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avg rating 3.64
num ratings 76,202
date pub Mar 26, 1920
date pub edition Jul 14, 1998
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I wanted to like This Side of Paradise. I really did. It's a favorite of a friend of mine, a "good for you" novel that I'd never read. But it just did
I wanted to like This Side of Paradise. I really did. It's a favorite of a friend of mine, a "good for you" novel that I'd never read. But it just didn't click with me. I never cared for OR about Amory. I've read so many reviews about how the American royalty theme echoes the self-centeredness of today's youth, but the connection just didn't ring true. Even accounting for the period, it's overwritten, uninteresting and, honestly, boring. I'm ready to be attacked by book snobs everywhere.
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isbn13 9780142404621
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num pages
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avg rating 4.08
num ratings 10,769
date pub 2004
date pub edition Aug 18, 2005
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really liked it
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I have such a crush on Mike Lupica -- from the silliness of Bump and Run to his flustered "but, but, but" on ESPN's SportsReporters. The YA Travel Team
I have such a crush on Mike Lupica -- from the silliness of Bump and Run to his flustered "but, but, but" on ESPN's SportsReporters. The YA Travel Team is a bit more earnest than most of his fiction, and for the most part, keeping in mind the intended audience, it works.
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cover title author isbn 1587248271
isbn13 9781587248276
asin 1587248271
num pages
568
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avg rating 3.83
num ratings 45,840
date pub Jan 2004
date pub edition Oct 19, 2004
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If Adam ever pushes me off the side of a cruise ship, I want to be rescued by this guy.
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isbn13 9781843540724
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num pages
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avg rating 3.18
num ratings 4,312
date pub 2002
date pub edition 2003
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liked it
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And I thought my childhood was bad. But what I'd have given to have written this at 17, stereotypes, over-the-top violence and all.
And I thought my childhood was bad. But what I'd have given to have written this at 17, stereotypes, over-the-top violence and all.
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isbn13 9780399152955
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num pages
144
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avg rating 3.85
num ratings 1,009
date pub Dec 29, 2005
date pub edition Dec 29, 2005
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it was ok
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Would *anyone* mistake this for the kind of book I enjoy? Even outside my general type, this self-help tome was particularly grating. For god's sake, i
Would *anyone* mistake this for the kind of book I enjoy? Even outside my general type, this self-help tome was particularly grating. For god's sake, it has an acronym in the title. The general public doesn't automatically translate "QBQ."
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isbn13 9780385514392
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num pages
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avg rating 3.73
num ratings 6,589
date pub Jan 17, 2006
date pub edition Jan 17, 2006
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Thank god my cube-dweller days were limited. One of the more clever satires on office life I've seen in a while. Dilbert be damned.
Thank god my cube-dweller days were limited. One of the more clever satires on office life I've seen in a while. Dilbert be damned.
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isbn13 9780375412530
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num pages
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avg rating 3.55
num ratings 21,500
date pub May 01, 2001
date pub edition May 01, 2001
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Unoffensive. And fine minor drama. But not too much more.
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