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  <title><![CDATA[Water Witches]]></title>
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  <default_description>Set in the Vermont countryside, &lt;I&gt;Water Witches&lt;/I&gt; is a tale of the clash between progress and tradition, science and magic. In the midst of a nightmarish New England drought, cynical ski industry lobbyist Scottie Winston is trying to get a large ski resort the permits it needs to tap already beleaguered rivers for snow. His wife, his little girl, and his sister-in-law -- dowsers or &quot;water witches&quot; all -- hope to stop him, however, in this gentle, comic, life-affirming novel.&lt;P&gt;</default_description>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">1995</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>Water Witches</original_title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Chris Bohjalian]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sun Dec 28 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri May 23 16:22:39 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Dec 28 08:21:32 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This one of Chris Bohjalian's earlier works, but I could not tell this from reading it. I felt that it was just as good as his more recent works. Set with the backdrop of his typical Vermont beauty, Bohjalian introduces the topic of dowsing (which I had never heard of), which plays a significant rol...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22840131">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="7014417">
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    <name><![CDATA[cassie]]></name>
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  <read_at>Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Sep 29 19:56:22 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Nov 04 11:26:24 -0800 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Boring. Not compelling. Do not recommend. ]]></body>
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    <review id="16517542">
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    <name><![CDATA[Cindy]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Fairbanks, AK]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Wed Feb 27 10:39:17 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Feb 27 10:08:04 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Feb 27 10:36:42 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is the first book that I have read by this author and he has a large and popular body of work, so I look forward to future good reads.<br/><br/>Bring to stage an expanding Vermont ski resort that requires snowmaking capabilities, its representing attorney married into a family of dowsers and ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/16517542">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="63881337">
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    <name><![CDATA[Elizabeth]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[San Jose, CA]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Tue Jul 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Jul 17 12:21:23 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Jul 21 09:26:59 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Surprise, surprise, another Bohjalian novel set in Vermont with a trial and a lawyer with a conflict between his job and his conscience, a strong group of  women with unusual occupations and an adorable, highly gifted daughter.  Hmmm.  Why do I keep reading his books?  I suppose because he's a reall...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63881337">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="64629980">
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    <name><![CDATA[Cheryl]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Ellicott City, MD]]></location>        
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      <rating>2</rating>
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  <read_at>Mon Jul 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Jul 23 06:25:45 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Jul 23 06:28:16 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[You know how stories are supposed to have the introduction, the rising action, the climax and the closing? This story pretty much doesn't have the middle two parts. Maybe it's because the idea of a drought in a town isn't that exciting to me. It did have the ethical struggle that his other books hav...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/64629980">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="54476893">
    <user id="1028681">
    <name><![CDATA[Julie]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <date_added>Thu Apr 30 09:18:54 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat May 16 14:44:24 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This novel revolved around dowsing, something I had no prior knowledge about.  Dowsing or water witching (hence the name of the novel) is the practice of locating hidden water wells, buried metals, gemstones, or other objects. However, the main theme is honesty.  The narrator is a highly paid attorn...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54476893">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="41804915">
    <user id="1328950">
    <name><![CDATA[Judy]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[San Diego, CA]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <read_at>Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Jan 03 22:45:17 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Jan 03 22:47:21 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I inhaled this story of life in Vermont and the odd practice, maybe more common in Vermont, of dowsing for water.  I learned a few things and maybe now believe that it's possible people can be sensitive to the movement of water underground.  I've surely always considered this a bogus practice.]]></body>
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    <review id="46356655">
    <user id="1910706">
    <name><![CDATA[Katherine]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Tue Feb 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Feb 14 15:27:01 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Feb 14 15:29:10 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I was disappointed in this book as Bohjjalian is usually a good writer. The environment vs big corporation theme was too predictable and too heavy handed. I enjoyed a few of the ancillary characters and the Vermont setting which kept me going.]]></body>
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    <review id="71789112">
    <user id="2214297">
    <name><![CDATA[Kelly]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Sep 19 12:17:26 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Sep 19 12:19:06 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[the book was mostly good.  A bit of time line jumping that got confusing at times.  The premise of the book is timeless in regards to water shortages, development and the outdoor recreation industry- namely the ski industry.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71789112?utm_medium=api]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="68377843">
    <user id="1742110">
    <name><![CDATA[Violet]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Milwaukee, WI]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Fri Aug 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Aug 21 14:50:29 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Aug 28 14:04:09 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was okay. Not as good as the others I have read by him.  I learned that there are more than one kind of dowsers, not just for water.  Like the drought in the story the book was a little dry and slow moving.]]></body>
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    <review id="50989355">
    <user id="1195050">
    <name><![CDATA[Carynane]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Mon Mar 30 20:02:52 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Mar 30 20:03:51 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[i know that i read this book but it's plot is escaping me.  i'm sure it's worth checking out at the library.]]></body>
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    <review id="41776226">
    <user id="1860829">
    <name><![CDATA[Mekaier]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Manlius, NY]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Sat Jan 03 18:13:00 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Jan 03 18:13:55 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[for some reason his books read slowly, but when I'm finished I always feel like the story had an impact]]></body>
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    <review id="55228354">
    <user id="346974">
    <name><![CDATA[Nanci]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Vista, CA]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Mon May 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Mon May 11 19:40:16 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Boring, boring and more boring... I kept forgetting who was telling the story and it was distracting.    I just didn't find it that compelling.  ]]></body>
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    <review id="47410938">
    <user id="2047758">
    <name><![CDATA[Abby]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Saint Louis, MO]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Wed Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Feb 24 14:47:54 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Feb 24 14:49:06 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[_Midwives_ got the Oprah's Book Club pick, but I think this is a better book by Bohjalian.]]></body>
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    <review id="78187044">
    <user id="2955317">
    <name><![CDATA[Kristen]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Chico, CA]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Wed Nov 18 07:44:44 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Nov 18 07:45:18 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[A slow read compared to some of Bohjalian other books, but a strong message of family and conflict.]]></body>
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    <review id="74124511">
    <user id="1574870">
    <name><![CDATA[Andrea]]></name>
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  <read_at>Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Oct 10 19:20:29 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Oct 10 19:20:29 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I learned so much about dowsing.  What a fascinating craft.  An enjoyable quick read, too.  ]]></body>
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    <review id="55954203">
    <user id="41584">
    <name><![CDATA[Jan]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Medina, OH]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Fri May 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed May 13 12:31:36 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri May 22 15:07:33 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I do like Bohjalian and gave this one a go, but just could not get interested in the rather boring account of a battle between advocates of a Vermont ski resort and environmentalists.  ]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="68774968">
    <user id="2662900">
    <name><![CDATA[Christina]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Aug 24 20:25:46 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Aug 25 09:59:22 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Not a very interesting story at all. Didn't really ever go anywhere or catch my interest.]]></body>
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    <review id="65747959">
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    <body><![CDATA[A good book honoring a practice that goes back to the beginning of time.]]></body>
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