<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19933604.post4734439069216282151..comments</id><updated>2010-08-25T15:06:09.573-05:00</updated><category term='2'/><category term='6'/><category term='Geekiness'/><category term='2010 Challenge'/><category term='World Citizen'/><category term='4'/><category term='movies'/><category term='Plays'/><category term='OUaT4'/><category term='Friday Finds'/><category term='sci-fi'/><category term='Vintage Mystery Challenge'/><category term='graphic novel'/><category term='7'/><category term='OUaT2'/><category term='2011 Challenge'/><category term='YA Challenge'/><category term='Shakespeare Challenge'/><category term='Politics'/><category term='OUaT5'/><category term='Japanese Lit Challenge'/><category term='Life'/><category term='Chunkster Challenge'/><category term='1'/><category term='TBR LITE'/><category term='RIP challenge'/><category term='Classics Challenge'/><category term='fantasy'/><category term='non-fiction'/><category term='5'/><category term='Name Challenge'/><category term='Armchair Traveller Challenge'/><category term='Personal Challenge'/><category term='10 out of 100 Challenge'/><category term='Everything Austen Challenge'/><category term='Sci-fi Experience'/><category term='POC Challenge'/><category term='Russian Challenge'/><category term='OUaT3'/><category term='TBR Dare'/><category term='Science Book Challenge'/><category term='3'/><category term='TBR Challenge'/><category term='1% Challenge'/><category term='Off the Shelf Challenge'/><category term='9409 challenge'/><category term='LOTR Readalong'/><category term='1001 books list'/><title type='text'>Comments on Cynical Optimism: Review and Pics</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.cynicaloptimism.net/feeds/4734439069216282151/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/19933604/4734439069216282151/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.cynicaloptimism.net/2010/08/review-and-pics.html'/><author><name>Melanie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13215448457283751470</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://3.bp.blogspot.com/_SOmyvxnpDaw/SKCxG065IOI/AAAAAAAAADk/rTVSMKqhN4I/s1600-R/IMG_1378.JPG'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>3</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19933604.post-4736753652314985164</id><published>2010-08-25T15:06:09.573-05:00</published><updated>2010-08-25T15:06:09.573-05:00</updated><title type='text'>chris- Thanks. 

NBW- the first book really was a ...</title><content type='html'>chris- Thanks. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;NBW- the first book really was a drag until about 2/3 of the way through.  it is such a huge info dump.  once you get past that it gets much more fun.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/19933604/4734439069216282151/comments/default/4736753652314985164'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/19933604/4734439069216282151/comments/default/4736753652314985164'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.cynicaloptimism.net/2010/08/review-and-pics.html?showComment=1282766769573#c4736753652314985164' title=''/><author><name>Melanie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13215448457283751470</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://3.bp.blogspot.com/_SOmyvxnpDaw/SKCxG065IOI/AAAAAAAAADk/rTVSMKqhN4I/s1600-R/IMG_1378.JPG'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.cynicaloptimism.net/2010/08/review-and-pics.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19933604.post-4734439069216282151' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/19933604/posts/default/4734439069216282151' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1394100829'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19933604.post-1874670810799803649</id><published>2010-08-23T08:48:03.153-05:00</published><updated>2010-08-23T08:48:03.153-05:00</updated><title type='text'>I&amp;#39;ve tried to read Hamilton in the past, but f...</title><content type='html'>I&amp;#39;ve tried to read Hamilton in the past, but for some reason I never quite get into his stories.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I&amp;#39;ve had the books you mention on my TBR list for a while now based on recommendations of friends and others.  I suppose I need to give them a try at some point.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/19933604/4734439069216282151/comments/default/1874670810799803649'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/19933604/4734439069216282151/comments/default/1874670810799803649'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.cynicaloptimism.net/2010/08/review-and-pics.html?showComment=1282571283153#c1874670810799803649' title=''/><author><name>nashvillebookworm</name><uri>http://nashvillebookworm.wordpress.com/</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='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/openid16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.cynicaloptimism.net/2010/08/review-and-pics.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19933604.post-4734439069216282151' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/19933604/posts/default/4734439069216282151' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1149818102'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19933604.post-6394526368546273053</id><published>2010-08-22T20:39:34.844-05:00</published><updated>2010-08-22T20:39:34.844-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Damn...you HAD to make banana bread :p Everything ...</title><content type='html'>Damn...you HAD to make banana bread :p Everything looks so damn good! Looks like you and B make a really cute couple :D &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I so agree with you that it&amp;#39;s totally refreshing to find a series that is actually complete!!</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/19933604/4734439069216282151/comments/default/6394526368546273053'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/19933604/4734439069216282151/comments/default/6394526368546273053'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.cynicaloptimism.net/2010/08/review-and-pics.html?showComment=1282527574844#c6394526368546273053' title=''/><author><name>Chris</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05793512698366676453</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='30' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Kw7UnfXuyrI/SbYHss-4_kI/AAAAAAAABM4/X-Z9JAB687E/S220/mereading.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.cynicaloptimism.net/2010/08/review-and-pics.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19933604.post-4734439069216282151' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/19933604/posts/default/4734439069216282151' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1026538259'/></entry></feed>
