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    <body><![CDATA[L'abbe C is Bataille's first novel and you can somewhat tell. Underlying philosophical themes of the novel tend to steer the story too much and Bataille seems stuck between surrealist tendencies and developing realistic characters whom he can utilize to make commentary on the human condition. That b...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42685301">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[the only reason this book gets three instead of four stars is because it left me more frustrated than i was prepared to be. we wandered in circles until i was dizzy and uncertain of who felt love and who was just plain out of their heads...but i suppose this is life.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[With angstful, adjective-heavy, sophmoric descriptions like &quot;bilious nuns and slovenly maids&quot; on every page, this book is no &quot;Story of the Eye.&quot;  Don't waste your time.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I have a thing for twins, and this novel by Bataille is the ultimate 'twins' story.  Erotica that is almost revolutionary.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Interesting. Not his best.]]></body>
    
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