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    <body><![CDATA[The first and title story was the only one worth reading. I admit I skipped the second. The rest were pretty forgettable. Can one of Susan Miller's characters handle a first date without sleeping with the guy? ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[ Great stories by a great modern author.  ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I thought I would pick this up after seeing the movie (which I really enjoyed).  Needless to say, I finished the &quot;Inventing the Abbotts&quot; story, but was disappointed.  So disappointed that I decided not to push through the rest of the book.  The short story seemed to meander and reminisce w...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/24652651">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[What, you mean Liv Tyler's character isn't in love with Jacquine Pheonix in this one?  I love the movie.  I love the story too...but Pamela (Liv) is such a hussy in this one.  Reading that, Inventing the Abbots broke my heart all over again, in a new way this time.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I remember the advertisements for this movie when it came out, but never saw it. Then I was browsing the library shelves yesterday and thought I'd check it out. I really enjoyed it. Also read the other short stories in this book as well. Good read for sure.]]></body>
    
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