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  <title><![CDATA[The Mercy Seat]]></title>
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  <default_description>&lt;div&gt;Set on September 12, 2001, &lt;i&gt;The Mercy Seat&lt;/i&gt; continues Neil LaBute&amp;#8217;s unflinching fascination with the often-brutal realities of the war between the sexes. In a time of national tragedy, the world changes overnight. A man and a woman explore the choices now available to them in an existence different from the one they had lived just the day before. Can one be opportunistic in a time of universal selflessness?&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</default_description>
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  <original_publication_month type="integer">2</original_publication_month>
  <original_publication_year type="integer">2003</original_publication_year>
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      <name><![CDATA[Neil LaBute]]></name>
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  <read_at>Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I like Neil LaBute when he does his own work (he was the poor sucker saddled with the remake of &quot;The Wicker Man.&quot; It had Nic Cage in it. Enough said), but if you've seen one Neil LaBute play/movie, you've seen them all. It just so happens I like his style, so I'm willing to enjoy another r...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/19341837">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sun Mar 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Sun Mar 22 17:39:13 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I read this play in one sitting; this is a script that moves.  That is saying a lot considering it is basically two people in a fixed location with no real action.  This is definitely Labute at his best with two lovers who know how to tear each other apart with a word.  I also appreciated that altho...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50102488">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <date_added>Tue Jul 08 15:25:44 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Jul 09 08:56:37 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[A man tries to use the horrific events of 9/11 for his own ends.  A woman tries to get him to live the truth.<br/><br/>I felt that there was just too much back and forth in this play.  Accusations thrown about, predictably getting nastier and nastier.  The end twist is interesting but not earth-sh...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/26688625">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[First LaBute play I ever read.  I enjoyed it more than others have, but not necessarily the best of his work.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Jun 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Jun 01 12:05:08 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Jun 11 13:00:42 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Interesting premise, just couldn't connect with the characters.  Seemed too short to get to know them and understand them.]]></body>
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    <review id="26714754">
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    <body><![CDATA[This one is a good-en.  Very interesting premise.  Takes place the day after Sept. 11 and the couple having an affair who see a way to be together because of the event.  The dialogue is witty, the characters are engaging, the woman is strong and smart, and the ending is a doozy. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Another role I'm just waiting to get old enough for. This is the ONLY post-911 literature that I like. Wow.]]></body>
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