Book Bunch Rating History Since 2005 (1995-2005 lost, sniff)

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Was it a winner? Or a stinker? Check our readers' ratings for some previous reads here.
NOTE: 0-5 is a rating; blank or - means not rated

Book Bunch Rating Scale
Fabulous Exceptional: probably an all-time favorite 5
Excellent Among year's best 4
Really good (better than average) A good solid read; I'd recommend to most 3
Fair to good (average) An OK read, worth the time but just fair; would recommend to some but not most 2
So-so Barely finished, several quibbles 1
Boring Didn't finish it! 0
Aggravating Wanted to THROW it across the room (Dorothy Parker's rating) -1

Check our list of BB Previous Reads since 1997 for full title/author


Member Ratings Since 2005

Title

Avg

Ali

Bay

BCJl

Bets

Bfly

Bks

Brb

CC

DbC

DebL

Jenn

Jod

Kev

KL

Lec

Mags

Mch

Meg

MyM

Olle

Pam

Rem

SPC

TR

Tril

WC

Xm

Arthur & George

1.4

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1.5

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2

1

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1.5

 

1

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1

1.5

1.5

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1.5

0

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2.5

2

Back swan green

3.1

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3

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4

2.5

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2

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2

 

2.5

4

3

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4

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4

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2.75

3

Beyond Black

1.7

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2

1.5

1

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2

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3.5

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2

 

0

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1

2

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1

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2

2

Brief History of the Dead

1.5

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1

 

 

1.5

 

 

 

1.5

0

1.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.5

2

 

1

 

 

1

3

1

Cannery Row

3.6

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3.5

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4

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4

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3.75

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3.5

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3

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4

3.25

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Don't Look Back

2.5

2

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2.5

2.5

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2.5

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3.5

2.75

2

 

2.5

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2.5

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2.5

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East of Eden

4.5

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4.5

3.5

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5

4.5

 

4.75

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4.5

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4

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5

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5

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Far Cry Kensington

2.3

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2.75

2

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2.5

2.5

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2

 

2.5

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2

2

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2.5

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2

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Go Tell It Mountain

2.3

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1.5

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3

 

2

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2.5

2.5

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2.5

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3

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1.5

Ha-Ha

0.9

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0

1

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1

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1

 

0

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0

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2

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2

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1.5

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1.5

0

Harry Potter 7

3.7

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4

3.25

3.5

3.5

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4

3

 

3.5

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3.5

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3.75

3

3

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4.5

4.75

4.5

3.5

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Louis Drax

2.4

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2.75

1.5

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3

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2

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3

 

2

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2

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2

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3

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3

1.5

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3

3

Map of Glass

2.4

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3.25

2

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2

3.25

2.5

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2

 

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3.5

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0.5

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2.25

3

Meaning of Night

1.6

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0.5

1

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1.75

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1.9

 

0

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1.75

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3

2.4

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1

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2.25

Ordinary Wolves

2.4

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1.75

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2.5

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2.5

 

0

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3

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3.7

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3

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Out

1.7

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1

1.8

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2.5

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2.5

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0.8

 

0

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4

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2

1.8

1.8

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-1

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2

2.8

Peace Like a River

2.2

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3

2.75

3

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3

 

2

2

-2

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4

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2

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2.5

2.5

2

People's Act of Love

3.2

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3.5

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4

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3

 

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2.5

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3

3

Peyton Place

2.9

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3

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2.5

 

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3

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3

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Secret River

3.4

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3.5

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3.5

3

2.5

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2

 

3.5

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4.25

4.5

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4

3

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3.5

S/Ness of Beauty

2.6

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3

3.5

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2.5

 

2

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3

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3

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3

3

Snobs

2.4

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3

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3.25

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2

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2

2

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2

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3

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Snow Flower

3.0

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3

3

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3.5

3

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3

 

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1.5

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3

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3.5

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3.75

3

Spectator Bird

1.8

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1.75

1.5

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2

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2

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2.5

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0.75

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Still Life

3.6

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4

4

4

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4

4

4

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3.5

 

3.5

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3.5

3.4

3

3

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3

4

3.75

3.5

Stolen Child

2.3

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2.5

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2.5

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2

 

2

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1.75

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3

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2.5

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2

Suite Francaise

2.3

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3

1

0

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4

3

1.2

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3.4

 

2

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3

2

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2.5

3

Sunburned Country

1.3

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2

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1

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0

 

0

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1

2.5

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1.5

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2

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2

1.5

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2

2

Sweet Thurs

3.4

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3

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4

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3.5

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3

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3.5

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2.5

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Tenderness of Wolves

3.7

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4

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4

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3.6

 

3.5

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4

3.4

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4

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3.5

3.5

The Girls

2.4

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2.5

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3

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2

 

3

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3

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2.5

3

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2.5

The Murdered House

2.3

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2.75

2

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2

2.5

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2.5

 

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2

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2

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2.5

2

Thous Splendid Suns

3.7

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4

2.75

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4

4

2.75

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4

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3.5

3.5

3.75

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4

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4

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4

4

Trip to the Stars

2.4

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2.5

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4

2.5

2

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2.5

 

0

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2.5

0.5

3

3.5

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3

UnpardonCrime

2.1

3.1

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2.5

1

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1.5

 

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2

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3

1

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1.5

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2.5

2.5

Ursula Under

2.1

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0.5

3

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3.5

3.5

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0

 

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2

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1

2.5

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2.75

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Thanks so much to JANE FOR UPDATING and her patience; to Anne, Chris, Olle, and Kathy Spaceycase for swiftly and elegantly compiling the original data and to Jodi for HTMLing her little brains out.

Key to Member Abbreviations
Ali Ali
Basl Basil
Bay BayJoens (Sandra)
BCJl BCCJillster
Bets Blanchard (Betsy)
Bfly Butterfly (Vanessa)
Bks Booksalot (Anne)
Brb Riverblue (Barb)
CC Christine
DbC Deb from California
DebL Deb Lee
Jenn Cierdwyn
Jodi Jodi
Kev KScribe (Kevin)
KL KathyLaz (Fl)
Lec Leecie
Mch MuchAdo (Lori)
Meg Megster
MyM MurrayMint (Jane)
Olle Olle
Pam MizPam
Rem Remacom
SPC SpaceyCase (Kathy in Calif)
TR Tom Reiser
Tril Trilaja (Mary)
WC Wernoclue (Karen)
Xm XMayStarx (Courtney)


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