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    <body><![CDATA[Molly Peacock recommended this, and I just couldn't get into it.  Stylistically interesting, but why am I supposed to care about your stereotypical adolescent experiences?  It's like reading <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/search/search?q=Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" title="Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man">Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man</a> without a main character.  So many people love it, though.  I must be m...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38610996">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[One of my favorite poetry books from when I was 16 and 17. Very influential on my own style. Amazing. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book goes with me whenever I'm away for more than a month.  It's a very good friend.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[&quot;Disobedience especially to my audience...&quot;  ]]></body>
    
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