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    <updated_at>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 13:47:39 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Sarah, what about reviews we have already have up on GR?  ]]></body>
        
    
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    <updated_at>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 09:08:20 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[That London Times blurb you mention is really as stupid as it gets. Thanks for sharing it. ]]></body>
        
    
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    <updated_at>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 08:26:18 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[There was a movie made starring Burt Lancaster and Peter Falk.  It's a strange flick, but one that I like.  I've always wanted to read the book, hoping it would fill in the gaps.]]></body>
        
    
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          <body><![CDATA[Good review. People seem all over the place on this one. I just picked this up at the library, thinkng the subject matter a good one for a novel. But I've never been a huge fan of Wolfe's fiction. Oh well. I may read a few pages and see what happens, but I'm not hopeful.]]></body>
        
    
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    <updated_at>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:09:11 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Anne,<br/><br/>I sort of thought that's what you meant (and I've made similar comments about big name writers that now seem to be beyond the Editor's touch).  My own reaction to this first book is that it is much tighter than the late novel I mentioned above.  Thanks for the clarification!  -- Steve]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 3 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62577.The_Victorians">The Victorians (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/179959.A_N_Wilson">A.N. Wilson</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:02:24 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[I would of rated this higher, but the last third of the book was a chore to finish. It was like Wilson lost his focus (which, admittedly, is difficult given the broad subject), and started speculating more with various what-ifs. In a history book, a little bit of that can go a long way. In addition,...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/81009622">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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