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d&apos;Hiv&apos;'/><category term='fiction'/><category term='YA'/><category term='War World II'/><category term='Italian culture'/><category term='novels'/><title type='text'>Comments on Primo Reads - Book Reviews: Unfinished Business</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.primoreads.com/feeds/7548419429477870586/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2403956145153006128/7548419429477870586/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.primoreads.com/2010/07/unfinished-business.html'/><author><name>Janna</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05557437845667317036</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='28' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YPVvOySQ-5Q/S3tEi7F8emI/AAAAAAAAAAM/-3K-CpagnSI/S220/profile.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>4</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2403956145153006128.post-6454557349254171923</id><published>2010-07-17T09:29:49.488-07:00</published><updated>2010-07-17T09:29:49.488-07:00</updated><title type='text'>I especially liked the first chapter of this book ...</title><content type='html'>I especially liked the first chapter of this book - the bit just after losing his job.  He talks about all the things he should be doing with his time, but instead he sleeps late and watches Law &amp;amp; Order repeats.  (Being unemployed is sort of like that at times.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It&amp;#39;s after that that he decides to address all the things he let slip over the years.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Enjoy!</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2403956145153006128/7548419429477870586/comments/default/6454557349254171923'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2403956145153006128/7548419429477870586/comments/default/6454557349254171923'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.primoreads.com/2010/07/unfinished-business.html?showComment=1279384189488#c6454557349254171923' title=''/><author><name>Janna</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05557437845667317036</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='28' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YPVvOySQ-5Q/S3tEi7F8emI/AAAAAAAAAAM/-3K-CpagnSI/S220/profile.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.primoreads.com/2010/07/unfinished-business.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2403956145153006128.post-7548419429477870586' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2403956145153006128/posts/default/7548419429477870586' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1814576446'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2403956145153006128.post-1237688244786253322</id><published>2010-07-17T07:11:55.420-07:00</published><updated>2010-07-17T07:11:55.420-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Wow, that&amp;#39;s an interesting idea. I&amp;#39;m not s...</title><content type='html'>Wow, that&amp;#39;s an interesting idea. I&amp;#39;m not so interested in reading the book as I am in thinking about what my own unfinished business would be.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2403956145153006128/7548419429477870586/comments/default/1237688244786253322'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2403956145153006128/7548419429477870586/comments/default/1237688244786253322'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.primoreads.com/2010/07/unfinished-business.html?showComment=1279375915420#c1237688244786253322' title=''/><author><name>Kathy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15867744753830511111</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='18216150922123048341'/><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CJpb8TFW0zk/ScQ_nZ3S6hI/AAAAAAAAABQ/LvGRqGu9ksM/S220/Feb+2009+snap+shots+Slightly+blurry+cropped.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.primoreads.com/2010/07/unfinished-business.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2403956145153006128.post-7548419429477870586' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2403956145153006128/posts/default/7548419429477870586' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-129177050'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2403956145153006128.post-384853254001688207</id><published>2010-07-17T02:27:10.001-07:00</published><updated>2010-07-17T02:27:10.001-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Hi Janna, 

This books really appeals to me. It do...</title><content type='html'>Hi Janna, &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This books really appeals to me. It does so because it&amp;#39;s unusual. Your review suggests a  decluttering of life and Zen-like freeing up of the author as he completes each task...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;...and he gets happier as a result.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2403956145153006128/7548419429477870586/comments/default/384853254001688207'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2403956145153006128/7548419429477870586/comments/default/384853254001688207'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.primoreads.com/2010/07/unfinished-business.html?showComment=1279358830001#c384853254001688207' title=''/><author><name>Amanda</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08624496879254345234</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QfmR7RVvXnY/S9I3P_Dt27I/AAAAAAAAAUk/ay62aViebbc/S220/ubud_cafe.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.primoreads.com/2010/07/unfinished-business.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2403956145153006128.post-7548419429477870586' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2403956145153006128/posts/default/7548419429477870586' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-704924549'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2403956145153006128.post-5988747525804679552</id><published>2010-07-16T22:08:56.763-07:00</published><updated>2010-07-16T22:08:56.763-07:00</updated><title type='text'>I just received &lt;i&gt;Unfinished Business&lt;/i&gt; from th...</title><content type='html'>I just received &lt;i&gt;Unfinished Business&lt;/i&gt; from the publisher this morning.  I read the first few pages and can&amp;#39;t wait to get into it.  It was very hard to put down.  I started reading your review then stopped because I actually like to wait until I write my review before I read others.  I&amp;#39;m sure you do the same thing.  </content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2403956145153006128/7548419429477870586/comments/default/5988747525804679552'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2403956145153006128/7548419429477870586/comments/default/5988747525804679552'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.primoreads.com/2010/07/unfinished-business.html?showComment=1279343336763#c5988747525804679552' title=''/><author><name>Donna</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03240426161600493554</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='08801566582880076201'/><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='29' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lu-0D83IjYo/TCUuqYBRVPI/AAAAAAAAABo/1H-CPNn5_i4/S220/DJ+with+cousins+Tony+Jay+(c).jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.primoreads.com/2010/07/unfinished-business.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2403956145153006128.post-7548419429477870586' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2403956145153006128/posts/default/7548419429477870586' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-508637584'/></entry></feed>
