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  <title><![CDATA[The Big Book of Hell]]></title>
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  <default_description>Matt Groening is probably best-known as the creator of the television show &lt;I&gt;The Simpsons&lt;/I&gt;, but many of his fans prefer his older and even more cynical &lt;I&gt;Life in Hell&lt;/I&gt; comics. &lt;B&gt;The Big  Book of Hell&lt;/B&gt; is an impressive collection of a decade's worth of his best work.</default_description>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">1990</original_publication_year>
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  <read_at>Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is one of the funniest books in the WORLD! From the Simpsons' Matt Groening, this consists of some of his other works, such as Little Bongo, Jeff &amp; Akbar and others. You start laughing after a couple of pages and then it just escalates. My fav in here is &quot;How to Waste 8 Hours a Day Without...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48569019">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[If you love The Simpsons, get this book and see how Matt Groening got his start. Funny, arch, funny, insightful, smart, and more funny!]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Genius.  Hilarious, perceptive, and a little too true.  Also, the source of the name of our best dog, Bongo.]]></body>
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    <review id="38522178">
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    <body><![CDATA[The most insightful, true, and hilarious book EVER!  And that's not hyperbole.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[this book is so funny, its what helped start the Simpson!!!! ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The Big Book of Hell by Matt Groening (1990)]]></body>
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    <review id="42688646">
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    <body><![CDATA[Cartoonists are smarter than mathematicians.]]></body>
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    <review id="64967559">
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  <read_at>Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1999</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[One of the books that defined my late childhood.]]></body>
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    <review id="60973708">
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    <body><![CDATA[You have to read this book.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1998</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Dec 19 01:16:14 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Dec 19 01:55:04 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I don't know HOW many times I read this thing cover to cover.  I especially loved the crazy mom types...&quot;I AM EITHER GONNA KILL YOU OR KILL MYSELF...WHERE ARE MY PILLS??&quot;<br/><br/>I always hoped that after The Simpsons did so amazingly well, and are still going strong, that Groening woul...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/40440386">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="1309964">
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  <read_at>Thu Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2004</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I LOVE THIS BOOK!!! Vulgar, cruel and one of the best of Groening's work (imo, possibly one of the only contenders against the Simpsons).  Simpsons drew much of its inspiration of itchy and scratchy from this book no doubt.  Highly recommend for light reading in between exams especially!!!]]></body>
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    <review id="3324064">
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  <read_at>Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2001</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Intelligent, curiously animated, easy to spot the later influences on the Simpson's humor as well as aesthetics. Immensely diverse and super creatively detailed. A must have for any Simpsons fan. ]]></body>
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    <review id="4210986">
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    <name><![CDATA[Inggita]]></name>
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  <read_at>Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1990</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[uber cheeky matt groening's gem before his other creation bart simpson took off. it's binky time with jeff and akbar!]]></body>
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    <review id="3358829">
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    <body><![CDATA[Funny, but oh boy is it dark. I can only take this book's cynicism in small doses.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Essential user's guide to living in 20th/21st century America.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[what I'm laughing at in the morning while I drink my coffee]]></body>
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    <review id="9121408">
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    <body><![CDATA[simply one of the most brilliant books ever.]]></body>
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    <review id="3915043">
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    <body><![CDATA[Matt Groening's my homie, what can I say. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I forgot about how great this is!]]></body>
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