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  <title><![CDATA[Neptune Noir: Unauthorized Investigations into Veronica Mars]]></title>
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  <default_description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;Neptune Noir&lt;/i&gt; is a collection of essays on the hit drama &lt;i&gt;Veronica Mars&lt;/i&gt;, and is not authorized by CW, the creators or producers of &lt;i&gt;Veronica Mars&lt;/i&gt;, or any entity associated with the show.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;More than just a high school drama, &lt;i&gt;Veronica Mars&lt;/i&gt; is a smart and savvy teen detective show that offers complex mysteries and rapier wit, engaging social commentary, and noir sensibilities&amp;#8212;with the occasional murder thrown in for good measure. This collection, edited by the creator and executive producer of the show, offers supreme insight into the class struggles and love stories of the series. Essays by top writers intelligently address a multitude of questions, such as &lt;i&gt;Is Veronica a modern-day vigilante? Why is a show that features rape, potential incest, and a teen girl outsmarting local authorities so popular with America&amp;#8217;s conservative population? &lt;/i&gt;and &lt;i&gt;Why is Veronica and Logan&amp;#8217;s relationship the most important story-driving factor in the show?&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</default_description>
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    <body><![CDATA[As with all the Smart Pop series, the word &quot;unauthorized&quot; is displayed twice prominently on the front cover and again on the spine, but make no mistake: show creator (and frequent episode writer) Rob Thomas edited this collection of essays, penned the opening piece, and provided a half- to...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/18780446">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[As far as pseudo/pop-academic books go, this was more pseudo than I thought it would be. The first chapter read more like a blog than an essay, with parenthetical asides every few sentences (as it turns out, the writer is also a blogger, hmm). Once I got over that things improved vastly. The chapter...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1012290">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri May 16 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I found the introduction and notes from Rob Thomas more interesting than the actual essays in most cases, although that could be because I was expecting a more critical, analytical look at the show and characters.  That said, I thought &quot;Daddy's Girl&quot; and &quot;I Cannot Tell A Lie...&quot; ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22330422">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="17802541">
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  <read_at>Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[My family has a saying - &quot;You can either analyze it or enjoy it.&quot;  I enjoyed all three seasons of Veronica Mars very much, so I figured that I'd also enjoy a collection of essays about it as well.  Um...well...  They weren't bad essays - but if you haven't seen the show and still plan on w...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/17802541">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <name><![CDATA[Brad]]></name>
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    <body><![CDATA[Pretty much required reading for any V-Mars fan.  I read it in an entire weekend, which probably isn't advised; I had all the first two season's plots swimming in my head for a week.<br/>The &quot;Smart Pop&quot; series compiles essays on TV shows written by fans that either analyze it to death, gi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/17626803">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="19314087">
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  <read_at>Sun Apr 13 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I never knew that there is a genre out there that consists of books devoted to television shows.  I suppose it makes sense that they are out there, but this is my first experience.  If you are a Veronica Mars fan who cannot deal with the fact that the show is over, you might enjoy this book.  I didn...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/19314087">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I do love me books about pop culture, and while this isn't the best I've ever read (The Buffy people do incredible work) it was reasonably entertaining, and did point out some interesting things.  To me, one of the most interesting was the article about the VMVO, which argued that voice overs had, t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53412285">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Neptune Noir is unauthorized! It says so, on the cover! Twice! Yet the book features both a foreword and running commentary from Veronica Mars creator Rob Thomas, so it must be the network suits who didn't give their explicit thumbs-up on this collection of essays. Anyway, that's neither here nor th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21456346">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I haven't read any critical essays on any subject in a long time (college), but I really like this book. I saw the entire series via Netflix and really enjoyed it. It helped me better define why i like it and also helped me to see certain characters in a better light than I had had due to confusion ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47539048">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I absolutely loved this book. This collection of essays becomes a cut above some other pop culture works because of the involvement of &quot;Veronica Mars&quot; creator and writer Rob Thomas. His introductions to each essay as well as the occassional &quot;Editor's note&quot; footnote within a few e...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/30230700">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sun Jun 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I did not enjoy this, but mostly because of my own misinformation. I assumed it would be a witty, pop culture laced behind the scenes look at VM by it's creator Rob Thomas. Instead, it was a collection of fan essays, with intro's by Rob. If I had known that, I probably wouldn't have read it. Some of...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/61308143">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I've only finished a few of the essays in this book so far, and it's a funny kind of creature, put out by a company I'll have to look into more, called &quot;Smart Pop&quot;... They're vaguely academic essays on Veronica Mars, analyzing and discussing Story, Structure, Language, Influences, Parallel...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59524625">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I loved reading this, and it made me very enthusiastic to watch the series again (as I was finishing this book Season 3 arrived).<br/><br/>I had a problem with the last essay where the author compares the pain she felt upon her first break-up with the pain Veronica felt after being raped.  I work ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/9529190">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri Oct 03 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Si te gusta Veronica Mars, bueno si te apasiona Veronica Mars, has de leer este libro en el que se analizan los distintos aspectos de la serie y es realmente interesante. (inglés)]]></body>
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    <review id="19148325">
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  <read_at>Sun Apr 13 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm usually quite fond of books like this one - ones that take an element of pop culture and put an intellectual spin on them.  Usually, part of why I like these sorts of books is that they present intellectual stuff in a relaxed, easily-approachable way.  Neptune Noir, unfortunately, doesn't do tha...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/19148325">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="4674149">
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  <read_at>Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Thu Aug 16 20:54:41 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I was pretty excited that Rob Thomas commented on each of the essays in this book. His insights and some of the details the various writers picked up on were intriguing -- and made me wish all the more that &quot;Veronica Mars&quot; hadn't been canceled. That said, a few of these essays left me wond...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4674149">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="24831702">
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    <name><![CDATA[Renata]]></name>
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  <read_at>Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Sun Oct 12 11:04:19 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[First of all: I don't understand why this book is &quot;Unauthorized&quot; but edited and annotated by Rob Thomas? Why didn't he just authorize it while he was at it? BUT ANYWAY.<br/><br/>This was alright. My favorite part were the notes from Rob Thomas. The first essay (after Thomas's introductor...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/24831702">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Just read RT's intro and the first essay. Maybe it's the film studies major in me, but I do love reading academic essays about mass media. So far it seems like academia-lite right now, and that's also just fine. Reading the book is like hanging out with smart, cool people and gabbing about &quot;Ver...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1664945">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <name><![CDATA[Emilia]]></name>
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  <read_at>Tue Jun 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I don't care if it wasn't quite as deep or as comprehensive as it could have been. I was able to read it in a day, and it reminded me of why I love Veronica Mars and why I miss it and how I should probably watch it again. I like the different takes on the moral grey area VMars inhabits--maybe the ex...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/17627260">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I wasn't sure I'd like this - VMars is kind of a shadow of its former self, and my interest had waned. But no - this made me want to pull out my first season DVDs. And possibly buy the second season. (Nothing will make me want the third season.) Some strong, fun essays, although I disliked the last ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1665225">more...</a>]]></body>
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