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  <title><![CDATA[A Rose for Emily (The Charles E. Merrill literary casebook series)]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[William Faulkner]]></name>
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  <read_at>Wed Sep 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Sep 01 15:01:01 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Sep 02 07:04:52 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[The devastating effects of not wanting to let go or move on from the past. To always look back and try to preserve the &quot;glory days&quot; after they have long since faded away.  The tragedy of being isolated from the outside world and human contact while literally living in another time and plac...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69724592">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="40999819">
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    <name><![CDATA[Mitch]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Philippines]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2001</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Sat Dec 27 07:42:11 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[It is a very astounding literary piece! The story does not follow the usual arrangement of events that makes the readers think more of what happened and what will happen. The author used symbolism that makes it very interesting.It shows how a person who belongs to a well-known family can be destroye...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/40999819">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="53929109">
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  <date_added>Sat Apr 25 10:48:32 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Apr 25 10:52:19 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[My favorite short story ever.  What a beautiful and twisted story of loss and trying to preserve a moment.  Perhaps nowadays we are used to these kind of perverse renderings of love and possession.  Think Miss Havisham with a deeper sense of vengeance or Robert Browning's My Last Duchess.  ]]></body>
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    <review id="48882604">
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    <name><![CDATA[Kev]]></name>
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  <date_added>Tue Mar 10 21:33:08 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Mar 10 21:37:59 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I feel the urge to write about how creepy this story is, but instead I'll just say that this story will be very hard to forget. Aside from memorable twist at the end, i really enjoyed Faulkner's language and narrative pacing. Pay close attention to the word &quot;rose&quot; in all possible forms.  ]]></body>
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    <review id="72200759">
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    <name><![CDATA[suzy]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Sep 22 22:32:32 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Sep 22 22:38:06 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm truly hopeless.  One mad night last year I actually ripped this story out of my old textbook and framed it.  And you can only see the first page.  Luckily I have a backup, and, oh, how it is worn.  Favorite short fiction piece.  Ever.]]></body>
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    <review id="46237120">
    <user id="1985450">
    <name><![CDATA[Foroogh]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Iran, Islamic Republic of]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <date_added>Fri Feb 13 09:20:08 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Feb 18 08:59:16 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[این کتاب رو سالها قبل یه دوست بهم داده بود که فکر می کنم تنها راه نگه داشتنش این بود که مثل امیلی باهاش رفتار کنم!!!!!کتاب راحتی بود واسه خوندن]]></body>
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    <review id="52627487">
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    <name><![CDATA[Andrew]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Midland, MI]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1983</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Atmospheric story like those of E. A. Poe. I think it's a tribute to Faulkner's skill as a writer that I felt sorry for the guy who brought a rose for Emily more than I was creeped out by what he was doing. ]]></body>
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    <review id="45502899">
    <user id="1494480">
    <name><![CDATA[Alina]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Port Huron, MI]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <date_added>Thu Feb 05 16:09:37 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Feb 05 16:10:42 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I just read it for my English class. I had read it twice in high school but I was now able to see the deeper symbolism and tragedy of the story. A disturbing, but great, story.]]></body>
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    <review id="40649374">
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    <name><![CDATA[Ron]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Kingman, AZ]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <date_added>Sun Dec 21 21:54:10 -0800 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[First Faulkner story that I'd read. A great short-story for those who like something with a bit of the macabre and surprise endings.]]></body>
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    <review id="74076595">
    <user id="1258270">
    <name><![CDATA[Holly]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Callahan, FL]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Sat Oct 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Sat Oct 10 09:56:59 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Tale of the impact of isolation and alienation on an individual and those around them. Interesting tale.]]></body>
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    <review id="77527661">
    <user id="1163961">
    <name><![CDATA[Karen]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Seattle, WA]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Wed Nov 11 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Good old fashioned read-aloud fun.  A well-put puzzle, and delightfully spooky.]]></body>
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    <review id="53870600">
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    <location><![CDATA[Tavares, FL]]></location>        
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  <date_updated>Fri Apr 24 17:16:23 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[For a short story it was very captivating. Surprisly grim too.]]></body>
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    <review id="45421459">
    <user id="377968">
    <name><![CDATA[Erlin]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Yogyakarta, Indonesia]]></location>        
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      <rating>0</rating>
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  <date_added>Wed Feb 04 20:13:37 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Feb 04 20:14:38 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm wondering why wasn't there any rose before Emily died?]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45421459]]></url>
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    <review id="57881065">
    <user id="695344">
    <name><![CDATA[Sana]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia]]></location>        
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  <date_updated>Sat May 30 16:03:28 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Tragic and Gothic, with a suprising twist at the end. <br/><br/>]]></body>
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    <review id="70278205">
    <user id="1902230">
    <name><![CDATA[Khanh]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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  <date_updated>Sun Sep 06 15:03:20 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Short story with an unexpected twist! ]]></body>
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    <review id="49575831">
    <user id="1113882">
    <name><![CDATA[Al]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United Kingdom]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Tue Mar 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Weird story but awesome!]]></body>
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    <review id="72594412">
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    <name><![CDATA[Kathy]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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    <body><![CDATA[So very creepy.  Love this story.]]></body>
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    <review id="66069323">
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    <name><![CDATA[Norma]]></name>
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    <body><![CDATA[Creepy..]]></body>
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    <review id="31133199">
    <user id="921689">
    <name><![CDATA[Saralyn]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Longwood, FL]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Wed Sep 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Opposite of Heidi, this story was SO weird to me that I hated it. It was very well written, but I don't like things just because they're well written. They also have to have a good message or SOMETHING of value. I didn't find any value in this one. If someone would like to point it out to me, I'll t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/31133199">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Oct 13 14:14:12 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Oct 13 14:14:12 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Short story. Did an essay paper on this for English 102 in October 2009.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74426928]]></url>
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