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  <title><![CDATA[Le Capuchon du moine]]></title>
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  <default_description>When Gervase Bonel, a guest at the Shrewsbury Abbey, takes ill,   Brother Cadfael, an expert herbalist, runs to his side, only to   discover that his patient has been poisoned by monk's hood oil taken   from Cadfael's own laboratory. Reprint.</default_description>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">1980</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>Monk's Hood: The Third Chronicle of Brother Cadfael</original_title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Ellis Peters]]></name>
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  <read_at>Wed Sep 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Sep 16 07:47:10 -0700 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[<img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/vimsig/pic/000pgkdp/s320x240" class="escapedImg"/><br/><br/>This full-cast dramatization of the novel by Ellis Peters stars Philip Madoc as the medieval monk and sleuth, Brother Cadfael.<br/><br/>The blurb - <em>After the violence of civil war in the srping, Shrewsbury has enjoyed a quiet summer and a good harvest. But, as Cadfael reflects ruefully...</em><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71405599">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <date_added>Thu Sep 04 05:13:06 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Sep 15 06:05:50 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Value background on just who Cadfael was/is and an excellent mystery.<br/><br/>Cadfael series: excellent historical fiction. Ellis Peters draws the reader into the twelfth century with modern story telling but holds us there with a richness of detail which evokes a time and place which might as we...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/31980652">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="31560511">
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[murder mystery lovers]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[Watched the PBS movies]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Aug 29 17:50:00 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Sep 03 21:02:50 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I recently finished Book 3 of the Cadfael series. I don't think it was as good as the first two two books in the series, but it was enjoyable nonetheless. Part of this may be due to the lack of any real action in the book. The murder happens, so Cadfael investigates, overcomes some minor obstacles, ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/31560511">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="26317694">
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    <name><![CDATA[John]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[San Diego, CA]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Wed Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Jul 04 15:15:49 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Jul 04 15:16:34 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Now that I've finished Monk's Hood, I have found a new appreciation for Ellis Peters' work. After one death too many, I was expecting a rather static setting that would seem to change, but in truth, it would really change from book to book. I am definitely the product of watching too many American s...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/26317694">more...</a>]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="39918130">
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    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Thu Dec 11 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Dec 11 20:02:11 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Dec 12 07:25:58 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[so, maybe it usually would only get a 3.5, but I've been going through a string of stories with long plots littered with annoying elements and disturbingly inspire me to beg for someone to kill the main character against the author's wishes.  This was a short pleasant read where things felt much mor...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39918130">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="69963781">
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    <name><![CDATA[Sandra]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Springville, UT]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <date_added>Thu Sep 03 14:45:48 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Sep 04 10:58:51 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[These suspenseful stories include pinches of romance, devotion, and humor, as well as truly unique characters.  The mysteries use as background superb portrayals of 12th Century England.  The author is a noted Medieval scholar.  Positive.  Caution:  the series is aimed at adults, not adolescents.  M...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69963781">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="77149664">
    <user id="2595735">
    <name><![CDATA[Megan]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Fri Nov 20 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Nov 08 18:05:47 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Nov 20 19:39:55 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This story deserved more of a 3.5, but I really enjoy Peters' writing style so I rounded up.  Like the second book, <em>Monk's Hood</em> is filled with lots of details of both monastic and politico-cultural life in 12th century Britain, and I found myself picturing the changing scenery as Cadfael traveled th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77149664">more...</a>]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="64070721">
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    <name><![CDATA[Ian]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Sydney, 02, Australia]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Jul 19 05:18:15 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Jul 19 05:18:28 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[My first Brother Cadfael mystery.  A very interesting, and entertaining, who-dunnit.  I love the setting [12th Century:] and Ellis Peters writes very well.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/64070721]]></url>
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    <review id="41359085">
    <user id="1834254">
    <name><![CDATA[Patricia]]></name>
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <date_added>Tue Dec 30 19:58:23 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Dec 30 20:01:06 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[The intrigues of life in a monastery cause Brother Cadfael more problems than the poisoning murder which he feels a strong responsibility to solve. ]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41359085]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="39644478">
