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    <body><![CDATA[I liked this book by Noah Cicero.<br/><br/>The words all have meaning that my brain can process. After I read the words I feel emotions. Each sentence makes me feel emotion. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Devastating take on American reaction to the Iraq war (among other things). Set up as a less civilized Beckett pastiche, a guy sees the war on TV, gets pissed off, tries to deal with the feelings of powerlessness, alienation and betrayal by indulging in every source of comfort he can find -- booze, ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/24250617">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[These stories are about unavoidable suffering, insanity, and alienation. They make me feel powerless. I like them.]]></body>
    
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