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  <title><![CDATA[Journal of a Solitude]]></title>
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  <default_description>May Sarton writes with keen observation of both inner and outer worlds--a garden, the seasons, daily life in New Hampshire, books, people, ideas--and throughout everything, her spiritual and artistic journey. &quot;An honorable confession of the writer's faults, fears, sadnesses, and disappointments. . . .&quot;--Cleveland Plain Dealer. Reissue.</default_description>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">1973</original_publication_year>
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      <name><![CDATA[May Sarton]]></name>
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1998</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Sarton's writing amazes me. It's not everyone who can say, &quot;Hey, I'm going to shut myself in a house for a really long time and write about watering my plants and my depression, and it's going to be really beautiful and interesting.&quot; But Sarton makes it happen. The eloquence and introspect...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2002705">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="36965794">
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  <read_at>Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Nov 05 11:20:10 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Dec 25 13:44:24 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[The author's fixation on flowers and fluffy critters, coupled with her intense depressive streak, results in a journal that often reads like Mary Engelbreit having a bad day. A really bad day. Never having been much for nature poetry--nature's pretty, nature's nice, I've just never felt the urge to ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/36965794">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="21557292">
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    <name><![CDATA[Miss Katie K]]></name>
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  <read_at>Wed Jul 29 21:41:26 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat May 03 23:30:32 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Jul 29 21:41:26 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I picked up a copy of this book at a used bookstore in Springfield, Vermont. The guy didn't accept plastic because, &quot;You just never know what kind of information they'll get out of you!&quot; <br/><br/>From what I've read so far, this is more of a journal of anger and floral arrangements. Writt...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21557292">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sun Sep 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Sep 23 14:16:32 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Sep 27 14:35:18 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[The essence of this journal is that every creative person needs solitude in order to center themselves for the act of creation. Agree or disagree, I do believe that it's important that everyone, regardless of creative ability, learns how to be alright with themselves alone, because only very young c...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72264795">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Sep 07 07:33:15 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Sep 07 07:33:59 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[For a person who wrote a book with &quot;solitude&quot; in the title, she sure has a lot of friends come over. ]]></body>
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    <review id="53636266">
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  <read_at>Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Apr 22 14:36:24 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Apr 22 14:58:05 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[While reading this book I picked up Maya Angelou's, Letter to My Daughter.  Angelou can take any personal experience and bring out the good.  I don't know too many people who can share personal experiences about rape, abuse, depression, and make you feel good about yourself. If you need a quick upli...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53636266">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="55308090">
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    <name><![CDATA[Lynne-marie]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Tue May 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu May 07 16:29:32 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu May 07 16:35:05 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is an honest exploration of one writer's loneliness and (obviously) solitude as well as the struggles with writing and creativity.  It is set in New Hampshire and sometimes seems as cold as the country Sarton is living in.  I found it enheartening in the sense that if someone of Sarton's obviou...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/55308090">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="27717754">
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    <name><![CDATA[Mary]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Haverhill, MA]]></location>        
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[aNYONE WHO WANTS TO REEVALUATE HIS/HER LIFE GOALS AND VALUES.]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 1998</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Jul 19 12:42:31 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Jul 19 12:43:43 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I first read May Sarton while I was vacationing in Maine at Wells beach. Her writing touched me and drew me into her thoughts and opinions. Journal of a Solitude was my introduction to May Sarton and I haven't stopped reading her since.  Reading her is like taking a tranquilizer. That can be good or...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/27717754">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/27717754]]></url>
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    <review id="55565688">
    <user id="343797">
    <name><![CDATA[Karen]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Jackson Heights, NY]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun May 10 08:17:05 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Jun 11 07:54:35 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[A friend sent this to me after I commented on enjoying Sarton's novel Mrs. Stevens Hears the Mermaids Singing. This is her journal from 1971-1972 and is the first author's journal I've read. It's not quite a memoir but an engaging combination of her daily activities, observations of her natural surr...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/55565688">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/55565688]]></url>
