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    <body><![CDATA[<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.fnordinc.com/2009/11-21/book-review-shake-the-devil-off-ethan-brown/" title="http://www.fnordinc.com/2009/11-21/book-review-shake-the-devil-off-ethan-brown/">http://www.fnordinc.com/2009/11-21/book-...</a><br/><br/>i did not enjoy this book but my wife did.<br/>after 3 chapters, i was wishing i had never started it. being a true crime buff, i thought this would be up my alley, but really couldnt get into it.<br/><br/>my wife however, clearly liked this. ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78600952">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is two books. The first tries to reconstruct the life of Zack Bowen and is full of thoughtful insights, good reporting, and detailed descriptions of New Orleans, Kosovo &amp; Iraq. It's well written if a little heavy handed in parts.My biggest complaint is the lack of background on Addie Hall ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75001614">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a story that was unfamiliar to me.  I think I might have seen it on the news, but we're fairly far away from NO.  It is, in part, the story of a murder-suicide that happened not long after Hurricane Katrina - and a pretty gory, horrific one that ended when the murderer jumped off the balcon...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78084522">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I started this book late last night and was completely drawn into the story.  It's horrific and fascinating.  While being a close and personal look at the life and death of Zach Bowen and his girlfriend Addie Hall, it is also a close examination of post-Katrina New Orleans and veterans of the Iraq a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46025796">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Strange, gory murder, but a strong indictment of military policy on treating war traumas.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Had to skip some chapters, wasn't too interested in Zack's military experience. However when Zack and Addie meet one another the excitement began.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is as much an indictment of the handling of the aftermath of Katrina in New Orleans and our soldiers back from war in the Middle East as it is a story about a murder.  Interesting book, though.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A myriad cast of derelicts, all of whose self-created woes and tribulations are by the author blamed on Iraq and hurricanes.  Sorry.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Shake the Devil Off: A True Story of the Murder that Rocked New Orleans]]>
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