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    <![CDATA[Garden State]]>
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    <![CDATA[This first novel by the acclaimed author of Demonology and The Ice Storm traces a group of friends in Haledon, New Jersey, through one Spring in their rocky passage towards adulthood. The kids are out of school, trying to start a band, trying to find work; looking for something to do within the degraded terrain of their suburban hometown. Garden State starkly captures the lyricism of their lives in an intense and unforgettable story of friendship and betrayal.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I could not get into this book, although I gave it 50 or 75 pages. The characters were dull to me, kind of stupid and flat. Surprising, since I saw him speak last year and found myself taking notes I was so intrigued by his thoughts on the craft of writing. Too bad I can't stand his books. ]]></body>
    
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