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  <title><![CDATA[A Wedding in December]]></title>
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  <default_description>Writing with the fluent narrative artistry and the acute grasp of human motivation that distinguish all of her bestselling novels, Anita Shreve tells the compelling story of seven former schoolmates who gather at an inn in the Berkshires to celebrate a wedding. Their reunion becomes the occasion of astonishing revelations, recrimination, and forgiveness as the friends collectively recall a long-ago night that forever marked each of their lives.</default_description>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">2005</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>A Wedding in December</original_title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Anita Shreve]]></name>
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Jan 13 14:08:41 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Oct 20 18:38:37 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This novel brings seven former schoolmates together after more than 20 years to attend a wedding at an inn in the Berkshire Mountains. The tight bond held by this group of friends was shattered years earlier when one of their own died unexpectedly. The blossoming relationships and potential of each ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/12418313">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="25393484">
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    <name><![CDATA[Christine]]></name>
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  <read_at>Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Jun 25 05:28:17 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Nov 19 16:18:29 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[So, I began this book in May just before I went to grad school and was actually intrigued by the plot synopsis.  I found the first few pages dry, but I knew better than to give up on a book before the quarter marker.  When I picked it up again this month, I re-read the few pages I had already read a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/25393484">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="3921640">
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Aug 01 12:45:22 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Aug 02 17:41:15 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I've read two Shreve novels now and I think what I've learned from her is this: Before agreeing to marry a man, one should ask him if he's actually deeply in love with someone else. If he's honest he may reveal that he's just marrying you because he thinks it'll never work out with another woman.  A...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3921640">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="6114717">
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  <date_added>Wed Sep 12 15:46:16 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Sep 12 15:49:09 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Obviously, I went through an Anita Shreve phase. This was one of those books that was hard to get into and hard to finish. I actually quit reading it for a while, read a few other books, and came back to it when I had nothing else to read. I guess it was just boring...nothing really happens to any o...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6114717">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6114717]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="23150312">
    <user id="1019706">
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    <location><![CDATA[Idaho Falls, ID]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Mon May 26 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed May 28 13:40:47 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed May 28 13:40:47 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[The basic message of this book is that adultery can be justified, which I firmly disagree.  At first I thought this book was ok - it has an interesting plot concept:  reunion of a group of friends from high school after 27 years.  It also had a story within a story (which the transitions were confus...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/23150312">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/23150312]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="659415">
    <user id="2880">
    <name><![CDATA[Beth]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Madison, WI]]></location>        
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      <rating>2</rating>
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  <read_at>Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Apr 10 06:52:09 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Apr 21 07:44:36 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[As with all of her books, the storyline has promise, but falls short (for many reasons).  I am not a fan of her abrupt/erratic writing style (she seems to jump from topic to topic with her characters).  With this book, I didn't like how she had so many characters that seemed under-developed.  The bo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/659415">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/659415]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="7135938">
    <user id="445056">
    <name><![CDATA[Caroline]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Cortland, NY]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>2</votes>
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  <read_at>Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Oct 02 06:28:54 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Oct 05 08:31:13 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was my first Anita Shreve book. It was enjoyable, but disappointed where it ended. It was almost as if there was to be a continuation. The one female character who was having an affair with an old teacher, her story seemed abruptly cut off. Why was she having trouble w/ her vision? I almost fee...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7135938">more...</a>]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="1589668">
    <user id="81271">
    <name><![CDATA[sarah]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Minneapolis, MN]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Fri Jun 01 12:38:09 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Jun 01 12:43:53 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Oh my god, this book was boring and pretentious, for at least the fifty or so pages that I got through, and I almost never put down a book in the middle.  I think I've somehow managed to read almost every book by Anita Shreve and I've only liked about half of them, so I believe I give up now.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1589668]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="53421438">
    <user id="1587840">
    <name><![CDATA[Jacki]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Akron, OH]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Wed Apr 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Apr 20 20:24:55 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Apr 23 03:47:15 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Well I bought this thinking it would be my tie-breaker for Anita Shreve. I've read two book by her that I enjoyed and two that I flat out hated.  I won't be reading Anita Shreve anymore.<br/><br/>After the first 100 pages or so, I started just skimming the 'story-within-a-story' parts of the book....<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53421438">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="35264647">
    <user id="968631">
