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10/13
Michael
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Jesus Wants to Save Christians: A Manifesto for the Church in Exile (Hardcover) by Rob Bell bookshelves: currently-reading |
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Michael made a comment on Luzcasa's profile:
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East of Eden (Centennial Edition) by John Steinbeck bookshelves: to-read |
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Hound of the Baskervilles (Paperback) by Arthur Conan Doyle bookshelves: to-read |
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Branding Faith: Why Some Churches and Nonprofits Impact Culture and Others Don't (Hardcover) by Phil Cooke bookshelves: to-read |
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A Great and Terrible Beauty (Hardcover) by Libba Bray bookshelves: to-read |
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Over Sea, Under Stone (The Dark Is Rising, Book 1) by Susan Cooper bookshelves: to-read |
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Bridge to Terabithia (Paperback) by Katherine Paterson bookshelves: to-read |
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Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold (Paperback) by C.S. Lewis bookshelves: to-read |
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Michael made a comment on Elizabeth's profile:
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Michael
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Brisingr (Inheritance - Book 3) by Christopher Paolini |
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I am reading, in fact I just finished one and will finish another tomorrow! I just am doing other things too. Surprising huh?
How about you?
Well, yeah. I guess I should explain myself. As a whole, I think they are inherently good books, although from an aesthetic viewpoint and according to actual literary standards, they are nothing special. They are your typical novels marketed to teen girls--feel good books basically; stories you can live vicariously. The kind of novels you indulge in like chocolate. Stephanie Meyer capitalized on the hidden and unrealistic fantasies that plague the female psyche. In some ways I count it even as harmful fantasy because the novels encourage misconceptions about dating and the ideal male--as if teen girls need further distorted self images and romantic bull in their lives. They're just guilty pleasures that are embarrassingly satisfying.
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