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    <updated_at>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:47:40 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[I could go on about how this book revolves around the romance between Van and Ada, who are brother and sister, and that Van first seduces Ada when she's 11 and Van is 14, and that when the romance begins they believe they are merely cousins, (a warning about the colorful depictions of sex, between A...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/13671914">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <updated_at>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 13:14:51 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[I sort of jumped around the contents of this book, which is a selection from Carver's career, reading stories at random (2 at a time), and as read more and more it became clear that my favorites were the ones from &quot;Cathedral&quot;.  I'd consider buying that one as a whole if I found it at Half-...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/13666279">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <updated_at>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 20:20:57 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Only about half of the stories here grabbed me, but the ones that did were so good that I'm really glad I read them all.  It was well worth it.  The better half is represented by &quot;Night-Sea Journey&quot;, &quot;Ambrose His Mark&quot;, &quot;Water-Message&quot;, &quot;Petition&quot;, &quot;Lost ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50052849">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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