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    <body><![CDATA[I've had my face stuck in natural science, history and memoir for so long that I've practically forgotten about fiction.  Why have I never read Paul Theroux?  His writing is so engaging and trots along so effortlessly, I found myself reading it aloud on the bus stop bench.  Another wonderful find on...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22177368">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Prolific and popular writer Paul Theroux turns himself on his ear in <em>My Other Life</em>, the &quot;story of a life I could have lived had things been different,&quot; as told by another Paul Theroux. The book, arranged in sections that resemble stories more than chapters, traces a life that at times looks quite a bit like Theroux's real one; at other times not at all. He treads the familiar ground of his Peace Corps days in Africa that some readers will recall from <em>My Secret History</em>. The story then careens through Singapore, London, marriage, writing, family, and divorce. And it is not only Theroux who is a walking contradiction in this work; other characters explore the notion of two lives, giving the sections a unifying subject and a resounding theme.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Like My Secret History, this is a fictionalized account of Theroux's adult life.  My Other Life is presented as a series of vignettes--almost short stories, really--and focuses more (though not exclusively) on Theroux's writing career.  The segments are hit and miss, but the writing is always good....<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47671711">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I get the feeling that I will love Theroux a little more with every book of him that I read. And you know what? The man has written a lot of books. A LOT of books. Just thinking about all the ones I haven't read yet makes me all giddy with anticipation.<br/><br/>&quot;My Other Life&quot; is a fake...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43699056">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Paul Theroux's novel/faux biography of a writer by the name of Paul Theroux. It is a well written devilish inquiry into the nature of identity, the relationship between author and text and the age of celebrity.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Aaaargh! Frustratingly fractured. Passages -- even complete stories-within-the-story -- beautifully written, sometimes hitting that perfect high C of rarely attainable insight and poetry. But put it all together, and it just doesn't work to fulfill the premise of the book's framework: a fictionalize...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/34182240">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[this is one of my favorite books. i fell in love with him and i've read almost everything he's written.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Snarky, snarky.  Love it!]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[My first Paul Theroux, I will be reading more. The book provoked so many emotions - lots of laughter, a bit of sexiness, and a few tears. The first section, about his Uncle Hal, was probably my favorite to read. Andreas Vorlaufer's story, the saddest and maybe the most lovely. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A well written, semi-autobiographical book (note to Paul Theroux, modern authors tend to drop the 'semi' from books of this kind, think <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/search/search?q=James Frey" title="James Frey">James Frey</a>) that is great to read when you are backpacking around the world. I feel a bit guilty writing a review of this book, as I haven't read the ending. This i...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/20869967">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I've read all the books he's written that are available in the US, probably 15 or so, and he must be a genius. His understanding of human nature is amazing. The type of writer that makes you stop and think before continuing. And he has written about his travels, like kyacking (sp) around the Pacific...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/10712138">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A- Interesting book that is a composite of many of his autobiographical books with lots of fudged facts]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Its been a long time since I've read it but remember really enjoying it and being captivated by his journey]]></body>
    
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