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      <name><![CDATA[David Lodge]]></name>
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  <read_at>Wed Sep 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Lodge does what he always does so well-- toss together individuals from different cultures and mindsets, and let them affect each other. &quot;Paradise News&quot; also touches family relationships and religious doubts.<br/><br/>My own FAVORITE Lodge is &quot;Thinks.&quot; Recommended, esp. for lit...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76340163">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <date_added>Thu Jun 18 11:58:28 -0700 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[He's such a good writer, and so hilarious in his depiction of English &quot;types&quot; I forgive him his occasional lapse into sentimentality. A very good read, as always.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Paradise News by David Lodge (1991)]]></body>
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    <review id="1781539">
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  <read_at>Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Another delightful David Lodge book. The paradise of the title is two-fold: the tropical, Hawaiian variety, and the kind where you get to meet the man upstairs. I think I’ve run out of ways to express how Lodge is such a funny, interesting, dynamic writer. If you like books containing academic hum...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1781539">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <date_added>Wed Apr 18 11:03:37 -0700 2007</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[Nobody can render the pathos and charm of being British  like David Lodge, especially when said islanders are transported to a very different island, Hawaii. This is probably one of the last books of his that I haven't read. They are somewhat guilty pleasures, since they melt in your hands, but my f...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/777810">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sun May 04 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[i adore Lodge for his good sense of humor and the good ability of observing people and their lifes. i enjoyed rading his books a lot]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Lodge is funny and light. Perfect beach read - light and easy yet still great literature instead of some awful romance novel :)]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1995</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[One of my favorite books! Read about it here:<br/><br/><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://oxypoet.blogspot.com/2006/01/top-20-books-7.html" title="http://oxypoet.blogspot.com/2006/01/top-20-books-7.html">http://oxypoet.blogspot.com/2006/01/top-...</a><br/>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[An absolutely delightful read. Makes you both look forward and anticipate becoming middle-aged.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Entertaining and insightful. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Another fav from David Lodge.]]></body>
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    <review id="6916932">
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    <body><![CDATA[Four stars from Trin.]]></body>
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