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    <review id="52477174">
    <user id="1521829">
    <name><![CDATA[Chris]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Bristol, VT]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Tue Apr 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Apr 13 05:37:29 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Apr 14 05:24:18 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Ah, a true kindred spirit. Thoroughly enjoying this book. I always find comfort in Sarton's books. Her examination of life, love, writing, New England, gardens, and cats, and the desire, need, and sometimes unwantedness of solitude. ]]></body>
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    <review id="58072111">
    <user id="291194">
    <name><![CDATA[Lee]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Ocala, FL]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Thu Jun 04 07:50:03 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Jun 01 11:00:47 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Jun 04 07:50:03 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I am reading this one again, it is my favorite May Sarton book and I just love it. So happy to have my own copy so I can just reach for it when I get the need.  I have read all of her journals yet this one stays with me always.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/58072111]]></url>
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    <review id="54061304">
    <user id="1690507">
    <name><![CDATA[Aimée]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Portland, OR]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Wed May 13 10:28:49 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Apr 26 17:33:23 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed May 13 10:28:49 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[There were definitely some good insights peppered throughout the book, but overall I found the book depressing and didn't even finish it.  May Sarton's portrayal of her hermit life seemed ingrown and self-absorbed.  My favorite books on solitude emphasize the need for balance with community.  I thin...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54061304">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54061304]]></url>
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    <review id="13248331">
    <user id="568374">
    <name><![CDATA[Emily]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Burlington, VT]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[writers, journalers, NELPers]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Jan 23 05:32:52 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Jan 29 11:58:54 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[When I started reading this journal, I immediately connected with Sarton's approach to life and creativity, stubbornness and need for solitude so deeply that I felt a special affinity. &quot;This woman MUST be a Taurus,&quot; I kept thinking, and flipped through the book to see if she made any menti...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/13248331">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="65688151">
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    <name><![CDATA[Debbie]]></name>
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Jul 31 13:47:13 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Jul 31 13:47:35 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I had been so looking forward to this book, but I was the tiniest bit disappointed in it. Seemed to be a lot of whining...just like me.... <br/><br/><br/>]]></body>
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    <review id="16015378">
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    <name><![CDATA[Amy ]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Richmond, VA]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Thu Feb 21 13:10:57 -0800 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[To be fair, there exist in this brittle little book examples of penetrating lucidity. That said examples are scattered at no discernible rate and that the rest reads as dullsville as any other middle-aged middle-class white New Englander vaguely dysthymic lesbian author's &quot;journal of a solitude...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/16015378">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="43612051">
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    <name><![CDATA[Megan]]></name>
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  <read_at>Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I enjoyed her entries and found them interesting, but did not get very into the book and it was hard to stay focused.]]></body>
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    <review id="33890401">
    <user id="1212946">
    <name><![CDATA[Jane]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Thu Oct 16 17:30:04 -0700 2008</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Thu Oct 16 17:30:04 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[The book was recommended to me by a writer as we faced the issue of creativity versus involvement with people, work, family, obligations and situations that interfere with dedication to creative pursuits.  Sarton delights in her solitude that is not lonely, as she focuses on writing her poetry, essa...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/33890401">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/33890401]]></url>
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    <review id="71225070">
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    <name><![CDATA[Lisago5]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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    <body><![CDATA[Saw this one (cheap!) in the memoir section at Half Price Books, and couldn't resist picking it up as I'd seen occasional references to Sarton in passing, but really didn't know anything about her. She's single (lives alone anyway) with no children, so the &quot;action&quot; consists of the doings o...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/26236138">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Apparently a rewrite or reworking of previous book Plant Dreaming Deep - Sarton's 1968 account of buying a house and living alone. She later decided the book was too idealized and contained 'none of the anger, passionate struggle, or the despair of her life'. Carolyn G Heilbrun states Sarton had wri...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44777660">more...</a>]]></body>
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