1), I loved this book. The excessive use of footnotes was killer on my eyes though. (1), I listened to this on CD and loved it for the most part. (1), I'm not connecting to any of the narrators yet. Not sure if I'm going to continue with this one. (1), then got confusing and unrealistic. (1), This book started off beautifully (1), So fascinating-- told as a letter to the Chinese Premier. Excellent protagonist. (1), Okay... a little on the unbelievable side at times. Not sure how annoyed I am by the author. (1), Fun and entertaining airplane-read (1), but I think the 'margarita' is a misnomer. (1), well written in parts (1), Way fun (1), So far so good. Reminds me of Running with Scissors in parts. (1), but it dragged in parts. An important story. (1), Great for young adults. (1), Absolutely loved these stories. Very well written. (1), I didn't love EVERY story in here (1), Probably the worst book I've read in the last year. Awful. (1), Really liked this book. Did not love this book like I loved her short stories. (1), I thought she was a raving lunatic. (1), I loved it. In other parts (1), and am looking forward to the third time. (1), I've listened to this twice now (1), Great for a premenstrual afternoon. The final dedication in this book KILLED me. In a good way. (1), I literally couldn't put this book down. The fact that it's a true story is amazng. (1), I heart you JSF (1), Loved it!! Such a great read. (1), Beautiful. Love Alice Walker. (1), Great-- well written and researched. (1), like I did Interpreter of Maladies. But very good nonetheless. (1), Creepy. Crazy. Gets you thinking lots about morality (1), wonderful (1), amazing (1), Jonathan Safran Foer (1), The fact that they could take a book as beautiful as this and make it into such a ridiculously horrible movie is heartbreaking. (1), I loved this so much more than The Joy Luck Club (1), I recommend listening to this one on CD-- hearing it in the author's own voice is amazing. (1), I couldn't have loved the main character more. (1), All sorts of reasons for an English teacher to be apologetic to ESL students. (1), The short story about his trip to the nudist colony is hilarious. (1), I love all things David Sedaris. (1), An intellectual perspective is always welcome to me. (1), Totally amazing (1), marry me. (1), When I was a kid (1), this is it. (1), Incredible (1), The beginning of this book is so much better than the end... but so well told I couldn't put it down. (1), So (1), Self (1), So amazing (1), I loved the movie (1), Start with this one (1), and then move to Ariel. (1), Heartbreaking. I loved it. (1), Brilliant story (1), in my opinion. (1), so sad (1), though. (1), I liked it (1), society (1), In the top five-- Michael Cunningham is a beautiful writer. (1), So many passages from this book to choose from for inspiration. (1), especially the stories of his own life. (1), Such a beautiful book-- each short story seemed to get better than the last. I liked it so much I taught it to my 11th graders. (1), I love Steve Martin. He has such a gift for story telling (1), Yeah (1), I would finish this book and then start right up again on page one. I think I read it twenty times. (1), Beyond inspirational. Knowing what happens to this poor girl after the book was successful makes it even more painful to read. (1), It's hard to find words for this book. I get more out of it every time I read it. (1), I was so personally moved by this book and couldn't wait to read her other works. Then I realized that was a mistake. (1), and brilliantly told. The movie is fantastic. (1), I sat on the beach in Thailand and bawled my eyes out over this book. I loved the main character more than I can put into words. (1), Wonderful historical fiction. The movie was garbage though. (1), I loved this book so much I read it twice. Then I read The Mermaid Chair... and felt the bitter sting of disappointment. (1), Truly one of the wittiest and best screenplays in a long time. The movie is wonderful and I hate anyone who doesn't agree. (1), Such a fascinating account of American and Morman history. An amazing book. (1), Loved to hate the characters in this book. (1), I couldn't have loved this book more. Michael Dorris understood women much more than I ever will. (1), Inspirational on so many levels. (1), David Sedaris can do no wrong. This one must be listened to on tape. (1), Absolutely brilliant and wonderful. One of my top five favorite books of all time. (1), is just as philosophical. I want to read this one again. (1), well told. His "autobiography" (1), and then read the book and realized how much the movie missed. So beautiful. (1), I loved them all-- what a multi-talented writer. (1), so well researched and written. (1), It is because of this book that I became an English major. (1), If I am forced to choose a favorite by her (1), It's nice to see a writer do better with his second novel than he did with the first. (1), and her latest work... not so much. (1), Her early work is really beautiful (1), I get sad when I think about all the things the movie could have been. (1), Oh man. This one was tough. A very difficult and wonderful book. Well told. (1)
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