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  <title><![CDATA[The Story of an Hour]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Kate Chopin]]></name>
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  <date_added>Sat May 31 03:54:48 -0700 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[I LOVE Kate Chopin; all of her.  While I don't think of myself as a raging feminist, I respect the themes of feminism that run throughout her short fiction.  The Story of and Hour was meaningful in my life when I was going through some tough times.  I photocopied it and carried it around with me, as...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/23363868">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="39860244">
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  <date_added>Thu Dec 11 07:42:10 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Dec 11 08:30:23 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[<em>&quot;There would be no one to live for during those coming years; she would live for herself. There would be no powerful will bending hers in that blind persistence with which men and women believe they have a right to impose a private will upon a fellow-creature. A kind intention or a cruel intent...</em><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39860244">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39860244]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="45612871">
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    <name><![CDATA[Judah]]></name>
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  <read_at>Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1996</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Feb 06 19:19:08 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Feb 07 09:36:27 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[My English professor during my sophomore year of college had us read this story.  It is so beautiful, so surprising, so heartbreaking...it is only a few pages long to have had such an impact.  I know this will sound dramatic, but I'm sure this story has helped me make sure I never stay in a relation...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45612871">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45612871]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="51053918">
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    <name><![CDATA[Kim]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Palatine, IL]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Mar 31 12:59:51 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Mar 31 13:05:25 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[What a brilliant little story.  Very moving, and it helps to put a perspective on how far women have come in terms of equality.  Perfect reading material for a woman who has just come out of a breakup and feels equal parts relief and sadness.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51053918]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="45264231">
    <user id="1126780">
    <name><![CDATA[Dany]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Onyx, CA]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1126780-dany]]></url>
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      <rating>0</rating>
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  <read_at>Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2003</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Feb 03 10:54:23 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Feb 03 12:51:19 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I read this when I went back to college in 2003. I liked it because it was really my first experiance with reading a book and actually looking for symbolism. Chopin uses symbolism frequently and skillfully.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45264231]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="41041060">
    <user id="294992">
    <name><![CDATA[Tori]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Atlanta, GA]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <read_at>Fri Dec 26 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Dec 27 17:19:38 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Dec 27 17:21:18 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is my 2nd favorite short story ever. Nothing special about this particular edition though. It has some questions and analysis that are at a pretty low grade level.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41041060]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="49507410">
    <user id="2078226">
    <name><![CDATA[J]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Tue Jun 27 00:00:00 -0700 2006</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Mar 16 18:31:57 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Mar 16 18:34:07 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I liked this story better than the Awakening, but still not as much as The Women's Room... for this subject matter.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49507410]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="60169357">
    <user id="2421253">
    <name><![CDATA[Danielle]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Troy, NY]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Thu Jun 18 08:50:46 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Jun 18 08:51:13 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[One of those stories you have to read very carefully to get the full picture.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60169357]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="58860950">
    <user id="282907">
    <name><![CDATA[Joshua]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Richmond, VA]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Mon Jun 08 09:19:48 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Jun 08 09:20:34 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is an incredible short story! Perfectly constructed with a killer twist. ]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/58860950]]></url>
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    <review id="74427110">
    <user id="1262583">
    <name><![CDATA[Shari]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Elma, WA]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Oct 13 14:15:35 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Oct 13 14:15:35 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Short story. I read this as part of English 102]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74427110]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="46802075">
    <user id="705553">
    <name><![CDATA[Nikki]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Tucson, AZ]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <date_added>Wed Feb 18 16:33:40 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Feb 18 16:34:02 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Good, quick, interesting and ironic.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46802075]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="39367803">
    <user id="1754111">
    <name><![CDATA[Samantha]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Baytown, TX]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <date_added>Fri Dec 05 08:49:41 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Dec 05 08:50:02 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[She is me.  She was me.  Not anymore.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39367803]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="46731066">
    <user id="2045598">
    <name><![CDATA[Denise]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Washington, NJ]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Feb 18 06:13:12 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Feb 18 06:14:04 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Great illustration of irony!]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46731066]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="61518424">
    <user id="2465565">
    <name><![CDATA[Molly]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Nashville, TN]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2465565-molly]]></url>
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Jun 29 11:12:37 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Jun 29 11:12:52 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[not too bad actually!]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/61518424]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="75428953">
    <user id="2749736">
    <name><![CDATA[Kendal]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Yakima, WA]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Fri Jan 04 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Oct 22 17:50:48 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Oct 22 17:52:11 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Quick and to the point. Liked it.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75428953]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="14672092">
    <user id="849539">
    <name><![CDATA[Kelli]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Bellevue, WA]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <read_at>Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Feb 05 17:24:00 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Feb 05 17:28:32 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Now, I was not super into most of the stories in this class, but I have included a few that I liked, but this I thought was really good. It speaks on the emotions of death from a viewpoint that I have no insight to. The story is very short, but very dense with complex emotions. You will have to read...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/14672092">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/14672092]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="12510992">
    <user id="702512">
    <name><![CDATA[Beth]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Chicago, IL]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/702512-beth-carlson]]></url>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Anyone still breathing]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[I've read this many times from the 9th grade onward.]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1995</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Jan 14 14:17:00 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Jan 14 14:19:29 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is my favorite short story of all time ( This and Hills Like White Elephants).  If you have an extra half an hour, pick up this two page story.  It will &quot;break your heart&quot; and make you appreciate how many women have struggled to get us to where we are today.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/12510992]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="36922413">
    <user id="1684949">
    <name><![CDATA[Daphna]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Brooklyn, NY]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Fri Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Nov 04 15:49:11 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Jan 07 19:44:56 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count>10</read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[A fun story to teach--perhaps more fun to teach than to read.  What I can't resolve: did the doctor want to prevent Mr. Mallard from viewing his wife or Mrs. Mallard from viewing her husband?]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/36922413]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="35288977">
    <user id="1036255">
    <name><![CDATA[Kristin]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Tue Oct 14 10:58:08 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Oct 14 11:00:38 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is one of the most haunting short stories I have ever read. Kate Chopin is one of my favorite authors and this is the first thing I read by her, which is what made me read more.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/35288977]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="20961248">
    <user id="1112265">
    <name><![CDATA[Tamera]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Monaca, PA]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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