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    <body><![CDATA[Everything Joseph Heller ever wrote, other than Catch-22, is utter crap. I'm beginning to believe the theory that it was plagarized...]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I loved Catch-22 so it was a given that I'd read &quot;Good as Gold&quot;. This is more about a look at the Jewish experience during what I assume is the 1970s as Bruce Gold attempts to have it all and be all he can be. Have a lovely new wife, career in government and most importantly respect. Of co...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45545328">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I now have three Heller novels under my belt, and I swear it seems like each time I've cracked one his books, I'm reading a different author.  There are some tell-tale mannerisms that give him away, but each work is very distinct.<br/><br/>The first was &quot;Catch-22&quot;, and as the first, now ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41495789">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I started out thinking that this book was okay, definitely not one of Heller's best, but witty and insightful in parts. That opinion changed when I was nearly two-thirds through. This book is 500 pages long, but I swear it only has three of four ideas/jokes that it repeats over and over and over and...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/81049134">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[The first Heller book that wasn't a classic.  <em>Good as Gold</em> has its moments -- no book in which hatred of Henry Kissinger is a major theme can be <em>all</em> bad -- and it is better than the books that succeeded it, but it is by no means a must-read.  If I could give 3-1/2 stars, that's what this would get -...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/57896760">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Far from being as good as gold, this book was bad.  Very bad.  It might have been readable if you like reading about annoying Jewish families, don't care if no one in the book is likable, and find contradictory politicians endlessly amusing.  I only finished it because I wanted to see if it could po...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21219921">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is my third Joseph Heller book (and I seem to have read his releases chronologically) and I really enjoyed it.  You can definitely sense Vonnegut rubbing off on him on this one - he is more playful with the reader, breaking the fourth wall and letting the structure sort of collapse in on itself...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/11707070">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is one of my favorite Heller's books. It is really funny, I especially liked the White House politics. It is way better than &quot;Something Happen&quot;.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I don't know if I ever will read this, but there it is, on my shelf.  The cover of my copy (not pictured) is atrocious.  ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I loved this book! There were several times I laughed out loud. I rate Good as Gold as good as Catch-22, albeit the plot is not nearly as complicated as some of Heller's earlier works.<br/><br/>A must read for anyone likes satire and sharp dialogue.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Laughed my ass off!]]></body>
    
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[My buddy Mike suggested that I read this book, since it is pretty closely tied to the book that I am reading. Mike is an uber-smart guy, so I obliged him. The truth is that this book is a lot like my book. I have always respected Heller and have heard very good things. While the thesis holds togethe...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/13060142">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I liked this book, although I'm not sure I would recommend it.  The family scenes were tough -- but most of it was (the new relationship w/the younger former student and the interactions w/the potential father in law, etc).  It was a bit of a stretch in many ways, as well.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Another book where all the characters are unlikeable. I like Joseph Heller's odd perception of reality, but this came across better in Catch 22. Maybe because the plot was so much stronger? This book is just a Jewish guy bitching about his (privileged) life.<br/><br/>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[aahh, great. just great. and SO funny. Read it while preparing for interpreting exam in Brx. Ha, all those EU speeches during the day and Gold with his position in the White House after that - a perfect balance for those working for any administration :)]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Wonderfully amusing retelling of the Bible story.  Essential to read with an American Jewish accent in your head. Funny and satisfying.]]></body>
    
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