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    <body><![CDATA[I'd heard good things about Judy Budnitz, that she's original, wacky and all that. And I really appreciate it when a short-story writer tries to experiment and entertain rather than shock and depress. But too many of these stories just left me cold. They tried so damn hard to be clever that they fel...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69218460">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[i love this collection of stories, it's one of my all-times favorites. It's a shame I haven't liked any of Budnitz's other work.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Charming and dramatic. Twists reality without asking you to suspend disbelief too far. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm in the odd position of disliking these stories, but finding them vaguely interesting.  ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I love short stories, and some of these are brilliant.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I learned about this author from NPR's &quot;This American Life&quot;, and was optimistic about the book when it arrived.  Unfortunately, I can see why Budnitz's stories lend well to radio, and not so much to text.  The stories were fluffy, full of imagination, and lacking in literary intrigue.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is another great gift for women who love to read.  Budnitz has a unique style.  I think that modern writers with style - and unique style at that - are rare.  She is imaginative and it works.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I actually learned about her from the New York Post and was blown away by her passion and imagination.  I sat through a bunch of terrible clowns to hear her read and it was worth it.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This woman writes some of the most intriguing and sublime stories I've ever read. Magical realism that would make Borges proud.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[One of my favorite short story collections.  I laughed, I cried, it became a part of me.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[judy budnitz is a wonderful talented author... i want her to have my child]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I remember loving it but don't remember why.]]></body>
    
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