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  <title><![CDATA[Second Child]]></title>
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  <default_description>One hundred years ago, in the beautiful village of Secret Cove, Maine, on the night of the annual August Moon Ball, a shy and lovely servant girl committed an act so unspeakably violent that its legacy still lives. Now, the blood-drenched past of this small town is about to come to life once more--just in time for this year's August Moon Ball. HC: Bantam.</default_description>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">1990</original_publication_year>
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      <name><![CDATA[John Saul]]></name>
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  <read_at>Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 1992</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Wow! I didn't even remember that I had read this book until I saw someone talking about it in one of the threads. Our babysitter gave it to me to read one summer and I remember being totally freaked out by it (hey, I was like 12 at the time), but I couldn't put it down. Freaky-deaky stuff, man.]]></body>
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  <date_added>Sat Apr 04 10:08:21 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Apr 04 10:09:36 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I read this in 7th grade with a group of my friends.  Looking back it seems like a strange read for a 7th grader.  Not exactly a &quot;childhood&quot; book, but it is a book from my childhood.  Haha.  I think I enjoyed it, at any rate!]]></body>
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  <date_added>Thu Jul 23 06:23:58 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Jul 23 06:37:35 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I was completely creeped out by this book!  It has been years since I read it but I can still remember not wanting to turn out the lights!  Great fun!  Spooky read!  ]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/64629810]]></url>
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    <review id="47063891">
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    <name><![CDATA[Kelly R]]></name>
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Tue Feb 24 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Feb 21 12:13:20 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Feb 24 19:35:30 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I read all of John Saul's books in high school, and just loved them. I've read a few of the new ones recently, but just now decided to reread one of my old faves. &quot;Second Child&quot; was enjoyable, but I wasn't nearly as fascinated by it as I was 15 years ago. It's a good, simple, spooky story ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47063891">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="49589348">
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  <date_added>Tue Mar 17 14:25:31 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Mar 17 14:26:16 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Oh my god, all I remember about this book (I read it when I was 11), was that it SCARED THE SHIT OUT OF ME!!!]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49589348]]></url>
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    <review id="53478305">
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    <name><![CDATA[Kim]]></name>
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Tue Apr 21 10:55:50 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Good book, a real page-turner. This is one of John Saul's best. I can see it being a movie.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53478305]]></url>
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    <review id="70424715">
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  <date_added>Mon Sep 07 19:46:47 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Sep 07 19:48:43 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count>A BaJillion Times</read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I LOVE THIS BOOK. I lost track of how many times I read this while in high school. ]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70424715]]></url>
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    <review id="56094323">
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  <read_at>Tue May 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Thu May 14 14:19:14 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[takes place in Maine seaside resort, good read the ending is a surprise]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56094323]]></url>
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    <review id="76541569">
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  <date_added>Mon Nov 02 19:19:19 -0800 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[Good reading for our road trip and perfect for the Halloween weekend.]]></body>
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    <review id="52158202">
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  <date_added>Thu Apr 09 22:48:35 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Apr 09 22:48:50 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I thought it was really good, freaked me out the first time I read it]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/52158202]]></url>
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    <review id="77854057">
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    <name><![CDATA[Missy]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[London, ON, Canada]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Sun Nov 15 09:55:40 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Nov 15 09:56:12 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Don't ever trust your step-sister! LOL]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77854057]]></url>
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    <review id="79384944">
    <user id="1133843">
    <name><![CDATA[Bibliocrates]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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    <body><![CDATA[Creepy, evil girl! ]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/79384944]]></url>
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    <review id="76719863">
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    <location><![CDATA[Lake Saint Louis, MO]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Wed Nov 04 12:48:20 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Nov 04 12:48:26 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Very Good!]]></body>
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    <review id="55857999">
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    <name><![CDATA[Bert]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Wallingford, CT]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Tue May 12 16:53:50 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu May 28 19:56:49 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[two copies]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/55857999]]></url>
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    <review id="4972896">
    <user id="214624">
    <name><![CDATA[Lena]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Las Vegas, NV]]></location>        
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Gory, mystery readers]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Sat May 01 00:00:00 -0700 1993</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Aug 22 19:58:31 -0700 2007</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[The writing is good; the story is very interesting; but some of the events are a bit gory.  For example: a girl is burned in a fire and her melted scalp slides off her head; a dog is killed the body rots, and then someone trips and falls, sinking into the corpse.  Yuck!!!]]></body>
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    <review id="2146926">
    <user id="135825">
    <name><![CDATA[Lindsay]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Belmont, MA]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Tue Jun 19 21:38:42 -0700 2007</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[&quot;Second Child&quot; is one of John Saul's best books.  It's got plot twists, devious characters, the supernatural - it's really excellent.  If you're looking for a supernatural thriller with a psychological twist, this is an awesome choice.]]></body>
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    <review id="32567219">
    <user id="1517027">
    <name><![CDATA[Fumphwoog, Lady of all Sorrows]]></name>
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  <date_added>Wed Sep 10 18:43:31 -0700 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[First time I read it was in... 6th grade I think? Scared the crap out of me. I read it again just recently, scared me again, but in a whole different way then the first time... haha. Read it and find out! :P]]></body>
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    <review id="7362381">
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    <name><![CDATA[Melissa]]></name>
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  <date_added>Sat Oct 06 19:13:40 -0700 2007</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was one of my favorite books in High School.  I have read about 8 or 9 John Saul books and really liked most of them. I think if you're a fan of Stephen King, you would also find his books appealing.]]></body>
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    <review id="43419811">
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    <name><![CDATA[Kellee]]></name>
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  <read_at>Fri Oct 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a really good read. It held my attention and never got slow. I'm a little disappointed in the end because there are so many unanswered questions, but I still really liked the book. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was not my first John Saul book, but it is my favorite. I actually read it twice. Imagine that, Daniel read a book TWICE. I really got into the characters and loved the ending. ]]></body>
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