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  <title><![CDATA[River Teeth]]></title>
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  <default-description>In his passionate, luminous novels, David James  Duncan has won the devotion of countless critics  and readers, earning comparisons to Harper Lee,  Tom Robbins, and J.D. Salinger, to name just a few.  Now Duncan distills his remarkable powers of  observation into this unique collection of short  stories and essays. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;At the heart of  Duncan's tales are characters undergoing the  complex and violent process of transformation, with  results both painful and wondrous. Equally  affecting are his nonfiction reminiscences, the  &quot;river teeth&quot; of the title. He likens his  memories to the remains of old-growth trees that fall  into Northwestern rivers and are sculpted by time  and water. These experiences&amp;#8212;shaped by his own  river of time&amp;#8212;are related with the art and grace  of a master storyteller. In &lt;b&gt;River Teeth&lt;/b&gt;, a uniquely gifted American writer blends  two forms, taking us into the rivers of truth and  make-believe, and all that lies in between.</default-description>
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  <original-publication-year type="integer">1995</original-publication-year>
  <original-title>River Teeth</original-title>
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  <average_rating><![CDATA[4.01]]></average_rating>
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      <name><![CDATA[David James Duncan]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[The memoir sections - what Duncan calls the &quot;River Teeth&quot; - are extraordinary.  Funny, lyrical, deep, unforgettable.  They remind me of good poetry.  We know these scenes are true not just because he says &quot;this happened to me&quot; but because as he writes it, it FEELS true.  I love h...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68718381">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Oct 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Apr 09 08:23:59 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Oct 31 12:36:40 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I re-read all the non-fictional accounts in this book (which are interspersed with stories), looking for good sample essays for my students.  Not at all helping myself to narrow it down, I dog-eared every single one.  After years of debating it with myself, Duncan is my all-time favorite writer.  No...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/52060693">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="61280945">
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  <read_at>Sat Jun 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Sun Jun 28 10:13:03 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[A collection of short stories, with a mix of essay and fiction. My favorites are a couple of fiction pieces. The first is called &quot;The Garbage Man's Daughter&quot;, about a young girl who befriends the garbage man and likens him to Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy. The second is...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/61280945">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="6108785">
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  <read_at>Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1996</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Wed Sep 12 13:23:23 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a book of essays. I've read only one essays: &quot;The Mickey Mantle Koan.&quot; Not only have I read it, but I also have heard the author read it (at Bumbershoot in Seattle). The audience was in tears. I mailed a photocopy of the essay to my Dad, who was amazed by it. If this essay were the...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6108785">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="72328825">
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1998</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I liked the concept of a collection of essays all about water, and some of them told a nice narrative of Duncan's childhood in the Pacific NW, but several of them felt a bit rambling to me.  Still, I love his writing.]]></body>
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    <review id="48507399">
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  <read_at>Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This short story collection is excellent.  I especially love &quot;The Garbage Man's Daughter,&quot; but there's even a story about a real-life George Hayduke character who actually befriends his arch nemesis.]]></body>
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    <review id="56410552">
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  <read_at>Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[A nice book in of random short stories.]]></body>
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    <review id="40718765">
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Fri Feb 13 19:46:53 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was an interesting book for me.  It took me forever to read, simply because it's really great writing that I wanted to savor.  However, the stories seemed to have little point.  Some of them made you think a little, but they're not what I normally read, and I found them really hard to muddle th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/40718765">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Wed Jul 23 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Duncan's writing always engages me--he's so lyrical about the U.S. Northwest. I enjoyed nearly all of this book very much. Exceptions: The story about the overly realistic little girl went on way too long, &amp; most of the pieces at the end of the book belabored Duncan's variety of Eastern mysticism to...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/27616945">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="5336629">
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  <read_at>Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Aug 30 02:07:29 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Aug 30 02:10:03 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I had such a great time with this book the first time I read it in January/February that I decided to revisit it again this summer, hitting my favorite parts. Makes me miss the Pacific Northwest and makes me want to be a writer. I'm certain to return to the PNW, but I'm not sure if I'll ever end up ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5336629">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="5004893">
    <user id="304383">
    <name><![CDATA[Jenwah]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Corvallis, OR]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Aug 23 09:46:51 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Oct 09 11:34:01 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This guy is one of my tippity toppest favorite authors. River Why and Brothers K really rock.  Excellent reading so far, and nice short essays for when you have 20 min to relax. Some essays are awesome, like the Garbage Man's Daughter. The first stories were a bit dark, so I'm glad things picked up ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5004893">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="30432593">
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    <name><![CDATA[Rosalie]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Mountain View, CA]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Mon Aug 18 00:17:10 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Sep 10 10:37:35 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Wow. This book is stunning. Short stories, some fiction, some not...full of perfect nuggets of literary goodness. DJD is an amazing writer. My favorite story was &quot;The Garbage Man's Daughter&quot;, it perfectly captures the combination of innocence and insight that exist in really smart kids. An...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/30432593">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="28024535">
    <user id="903548">
    <name><![CDATA[Scott]]></name>
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    <body><![CDATA[Many, probably most, of the stories in this book of short stories deserve 5 stars, but there are a few that are only good.  Duncan is my favorite author right now.  He is sharp, witty, profound, funny and insightful and he uses words to capture and unearth in a way that reminds me of Anne Lamott in ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/28024535">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="11764432">
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  <read_at>Sun May 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a fun book to have by my bedside to read at my leisure every night.  I love his metaphor of river teeth: &quot;the time-defying knots of experience that remain in us after most of our autobiographies are gone.&quot;  His style is so easy and flows so effortlessly that it's a pure pleasure t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/11764432">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="10189846">
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    <body><![CDATA[The title of the book offers a beautiful metaphor, one that has stayed with me as a &quot;river tooth.&quot; And I'm loyal to Duncan: I listened to one of his lectures on a rainy evening in my first semester of law school. If I ever meet him, I'll thank him for that talk. It helped me over a tough p...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/10189846">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I think one of the best authors and storytellers on the planet.  He has such a captivating, funny way of telling his story, while adding in his philosophy, environmentalism (except for his later non-fiction books when he gets preachy and not funny).  I really enjoyed this one!   Especially &quot;The...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/29991936">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I have a fondness for Duncan.  Partially because I had the opportunity to meet him (Thanks Travis) and partially because is a fly fisherman as am I.  He has wonderful voice and the gift of observation.  The other bonus about this book is its format which is great for A.D.D. types such as myself.  Pi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/14384354">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[My favorite DJD book. I was so moved by the Mickey Mantle Koan (a short memoir) that I reprinted it in a letterpress edition. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is one of those books I wish I carried around in my pocket all the time that I could open at any page and start reading as a bit of on-the-spot soul-cleansing.  I need to start reviewing some mediocre books so I stop sounding so ga-ga . . . .  ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Duncan is a delightful writer and this book is a great sample of his writing. He mixes his short stories with memories he's had growing up and being old, which evoke a wide variety of emotions. A fun read.]]></body>
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