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  <title><![CDATA[The Fifty Year Sword]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Mark Z. Danielewski]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was written to be a kid's story of sorts. It is short. The art is great. The story is well told. It really picks up about halfway through. You should be able to easily read this book in one sitting. The main idea, without giving anything away, is that there is this sword with an invisible blade...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/29873060">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is getting another reading in the next week, but I think this is honestly a more &quot;advanced&quot; work than <em>HOL</em>, though the plot of HOL is &quot;better&quot; than this.  This is almost narrative poetry, and the experimentation is different.  More on the second reading.<br/><br/>-<br/><br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67006574">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[i'm probably never going to get to read this book because the english translation is like, 200 bucks and you can only buy it in switzerland or something like that.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I want this book. I can't give it a rating seeing as how it is impossible to find in English. *sigh* someday!]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is probably the most straightforward Danielewski book; however, it's still a mind-bender.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a beautiful book.  If you can get your hands on it, hold on to it! ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm totally amazed that Danielewski isn't nuts.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I will own this book one day *Sigh*]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Pretty good stuff.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[LONGING!!]]></body>
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