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  <title><![CDATA[Ancient Joe]]></title>
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  <default_description>He never should've taken the Devil's silver. Now his wife's passed away and though Joe fears the worst &amp;#151; that she's trapped in Hell, a captive of El Diablo &amp;#151; he's determined to find her and deliver her from the Devil's clutches, whatever the cost. Aided by a down-and-out repairman and a little girl with a tragic secret, Joe follows a path that leads him through the afterlife and beyond.  A god?  Myth?  Man?  Well, who can know?  Not a soul, but Ancient Joe. . .</default_description>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">2002</original_publication_year>
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      <name><![CDATA[Scott Morse]]></name>
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  <read_at>Tue Jul 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was an odd book I found at the library.  In the beginning I wasn't sure if Joe was dead or not...that would have been an interesting book.  But the introduction was the part that grabbed me.  It gave his background in three pages of rhyme like a myth or tall tale.<br/><br/>The rest of the boo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63482773">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Scott Morse likes to play with mythology, as we've seen from other works, most notably Soulwind. In this, set in Cuba, Morse grabs a little bit here and a little bit there, even tossing in good old Ernest Hemingway for good measure. The result is a quirky little collection about a man called Ancient...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/10124489">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Morse writes wonderful myths. It's a trickster story built on a combination of Latin American/First Nations mythologies. Morse's artwork is, as usual, beautiful and lively, and the scene of Ancient Joe in the bar is way fun. My weak spot is prodded: there's a list of sources and further reading at t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7785364">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This should be 4 and a half stars.  It was amazing, not life altering, but amazingly good.  Great story, GREAT characters &amp; great drawings, if you don't like this book YOU have issues. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[<br/>A neat island legend.  Plus, it's a book that leads me to other books.  I love bibliographies!<br/><br/>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A graphic novel that seems to be searching for an identity. After the book I didn't really feel that I had gone anywhere or learned anything. I was under the impression that this was exploring the theme of finding out who &quot;Joe&quot; is and yet I don't feel that that happened at all. Perhaps I'm...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/28742466">more...</a>]]></body>
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