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  <title><![CDATA[Crewel Lye (Xanth, #8)]]></title>
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  <default_description>Jordan was a ghost in Castle Roogna now. Although once he had been the most valorus of knights--that is, until he was betrayed by two wily magicians and the woman he loves. Now, if he only can remember how he was killed, he'll be able to reassemble his body. And he is getting impatient....</default_description>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">1984</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>Crewel Lye (Xanth, #8)</original_title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Piers Anthony]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sun Aug 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Sun Aug 16 09:20:24 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I picked up <em>Crewel Lye</em> with a significant amount of hesitation on my part.  I tend to dislike the Xanth novels that steer away from the main characters and focus on the lesser ones.  This book is in fact one of the ones that I thought I would dislike.  <br/><br/>I actually very much enjoyed <em>Crewel...</em><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66984805">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <name><![CDATA[Jenn]]></name>
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  <date_added>Mon Feb 09 16:39:59 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Feb 09 16:50:14 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Anthony's concepts are always clever, but I nearly died from pun fallout in this book. They aren't even clever puns. They were incredibly distracting after a while. As a result, this was the last Anthony book I picked up.<br/><br/>There comes a time when a series has run it's course and the author...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45870970">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <date_added>Fri May 30 09:27:22 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri May 30 10:17:23 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a strategic re-read. I've been feeling very depressed lately about forces outside of my control and the other night as I lay in bed unable to sleep, began puttering around in dark, rifling through stacks of books until I found just the right escapist tome to lighten my mood. Passed up Fool's...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/23305814">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="69291957">
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    <name><![CDATA[Brianne]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[San Diego, CA]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Thu Sep 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Aug 28 20:36:16 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Sep 17 21:55:09 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Xanth has a lot of moving forward but going back in time moments, this was one of them. Still the book wasn't confusing and I really enjoyed it. You can twist a land and wring tons of good original stories out of it. <br/><br/>Xanth is a good series to read as a filler series. Read the books you w...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69291957">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="41704300">
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    <name><![CDATA[Theresa]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Wielkopolskie, Poland]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Mon Oct 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Jan 03 05:52:39 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Oct 19 12:08:54 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Humor, romance, and adventure all rolled in one book.<br/>While there are a few who don't like this book because of the excessive use of puns and wordplay, I find it the opposite. I think the only way to make the Xanth series better than it is, is to show just how versatile the English language can...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41704300">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="74933939">
    <user id="1343474">
    <name><![CDATA[Greg]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Seattle, WA]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Tue Oct 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Oct 18 12:30:59 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Oct 18 12:32:23 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[A book, from a series of books, that I read in my teens.  I picked it up at a thrift store to read it once again.  A little tongue-in-cheek, it's a fun read for teenagers.]]></body>
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    <review id="51552341">
    <user id="2186270">
    <name><![CDATA[Monica]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Coeur D Alene, ID]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1990</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Apr 04 23:19:55 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Apr 04 23:36:37 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I remember I enjoyed this series a great deal when I was an early teen. I also remember that as the series went on it got darker, weirder and a little pervier.]]></body>
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    <review id="47961345">
    <user id="2072506">
    <name><![CDATA[Gwendy2]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Oklahoma City, OK]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <read_at>Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1995</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Mar 01 20:48:47 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Mar 01 20:50:47 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is my favorite Xanth book.  Some people call it the punniest, but I call it the funniest.  Gotta love this type of humor.]]></body>
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    <review id="59731173">
    <user id="1367482">
    <name><![CDATA[Meighan]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Richmond, CA]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <date_added>Mon Jun 15 08:21:41 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Jun 15 08:24:12 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I enjoyed the story in this book, but the puns were a little heavy handed. ]]></body>
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    <review id="44983524">
    <user id="1960532">
    <name><![CDATA[L]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Sat Jan 31 15:17:44 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Jan 31 15:17:51 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Just way cute, interesting ideas, and fun stories.]]></body>
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    <review id="47262705">
    <user id="2028554">
    <name><![CDATA[Heidi]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1990</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Feb 23 10:14:18 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Feb 23 10:15:11 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was my first Sci-Fi - got me hooked.  ]]></body>
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    <review id="43483708">
    <user id="1881298">
    <name><![CDATA[Pbnray]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Petersburg, VA]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Mon Jan 26 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Jan 18 12:58:21 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Jan 26 07:34:15 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[between books 1 and 8 i think this one is my favorite...it was a little naraty but once i got used to it I LOVED IT!]]></body>
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    <review id="40419921">
    <user id="1815456">
    <name><![CDATA[Stephen]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Fairview, OR]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Thu Dec 18 18:31:13 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Dec 18 18:31:37 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[possibly my favorit book of all time. ]]></body>
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    <review id="55857602">
    <user id="1561849">
    <name><![CDATA[Meg]]></name>
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[My faorite xanth novel!]]></body>
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    <review id="58913064">
    <user id="2396869">
    <name><![CDATA[Scott]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Vancouver, WA]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Mon Jun 08 16:08:54 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Jun 08 16:09:04 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[See Book 1 Review]]></body>
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    <review id="917996">
    <user id="58391">
    <name><![CDATA[Christy]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Hopkins, MN]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Apr 27 14:42:13 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Apr 27 14:49:04 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Piers Anthony's fantasy novels are very assessible to those like me, who aren't into hardcore fantasy. It is unusual enough to be fantasy, but does not include pages and pages of unpronouncable names of people and places. Kind of similar to The Princess Bride, it's silly, funny, romantic and fun. In...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/917996">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="46560588">
    <user id="2000633">
    <name><![CDATA[Kimberly]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Bolton Landing, NY]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <read_at>Sun Mar 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Sun Mar 15 17:41:59 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[really good boook.<br/>but really easy to predict.<br/>loved it though!<br/>good twists and turns, exciting and exhilarating! =D]]></body>
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    <review id="67829158">
    <user id="2638524">
    <name><![CDATA[Jim]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Annapolis, MD]]></location>        
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      <rating>1</rating>
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1991</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Aug 17 19:52:29 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Aug 17 19:52:29 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Possibly my least-favorite of the Xanth books that I read - even at the peak of my enthusiasm for the series, I still had a lot of trouble finishing this one.]]></body>
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    <review id="19808543">
    <user id="1066511">
    <name><![CDATA[Julie Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ ]]></name>
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    <body><![CDATA[I liked the story of Jordan the Barbarian and Bluebell Elf. Since I feel like I've outgrown Piers Anthony's writing style a bit since reading this in high school, it will be interesting to see (upon my impending re-read) whether I still like the story as much.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[4 stars! It's one of my favorite of the series. I really like the magic talents in Xanth, that is my biggest incentive for reading more... discover more talents.  But also they are all fun.  This one is packed full of adventure.  ]]></body>
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