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    <updated_at>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 21:52:33 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
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    <updated_at>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 21:47:54 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[In her disturbing, funny, and often lyrical memoir, Tea effectively captures the ugliness and grit of our shared hometown (two writers from Chelsea, Massachusetts—it’s a miracle!).  I’m not sure if an outsider would have the same reaction, but I could see every detail clearly as her prose trig...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/36078794">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <updated_at>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:19:46 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Skip, <br/>I haven't read the play, but I saw it on Broadway last month. I would add &quot;outrageous&quot; to your list of adjectives. I wonder if the complete insanity of it comes through on the page. I think the humor actually adds to the discomfort the play intends: you're left thinking, &quot;Gee, I shouldn't be laughing at this....But it's hilarious.&quot;<br/><br/>]]></body>
        
    
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    <updated_at>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 22:02:29 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[A contemporary classic, this powerful novel is a disturbing tale of child abuse, told with wisdom and restraint.  Allison brilliantly tells the story through the first-person narrative of Bone, a young girl who doesn’t want to believe what’s happening to her, so for the most part she reveals the...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/27014758">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <updated_at>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 12:35:06 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Skip,<br/>Thanks so much for checking out the blog and the book! I hope you like Chemistry if it ever finds its way to Fayetteville.<br/><br/>The book group sounds like a great idea. Have fun with it!!<br/><br/>Lewis<br/><br/>]]></body>
        
    
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