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    <body><![CDATA[This book is awesome. Hands down. It is the perfect marriage of comic book heroism and reality, of normalcy and blinding anger. And, beyond the deeper meanings, it is funny. No joke, you'd think a book that was about one kid's <em>anger</em> and <em>self-loathing</em> and <em>inner-conflict</em> would be an angsty trip throug...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59413868">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A great look at the anger that exists as its own entity in many people.  I didn't really like the comic-strip writing in between each chapter; however, I have a feeling many guys would really like it. I did like the non-judgmental portrayal of the different sub-cultures of teenagers. I can't believe...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44795810">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[(Ages 13+ for language and sex) <br/><br/>Two stars, but maybe 3 if you're an angry goth dude. Hell, maybe four. But I am not angry, nor goth, nor a dude, so this book was just the other side of lost on me. The events depicted within are what the hip trench coated crowd does on a Friday night inst...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47476732">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Okay----I liked this book. Locke (main character) was so funny! Lots of my friends hate books that are written from a guy's viewpoint----and sometimes they have reason to hate them----but this was REALLY GOOD. I liked how at the end of a chapter (all of the chapters?) there would be a story where Lo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42153674">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[i gave his book 2stars because it didnt have enough action. I was bored out my mind hearing him talk about his life. I found his life boring but crazy beacuse when he was eight years ld he bit the tip of a kids nose off. He had me sleeping when i had 2 read this book. I think this boo could have bee...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49570760">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[It definitely was entertaining, I felt like it went on too long for the ending... The ending should've been less of a cop out. I did however like the ... truthfulness? or the logical reactions of some of the characters.... I just feel like the end could've been so much better... but there were some ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53379085">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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