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  <title><![CDATA[The Hanged Man]]></title>
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  <default_description>Francesca Lia Block explores love in &lt;I&gt;The Hanged Man&lt;/I&gt;, a novel that is  not part of the Weetzie Bat series even though it shares the same Los Angeles  backdrop. It's the story of 17-year-old Laurel, who lives just below the famous  Hollywood sign. Her mind twisted and scarred from painful childhood experiences,  Laurel becomes an addict and is driven toward reckless passions and empty  mirages of &quot;love.&quot; Only when she finds the strength to confront her  inner demons is she able to reach out and feel a strong, true love for others,  and herself. </default_description>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">1994</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>The Hanged Man</original_title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Francesca Lia Block]]></name>
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  <date_added>Tue May 22 09:21:28 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Nov 01 05:34:47 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[did i mention that i have a tattoo because of this book?  francesca lia block is the sophia coppola of young adult literature.  she explores the inner workings of young women via dreamy, romantic, imaginative language that is potent and visceral.  and while sometimes her tactics are heavy-handed ---...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1364843">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="42655775">
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    <name><![CDATA[Jaemi]]></name>
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  <read_at>Tue Dec 18 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Jan 11 02:38:45 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Jan 11 14:19:02 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I've been an avid Block fan since a friend had me read Violet &amp; Claire in 2001, after which I went out and bought all the books on the shelf at Barnes &amp; Noble. Hanged Man has always been one of my favorites. It's always struck me as odd, as it's one of the touchier subjects, centering around molesta...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42655775">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="39801640">
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Wed Dec 10 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Dec 10 13:04:32 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Dec 10 13:06:45 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is one of Block's darker novels; while each of her novels deals with heavy subjects, this one does so with little joyful respite from the topic.  Not only is this a darker novel, it is a challenging read.  I read it three times before I believe I got a grip on the symbolism used; the book is wo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39801640">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="63145063">
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    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[people who like evocative writing and don't mind waiting to be filled in on exactly what's going on]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Jul 12 08:23:11 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Jul 12 08:30:01 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count>2-3</read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[It's pretty standard Francesca Lia Block if you're familiar at all with the author.  It's a lot darker than her earlier Dangerous Angels series but the fluidity of the writing and the vivid descriptions of LA are all still there.  I think what I liked about this book was the way the story unfolded; ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63145063">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="65698213">
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  <read_at>Thu Aug 06 06:01:26 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Jul 31 15:23:48 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Aug 06 06:01:26 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Block's sensual evocation of Venice Beach denizens, West Coast punks, Laurel Canyon cafes and old-time Hollywood are familiar to her constant readers; but here these trademarks are shot through with a mournful undertone as the heroine, Laurel, subtly reveals the sources of her pain and confusion. &quot;...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/65698213">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="40545431">
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  <read_at>Sat Jul 05 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Jul 05 22:39:16 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Dec 20 14:59:51 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[While this is a short book, it presents some challenges to the YA reader.  More than a decade after its publication, fictional incest isn't quite the narrative dynamite that it once was, so opinions of this book depend on the reader's taste for Block's style.  This is a sensual book: much of the tex...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/40545431">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="57895446">
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  <date_added>Sat May 30 18:05:34 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat May 30 18:07:23 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I related to the main character in this one a lot because I break glass a lot. So does she. And I believe in the power of the tarot cards. This one recognizes the importance of people who come into our lives when we need them and fade out when we don't. ]]></body>
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  <date_added>Sun Feb 01 14:14:17 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Feb 01 14:17:05 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[One of the reviews called her writing &quot;tenderly intoxicating&quot; ... And her use of language really was lovely to me.  However, all the pretty words were not enough to keep me interested.  I couldn't find a story.  I got bored.]]></body>
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    <review id="1925200">
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    <name><![CDATA[Swankivy]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Tampa, FL]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1998</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Jun 13 10:39:51 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Jun 13 10:40:49 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[The Hanged Man is about Laurel, who has an eating disorder and lots of problems. Strange things happen sometimes that she doesn't understand, and people take interest in her in ways that excite and frighten her. Every chapter in the book is named after a Tarot card (hence the title &quot;The Hanged ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1925200">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="48948859">
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    <name><![CDATA[h0w KaN u KaII uR s3lf mY 4r3nd y3t  aCt s0 f0nY]]></name>
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  <read_at>Mon Sep 29 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Mar 11 13:21:14 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Mar 11 13:22:30 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was very good and I think this is the type of book you would read if you want to pass letters]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48948859]]></url>
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    <review id="54660244">
    <user id="2277680">
    <name><![CDATA[Marta]]></name>
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <read_at>Tue Feb 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri May 01 20:40:18 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri May 01 20:41:19 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[it took me a while to realize why this book is called the hanged man...but i figured it out in the end...]]></body>
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    <review id="67166357">
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  <date_updated>Wed Aug 12 19:03:06 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[When I was 13, this was my favorite book of all time. Still dig it.]]></body>
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    <review id="69389993">
    <user id="2241262">
    <name><![CDATA[Erin]]></name>
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  <read_at>Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Aug 29 19:23:32 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Oct 01 15:44:14 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[darker than any of the other FLB books i've read so far... Laurel is a survivor of incestuous sexual abuse, and this book talks about how she deals with it. it doesn't have a completely happy ending, but it isn't all doom and gloom. i see quite a bit of someone i know in real life in Laurel, and i'm...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69389993">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="9501613">
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    <name><![CDATA[Beth]]></name>
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  <read_at>Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2001</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Another book that I loved by Francesca Lia Block. The heroine is consumed by self-destructive influences (anorexia and dangerous living) in the aftermath of the death of her father who sexually molested her. It is only in the figure of Jack, her demon lover, sent to destroy her? redeem her? that she...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/9501613">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="15073375">
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    <name><![CDATA[Steph]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[New York, NY]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <date_added>Sun Feb 10 13:31:17 -0800 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[fascinating use of a tarot card motif. a more blatantly adult work then block's other works. it has her usual gift of transforming familiar landmarks of los angeles into a magical fairyland, and her talents with words and lists. powerful, erotic, and entrancing. but at the young age i was when i rea...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/15073375">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="450418">
    <user id="33588">
    <name><![CDATA[Theodora]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Olympia, WA]]></location>        
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[hippies, those into Tarot, those into demons and dreaming]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Tue Mar 27 11:24:49 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Ehhh....I'm not as into Block anymore.  Still, this is one of her most interesting books.  I gave it two stars because even as interesting as it was, I think I am burned out by the so-called hippie and her descriptions of places like Jamaica....sigh.  Still, this book makes me want to explore Tarot ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/450418">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="58390149">
    <user id="1322529">
    <name><![CDATA[Amber]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Buffalo, NY]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Sat Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Jun 04 02:28:28 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Jun 04 02:28:28 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I know I read this but I have no recollection of the plot. So considering that, I guess I would currently have to rate it at 2 stars. I stayed up all night one Easter (the Easter of my sophomore year of high school) reading the Courtney Love biography by Poppy Z Bright and still wasn't tired when I ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/58390149">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon Nov 17 21:56:48 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I've already read and loved this book. A few years ago I loaned it to a friend and never got it back but now through the joys of <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://paperbackswap.com">paperbackswap.com</a> it has returned to my bookshelf. ]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I gave this book three stars more for the writing style than the story itself.  As with <em>Weetzie Bat</em>, this book is written in very poetic, beautifully descriptive language.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2003</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[It was quite depressing, and a little hard to get through (because of the heavy content), but still well worth reading.  Her prose are beautiful, as always.]]></body>
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