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    <body><![CDATA[The Wedding almost seemed like it was specifically written for me to hate - and it's been a long time since I've disliked a book this much. There's no real art to it (people are &quot;white as paper&quot; and so forth), but it's written for people who don't exactly have alternative lifestyles or wor...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/20236454">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This was my very first Nicholas Sparks book.  I never had time nor made time for reading, other than educational reads for health and career.  I decided to choose a book in the airport before boarding the plane.  I figured it may keep my mind off of flying- I never in my life thought I would spend t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/25369827">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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