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    <body><![CDATA[I ended up only skimming this book, though I loved the introduction and adore the concept.  For me, Quindlen never quite found the right balance.  She either went very in-depth on a few works (albeit famous ones) including quotes and, sometimes, plot turns (many spoilers to be found here!) or simply...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/9311356">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I don't read a lot of nonfiction, but I am learning to love travel writing. Quindlen explores London through the many lenses of the city's portrayals in literature. From the dark back alleys of Dickens to the posher surrounding of Waugh, she visits places made famous in novels. I thought this would ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68704698">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I had such high hopes for this book.  I love to read about England and London and the UK, especially historical fiction.  But I didn't get anything from this book, other than that London is littered with little signs denoting where various pieces of literature were written or took place.  The author...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63855156">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Anna takes us on a tour of literature's capital city. We visit  everyone from Thackeray to Evelyn Waugh, Virginia Woolf's Bloomsbury, Scotland Yard and Sherlock Holmes rooms in Baker Street. If you have been to London it will take you back.  If you are planning to go it will give you many ideas for ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/58786492">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[i brought this book to london, courtesy of dianna, and hoped that it would inspire me and the cityscape around me.  it did inspire, to a certain extent, and i enjoyed quindlen's enthusiasm for every little part of the city and its literary legacy.  however, she also seemed a bit too enthralled by lo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41342953">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Everything Anna Quindlen writes about being a passionate reader and her experiences with London resonate so deeply with me. I, too, identified with this city before I ever visited. Eventually I moved there and fell deeply in love with this gorgeous city. Short but sweet.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Getting ready for my trip in a couple of weeks to London, I put a couple of guidebooks on hold from the library.  The most pleasant surprise was this slim book by Anna Quindlen.  She perfectly captures the allure of a city that you have read about in countless books; how it feels familiar and still ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6018254">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I started reading this book back in 2005 during a Harry Potter release party at my local book store. (Which should tell you how exciting the release party was, but I digress.) I wasn't able to find it again until last week, when the same store had it on the bargain book shelf for $3. <br/><br/>Lik...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/14408288">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I wanted to like this, but it left me largely unmoved.  Enjoyable but lightweight; I wish Quindlen had explored her Anglophilia a little more critically.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is probably more fun to read if you've never been to London.  Having been there myself and having read most of the books Quindlen mentions in her book, it felt like a continual anti-climax.  Her organization is scattered and left me wondering where I was headed next--not in any logical pla...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/11843458">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[An interesting look at all the famed literary characters, etc. in London!]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Finished reading the book ... meh.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A long editorial on literary London. Duh?]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[My expectation was cityscapes based on a composite of literature. What I got was tons and tons of literature references and details, which probably makes more sense, so I can't fault the book that much. If you love British literature, pick this book up for sure. If you're looking for page after page...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6989673">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Honestly didn't even finish it.  It made me feel a bit stupid.  I haven't read all of the classics that she mentions so I wasn't as connected to it as I should have been.  <br/><br/>I love London.  I love all things British, except it seems the literature.  I didn't know this before I started read...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/29570744">more...</a>]]></body>
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