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    <updated_at>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 11:20:55 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
        
    
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          <body><![CDATA[I reread this classic every few years, and I am always inspired by the character of Nick Carraway, the narrator. He states: &quot;I am the most honest man I know,&quot; and stands out in his circle of &quot;careless&quot; people. Fitzgerald captured the excess and shallowness of wealthy people with ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/10639018">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <updated_at>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:50:25 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[I loved this book set in the 1950s in the suburbs about a young couple who are forced into conformity but yearn for a life more Bohemian. The characters are entrenched in typical 1950s values, but aspire to the values that are simmering and will come to fruition in the 1960s era. Unfortunately, thei...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59759141">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <updated_at>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:44:35 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[This is an excellent read, not only for the riveting and oft-told story of Bonnie and Clyde, but for the peek into the Depression era. In 1934, the penal system was brutal, people were living in tents in large cities and ate unhealthy and starvation diets. Police work was so low-tech that they could...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59757854">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <updated_at>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:36:13 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Probably the worst book I have ever read. To be fair, it's not my genre of choice. I read a review in Time magazine and something piqued my interest. It was simplistic and idiotic. I hated all the characters. ]]></body>
        
    
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    <updated_at>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:33:30 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[The first part of this book is low-key, but it becomes quite thought-provoking. I enjoyed it immensely. What did I learn? I guess it would be something around decision-making, especially the actions that may affect the rest of your life. ]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 3 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54847.Oil_">Oil! (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/23510.Upton_Sinclair">Upton Sinclair</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Sun, 15 Jun 2008 18:34:00 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[I read this because I loved the movie which was based on this book -- &quot;There Will Be Blood.&quot; It is entertaining but I don't see much resemblance. Upton Sinclair uses too many explanation points. Cudos to the screenwriter who took compelling characters and made an outstanding movie from thi...]]></body>
        
    
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    <updated_at>Sun, 15 Jun 2008 18:31:00 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Excellent assessment of Bush's tenacious rush to go to war. Not much new information if you are a political junkie like me, but I promise you will be furious at the insight of this petty, demented man who is leader of the free world. ]]></body>
        
    
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    <updated_at>Wed, 19 Dec 2007 08:27:10 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Reid, I don't know if a story is &quot;outdated&quot; because it's set between the wars. Fitzgerald wrote about the elite of that era, and he and Hemingway both wrote about the wasted lives coming out of WWI (Hemingway called it &quot;The Lost Generation.&quot;) <br/><br/>I love Fitzgerald; this is by far not my favorite but he captured the era and class well.]]></body>
        
    
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