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  <title><![CDATA[The Great Train Robbery]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Michael Crichton]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sat May 31 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[&quot;True crime&quot; account of the Great Train Robbery in England in 1855. I really liked the book, more so than the other books by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/search/search?q= Michael Crichton" title=" Michael Crichton"> Michael Crichton</a> that I've read in the past.<br/><br/>The book is fairly short, and reads even shorter, as the book maintains a quick pace from start to finish. O...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22829690">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2003</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Apr 24 11:03:57 -0700 2007</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[Crime novel on a grand scale, I love how this book covers the plotting and scheming of the robbery. The best comparison I can think of is the ocean eleven, particularly with details like the slang for the jobs typical to this &quot;profession&quot; and the underground roles of people who set these a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/861774">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="2937852">
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    <name><![CDATA[Ed G]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1995</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Jul 11 07:23:10 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Jul 11 07:23:10 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[All I'm going to say about Crichton is that he has a knack for  what I call the &quot;miracle ending&quot;. In one summer I read Congo, Jurassic Park, The Andromeda Strain, Terminal Man, The Great Train Robbery and Sphere. I felt the same about each of them when I finished each. <br/><br/>He's a v...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2937852">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="62837410">
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  <read_at>Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1994</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[from Amazon: By sweetmolly<br/>This true story set in Victorian London in 1855 is a beauty of a read. With Michael Crichton weaving his magic over the scene and Edward Pierce, mastermind and protagonist, we have an unbeatable combination. The author does wonders describing authentic period scenes a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/62837410">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="34238205">
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    <location><![CDATA[Sewell, NJ]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Tue Sep 30 17:55:39 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Sep 30 17:55:59 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I’m not usually one for required reading, but this is definitely worth the reading list honor. Set in 19th century London, this novel tells the tale of a group of criminals, masterminded by the smooth Edward Pierce, and their attempt to pull off the greatest crime of all time. Definitely intriguin...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/34238205">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="62070635">
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  <read_at>Mon Jul 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Jul 03 18:34:40 -0700 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[<br/>PB - This is an early Crichton (Pub 1975) and is a period piece set in the mid 1800s.  It’s a combination of  know facts and narrative by the author stitched together in an absorbing telling of a well planned robbery of a shipment of gold to pay the army fighting in Crimea.<br/>There is an ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/62070635">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="70642397">
    <user id="2721229">
    <name><![CDATA[Samuel]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Sep 09 15:01:06 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Sep 09 15:01:06 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book seemed like it might be a boring excursion; however, it's Crichton, so I gave it a go.  I can see why the subject matter interested him now.  As with all Crichton novels, he gives the reader mass quantities of data surrounding the plot and characters.  Got quite a history lesson from this ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70642397">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="69235171">
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    <name><![CDATA[Trent]]></name>
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  <read_at>Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I can't recall when I first read this book, but I was fascinated by both the story and the way it was told. Telling the story from the vantage point of captured criminals and talking about the trial made it seem like a history book and I wondered how it would end. So when the end came with its big t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69235171">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="43217799">
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  <read_at>Fri Jun 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Tue Jun 16 01:13:51 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[A great book actually if only I understand the jargons and slangs they used at the time. Walaupun begitu di buku gue kembali melihat kejeniusan crichton membaca dan merampung sebuah sejarah dan dia jadikan novel kelas atas tapi bisa dibaca kalangan mana pun.<br/><br/>Crichton juga bikin gue jatuh ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43217799">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="37319719">
    <user id="1542839">
    <name><![CDATA[Mike]]></name>
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was my favorite Michael Crichton novel, and it seems kind of a shame that he didn't continue in this line rather than continue to write the same old science fiction novel again and again (where the plot is basically the same as Frankenstein:scientists use technology to create casually create so...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/37319719">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="25168291">
    <user id="1013471">
    <name><![CDATA[Jeremy]]></name>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[fans of Ocean's 11]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Fri Jun 27 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Jun 22 21:02:31 -0700 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[Take Ocean's 11, throw in some Godfather, and set it in 1850s London, and you've got The Great Train Robbery.<br/><br/>Other reviewers talk about plotting and characterization and diction;  I'll let you read their reviews for that.  I want to communicate that this book offers something that few bo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/25168291">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="23131873">
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  <read_at>Fri Jun 06 03:31:15 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I was so excited when I knew that Crichton had turned a  Victorian crime material into an enchanting modern thriller.<br/>Throughout the book we accompany Mr. Pierce, a cold-hearted well-dressed well-off villain, while he works his way through all sort of obstacle to obtain a way into that van carr...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/23131873">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="18649102">
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  <read_at>Sun Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2002</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[If I am capable of guilt when it comes to my literary tastes <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7682.The_Great_Train_Robbery" title="The Great Train Robbery by Michael Crichton">The Great Train Robbery</a> could be a &quot;guilty pleasure,&quot; but how can a man who did his honours thesis on Michael Crichton's <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7682.The_Great_Train_Robbery" title="The Great Train Robbery by Michael Crichton">The Great Train Robbery</a> feel any guilt over loving <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7682.The_Great_Train_Robbery" title="The Great Train Robbery by Michael Crichton">The Great Train Robbery</a>? <br/><br/>He can't. And I don'...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/18649102">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="12727573">
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was interesting both from a storyline perspective and a social history perspective.  The storyline (how the greatest train robbery, perhaps of all time, was planned and executed) is riveting.  The addition of Crichton's commentary on the social context of the events is truly fascinating.  ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/12727573">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="72447231">
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    <name><![CDATA[Chris]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sun Sep 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Sep 25 08:27:07 -0700 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a great book. Based in 17th century England, it tells the story of one of the most dramatic train robberies in the history of England. This book reminded me somewhat of &quot;Oceans Eleven&quot; with various characters pulled into the job based on their &quot;skills of the trade&quot;. Cric...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72447231">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Dec 13 22:04:53 -0800 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[My husband has been telling me for years what a great book this is. It goes into great detail about Victorian life in England and tells about a real train robbery that happened in the  1850's. Crichton is a wonderful storyteller that thoroughly researches is subjects. If you aren't interested in the...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/40054442">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Wed Oct 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I just finished the Great Train Robbery, it was very uncharacteristic of Michael Crichton. It just didn't seem like his writing, far less detailed and with obvious effort to insert larger words in it. The plot moves along at breakneck speed, if he had just took his time with this one, maybe it could...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74910175">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Jul 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[It's a good, short read about the seamy underbelly of Victorian society.  Typically Crichton, it's well researched and feels authentic.  There's nothing to write home to mom and dad about, though.  It's a good one-shot read and it's very quick because it's short and Crichton keeps the interest the w...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63055026">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[In 1855, the height of Victorian era England, one of the greatest crimes in history occurred. It was known as the Great Train Robbery. This is the true story of that robbery as it was meticulously researched by Crichton via historical documents, court records, and periodical coverage of the event it...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/24852093">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I read this many years ago, and had forgotten that Crichton wrote it. The tiny details that were included about train travel, burial customs, and the trial all stick in my mind years afterwards. I don't always care for Crichton. His science tends to stretch credulity. But this is truly one of his be...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49448407">more...</a>]]></body>
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