    <user id="1457789">
    <name><![CDATA[Marlene]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Elmo, UT]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <date_added>Mon Dec 08 18:01:10 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Dec 08 18:01:51 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book captivated my interest, even though I have read it a couple of times.  Ellis Peters is such a good mystery writer.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39644478]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="30318844">
    <user id="872174">
    <name><![CDATA[Swissmiss]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Switzerland]]></location>        
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      <rating>2</rating>
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  <read_at>Fri Aug 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Aug 16 12:53:28 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Aug 16 12:56:18 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[English: &quot;Brother Cadfael and the Monk's Hood&quot;. I had to push myself to finish this. I didn't find it particularly compelling. The basic plot line was neat enough, but I found the descriptions of monastery life and politics to be boring (although they were important to the plot), and there...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/30318844">more...</a>]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="53426944">
    <user id="2241838">
    <name><![CDATA[Becky]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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      <rating>2</rating>
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  <date_added>Mon Apr 20 21:26:01 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Apr 20 21:26:01 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Hate his writing style, but books themselves are OK.  ]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53426944]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="41464668">
    <user id="1849814">
    <name><![CDATA[David]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Austin, TX]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <date_added>Wed Dec 31 20:56:28 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Jan 01 19:48:30 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Good story. Uses details of herbs in Cadfeal’s garden and Welsh Law. ]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41464668]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="27353049">
    <user id="1332329">
    <name><![CDATA[Graham]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Victoria, BC, Canada]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Tue Jul 15 15:16:54 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Jul 15 15:16:54 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Just as good as &quot;A Morbid Taste For Bones&quot;!: What can I say really? This book is about a gentleman who moves his family into the care of the monks at the price of him leaving his estate to them when he passes away. This naturally upsets the current benefactor of the will and suspicions ari...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/27353049">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/27353049]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="42692792">
    <user id="1760882">
    <name><![CDATA[Ikonopeiston]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Atlanta, GA]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <date_added>Sun Jan 11 12:05:36 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Jan 21 06:22:35 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Interesting view of inheritance customs in 12th century England.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42692792]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="74415467">
    <user id="657442">
    <name><![CDATA[Kara]]></name>
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Sun Nov 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Oct 13 12:29:23 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Nov 08 12:45:34 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[After finishing this book I'm reminded of just how much I enjoy the Cadfael series. It's brilliantly written, excellently crafted and wonderful to read stories where the author's background in history shows through. ]]></body>
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    <review id="46769409">
    <user id="268512">
    <name><![CDATA[Leslie]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Aldie, VA]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Wed Mar 04 08:11:25 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Recently reread this book.  ]]></body>
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    <review id="31790488">
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    <name><![CDATA[Korynn]]></name>
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  <date_added>Mon Sep 01 23:32:35 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Sep 01 23:32:35 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Brother Cadfael grows on me with every volume. I enjoyed this volume a great deal because of the great villain Prior Robert makes of himself and because Cadfael manages again to untangle a twisted mystery involving a poison he himself brewed and ready-made scapegoat, but in the end he finds the susp...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/31790488">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Thu Nov 15 10:23:59 -0800 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Brother Cadfael is one of the most recognizable and fully drawn chareacters in fiction. Peters is at his full power when he writes Monk's Hood. Cadfael solves the murder in the face of monumental constraints, never once succombing to insidious guile, but always clever.<br/>A fine read.<br/><br/>R...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/9151748">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Mar 05 12:56:56 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Mar 05 13:00:01 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I read this hoping it would appeal to my love of &quot;The Name of the Rose.&quot; However, the book is really just a mystery novel. The setting is really only in name, and is never explored or utilized. The book is a good mystery read, and has some interesting characters, but does not venture outsi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/17098897">more...</a>]]></body>
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