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  <title><![CDATA[The Magic Circle]]></title>
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  <default_description>A midwife-sorceress, tricked by the devil's minions, loses her   gifts, is forced to become a witch, and lives her life alone in the   forest, until two children--named Hansel and Gretel--wander by.   Reprint. &lt;i&gt;SLJ. PW. AB. &lt;/i&gt;</default_description>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">1993</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>The Magic Circle</original_title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Donna Jo Napoli]]></name>
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  <read_at>Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Wed May 27 14:32:25 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Zel (also by Napoli) was fantastic; it won me over to fantasy.  Since I was a complete fantasy skeptic pre-Zel, I kept thinking, “Was Zel a fluke?  Can Napoli really be such a powerful writer that she can win over the most critical, anti-fantasy reader?” To test this hypothesis, I chose The Magi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56813376">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="20539132">
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    <name><![CDATA[Liesl]]></name>
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  <read_at>Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Apr 19 15:07:20 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Apr 19 15:15:43 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I enjoyed this, even though I think i would have enjoyed it more from the start if I had some sort of preface. I'd probably give it a higher rating the second time around, but this is a first impression. I picked up this book because I had heard good things about the author. I knew she did fairy tal...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/20539132">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="57065567">
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    <name><![CDATA[Kim]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sat May 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat May 23 10:41:04 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat May 23 10:42:40 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Good read, although I did find myself wishing for a bit more character explanation you generally find in Napoli's books.  Considering this was one of her pioneering books, however, it is much easier to cut her some slack on this one.  Very interesting rendition of Hansel and Gretel.]]></body>
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    <review id="73919413">
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  <read_at>Tue Nov 16 00:00:00 -0800 2004</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Oct 08 18:41:13 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Oct 08 18:44:53 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was the book that started my love for novels that retold fairy tales. Napoli made you fall in love with the witch which you grew up hating from the fairy tale. I haven't read this book since my freshman year and I need to reread it. ]]></body>
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    <review id="41346118">
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  <date_added>Tue Dec 30 17:47:28 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Jan 01 19:12:04 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This story is an excellent retelling of the Grimm's Fairytale &quot;Hansel and Gretel&quot;. Donna Jo Napoli tells the story from the 'evil' witches point of view giving the reader's a more in depth look at the witch and her motivation.]]></body>
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    <review id="56412475">
    <user id="1797658">
    <name><![CDATA[Christie]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sat May 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun May 17 16:48:53 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun May 17 16:49:27 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Not sure how this ended up on the Best Fairytale Retellings list.  It was okay.  Read it in a single sitting.  I summarized the story to Tim and he thought it was kind of odd as well.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56412475]]></url>
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    <review id="45390525">
    <user id="1995566">
    <name><![CDATA[Emily]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <date_added>Wed Feb 04 15:04:59 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Feb 04 15:06:37 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[An interesting twist on a classic children's story. You can read it in one sitting. I don't know why but I love it and have read it several times since I was a kid. ]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45390525]]></url>
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    <review id="50715585">
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    <name><![CDATA[Carol]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Ramona, CA]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Mary]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Tue Mar 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Sat Mar 28 10:33:09 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[An interesting telling of Hansel and Gretel from the witch's point of view.  ]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50715585]]></url>
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    <review id="56187929">
    <user id="128640">
    <name><![CDATA[Sara]]></name>
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Thu May 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri May 15 11:06:20 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri May 15 11:06:40 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[pretty creepy retelling of Hansel and Gretel]]></body>
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    <review id="56371958">
    <user id="170217">
    <name><![CDATA[Julian]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Chicago, IL]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <date_added>Sun May 17 09:18:19 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun May 17 09:28:51 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Makes me cry. ]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56371958]]></url>
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    <review id="68450730">
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    <name><![CDATA[Kaili]]></name>
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <date_added>Sat Aug 22 09:16:48 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Aug 22 09:17:47 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[i loved this book. it's the story about hansel and gretel from the witch's  point of view. amazing. she used to be a doctor but became a witch :(]]></body>
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    <review id="31095193">
    <user id="850112">
    <name><![CDATA[Christina]]></name>
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Thu Aug 28 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Aug 24 18:20:21 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Aug 30 14:28:38 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a good book (despite my stingy three-star rating), but rather disturbing as well. A re-telling of Hansel and Gretel from the witch's perspective, it is a painful glimpse at medieval religion and superstition, as well as how schizophrenia may have manifest itself in that age. The back cover ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/31095193">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="7724162">
    <user id="377085">
    <name><![CDATA[Debbie]]></name>
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Oct 14 17:55:45 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Jan 13 17:22:35 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[A retelling of Hansel and Gretel where the witch is sympathetic.  Ugly One is a midwife who is tricked by demons.  She changes from a loving mother into a witch tempted to devour children.  She fights the demons, even as the arrival of Hansel and Gretal tortures her.  It amazes me how Napoli can cha...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7724162">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="29016220">
    <user id="618709">
    <name><![CDATA[Mikki]]></name>
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      <rating>2</rating>
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  <read_at>Wed Jul 30 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Fri Aug 01 17:23:38 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Fairy-tale retelling of Hansel and Gretel told in first person by the witch. Interesting/engaging mostly due to curiosity at the idea and waiting to see the witch's transformation. Not ultimately satisfying in terms of plot - the story didn't feel complete. She turns yet resists and that's kind of t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/29016220">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="52820177">
    <user id="825477">
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  <read_at>Wed May 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Wed May 13 10:46:29 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was well written and powerful.  I really enjoyed, it's my favorite Napoli book.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/52820177]]></url>
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    <review id="1982373">
    <user id="132406">
    <name><![CDATA[Lynn]]></name>
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  <read_at>Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Thu Jun 14 17:41:56 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Beautifully written retelling of the Hansel and Gretel fairy tale, told from the point of view of the witch.  Characters were wonderfully developed.  Word choices, details and descriptions make the story come alive.<br/>One of my all time favorites.  I recently read it for the second time.   ]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1982373]]></url>
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    <review id="18465697">
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    <name><![CDATA[Beth]]></name>
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  <date_added>Sun Mar 23 17:45:57 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Mar 23 21:27:41 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Donna Jo Napoli tells the story of Hansel and Gretal from the point of view of the troubled yet sympathetic witch. A great introduction to re-told fairy tales, this book shows how effective it can be to simply change the narrative point of view of a well-loved tale.]]></body>
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    <review id="13735760">
    <user id="727375">
    <name><![CDATA[Rachel]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Redmond, WA]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Sun Jan 27 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Jan 27 13:30:12 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Jan 27 23:23:19 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is the story of Hansel and Gretel told from the witch's point of view.  I really empathized with the witch, who was known as the &quot;Ugly Sorceress.&quot;  The end of the book left me feeling sad for her.<br/>  This is a short book and a quick read.  I finished it in one day.]]></body>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[People who enjoy creative retellings.]]></recommended_for>
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    <body><![CDATA[The Gingerbread Witch is possibly the most irredeemable of all fairy tale villains-- but Napoli tries to do just that.  Not my favorite narration style, but the last few pages of this book solidified its genius.  ]]></body>
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    <name><![CDATA[Megan]]></name>
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  <date_added>Wed Jun 27 05:02:14 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Jun 27 05:04:21 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Probably my favorite of her upside down fairytale books.  THis is a retelling of Hansel and Gretel, though in this version the witch is the center of the story.  I found it difficult to put this one down.]]></body>
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