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    <body><![CDATA[and another half star for good measure because, without a doubt, richard yates is one of the best prose writers america has seen in the last 50 years. however, &quot;a good school&quot; is a testament to the debilitating power of alcoholism. with &quot;<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48328.Revolutionary_Road" title="Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates">revolutionary road</a>&quot; and &quot;eleven kinds...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45180415">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a welcome departure from the usual themes Yates is known for--post-World War II, suburban-angst.  In A Good School, we're on the cusp of the Second World War, in a down-at-the-heels boarding school for boys in Connecticut--Dorset Academy.  The main character--and I'm going to go out on a li...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53503769">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Wow.  Richard Yates was a grim man.  All his characters I have met, in this novel and Revolutionary Road, are bereft of any charm whatsoever.  They are all 'warts and all'. There is no beauty here.  Which is tragic because Mr. Yates has a keen eye and sharp tongue and it is shredded with cynicism.  ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78408474">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Not my favourite Yates book.  The blurb was promising, but seemingly paid little resemblance to the plot.  The events happened, but they did not draw together in quite the way the blurb suggested they would.  Since it is only a short book, none of the characters had a great depth to them, and so I h...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/81489923">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Almost too slight for its own good, this, the second novel I have read by Richard Yates, is as lovely and insightful a piece of writing as &quot;Revolutionary Road.&quot;  Yet it is nowhere as good.  While the comparison is almost certainly unfair, having read both novels in recent enough proximity ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39702966">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is the third book by Yates I have read and I would say probably the most tragic. I think this may have something to do with how young the characters are and what eventually happens to them. It's not the typical relationship Yates that I have become accustomed to but an interesting read none the...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/79790141">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A gaggle of bland, tired stereotypes wander about a story without irony, humor, purpose, or invention. And the writing sucks, too. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Felt like a prototypical NE schoolboy book set in the 1950's. All the right characters are there. It did not shed a ton of light for me. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A friend let me borrow this after I praised <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48328.Revolutionary_Road" title="Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates">Revolutionary Road</a>. I am enjoying this book in the same way as A Separate Peace. I like this American version of prep school better for a depiction of male adolescence, but prefer a Separate Peace for its war time subplot. I think Knowles' book The Collect...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/18002865">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I feel delighted by his sentences. They are so lovely and precise.  <br/><br/>What a relief.<br/><br/>I gave up on this book.  The sentences are nice, but the story is a chore.  I am only a devotee to the Easter Parade.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Another excellent Richard Yates book.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I really like Yates' writing style.  ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[interesting.  loved it]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Of the four Yates books I've read thus far, this one was my least favorite, which isn't to say that it is a bad book. I just felt that it was a little unfocused, and because of this you didn't necessarily care about any of the character's issues. Luckily it was a rather short book and was a quick re...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49448140">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Beware: depressing.   Well, it was good, but depressing (not surprising considering the author)]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A mildly interesting plot that didn't lead to a higher understanding or appreciation of anything. Yates created a lot of characters, but keeps them away from the reader somehow. We learn about them only at a basic level - not enough to care. This was described as a &quot;coming of age tale&quot; tha...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/763125">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a decent read. I found the story to be somewhat forgettable, but the writing was superb. The last 60 pages were the best part of the book. The characters and plot twists that occur in these pages made me want the book to keep going so I could get to know the characters a little better. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A Good Book.  That is all I shall say.  What more is necessary, with this freaken GZA??  <br/><br/>Look, Ma, no cusses!  <br/><br/>Also, Imogen: I saw Lady in the Water last night and it is GOOD, just like you said.  ]]></body>
    
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