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  <title>Possession: A Romance</title>
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  <read_at>Tue Jul 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Jun 07 20:00:47 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Jul 14 22:58:20 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I suspect that whether you will love this book or not depends heavily on how much you enjoy literary criticism.  I happen to love Victorian novels, so I had hopes for this one in spite of my dislike of literary criticism.  Unfortunately, I found the modern characters to be irritating and pretentious, and the letters and poetry pretty uninteresting.  I didn't care about anyone, and at 1/3 of the way through it seemed to be unending, so I skipped to the end.  ]]></body>
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