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    <body><![CDATA[I wish Jane Smiley were on Bookface so that she could be my Bookster. I guess that isn't really necessary, though, thanks to this!<br/><br/>I really, really enjoyed <em>13 Ways of Looking at the Novel.</em> I think it's great for someone who, like me, enjoys reading novels but doesn't think much about what...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/12397212">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a little daunting because I feel reading it like a stupid ninth grader who has never taken an English class not a graduate of a good college who took 400-level English courses.  On the other hand I feel like when/if I finish it I will be able to TEACH a 400-level English class - or at least ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78802755">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm very conflicted about this book; parts of it seemed like sheer brilliance, but overall I was quite displeased. That averages to a book I enjoyed, but felt rather unsatisfied with after completion.<br/><br/>First of all, I've never read Smiley as an author, so I came into this experience fairly...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63784176">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[If I could, I'd give this book both a five and a one.  Some of this book is  gut-wrenching and  life -affirming (if your life happens to revolve, in any way, around novels.  Mine does.)  She has a whole section about how reading novels teaches empathy, and I love that.  But her summaries of the 100 ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/18314860">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is pretty much my bible of good fiction writing. It looks at the history and development of the novel, and has two excellent chapters of advice for fiction writers. Smiley lists 100 significant and influential novels that she read as she set about formalizing her understanding of the form....<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56328763">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[OK, so you want to write. Well, if you like to work and work hard, this is for you. But I must tinge that statement a bit. If you need to write, were born to write, have no option, then it actually isn't work because the breath and depth of your understanding of life and ability to communicate it to...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/25724473">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The premise of Smiley's book is as follows: she had writer's block, and to break it, she read one hundred novels to help clarify what the novel is and what it means. The book is divided in two parts: the first is thirteen chapters on ways the novel is either constructed, or can be viewed, or both; t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1421376">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Smiley classifies and defines the novel, and also provides a primer of supportive instructions to the struggling writer.  She explores why some novels succeed, and some don’t.  She finishes off with a list of 100 books she had recently read, from thousand-year old texts to recent best-sellers, off...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38862239">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Insightful, intelligent, and sometimes entertaining trip through the world history of the novel. Made me want to read several of the 100 books she chose as her representatives for this journey, even though they are not meant as a &quot;100 best&quot; list. Great observations on every page, whether y...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/61393685">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I had a very fun time reading Smiley's discussions of the novel.  They were insightful and refreshing (coming from years of literary theory).  This is very accessible book, and it would be great for anyone from writers to avid readers to young literature students who just want a huge run down of the...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70840791">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This non fiction book about fiction is highly interesting. Smiley favors certain Victorian writers as for instance Charles Dickens. She thoroughly delves into many novels, some of which I have read, some not, but will do so in the future.]]></body>
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