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  <title><![CDATA[The Walking Dead, Vol. 7: The Calm Before]]></title>
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  <read_at>Tue Aug 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm just going to write the review for volumes 7,8, and 9 together - since -- due to some sweet Border's coupons -- I scored all3 for nearly the price of one.  And, as an aside, I say that not as a Border's advertisement, since if I had to choose corporations, I would go with Barnes and Noble...  <br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67983912">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sun Oct 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Not a lot of excitement in this collection of The Walking Dead.  The title says it all--it's the calm before the storm.  I just love the way this comic book is drawn--great facial expressions.<br/>Here's what happens:<br/>Lori tries to tell Rick that she screwed his best friend and that her baby i...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/35369719">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sun May 18 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Sun Jul 06 17:55:22 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really get the feeling I wouldn't have even picked this up if a friend of mine hadn't lent it to me, which is kind of sad, because I used to get really excited about the prospects of a new Walking Dead volume coming out.<br/><br/>This volume seems to start out okay - our cast tries to regain the...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22556020">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="13540420">
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  <read_at>Mon Jan 28 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Jan 25 12:55:41 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Jan 29 11:42:15 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Robert Kirkman, The Walking Dead: The Calm Before (Image, 2007)<br/><br/>Kirkman has finally achieved one of the goals he set for himself at the beginning of this series. Yeah, it's always been more about the people than the zombies, but The Calm Before is the book where the zombies are truly wind...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/13540420">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="71844083">
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  <date_added>Sat Sep 19 22:21:28 -0700 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[Robert Kirkman is awesome.  This volume was given to me as the &quot;break&quot; book between 5/6 and 8.  The term 'break', while it may apply in comparison to those volumes, doesn't really describe this one.  It's only less intense than the others, but Kirkman keeps reminding us how serious and hum...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71844083">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <date_added>Thu Sep 13 04:36:34 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Jun 12 15:50:57 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This series continues to be riviting, revolting, and terribly human.  As per the title, most of this volume has a slower pace, which is a great change from the rest of the series (especially the last two volumes); even without the title, however, the calm doesn't lesten tension but rather highten it...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6135797">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="13840249">
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  <date_added>Mon Jan 28 11:47:31 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Jan 31 13:00:39 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[the latest volume of kirkman's zombie novel.<br/>not really that funny, nonetheless packs a great, gripping story of a small band of survivors in a post apocalyptic, zombie-filled world. <br/>not for the faint hearted - besides the usual zombie associated gore the book packs a full range of human ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/13840249">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="29254635">
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  <read_at>Sat Aug 16 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Kirkman’s a complete bastard.  <em>The Calm Before</em> is a <em>great</em> title for this volume of <em>The Walking Dead </em> because the cliffhanger ending is one serious mother of a cliffhanger ending!  Our intrepid gang of survivors have many good days, a lot of luck, some peace and quiet, a marriage, a birth then, rig...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/29254635">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="43682582">
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  <read_at>Wed Jan 21 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[The calm before the storm.  Ridiculous that the events of this book are considered calm, but there you go.]]></body>
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    <review id="24943262">
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  <read_at>Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This one fell a little short of the other volumes for me, because it was incredibly slow and the whole pregnancy thing was way too fast and clean and went way too perfectly.  With everything else that goes wrong, the culmination of all that pregnancy tension was a let down.<br/><br/>This was a slo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/24943262">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="49406631">
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  <read_at>Wed Mar 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This really is the calm before the storm.  It's a good book (I love the series!), but it is not as powerful as some of the previous editions.]]></body>
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    <review id="11854347">
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[A stronger-than-normal collection of The Walking Dead one really creepy zombie-assisted suicide, a wedding, a childbirth,  and the build up to a battle between two human cities in this country ruled by zombies.<br/>The only downside with this story is that, as the title suggests, this is just the c...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/11854347">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="15149953">
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 17 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is great because of the waves of excitement that come through.  While things are looking pretty calm in this zombie-filled world, I am certain the &quot;stuff&quot; is about to hit the &quot;fan&quot;.<br/><br/>I like how they threw some twists into this one, tricking me and anyone who's...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/15149953">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="73906889">
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  <read_at>Fri Oct 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Intense.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Hands down still the best-written comic available today. Wow -- these things can't get written/illustrated/published fast enough for me. The saga continues with the human drama as the primary plot mover, and zombie outbreak secondary. The Walking Dead takes the &quot;circle of life&quot; idea and mu...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5557955">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Out of nowhere, Kirkman still gets you...  Often lulled into that horror-theme &quot;false sense of security&quot; (and the worse part is you know it), inevitably the writer still hits you when you're not looking.  The pain I continually feel for these characters makes it one of the best story lines...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/27065759">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <name><![CDATA[Pturingan]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Sep 11 19:20:56 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Nov 08 18:14:12 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This series is just often too depressing, too gruesome and sometimes difficult to read (with the torture scenes and such) at times. I've considered dropping it altogether in the past, but the damn cliffhangers just keep you stuck on the series.]]></body>
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    <review id="8128712">
  <user id="287912">
    <name><![CDATA[Melissa]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Denver, CO]]></location>        
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    <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Oct 23 09:22:08 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Oct 24 14:12:09 -0700 2007</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Ahh! I read the first six of these all at one time, so that as soon as I reached one cliff-hanger ending, I could get right on with the story. How I am supposed to wait now for the 8th book?]]></body>
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    <review id="17474077">
  <user id="874575">
    <name><![CDATA[sweet pea]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Tacoma, WA]]></location>        
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    <rating>2</rating>
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  <read_at>Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Mar 10 18:08:34 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Mar 10 18:11:24 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[the continuation of the story brings plot elements that are basically re-hashes of previous plot arcs.  so, it left me disappointed, but nevertheless waiting for the next installment.]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="7502824">
  <user id="177265">
    <name><![CDATA[Michael]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Normal, IL]]></location>        
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  </user>
    <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Oct 09 17:15:27 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Sep 02 18:39:13 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Well, the Governer is a great character. <br/><br/>What story doesn't benefit from a sadist? ]]></body>
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