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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 4 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6933280-the-gift-of-the-magi">The Gift of the Magi (Hardcover)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/521929.Joel_Priddy">Joel Priddy</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:41:28 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Strong comic book version of the classic O. Henry story. Joel Priddy adapts one of the best-known Christmas short stories with a light touch that fits the characters very well. The book is a remarkably quick read, with many (if not most) of the panels being a full page, but I don't know quite how el...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/79454552">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 5 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7040868-a-kidnapped-santa-claus">A Kidnapped Santa Claus (Hardcover)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/61835.Alex_Robinson">Alex  Robinson</a>]]></action_text>
    <link>http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/79454275</link>
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    <updated_at>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:38:19 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Excellent graphic adaptation of a little-known short story by L. Frank Baum. Alex Robinson expands on the story considerably, fleshing out some characters, adding others, and updating the whole thing in a way that brings it into the 21st century while still remaining true to the spirit and joy of th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/79454275">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 5 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/715058.The_Life_and_Adventures_of_Santa_Claus">The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (Hardcover)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3242.L_Frank_Baum">L. Frank Baum</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:29:40 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Gave this short book by the creator of The Wizard of Oz a re-read today, gearing myself up for Christmas. This has always been one of my favorite interpretations of the Santa Claus legend, one that I think has been unjustly forgotten. It's got the same sweet temperament as the OZ books and a version...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78920641">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 2 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24929.Lost_A_Novel">Lost: A Novel (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7025.Gregory_Maguire">Gregory Maguire</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:36:03 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[As much as I enjoyed Gregory Maguire's Wicked, I couldn't even believe this book was by the same author. Many of Maguire's works take unlikable, despicable characters and turn them into engaging, sympathetic protagonists. This book, on the other hand, is full of boring, unrelatable characters with l...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78666170">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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