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  <title>Storming the Gates of Paradise: Landscapes for Politics</title>
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm on a Rebecca Solnit binge. This one might be a little drier, as it's a collection of articles and so far my biggest fault with it is the print is really small. I'm excited to see where she takes me and I love that she can combine journalism, memoir, and critical thought into the same piece... I was on the brink of abandoning this book, however, until Pablo commented on my review and gave me the wherewithal to continue. I'm so glad I did! Once I allowed myself to skip a few of the essays, I was completely transported by Solnit's observations and intellect. I also loved it because she reused some of the ideas that appear in &quot;A Field Guide to Getting Lost,&quot; but expanded on them. It was a good insight into a writers process. Plus, I got one of my favorite quotes ever: <br/>&quot;It is not efficient to have a body. It is not, by the same criteria, efficient to be alive. Life is inconvenient, but that's hardly the best measure of what it's for.&quot;]]></body>
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