    <name><![CDATA[Karen]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Centerville, UT]]></location>        
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      <rating>2</rating>
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  <read_at>Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Oct 14 06:15:36 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Oct 14 06:27:10 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[   This book started out with so much possibility.  A group of old high school friends gathering for a wedding between two of the friends who had found each other again.<br/>   It was very interesting to see where each of their lives had taken them.  It was interesting to learn of their relationshi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/35264647">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="32267361">
    <user id="842772">
    <name><![CDATA[Kellie]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Charlotte, NC]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
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  <date_added>Sun Sep 07 13:33:21 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Sep 17 05:33:49 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This wasn’t bad. It is a story of a small reunion of highschool friends.  One of the girls, Bridget and one of the guys, Bill are getting married at the Inn owned by one of their friends.  This is definitely similar to “The Big Chill”. I liked that about it.  The Inn is in the Berkshires.  The...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/32267361">more...</a>]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="18527076">
    <user id="804942">
    <name><![CDATA[Ali]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Birmingham, The United Kingdom]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Thu Mar 27 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Mar 24 12:53:15 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Mar 30 12:54:16 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is possibly one of my least favourite of the Anita Shreve novels I have read (there are about 3 I haven't read yet - 1 TBR) I didn't find there was the depth that exists in some of her earlier work, like Fortune's Rocks, or The Weight of Water. The actual story of The wedding - is pretty bland,...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/18527076">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/18527076]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="9471960">
    <user id="66498">
    <name><![CDATA[Marigold]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Portland, OR]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
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  <read_at>Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Nov 23 21:32:09 -0800 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Nov 23 21:50:49 -0800 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I've read quite a few of Shreve's books &amp; they're a guilty pleasure - she's not the greatest writer in the world, but she tells an interesting story, usually with some historical background, &amp; they're often a quick read. I liked this one less than some of her others, but give it four stars on the st...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/9471960">more...</a>]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="21004456">
    <user id="875214">
    <name><![CDATA[Jen]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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      <rating>2</rating>
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  <read_at>Mon Jun 16 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Apr 25 18:34:14 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Jun 16 14:13:37 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I was annoyed with this book practically from the first few pages. I could not relate to any of the characters for whatever reason. Maybe it was the repetition behind each character’s selfish thought process which made the reasoning for their actions seem overdone and invalid. There were some prom...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21004456">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="38955714">
    <user id="1761959">
    <name><![CDATA[Jennifer]]></name>
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  <read_at>Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Nov 30 12:59:54 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Nov 30 13:02:03 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I did not really care about the characters.  It was a straight character study about people who really bored me to death.   We compared it to the big chill (that was more entertaining)   The book ends kind of like it started it just was and it was nothing I wanted to read.]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="51136977">
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    <name><![CDATA[Nenette]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Union, NJ]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Apr 01 08:13:03 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Apr 01 08:14:50 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Just too dragging for me.  I read The Pilot's Wife before and I liked it, so I thought I'd buy another one of her books....but I got disappointed.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51136977]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="7584481">
    <user id="490270">
    <name><![CDATA[Karen]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Jamaica Plain, MA]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
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  <date_added>Thu Oct 11 10:41:13 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Oct 17 10:35:23 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I didn't like Pilot's Wife, by Anita Shreve. So I've not really sought out her others. But, when you are <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6288.The_Road" title="The Road by Cormac McCarthy">on the road</a> travelling and you need a new book because you've exhausted the three you brought with you, you'll pretty much take anything that isn't utter crap. <br/><br/>Boy, was I suprised. It...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7584481">more...</a>]]></body>
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</review>
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    <body><![CDATA[After having been disappointed by a few of Anita Shreve's later books, I again decided to go ahead and try again when I found this book while combing the thrift stores in upstate South Carolina.<br/><br/>A tale of high school friends, who all shared a common tragedy, now come together for a weddin...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41610453">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I know, I usually don't give so many stars unless the book is like amazing life changing or whatever but I really loved reading this book and 3 stars just didn't seem enough. This is my fav current author. Each book that I've read of hers has this like dark sad undercurrent to it but the imagery, th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/64018732">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I have to say that I was somewhat disappointed with Anita Shreve's A Wedding in December. A running theme throughout the book seems to be loss, loss of innocence, loss of love, loss of control and loss of life- and with all that loss you can't help but feel like the book is more than a little depres...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/57248035">more...</a>]]></body>
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