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Maura Stone
Goodreads Author
Born
in The United States
Website
Twitter
Genre
Influences
Philip K. Dick, Sam Levenson, I HEART Huckabees, Transformational tech
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Member Since
January 2010
URL
https://www.goodreads.com/maurastone
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Five-Star FLEECING
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2009
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4 editions
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eDating the Old School Way: A Comedic Guide to Online Dating
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2011
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8 editions
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Amour Anarchy, a Memoir
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Smut Snark Satire
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Arc of Passion
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2012
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Mostly Sunset
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SMUT SNARK SATIRE 2: Censored!!!
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Smut Snark Satire 3
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AntiSeptic
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SMUT SNARK SATIRE: 3
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This is a First!
Just this morning, international best-selling author friended me on goodreads and gave me 5-star ratings on 2 of my books.
Hours later, she unfriended me and removed the 5-star ratings.
Then...ANOTHER best-selling author friended me on goodreads and gave me 5-star ratings on 2 of my books, the exact 2 books as the previous one.
I didn't friend her back. The 5-star ratings are there, but for how lon Read more of this blog post »
Hours later, she unfriended me and removed the 5-star ratings.
Then...ANOTHER best-selling author friended me on goodreads and gave me 5-star ratings on 2 of my books, the exact 2 books as the previous one.
I didn't friend her back. The 5-star ratings are there, but for how lon Read more of this blog post »
Maura’s Recent Updates
"Very disappointing. Overwrought and contrived enough to even feel manipulative."
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"Sometimes I have no choice but to fall back upon the Roger Ebert: I hated, hated, hated this book.
This was heartily recommended by a colleague, which is perhaps the only reason I persisted after bouncing hard off the writing style. To me, there is so" Read more of this review » |
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"This was a DNF for me after being 60% in. I need help understanding the praise and high reviews for this novel. This book could have been cut 250 pages or more. I couldn't connect with the characters or follow the story after a certain point. Patch's"
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"I didn't just dislike it. I came to loathe it in a curling wave by about a quarter of the way in — but there were plenty of warning signs I would hate it before that.
I don't know what everyone is going on about with the beautiful writing. Read some I" Read more of this review » |
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| What can I say other than: מְצוּיָן! | |
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| After 50 painful pages, I had to stop. Luckily, I got the book through the library otherwise I would've been livid spending coin on such drivel. His condescending tone and facile explanations wore me down. I can hear his voice - whiny, nasal, superci ...more | |
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| What a fun read. Very superficial, but easy to read with lots of action, formulaic of course, but a feel-good type of thriller. A solid adventure book good for beaches, train rides, and rainy days. | |
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| I had high hopes for this novel, but it was disappointing. The characters were 2-D, the protagonist had eidetic memory, but forgot everything; he didn't know Kabbalah, but guess what - he's an expert! Then the 'surprise' element which was no surprise ...more | |
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| This was a very hard read for me. Believe the plot is thinly disguised to let people know the truth about Bangkok and Thailand and the Israeli youths who go there for drugs and partying. I knew a lot about the drug trade, ladyboys, etc. but the way t ...more | |
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| The 2 major protagonists are not super spies - they make mistakes, get filthy, go against their ethics. One step further - it’s almost like one of those best pals in a dilemma kind of story. Thoroughly enjoyed it. And the translation felt effortless. | |
“I’m giving up my US citizenship. After 5 yrs, as an illegal I’ll be allowed all the benefits and privileges denied me as an American citizen. Plus I may be deported from NY to Florida!!”
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“She said, “I’ll always support you in all your bad decisions.”
In appreciation, I retorted, “As long as someone supports me in my bad decisions, then I'll feel good about making them.”
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In appreciation, I retorted, “As long as someone supports me in my bad decisions, then I'll feel good about making them.”
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“She said, “I’ll always support you in all your bad decisions.”
In appreciation, I retorted, “As long as someone supports me in my bad decisions, then I'll feel good about making them.”
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In appreciation, I retorted, “As long as someone supports me in my bad decisions, then I'll feel good about making them.”
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“Can't wait to see my parents! They died 20 years ago, but the DNC has the power to raise the dead.”
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“I’m giving up my US citizenship. After 5 yrs, as an illegal I’ll be allowed all the benefits and privileges denied me as an American citizen. Plus I may be deported from NY to Florida!!”
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“My mother said that I used an elephant gun to swat a fly. I said, "But it keeps the rest of the flies away.”
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Maura, thank you for the Goodreads friend connect.Wishing you the very best!
Nice to hook up with you here my bookbuzzr friend.
