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  <title><![CDATA[Ford County]]></title>
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  <default_description>John Grisham returns to Ford County, Mississippi, the setting of his immensely popular first novel, A Time to Kill. This wholly surprising collection of stories reminds us once again why Grisham is America&#8217;s favorite storyteller.</default_description>
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  <original_publication_month type="integer">10</original_publication_month>
  <original_publication_year type="integer">2009</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>Ford County</original_title>
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      <name><![CDATA[John Grisham]]></name>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[The first story to anyone. The rest I would suggest you ignore.]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[I read all Mr. Grisham's work.]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Wed Nov 18 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a collection of seven short stories from the ridiculous to most poignant, all set in rural Mississippi. The first story, Blood Drive, is in the finest tradition of Oh, Brother, Where Art Thou? Three casual acquaintances rush off in all directions to get to Memphis to donate blood for another...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78233508">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sun Nov 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Mon Nov 09 07:25:26 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Back to what I think of as Grisham's roots; Ford County, MS.  This is where it all started, with _A Time to Kill_.  The tragic humor in some of these stories reminds me of favorite authors, Larry Brown and Harry Crews.<br/><br/>*SPOILER BELOW*<br/>Especially moving is Grisham's short story &quot;...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77092687">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="77017513">
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  <read_at>Thu Nov 19 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Nov 07 11:12:30 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Nov 19 11:18:12 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Now I don't tend to read short story collections or anthologies, but in the last month I have enjoyed two very different collections: &quot;Say Your One of Them&quot; and &quot;Ford County.&quot;  As I wrote earlier &quot;Say...&quot; is a haunting and intense study of life in Africa from that conti...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77017513">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Sun Nov 15 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Nov 14 19:12:10 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Nov 18 11:24:32 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[John Grisham really knows how to tell it like it is and for the people of Clanton, Mississippi, he exposes all their flaws and foiables.  This selection of short stories doesn't exactly paint a great picture of these Mississippians (mostly obese, not too smart, hard drinking, in trouble with the law...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77802725">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <location><![CDATA[Chandler, AZ]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Sat Oct 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Oct 24 07:24:19 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Nov 10 08:19:40 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I was fortunate in winning the advanced copy of Ford County and in typical Grisham fashion I was sucked into the stories from the first page. The stories are captivating and intriguing. By the end of each story you feel like you knew the characters and could recognize them on the street, at church o...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75577736">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="77189689">
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    <location><![CDATA[North Salt Lake, UT]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Grisham Fans]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Mon Nov 09 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Nov 09 05:41:07 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Nov 12 05:32:05 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I didn't even realize this book had come out. The Associate came out earlier this year and so I wasn't expecting another book from Grisham for some time.<br/><br/>All the same, this was an interesting book. Grisham returns to the county where his first book took place (A Time To Kill) to tell 6 or...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77189689">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="77466847">
    <user id="230344">
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    <location><![CDATA[Covington, KY]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Wed Nov 11 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Nov 11 13:36:17 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Nov 11 13:41:06 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Meh?  This is it?  <br/><br/>It's not that it was bad, just that it was ordinary.<br/><br/>The writing wasn't bad nor was it steller; I could put the book down, but I did always pick it back up later.<br/><br/>Maybe there was a meaning in the stories that just didn't resonate with me.<br/><br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77466847">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="77617442">
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    <location><![CDATA[New Providence, IA]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Mon Nov 16 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Nov 12 20:32:37 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Nov 17 06:20:11 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[John Grisham is a great storyteller of our time.  He is easy to read and his stories are always enjoyable.  He ventures into the land of short stories for the first time in this book named after the county in which all the stories begin.  I think I enjoyed the story &quot;Fish Files&quot; the most. ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77617442">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="78534568">
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    <name><![CDATA[mwbham]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Sat Nov 21 09:24:16 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Nov 21 09:33:56 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I've enjoyed a number of Grisham's books.  They are usually good thrillers, quick reads, and have interesting descriptions of southern settings and mannerisms.  This book is a selection of short stories.  After laboring thru the first story and part of the second one I gave up.  In general I don't l...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78534568">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="77190692">
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    <name><![CDATA[Gail]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Experiment, GA]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Tue Nov 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Nov 09 06:00:15 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Nov 10 08:21:28 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I've almost given up reading Grisham, but this book of short stories is starting out quite well.  However, ultimately, it's a disappointment.  Filled with unlikeable characters, Grisham manages to not find any humor in the Southern scoundrel, crook, con man, and lawyer (to Grisham these are all the ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77190692">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="77981256">
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    <name><![CDATA[Jan]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Afton, WY]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Mon Nov 16 12:01:10 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Nov 16 12:03:54 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Grisham is a master at story telling in this collection of short stories.  He has created his fiction based on the realities of life in the South: poverty, greed, addiction, imprisonment, lack of ambition . . . .  I read it too fast --- and then the fun was done.   ]]></body>
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    <review id="78381122">
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    <name><![CDATA[Jane]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Lake Villa, IL]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Thu Nov 19 19:03:11 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I thoroughly enjoyed this book of short stories, all set in Ford County Mississippi.  Each story was unique, and each entertaining.  I definitely recommend this one....but i must admit, I like all of Grisham's books.]]></body>
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    <review id="77255568">
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    <name><![CDATA[John]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Cape Girardeau, MO]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Wed Nov 11 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Grisham's first collection of short stories surprises. The tales are told in a simple straight-forward voice, which fits the small-town characters, and throws in a cynical dash of lawyers and legal maneuvering. Well-done.]]></body>
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    <review id="78201406">
    <user id="2297467">
    <name><![CDATA[Bruce]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[San Diego, CA]]></location>        
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    <body><![CDATA[Disappointing effort for the premier legal thriller writer.  His other departures have been refreshing, but this collection of short stories about a series of Ford County losers is just depressing.]]></body>
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    <review id="77337087">
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    <name><![CDATA[Edgar]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[A collection of short stories told in an interesting fashion. &quot;Fetching Raymond&quot; is quite a gripping story.<br/>&quot;Michael's Room&quot; is also.  Each story is unique and some are humorous.  ]]></body>
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    <review id="76892377">
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    <body><![CDATA[I heard that john is one of great authors who like to write thrilling stories... i really like to read his new book... can any one told me what date its coming...]]></body>
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    <review id="77104597">
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  <date_added>Sun Nov 08 10:22:54 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Nov 08 10:24:31 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[The exclusive review by Pat Conroy on <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://amazon.com">amazon.com</a> is worth a read. Like Janet Maslin (NYTimes), he says it's Grisham's best writing, among other useful things.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A departure for Grisham---&quot;long&quot; short stories. This was better than some of his latest legal thrillers. A combination of humor and sadness.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Could not even finish it -- read the first two short stories and see no reason to read depressing fiction --- very disappointed!!!!]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I work for Doubleday, Grisham's publisher.  Enjoyed this short story collection very much.]]></body>
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