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  <title><![CDATA[Whitethorn]]></title>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">2005</original_publication_year>
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      <name><![CDATA[Bryce Courtenay]]></name>
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Thu Sep 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Sep 07 10:34:11 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Sep 10 15:56:25 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was excellent, although not as good as The Power of One. One of the frustrations was that the narrator begins as a 7 year old boy. He is a little unreliable because he either forgets important information (and fills in the blanks later) or he rambles on and on about unimportant things - bu...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70364179">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="12255370">
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    <name><![CDATA[Marissa]]></name>
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[everyone!]]></recommended_for>
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  <date_added>Fri Jan 11 10:38:51 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Jan 15 05:47:38 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[OMG!!!  VERY VERY VERY GOOD!!  I couldn't put this one down.  Yes, i missed my subway stop more than once becuase I was so wrapped up in this one.  It took Bryce about a decade to find a way back to write about South Africa again.  The Power of One and Tandia were his only books set in S.A., the oth...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/12255370">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="67740042">
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    <name><![CDATA[Stefan]]></name>
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <read_at>Sat Aug 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Aug 17 09:18:21 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Aug 17 09:22:25 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[A powerful and descriptive tale of an orphan's search for meaning and acceptance in life. Whitethorn is populated by a cast of memorable characters. This wonderful novel contains much intelligent, witty, and even tragic dialogue. The many settings featured in this story came alive excitedly and vivi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67740042">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="64419874">
    <user id="1722717">
    <name><![CDATA[Sherri]]></name>
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <read_at>Tue Jul 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Jul 21 14:56:56 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Jul 21 15:00:08 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[The story or a young orphaned english boy growing up in South Africa on a boys farm in 1939. It was interesting to watch him grow up and become a man through the assistance of kind adult individuals who saw within him potential that no one else could see because of their prejudices that were solely ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/64419874">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="65007010">
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    <name><![CDATA[Anne]]></name>
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <read_at>Thu Jul 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Jul 26 09:55:30 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Jul 26 10:00:51 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[<br/>Beautifully written. I could not put it down.<br/>For anyone who has had any contact with South <br/>Africa it will bring back memories (good and bad).<br/>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/65007010]]></url>
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    <review id="59823027">
    <user id="2423189">
    <name><![CDATA[Kimberley]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Gloucester, 02, Australia]]></location>        
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      <rating>2</rating>
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  <date_added>Mon Jun 15 19:14:51 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Jun 15 19:40:26 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Unfortunately this book got very bogged down in the middle after what I deemed a promising start... I never finished it!]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59823027]]></url>
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    <review id="47290106">
    <user id="2054061">
    <name><![CDATA[Liz]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Calgary, AB, Canada]]></location>        
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      <rating>2</rating>
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  <date_added>Mon Feb 23 13:55:43 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Feb 23 13:57:33 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[this was a lot like &quot;the power of one&quot;. if i hadn't already read that, i might have enjoyed this book more.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47290106]]></url>
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    <review id="47570389">
    <user id="1611911">
    <name><![CDATA[Megan]]></name>
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Feb 26 01:26:14 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Feb 26 01:26:46 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Loved this book - similar to the Power of One, but I cried in this one! ]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47570389]]></url>
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    <review id="41589130">
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    <name><![CDATA[Danielle]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Oakland, ME]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Fri Jan 02 07:15:08 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Jan 02 07:15:27 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[cybergift from Kimberly]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41589130]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="58819923">
    <user id="691423">
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    <location><![CDATA[China]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Fri Jun 19 01:54:23 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Jun 07 21:43:21 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Jun 19 01:54:23 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Almost finished.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/58819923]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="7390805">
    <user id="502129">
    <name><![CDATA[Jolene]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[all south african]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Oct 07 13:22:53 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Oct 07 13:28:48 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is written through the eyes of a young boy who later grows up to become a young man. We see South Africa's apartheid and the days leading up to it from a White persons perspective. It is well written and shows you just what South Africa was with no sugar coating. This book has made Bryce o...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7390805">more...</a>]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="21212859">
    <user id="203677">
    <name><![CDATA[Lisa]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Canada]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Mon Apr 28 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Apr 28 18:49:04 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Apr 28 18:49:04 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[The story of an orphan growing up in Afrikaner South Africa during and after WWII. The main character, Tom, was entirely lovable and his sorrows and triumphs kept me engaged throughout. Interesting historical context that seemed well researched. Actually, I remember thinking that of The Power of One...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21212859">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="12934503">
    <user id="804210">
    <name><![CDATA[Joyce]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Vermillion, SD]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Anyone ]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Jan 19 18:51:59 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Feb 06 09:52:01 -0800 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I learned that you cannot control many of the things that happen in your life, but you can control how you react to them. Never underestimate the power of an individual to change his/her own world through a vision, commitment, and perseverance.  That is a common theme that runs through many of Court...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/12934503">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/12934503]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="13774817">
    <user id="79673">
    <name><![CDATA[Keith]]></name>
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <read_at>Fri Jan 25 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Jan 27 19:46:14 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Jan 27 19:47:23 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really enjoyed this book. The part that deals with Kenya was particularly interesting in the light of recent events there.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/13774817]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="16833765">
    <user id="959694">
    <name><![CDATA[Dawn]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Mechanicsville, VA]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <read_at>Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Mar 02 10:50:25 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Mar 02 10:51:07 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[One of my all time favorite books about South Africa. Well written and the characters are forever in your mind.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/16833765]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="8374137">
    <user id="552893">
    <name><![CDATA[Lucia]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Port Moody, BC, Canada]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <date_added>Sun Oct 28 22:53:52 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Oct 28 22:54:20 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Very, very good.  Interesting to read some South African history too.  And, yes, I cried!]]></body>
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    <review id="20970336">
    <user id="590956">
    <name><![CDATA[Kelly]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sun May 04 17:51:04 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Apr 25 09:49:11 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun May 04 17:51:04 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is pretty good.  Its really long in some places but good.]]></body>
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    <review id="15451195">
    <user id="186145">
    <name><![CDATA[Lorraine]]></name>
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  <read_at>Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Feb 14 17:06:26 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat May 31 08:57:33 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Pretty good read although not as good as some of his other books.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/15451195]]></url>
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    <review id="80065357">
    <user id="3010986">
    <name><![CDATA[Amanda]]></name>
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <date_added>Sun Dec 06 08:37:46 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Dec 06 08:37:46 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <review id="79616072">
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    <name><![CDATA[Littleelvisonkey]]></name>
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      <rating>4</rating>
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