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    <body><![CDATA[Richard wrote the most moving thing I read about 9-11. He also writes pretty heavy shit about lawns and wives and ex-wives. This is kinda pulpy. Love triangle between some girl, a minor league ball player and a criminal minded criminal. It works though. Ford thinks he's heavier than thou, on some &quot;...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4885233">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Very Southern gothic, along the lines of Faulkner and Pinckney Benedict--weird ass characters making very poor choices. Great story about an island that doesn't exist on any map on the Mississippi River between the state of and Louisiana. Two parallel stories about the characters who meet up with on...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1044773">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[There is so much action, color, character and amazing scene setting in this story. Jam packed with an overwhelming number of well-crafted and poignant descriptions of the light, the land, our thoughts, the air, the sun, our memories, the physical details of the people and situations who strike us, w...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8155316">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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