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Copy/paste the text below into your blog. <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/387348.The_Group?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=blog_review" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img alt="The Group" border="0" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174360661m/387348.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/387348.The_Group?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review">The Group</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7305.Mary_McCarthy">Mary McCarthy</a><br/><br/> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/24095473?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review"><h3>My review</h3></a> rating: 5 of 5 stars<br/>What this novel (set in the US pre-WW2) has to say about feminism, social justice, unions, class warfare, intellectual elitism, breastfeeding & childrearing, lesbianism, marriage & divorce, is exceptionally relevant, sharp, witty, & smart. Its depiction of an over-educated upper-middleclass group of friends post-college is hilarious, unforgiving and sad. Guilt-free summer reading. <br/><br/><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/1218152?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review">View all my reviews.</a>