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    <name><![CDATA[Ginger]]></name>
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  <read_at>Mon Mar 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This novel could have been a great book, as it has all the elements of a good tale: a boy in an orphanage, hardships in the mining industry, joining a circus.  But it wanders all over.  There is no major thread that holds each section together.  It is chock-full of coincidences, and plots points seem to happen at random, according to the author's will.  Disappointed. ]]></body>
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