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  <title><![CDATA[Mutant Message Down Under]]></title>
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  <default_description>&lt;I&gt;Mutant Message Down Under&lt;/I&gt; is the fictional account of an American woman's spiritual odyssey through outback Australia. An underground bestseller in its original self-published edition, Marlo Morgan's powerful tale of challenge and endurance has a message for us all. &lt;P&gt;Summoned by a remote tribe of nomadic Aborigines to accompany them on walkabout, the woman makes a four-month-long journey and learns how they thrive in natural harmony with the plants and animals that exist in the rugged lands of Australia's bush. From the first day of her adventure, Morgan is challenged by the physical requirements of the journey&amp;#8212;she faces daily tests of her endurance, challenges that ultimately contribute to her personal transformation. &lt;P&gt;By traveling with this extraordinary community, Morgan becomes a witness to their essential way of being in a world based on the ancient wisdom and philosophy of a culture that is more than 50,000 years old.</default_description>
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      <name><![CDATA[Marlo Morgan]]></name>
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  <date_added>Tue Mar 13 20:49:15 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Mar 13 21:05:52 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Wish I could give it no stars.  It was a bunch of crap and completely a waste of time to read.  What would have been excusably poor writing if the book was truly an autobiographical tale as she leads her readers into believing  is however inexcusable as a completely fictitious story in which it is c...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/261103">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Sep 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Sat Sep 20 13:23:29 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I have read this book three times in my life.  The first time I had no expectations.  With the second and third (this time) reading I had the thought that the book would be stupid and hokey.  But oh man, I love it.  It totally makes me want to clean out my house and get rid of all my stuff so that I...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/32931083">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="20552976">
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  <read_at>Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Apr 19 20:06:08 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Apr 21 18:26:57 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[another selection from my local book club - we seem to be on a spiritual/philosophical kick this year.  The reviews I saw were either scathing or glowing, so this should be interesting. <br/><br/>Update after reading it: Maybe I just don't have what it takes to appreciate this type of book.  The a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/20552976">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="2040832">
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  <read_at>Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Jun 16 19:32:32 -0700 2007</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[nice easy read but it sticks with you]]></body>
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    <review id="19208679">
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  <date_added>Tue Apr 01 10:59:49 -0700 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[&quot;Mutant Message from Down Under&quot; is one of the less well-known literary hoaxes of our time. The book was published as a memoir.   but Morgan never lived with any Aborigines, something she was obliged to admit after numerous protests by Aboriginal groups.  Recent editions are published as a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/19208679">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="38701159">
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    <name><![CDATA[Raquel]]></name>
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  <date_added>Wed Nov 26 11:36:36 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Nov 26 11:36:36 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[The story piqued my interest and the book came recommended from my sister.  What a disappointment.  First of all, Marlo Morgan's claims are way off kilter.  Secondly, her writing is as good as mine was in the third grade.  I do give her points for trying to convey peaceful, happy, self-centering mes...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38701159">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="4970766">
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[someone with wanderlust]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Aug 22 19:17:19 -0700 2007</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a really great story about an American woman taken on a walkabout through the Australian Outback by one of the last remaining Aborigine tribes. She tells of her adventures and finding her purpose in life, but mostly of her amazement of the Aborigine culture, which is truly astounding. The wr...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4970766">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="7811036">
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    <name><![CDATA[Kimber]]></name>
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  <date_added>Tue Oct 16 15:32:45 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Oct 16 15:45:45 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I was told the book was an autobiography so I started reading it that way.  Right away my sceptical mind determined it was fiction.  On the back in very fine print it does say fiction but the author wants you to believe that it is a real journey that she took. I think she may have had a better respo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7811036">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="6794336">
    <user id="413654">
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    <location><![CDATA[Alameda, CA]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Tue Sep 25 16:40:44 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Sep 25 16:45:21 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[this might be the worst book ever written.  I know that it was somewhat controversial due to its content, but to be completely honest I couldn't even be bothered with the content.  I've seen essays written by 5th graders with more of a grasp on English grammar.  The poor writing quality was too much...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6794336">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="22925474">
