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  <read_at>Mon Nov 09 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Mon Nov 09 11:17:28 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Not my favorite by Chabon. Though that's mostly because I don't usually like the short-story format, and this book was no exception. In tone an characters, the stories are a lot like &quot;Mysteries of Pittsburgh&quot; or &quot;Wonder Boys.&quot; The only one that grabbed me was &quot;Smoke&quot; about a washed-up baseball player at a friend's funeral. The last few were better because they were unconnected vignettes in the life of a boy whose parents divorce.]]></body>
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