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  <title><![CDATA[Cupid: A Tale of Love and Desire]]></title>
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  <default_description>&lt;div&gt;This is the story of Cupid--the god responsible for heartache, sleepless nights, and all those silly love songs--finally getting his comeuppance. When the god of love falls in love himself, things are bound to get interesting. And when he crosses his mama, Venus, in the process . . . Well, things could get downright messy. &lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;     &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The much-lauded author of &lt;i&gt;Pharaoh's Daughter&lt;/i&gt; and &lt;i&gt;When Dad Killed Mom&lt;/i&gt; brings his renowned storytelling skills to one of the world's most famous tales. In doing so he weaves a romantic, hilarious drama brought to life with a bold new voice that's loaded with sly wisdom. Julius Lester's retelling is sure to draw new readers to classic mythology while satisfying old fans as well. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</default_description>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">2007</original_publication_year>
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  <date_added>Mon Apr 20 23:55:18 -0700 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[The likable storyteller, with his countless side stories and wise commentary, delivers to readers the delightful Greek myth of Cupid and Psyche. Psyche is the most beautiful mortal girl alive, and people often liken her to Venus, Goddess of Love. Some even claim that the mortal girl is more beautifu...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53437293">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <date_added>Wed Dec 17 14:53:06 -0800 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[Psyche is the most beautiful girl in the kingdom by the sea.  Even more beautiful, some say, than the goddess Venus.  When Venus gets wind of these rumors, she sends her son Cupid to destroy the presumptuous girl.  But Cupid does just the opposite, and falls in love with the beaufiul princess.  Afte...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/40331282">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <date_added>Thu May 21 06:23:30 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Jun 30 21:28:46 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Imagine beauty as a burden, and you understand how Psyche thinks beauty is a cruelty, especially when it earns you the enmity of Venus, who has angrily sent her son to thwart her competition.  The novel also explains the origin of the anemone (Venus had fallen in love with Adonis, who died and whom ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56838951">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <date_added>Wed Aug 05 15:11:08 -0700 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[I read this book a while back, and now i finally remember it.<br/>It's a good book about an greek myth. It's more of a comedic retelling of Cupid and Psyche, and it's a good book, just read it.<br/>It was written by an award winning author, so yeah...<br/><br/>In case you don't know, cupid and p...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66340982">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="35356957">
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  <read_at>Fri Dec 12 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Oct 15 02:53:26 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Dec 16 13:50:36 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Over 10 years ago I read <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/search/search?q= She: Understanding Feminine Psychology" title=" She: Understanding Feminine Psychology"> She: Understanding Feminine Psychology</a>.  I chanced upon it at an opportune time...I had fallen in love, and that book became my operations manual.<br/><br/>The story of Eros and Psyche is timeless for its archetypal truths.  Julius Lester tells it in the way of a traditio...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/35356957">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <date_added>Tue Aug 26 10:41:05 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Aug 26 10:49:03 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I listened to this as an audio book and like most books that I listen to, I'm left wondering how I would have felt about it if I had read it.  <br/><br/>The audio was done by Stephen McKinley Henderson, a pretty talented guy.  However, as usual my mind wanders and I miss bits.  I never can fully imm...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/31233615">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="21557621">
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  <date_added>Sat May 03 23:48:45 -0700 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[Reviewed by Carrie Spellman for TeensReadToo.com<br/><br/>Everybody knows who Cupid is, right? He's the chubby little guy in diapers, who shoots people with arrows and makes them fall in love. Or at least that's how we picture him. I assume he probably wore diapers at some point, but this isn't th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21557621">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Tue Apr 15 18:52:14 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm not a big fan of audio books in general, which is weird because I love listening to stories on the radio. I suppose the difference is that when it comes to books, the experience isn't improved by bringing a third party interpreter into the picture. <br/><br/>Still, this was a good audio book. ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/19401036">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is an excellent book.  I'd love to give it 3.5 stars if that were an option, and VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates) gave it a 5 quality and 5 popularity rating so you know it's one of the good ones: most books VOYA reviews do not get a perfect 10 rating.  I can't say that I loved it though, becaus...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2078008">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="21256036">
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    <body><![CDATA[This book thinks it's a hip and interesting retelling of Greek mythology, but it really only pays lip service to Cupid and Psyche still being relevant to teenagers today, without actually managing to *be* relevant.  There were these little glimpses of what this could have been that kept me listening...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21256036">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="29957601">
    <user id="76992">
    <name><![CDATA[Caroline]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sun Aug 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Aug 12 12:23:00 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Aug 17 21:58:49 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Julius Lester's version of the Cupid and Psyche myth is told with current-day sass, humor, and pop culture sensibilities to which teens are likely to relate, but I tend to think--unfortunately--that the philosophizing and deeper analysis of what it means to be in love, to make love, and to truly lov...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/29957601">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I listended to the audio version and thought the reader did an excellent job. The main voice of the book is that of a storyteller who is telling a story that the story told him. The plot follows closely the mythological story of Cupid and Psyche. The plot is expressed as if the narrator is hearing t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53470692">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is a romantic book. For all you girls who love romance READ IT!!!!! It's about Cupid who finally falls in love with a woman even more beautiful tha his godess mother, Venus, who is jealous of the woman he's in love with. it is VERY DRAMATIC. (Plzzz excuse typing errors.)]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sun Feb 15 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was a fun retelling with a contemporary narrative voice, and could be instructional to teenage (and older) boys, but I don't know if one could be convinced to read it!  (Unless they are a fan of mythology, since this is the retelling of the Cupid and Psyche myth.)]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Short, but lyrical, this little retelling of the story of Cupid and Pysche is funny, charming and (when I say this I mean the characters' personalities and feelings, not the whole I'm a greek Goddess angle) relatable.<br/><br/>It's a little gem. Read it..]]></body>
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    <review id="74709961">
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  <read_at>Mon Oct 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Well, at least I decided to finish this book since it was so short.  It wasn't that great, but wasn't that bad.  I don't really know what to say about it other than I won't recommend it to others and that I will probably forget about it in a couple of days.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Very, very funny. A great narration of a cute story...okay, so maybe 'cute' isn't a good word to describe Cupid and Psyche, but from what I hear, they were some hot stuff. ;) So we'll stick with cute.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Dec 11 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[3.5 stars.  Re-telling of Eros (Cupid) and Psyche, which is a favorite of mine.  But the narrator is modern and irritating.  However, I think it will get more teens to read this classic myth.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This truly classic story told in a whole new way. The setting isn't contemporary but the sensibility is. A great guide to the mysteries of love, lust, and relationships. <br/><br/>Excellent narration. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Not a bad book.  I loke the original story, but I like how it was modernized to fit today.]]></body>
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