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Jess M. - Dec 29, 2003 5:23:32 am PST #301 of 10002
Let me just say that popularity with people on public transportation does not equal literary respect. --Jesse

I got a bunch of books for Hanukkah:

Oryx and Crake by Margart Atwood, Lost by Gregory Maguire, Enemies, a Love Story, by Singer, Lies my Teacher Told Me (forgot the author), and Easter Island, by Jennifer Vanderbes, which I've already finished and highly recommend.

Megan E. - Dec 29, 2003 6:18:28 am PST #302 of 10002

Lyra's Oxford by Philip Pullman (a bit of a letdown--it's so short!),

I bought this for myself and read it at the airport. I also felt letdown and would have liked the story to be about 50 pages longer. The writing seemed to lack the richness of the trilogy.

Kate P. - Dec 29, 2003 7:10:48 am PST #303 of 10002
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love

There's just nothing much to it, and the explanation offered at the end for the witch's behavior was pretty obvious . No interesting new revelations about the world or the characters. I was definitely disappointed.

deborah grabien - Dec 29, 2003 7:25:08 am PST #304 of 10002
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.

I got Simon Winchester's new one, and a gorgeous very valuable history of Florence, among others.

scrappy - Dec 29, 2003 7:25:58 am PST #305 of 10002
Nobody

Great review, Deb! Woo hoo!

deborah grabien - Dec 29, 2003 7:35:44 am PST #306 of 10002
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.

Oh, speaking of reviews, I also treated myself to Kristin Olhson's "Stalking the Divine" when it first came out, and am planning on giving to my sister for her birthday. I just reviewed it at Amazon, but it likely won't show up for a day or two.

Astarte - Dec 29, 2003 7:36:39 am PST #307 of 10002
Not having has never been the thing I've regretted most in my life. Not trying is.

Congrats on the lovely review, Deb.

On a smaller scale, I gave Weaver to my mom for Christmas, as she enjoys mysteries. She said she liked it very much. (She finished it already when I called last night).

I also gave the folks Firefly, which puzzled them somewhat. Hee.

It's just that my dad is Mal, in a shorter stockier way (with looser pants) which I'm trying to figure out how to say to them.

deborah grabien - Dec 29, 2003 7:37:17 am PST #308 of 10002
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.

It's just that my dad is Mal, in a shorter stockier way (with looser pants)

Bwah!

beth b - Dec 29, 2003 7:40:03 am PST #309 of 10002
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!

great review,deb.

recieved : Slayer slang, 7 seasons of buffy, fray, 3rd book in the eyre affaire, a couple of books that are catcentric, and possibly more , but I am blanking on them

Kat - Dec 29, 2003 7:46:05 am PST #310 of 10002
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

Lyra's Oxford by Philip Pullman (a bit of a letdown--it's so short!)

Kate P, so it's another story? I've seen it at the store and picked it up several times with an intent to buy. but I was unclear on whether it was a companion edition or a novella or what. So I haven't.

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