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    <body><![CDATA[Well...I liked this book. I think it was very much written in Gore's voice, similar in tone and theme to &quot;Atlas of the Human Heart&quot;.  I didn't like it as much, though. The main character, Frankka, was intentionally shrouded and hard to get to know, and you only got brief, stereotypical gla...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/10790993">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[<p>Orphaned at age four and raised by her black-clad, rosary-mumbling, preoccupied grandmother, Frankka discovered the ability to perform the stigmata as a way to attract her grandmother's attention. Now twenty-eight, Frankka's still using this extraordinary talent, crisscrossing the country with &quot;The Death and Resurrection Show,&quot; a Catholic-themed traveling freak show and cast of misfits who have quickly become her new family. But when a reporter from the <em>Los Angeles Times</em> shows up to review the show, Frankka finds herself on the front page of the newspaper -- the unwitting center of a religious debate. Now unsure of who she is and where she belongs, Frankka disappears in search of herself and a place to call home.</p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I loved all of the stories about the saints. The characters were fascinating. It really left me wanting more story line.<br/>As for Ariel Gore, I could quote her all day. She has an amazing way with words:<br/>&quot;If you've abdictated your right to create your own life story, vow to take it back...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/11987767">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[<p>Orphaned at age four and raised by her black-clad, rosary-mumbling, preoccupied grandmother, Frankka discovered the ability to perform the stigmata as a way to attract her grandmother's attention. Now twenty-eight, Frankka's still using this extraordinary talent, crisscrossing the country with &quot;The Death and Resurrection Show,&quot; a Catholic-themed traveling freak show and cast of misfits who have quickly become her new family. But when a reporter from the <em>Los Angeles Times</em> shows up to review the show, Frankka finds herself on the front page of the newspaper -- the unwitting center of a religious debate. Now unsure of who she is and where she belongs, Frankka disappears in search of herself and a place to call home.</p>]]>
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  <read_at>Wed Oct 17 10:25:31 -0700 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really like Ariel Gore so she gets my rose colored glasses (although not an extra star--I'm stingy with those stars). Traveling Death is a story about a woman who learns to manifest the stigmata to inspire her miserably devout and depressed grandmother to get up off the couch and get food for thei...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7380553">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[<p>Orphaned at age four and raised by her black-clad, rosary-mumbling, preoccupied grandmother, Frankka discovered the ability to perform the stigmata as a way to attract her grandmother's attention. Now twenty-eight, Frankka's still using this extraordinary talent, crisscrossing the country with &quot;The Death and Resurrection Show,&quot; a Catholic-themed traveling freak show and cast of misfits who have quickly become her new family. But when a reporter from the <em>Los Angeles Times</em> shows up to review the show, Frankka finds herself on the front page of the newspaper -- the unwitting center of a religious debate. Now unsure of who she is and where she belongs, Frankka disappears in search of herself and a place to call home.</p>]]>
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    <rating>5</rating>
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  <read_at>Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I loved this book!  One of the best I've read in a long time!  Interspersed throughout the text are stories of saints, told in modern language and with a quirky, modern twist.<br/>First person, this book takes the reader straight into the heart of an orphan who learned to manifest the stigmata.  Sh...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67783472">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[<p>Orphaned at age four and raised by her black-clad, rosary-mumbling, preoccupied grandmother, Frankka discovered the ability to perform the stigmata as a way to attract her grandmother's attention. Now twenty-eight, Frankka's still using this extraordinary talent, crisscrossing the country with &quot;The Death and Resurrection Show,&quot; a Catholic-themed traveling freak show and cast of misfits who have quickly become her new family. But when a reporter from the <em>Los Angeles Times</em> shows up to review the show, Frankka finds herself on the front page of the newspaper -- the unwitting center of a religious debate. Now unsure of who she is and where she belongs, Frankka disappears in search of herself and a place to call home.</p>]]>
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  <read_at>Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Nov 04 15:26:23 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Dec 10 09:59:30 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[i wanted this to be better than it actually was. i think i also wanted it to be longer than it actually was, which could have been the problem. okay, so the story is, there's this girl who manages to give herself stigmata through the power of her mind or something. she doesn't seem to be especially ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/36920709">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[The Traveling Death and Resurrection Show: A Novel]]>
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  <average_rating>3.45</average_rating>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Orphaned at age four and raised by her black-clad, rosary-mumbling, preoccupied grandmother, Frankka discovered the ability to perform the stigmata as a way to attract her grandmother's attention. Now twenty-eight, Frankka's still using this extraordinary talent, crisscrossing the country with &quot;The Death and Resurrection Show,&quot; a Catholic-themed traveling freak show and cast of misfits who have quickly become her new family. But when a reporter from the <em>Los Angeles Times</em> shows up to review the show, Frankka finds herself on the front page of the newspaper -- the unwitting center of a religious debate. Now unsure of who she is and where she belongs, Frankka disappears in search of herself and a place to call home.</p>]]>
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  <read_at>Mon Nov 17 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Nov 13 17:39:16 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Nov 18 12:56:02 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I set out reading this book wanting for entertainment, I don't read a whole lot of fiction. What I got was a deeper understanding of a side of Catholicism I hadn't delved into before. My mother's family is &quot;recovering&quot; Catholic turned Protestant so I never had the opportunity to learn much...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/37668619">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[<p>Orphaned at age four and raised by her black-clad, rosary-mumbling, preoccupied grandmother, Frankka discovered the ability to perform the stigmata as a way to attract her grandmother's attention. Now twenty-eight, Frankka's still using this extraordinary talent, crisscrossing the country with &quot;The Death and Resurrection Show,&quot; a Catholic-themed traveling freak show and cast of misfits who have quickly become her new family. But when a reporter from the <em>Los Angeles Times</em> shows up to review the show, Frankka finds herself on the front page of the newspaper -- the unwitting center of a religious debate. Now unsure of who she is and where she belongs, Frankka disappears in search of herself and a place to call home.</p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[What a delightful surprise this book was.  Just a great fun read. I swallowed it whole and enjoyed it thoroughly.]]></body>
    
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