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  <default_description>&lt;b&gt;The Game&lt;/b&gt; is a lush and disturbing novel portraying a sibling rivalry which compels the reader to reconsider the uses and misuses of imagination. when they were little girls, Cassandra and Julia played a game in which they entered an alternate world modeled on the landscapes of Arthurian romance. Now the sisters are grown, and hostile strangers--until a figure from their past, a man they once both loved and suffered over, reenters their lives.</default_description>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">1967</original_publication_year>
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  <read_at>Sun Sep 06 19:21:28 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I sulked terribly after finishing <em>The Shadow of the Sun</em> and had to leave Anna and Henry and Margaret and Caroline (and yes, even Oliver).  Just as there is nothing so sweet as getting sucked utterly into a bookworld (surely the Germans have a compound word for that -- <em>Buchwelt?</em> -- ) there is nothing...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69180137">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is probably the worst book I've ever read, especially disappointing because I heard so much about Possession, highly praised by my friends (although pretty much everyone told me, &quot;I skipped all the poetry.&quot;). This badly crafted tale of two sisters' rivalry for the attentions of an arr...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66135364">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Buoyed by my Fairy Tales class and subsequent introduction to this author, I picked up this book among a choice of many to try A. S. Byatt in a non-fairy tale setting, and for some reason not wanting to go with her main / famous (although I'd never hard of it till a month ago) book &quot;Possession&quot;...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8358726">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[In multiple reader reviews, this early Byatt novel has been unfavorably compared to &quot;Possession&quot; by readers who found Byatt through that novel.  I'm among these readers who adored &quot;Possession,&quot; but I disagree that this early work is flat in comparison.  I found both of the sister...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8027954">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Feb 23 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[All the ins and outs of rivalry between two sisters that began when they were youngsters.  One of the sisters, a novelist, is bent on repairing the relationship at the same time she is practically ignoring her Quaker husband and from time to time having somewhat tenuous contacts with three very diff...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/16248475">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[i'm realizing that i have kind of a love/hate relationship with a. s. byatt.  her books are undeniably interesting, even fascinating to me, but at the same time, reading one can be like having a conversation with someone i can't stand.  this one was good in the usual way, but the narrative didn't qu...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/26006221">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[not sure about this one. i'm beginning to think that a.s. byatt well and truly hit her peak with &quot;possession&quot;. that being said, &quot;the game&quot; is still incredibly well-written and an interesting take on the relationship between two sisters. the ending wasn't quite what i expected and...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2096611">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Very interesting and disturbing portrait of two sisters in adulthood reflecting back upon events in their younger years.  I think any description of the novel that places great emphasis on the board game that the two sisters played as kids is misleading.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[i loved <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/search/search?q=possession" title="possession">possession</a> so much, but i'm stuck about 3/4ths of the way through this. i simply don't care about these characters or their lives, and i can't figure out why i should. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[An unusual read -- even more so than most Byatt offerings.  Byatt fans should naturally read it -- and those who aren't might want to start with some other Byatt title.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri Aug 29 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Much easier to read than Possession. I was not in love with the end of this one, but the set up was really complicated and interesting. ]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[As engrossing as any Byatt novel, but, I must warn you, possibly more tragic.]]></body>
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