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    <body><![CDATA[Violet Parry lived the type of life we all would envy. She is married to a rich, famous rock - and â€“ roll manager by the name of David, has a beautiful daughter named Dot and a large, offensive house up in the LA hills. Unfortunately, Violet would trade you places in a heartbeat. All David can do ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/37984985">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[<p>Critics had mixed reactions to Semple's debut novel. While some appreciated the social commentary and satire, others were not impressed by far-fetched plot twists and clich_Ńd characters. Teddy, in particular, seemed to have few redeeming qualities, which made Violet's behavior incomprehensible. Tho...</p><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45463975">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[An ode to the self-absorbed idiosyncrasies of LA canyon-dwellers, told by an author who &quot;escaped from Los Angeles&quot; (book jacket author bio). I had a similar reaction to reading this book as I did watching the film <em>Crash</em> (but <em>Crash</em> is a better bit of media creation). The characters are fair...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60682543">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Violet Parry is living the quintessential life of luxury in the Hollywood Hills with David, her rock-and-roll manager husband, and her darling toddler, Dot. She has the perfect life--except that she's deeply unhappy. David expects the world of Violet but gives little of himself in return. When she meets Teddy, a roguish small-time bass player, Violet comes alive, and soon she's risking everything for the chance to find herself again. Also in the picture are David's hilariously high-strung sister, Sally, on the prowl for a successful husband, and Jeremy, the ESPN sportscaster savant who falls into her trap. For all their recklessness, Violet and Sally will discover that David and Jeremy have a few surprises of their own. THIS ONE IS MINE is a compassionate and wickedly funny satire about our need for more--and the often disastrous choices we make in the name of happiness.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Maria Semple crafted a well-written story of 2 women searching for love in the modern world. Her writing pulled you through story and characters' minds that, instead of hating one or the other (and the flip side, liking them all too well), you understood where they came from and where they would lik...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60684985">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Repellent. Ludicrous plot twists, dreadful writing, and despicable characters--each and every one of whom is so poisonously racist that I can't help but wonder if Semple, like her fictional creations, is less than loving to her own army of immigrant laborers. As I was reading this turd of a novel, I...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/33744519">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I am loving this book so much.  It's like a magical teleportation device that takes me, totally engrossed, all the way from Clinton-Washington to 59th St.  The last two times I've made the trip with this book, I glanced up just once to check my progress and was amazed to find myself already arrived ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41680422">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a really interesting book about relationships...what happens when a wife of a music industry mogul cheats with a dirtbag and a desperate woman will do ANYTHING to marry. It was not cliche or typical. ]]></body>
    
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