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    <body><![CDATA[i liked enright's short stories more than i liked her novel (&quot;the gathering&quot;). this novel seems to take more chances with language, flashing a bit more of the &quot;daring&quot; that some cranky Booker bookies think Anne was lacking in The Gathering.<br/>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is a fabulous character study. It assesses Eliza from every possible angle, taking turns to replay certain scenes in her life from the perspectives of all others involved.<br/>This is a story of a powerful woman, told powerfully. With its languid diction and visceral imagery, it reads mor...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/16882359">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This novel is based on the fantastic story of Eliza Lynch, a girl from Mallow whose famiy fled from Ireland at the time of the Famine, and who became the mistress and mother of the children of Francisco Lopez, dictatorial ruler of Paraguay in the ninteenth century.<br/>Anne Enright tries to get ins...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/10904751">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Some of my favorite images are in this book. I can really relate to the main chrachter, Eliza Lynch. The ending is a little dramatic and strange, but I have read this book over and over again in portions. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Apparently based on real events, this is a lively, bawdy, earthy historical novel in a style that isn't exactly magical realism but evokes Marquez nonetheless. Written with a poetic sense and great verve.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[rec by Irish Times re. Parguay - and it's historical too!<br/>I read most of it, loved the start was captivating. But it seemd to lose it's momentum and the writer was repeating herself halfway.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Anne Enright, right now, is what I'd like to be.  She's fucking wonderful.  The food conceit is especially fun -- I had to find asparagus to cook after I read this.  ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I was really hoping for more out of Enright and the subject matter, but was disappointed.<br/><br/>Her language is still fluid and hypnotic.  Just wish it could do more.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was horrible. It was like it was in a different language. I could never figure out what was going on. ]]></body>
    
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