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    <body><![CDATA[Interesting--his method of interaction with Blake was very alien (not sure if it's a cultural thing, a poet vs. fiction writer thing, or just a very different readerly interaction), but I enjoyed the novelty of the narrative structure and the main character's very personal/intimate incorporation of ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4504953">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[My favorite of the 3 books I've read by Oe. The voice was unpredictable and rich and the ways in whicih Oe wove his interaction with William Blake's work into the narrative represented exactly the sort of critical thought I find most useful.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I have to read this book again because he says something very compelling about violence - I thought, this is it! The explanation! - at one point and I can't remember a spec of it. There are some very funny moments and some treasures.]]></body>
    
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