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    <body><![CDATA[Odd little book.  There are 2 &quot;novella&quot; together.  The author is British, I guess a famous playwrite.  I think he made the first story up, and personally experienced the second (The Lady in the Van).  I did not understand the first one, I think he was trying to make a statement about mater...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/58606558">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Bennett is a British writer and a master of subtle irony, insight, and wit. I truly enjoyed reading these two short stories. The first one, The Clothes They Stood Up In is fiction and questions how important our possessions are. How they define us and our relationship to all the items we pack in our...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54275475">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Two long short stories are in this<br/>                       quirky little book. In The Clothes<br/>                       They Stood Up In, a couple come home<br/>                       to find that every single item in <br/>                       their home, down to the last roll of<br/>    ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/64971072">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is barely more than a novella in length but it is one of my favorite books. A middle aged couple come home from the theater to find that every single thing in their apartment has been stolen, right down to the toilet paper. For the both of them this is a traumatic event, but also it turns out a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74846903">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Alright, I'm writing a half review of this book, because I read &quot;The Clothes They Stood Up In&quot; a while ago but not &quot;The Lady in the Van&quot; and I quite liked the first, but then I was waiting to review until I finished the other one... but that might take a while, so here's a half-r...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/20963979">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Two short stories turned into a book. The first details the travails of an upper middle class, childless British middle aged couple who return home from the opera one night to discover that their entire apartment has been cleaned out, right down to the toilet paper roller. While the husband is deali...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/11453190">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[&quot;The Clothes They Stood Up In&quot; is such great food for thought. (There is one scene that is rated PG-13). But I didn't enjoy it as much as I did &quot;The Lady In The Van,&quot; which is a true story of a transient who takes up residence in her van outside of the author's home. Amazing insi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51617034">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This delightful collection of two short stories is a fascinating look at what our material posessions mean to us, how they define us, and burden us, and can ultimately become a burden for others. Bennett is a matter-of-fact stylist, but treats his characters with humanity and respect, especially the...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45760545">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm not going to remember this little story for very long, maybe only its premise, which is that a long and dully-married couple return from an evening of Mozart to discover the entire contents of their apartment gone.  Each spouse reacts to this strange event in his/her own way.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I enjoy Alan Bennett's writing style.  It's reminds me of Ian McEwan.  I was quite shocked after I read this book to realize that one of the stories was actually autobiographical.  It was stunning.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This paired set of fables is told to make us consider the issues of wealth, and happiness, along with other keys to a good life.  It's worth thinking about, eh? ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Typically British wit and wry humor.  Two novella-length stories.  The connection between the two is possessions, but the unlying meanings are only loosely connected to possessions.  Both stories deserve two readings!  The first story was the most enjoyable for me -- Mrs. Ransome is a great characte...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/12190988">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[While not as good as The Madness of King George or The Lady in the Van it was still enjoyable.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[2 quirky short stories when you need to take a break from serious stuff.]]></body>
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