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    <updated_at>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:24:50 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Stark, brutal, bare bones. Quite an unusual book.]]></body>
        
    
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    <updated_at>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:36:46 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Good escape reading.  Enjoyed it.]]></body>
        
    
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    <updated_at>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:14:33 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[It was okay as a light read.  It was kind of fun to visit the <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://walkeranddaughter.com">walkeranddaughter.com</a> virtual website.]]></body>
        
    
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    <updated_at>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:29:08 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[I would actually give this book 4 1/2 stars.  I enjoyed it to the point of not wanting to put it down.]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 2 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6885465-say-you-re-one-of-them">Say You're One of Them (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1033445.Uwem_Akpan">Uwem Akpan</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:45:40 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
        
    
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    <updated_at>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:49:17 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[I enjoyed this book very much.  Several people had recommended it and since the movie is coming out on Dec. 11, I decided to get it read ahead of time.  I enjoy all themes of love transcending time.]]></body>
        
    
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    <updated_at>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:24:53 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[WHEW - what an undertaking!  A complete redo in 15 months.  It all sounded sooo stressful to me, but if it is your dream, I guess it is okay.  I enjoyed going to their web site and looking at the pictures.]]></body>
        
    
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    <updated_at>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:00:30 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Nice read.  I fell in love with Rosie, the elephant.  The acknowledgments at the end reveal his sources for many of the scenarios in the book.  Circus life -- what a hard life!]]></body>
        
    
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    <updated_at>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:08:20 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[I enjoyed reading this book just to hear his perspective of learning how to interact with people as he grew up.  It also amazed me that he was so talented in certain areas and able to do things that other people could not do.  It is as though his Aspergers served as a gift for him.]]></body>
        
    
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    <updated_at>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 12:45:10 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[I struggled getting through the first half of this book.  The imagery and emotions were oppressively descriptive.  The last part of the book, with Ben giving his perspective, I found to be quite beautiful.  It makes you ponder the ramifications of all of our life experiences and how they hardwire ou...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74834503">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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