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Copy/paste the text below into your blog. <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/316496.Oscar_and_Lucinda?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=blog_review" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img alt="Oscar and Lucinda" border="0" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173712561m/316496.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/316496.Oscar_and_Lucinda?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review">Oscar and Lucinda</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/22595.Peter_Carey">Peter Carey</a><br/><br/> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/20828896?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review"><h3>My review</h3></a> rating: 3 of 5 stars<br/>I picked this book up after seeing the movie with Ralph Fiennes and Cate Blanchett. Although I didn't particularly love the movie, I was haunted by certain elements/images in the film (the glass cathedral floating down river, the romantic tension between the two wagers, the priest's undoing) and found I was indeed intrigued by the sad story beyond what celluloid could provide. An epic novel with its share of misery--not for the faint of heart--but one that glows in the soul. <br/> <br/><br/><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/1072927?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review">View all my reviews.</a>