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  <title><![CDATA[Meridian]]></title>
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  <default_description> The second novel written by Alice Walker, preceding THE COLOUR PURPLE is a heartfelt and moving story about one woman's personal revolution as she joins the Civil Rights Movement.   Set in the American South in the 1960s it follows Meridian Hill, a courageous young woman who dedicates herself heart and soul to her civil rights work, touching the lives of those around her even as her own health begins to deteriorate. Hers is a lonely battle, but it is one she will not abandon, whatever the costs.   This is classic Alice Walker, beautifully written, intense and passionate.   </default_description>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">1976</original_publication_year>
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      <name><![CDATA[Alice Walker]]></name>
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    <body><![CDATA[Meridian is the story of a black woman in the South during the 60s. Meridian Hill is only 17 when she has been married, pregnant and divorced, and after giving her child away, she becomes politically involved in the 60s civile rights issues...<br/><br/>Hmm, I didn't really get the point of the boo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42659503">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[&quot;Meridian&quot; is set in post civil rights black America but reaches back deeply at least two generations, and sometimes as far back as 1800's slavery.  Ms. Walker's language is incandescent, her story incendiary, her characters thoughtful and deeply provoking.  Like when I read James Baldwin ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60243179">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Meridian Hill is a silent, eccentric, and determined woman who has held onto her strength and dignity despite the many hardships she has faced throughout her life. The events leading up to the opening chapters are dispersed throughout the novel in scattered, yet plausible flashbacks. Meridian's life...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/26166447">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="3692466">
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  <read_at>Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[eperti biasa, aku suka cara bertutur Alice Walker (<br/>Meridian mengisahkan perjuangan seorang perempuan bernama Meridian -as usual kulit hitam- dengan cita-citanya mensosialisasikan salah satu hak azasi manusi -pemilu-. Perjuangannya bukan hal yang gampang, karena ternyata tantangan itu bukan han...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3692466">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I picked this off the shelf because I needed something short to read on commute.  I wasn't expecting to like it but I did and it happened to be relevant at the time because I got to hear stories about &quot;The Movement&quot; from someone that was actually in it. Reading the book gave me a glimpse o...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59287357">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[During the snow storm I was stranded at a friend's house while house sitting for her. I've read lots of Walker's work, but I've never read this one. I saw on the shelf and started it and hope to finish it soon. Reading it now is not the same as when I started it by candle light in a cold house with ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49441543">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="36913445">
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  <date_added>Tue Nov 04 13:37:50 -0800 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[Although I am a fan of The Color Purple, I have to say, I really didn't enjoy this book as much as I thought I would. I enjoyed what the book was about but I think the way it was written just felt overwhelming. Despite my opinion, the book is about a woman named Meridian Hill who is passionate about...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/36913445">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Apr 02 00:00:00 -0800 1998</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Short, but very good. A bit slow in the beginning. Love Alice Walker]]></body>
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    <review id="67013920">
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    <body><![CDATA[Also for school.  I liked The Color Purple better. ]]></body>
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    <review id="50826913">
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    <body><![CDATA[My favorite book by Alice Walker]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[It stays with you....]]></body>
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    <review id="72482938">
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    <body><![CDATA[Literally on my shelf]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Worthy of a read.]]></body>
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    <review id="58865299">
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  <read_at>Sun Jun 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[this book was written in 1976 and it shows.  not only that, but it didn't age well. Dated, demeaning, even racist.  Actually, I'm wondering why i gave it a 2.]]></body>
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    <review id="37460775">
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  <read_at>Mon Nov 24 13:48:49 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[you know who else is a good writer? alice walker. oh, you knew that already. k. ]]></body>
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    <review id="1772769">
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was so lyrical,and so profound... I had to read it twice! You know how you read something and when you're done you just think &quot;WOW!&quot; Yeah, well this is like that. It can be difficult sometimes, but everything she talked about, growing up and coming of age in the civil rights era,...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1772769">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="38047291">
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    <body><![CDATA[At times equally moving and horrifying, this book is one I'll not soon forget. Because of the way it begins, I sort of expected an epic, lifelong journey, but instead it just felt more like snapshots of an interesting (but ultimately maybe not that important?)life. The end felt a little flat to me, ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38047291">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="37327561">
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    <body><![CDATA[I really enjoyed this book. Great storyline and I thought the characters had a lot of depth.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really love this book.  All the changes that Meridian is moving through are moving her, it seems, not only to a higher consciousness of her womanhood or blackness, but towards deciding for herself how she wants to be human.  And maybe she doesn't...]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I think I need to read this book again.  I feel like I missed something very important the first time around.  Reminds me of <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6149.Beloved" title="Beloved by Toni Morrison">Toni Morrison</a>]]></body>
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