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    <name><![CDATA[Julie]]></name>
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  <date_updated>Sun May 25 11:44:29 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is awesome!  It's a non fiction about a woman who spends 3 months on a walkabout with Australian Aborigines.  It will change your whole perception of American culture.]]></body>
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    <review id="38553735">
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Nov 24 13:39:07 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Dec 09 15:34:04 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Wow, after reading some of the reviews here, I've figured out that this book you either love it or you hate it. I personally loved it. I had to read it for sociology class in 2002, and thought it was a great read. I loved the message that it sends. My professor told us the story of how the author cl...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38553735">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="8665028">
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    <name><![CDATA[Allyson]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Tweed Coast, NSW, Australia]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Sun Nov 04 16:15:57 -0800 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Nov 04 16:20:41 -0800 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is one of the most offensive pieces of tripe I have ever read. Apart from being appallingly written, her white cultural superiority is difficult to ignore and her misappropriation and lies about the culture and heritage of Australian Indigenous people is horrifying. Her romanticism of a pr...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8665028">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="78012858">
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    <name><![CDATA[Elizabeth]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Mon Nov 16 16:53:15 -0800 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[I have mixed feelings about this book. My sister read it and told me parts from it and it sounded like a &quot;must read&quot;.  Since I have been reading, however, I can't say I enjoy it the same way that I thought I would.  I keep wondering how much of it is truth and how much is fiction? The auth...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78012858">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="72792902">
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    <name><![CDATA[Davis]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Mon Sep 28 12:31:55 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Sep 28 12:32:18 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[  	<br/>1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:<br/>5.0 out of 5 stars Take a spiritual voyage, May 4, 2009<br/>	<br/>Get ready for an adventure that will take you on a spiritual voyage. As the author of a series of spiritually-themed novels, [...:], I am always on the outlook for book...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72792902">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="51976232">
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    <name><![CDATA[Stephen]]></name>
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  <date_updated>Wed Apr 08 20:30:26 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[A friend recommended this book to me. She said, “Oh, you’re into this kind of transcendental, living in the woods, sitting around a campfire, eating with your fingers kind of mumbo-jumbo. I think you might like it.” <br/><br/>She was right. If you are one of those who believe indigenous, hun...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51976232">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="8815831">
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    <name><![CDATA[~mj.]]></name>
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  <date_added>Wed Nov 07 18:40:55 -0800 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Nov 07 18:45:53 -0800 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really liked the story and was extremely intrigued by the details marlo gives and descriptions of what happened to this woman while hiking. So I decided to look up more info on the internet and found out that at one point she sold the rights to make a movie for $1.8 million and it was protested by...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8815831">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="10101876">
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    <body><![CDATA[This book changed my life.  When I read this book, I couldn't put it down.  I wanted to become an aboriginal person and learn how to live peacefully within the world.  It blew my mind to think of a world without disease.  This book opened up the possibility of what life could be, one where life did ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/10101876">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Wed Aug 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I was uneasy about this book. I've spent a lot of time researching Australian Aboriginal cultures, and there were a lot of things described in this book that seemed fabricated. It really reminded me of Kabul Beauty School. <br/><br/>The things that I learned from the book I was surprised about so I ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68287261">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really enjoyed this book. We read it for my AP English class, and my teacher juxtaposed our reading of this book with Candide and Siddhartha, as they all have to do with self-discovery. I certainly liked this book the best, although I was surprised that people in my class did not share my feelings...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51345940">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a piece of complete bilge, a gross and grotesquely offensive attempt to misrepresent Australian Aboriginal culture.  To call it a load of bollocks would be excessively polite.  Please refer to <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://dumbartung.org.au/">http://dumbartung.org.au/</a> and follow the links, to find out what real Australian Aborigines think o...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/31113317">more...</a>]]></body>
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