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    <body><![CDATA[  	  This book was a pure pleasure to read. I so want to give it five stars, but it just doesn't quite measure up to those all time favorites of mine that I have rated five. But The Crazyladies of Pearl Street is still a pure delight. Are there things one can criticize about this book? Sure, if you'...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/29708774">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was written from the perspective of an adult genius, Jean-Luc, retelling the story of his becoming an adult while living in Albany, NY, on North Pearl Street from 1936-1945 with his mother, Ruby, and sister, Anne-Marie, the three being abandoned by their husband and father.  North Pearl St...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/12304818">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I can't believe I've never read Trevanian before. This book made me laugh out loud in public places which drew strange looks from people nearby. Will definitely read another of his jewels very soon ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[so far one of the most fantastic books i have ever read.  finally, an author who isnt afraid to use the english language!  dozens of too-little-used words; in fantastic ways.  love it.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Although this is situated in Albany, NY area, it could be any small town in America.  We all knew those &quot;characters&quot; in town.  Wonderful book.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Setting is Albany, NY , therefore had to read it.  Touching story of poverty at the turn of the century inan merican/ Irish neighborhood]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book covers the period of approximately 1935 to 1945 in Albany, New York.  The descriptions of living conditions at the time were very interesting but I found the organization distracting at best.  Although there is a timeline, the chapters seemed to organized more by topic and then went back a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/36111776">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[One of the better books I read this summer.  Lovable characters and circumstances that take place in the 1930s.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I listened to this one on CD. Held my interest and was interesting. Not a lot of plot but more of a look at life during the Great Depression. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[At first I found this novel long, drawn out and basically a boring version of Angela's Ashes. However, as I got closer to the end I enjoyed it more. Especially with the economy the way it's going these days, this book made me see that we could have it a WHOLE lot worse. And I've come to know and lov...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/27618942">more...</a>]]></body>
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