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  <title><![CDATA[The Ballad of Peckham Rye (New Directions Classics.)]]></title>
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  <default_description>Fiction.  Spark's classic satiric novel of a blue-collar town is once again available.</default_description>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">1960</original_publication_year>
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      <name><![CDATA[Muriel Spark]]></name>
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  <date_added>Tue Jan 06 10:19:28 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Jan 06 10:20:48 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I bought a used copy of this book a while back, started reading it and was really loving it. unfortunately, my copy was so old and the paperback binding was damaged. pages started falling out, and i could not finish reading. for now its on hold, something i will surely come back to.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Tue Jul 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[she really is very good at turning the ordinary into the extraordinary. very crisp, smart, sparkling and sophisticated prose. i'd really recommend her.]]></body>
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    <review id="53907924">
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  <date_added>Sat Apr 25 06:00:27 -0700 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA['Your neck is a maniac's delight' - one of the most laugh-out-loud lines i've read for years.  Disturbing too.]]></body>
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    <review id="68869287">
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  <read_at>Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Fascinating insight into my local area in the 1960s. Wonderfully crafted.]]></body>
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    <review id="42951742">
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  <date_added>Tue Jan 13 15:48:30 -0800 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[from Library Thing list]]></body>
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    <review id="22681008">
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  <read_at>Wed Jun 11 12:45:24 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[the story of a young scot who arrives in a town south of London and proceeds to wreak havok on the unsuspecting townsfolk merely by inserting himself into their lives.  it's a book about how simple people with normal lives can turn remarkably ugly simply by being confronted with something new and di...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22681008">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="32696521">
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  <read_at>Sun Sep 28 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Dougal Douglas (or Douglas Dougal) moves into Peckham, working as an employment specialist.  He begins mucking with people's lives.  <br/><br/>Although this was a short book (about 140 pages), I wish I had read it more closely.  Small digs and twists came subtly with a conclusion that wrapped all ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/32696521">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="4948737">
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  <date_added>Wed Aug 22 12:04:22 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Jan 31 17:47:40 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Written in 1960, this scathingly prophetic vision of corporate bullshit tells what happens when the firm of Meadows, Meade &amp; Grindley hires Dougal Douglas, an “arts man.” Douglas focuses on “human research” about town and causes general upset.<br/><br/>I adored his list of suitable phrases...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4948737">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="1173091">
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  <date_added>Sat May 12 05:09:29 -0700 2007</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[Sharp and wickedly funny.  You know how lots of writers these days are praised for being kind/gentle with their characters, never making fun of them, never taking potshots?  As laudable as I think those ideals are, I also love Muriel Spark for doing the opposite.  She's not kind or gentle with *anyb...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1173091">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="57650093">
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  <read_at>Tue Jul 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was unusual. And not in an entirely well-written, grasping way. Give or take a few genius lines and wordplay, I was let down by this one and was easily bored. I could see it working more as a play, or as a film, but not a decent read. <br/><br/>Meh.]]></body>
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    <review id="11948591">
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    <body><![CDATA[This book barely seemed to get going, and then it was over.  It was VERY easy to read and amusing, although the ending was disturbing.  It seemed a bit glib, if not callous.  But that may have been the point of the story, or the means to the point.  ]]></body>
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    <review id="33501794">
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    <name><![CDATA[Sharon4]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United Kingdom]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Tue Sep 23 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This novel is classic Spark - short, funny and it challenges the reader's notions of right and wrong. Dougal Douglas is a menace to those around him, but he's so full of charm I very nearly wanted him to get away with his villainy. ]]></body>
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    <review id="12348498">
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    <name><![CDATA[DL]]></name>
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  <read_at>Mon Feb 06 00:00:00 -0800 2006</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[A bit confusing at first, probably due to 'Scottishisms.'  Upon finishing, however, I immediately wanted to read it again.  Spark's characters and writing are as original and delightful as always.]]></body>
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    <review id="72394447">
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  <read_at>Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Enjoyed this but it's not one of my top favorites of Spark's. It could be that I enjoy Spark's female characters more than I do her males. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Clever and sharp characters. I liked it. ]]></body>
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    <review id="1093967">
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    <body><![CDATA['s good.]]></body>
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