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    <body><![CDATA[This book begins with an immediate fallacy: the author gives an introduction claiming that all events that occur in the book are true-to-life (though shown through fictional characters).  This reminded me of Dan Brown's similar claims in &quot;The Da Vinci Code.&quot;  The problem here is that theol...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/10018770">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is a very interesting look at life after death. It is a wonderful tale of love, overcoming all obstacles, including loss of loved ones and death. I like this book because despite the main characters(Chris and Annie), being soul mates they are not perfect. They almost go through a divorce, ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4445649">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[A classic novel of love after death, from one our greatest  fantasy writers. The premise is deceptively simple: Chris Neilson  has died in a car accident, but his life-force--his spirit--is  still conscious of this plane of reality. And he is still too in  love with his wife, Ann, to completely let go. She in turn does  not want to go on living without him, as each regards the other as  their soul mate. What Chris will do to get back with Ann after  she dies makes for one of the most unusual love stories ever told.  Even though the story can be enjoyed as pure fantasy, what makes  <em>What Dreams May Come</em> unique is how the author spent years  researching the subject of life after death. (An exhaustive  bibliography is included to verify this.) And while Matheson  admits that the characters are of course fictional, he also states  that &quot;With few exceptions, every other detail is derived  exclusively from research.&quot; Whether, after reading this novel, one  believes in life after death is of course a matter of opinion. At  least you'll entertain the possibility that, even though we may  not live forever, true love can be eternal. <em>--Stanley  Wiater</em>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really liked <em>Somewhere in Time</em> (originally published under another title) by Matheson, so despite disliking the video of this movie, I was looking forward to reading it.  I was disappointed.<br/><br/>The cover of the book proclaims &quot;After life there is more...The end is just the beginning&quot;...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47392698">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Run from this book.  Matheson's clunky prose makes <em>The Da Vinci Code</em> look sophisticated.  If it were possible to give fewer stars, I would.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Yes this was a movie (Robin Williams) but before that, it was this book.  I read this book because of another book by the same author--<em>Bid Time Return</em>.  You would know it as <em>Somewhere in Time</em> (movie).  That book was written because the author saw a picture of the gorgeous <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maude_Adams">Maude Adams</a> and it prompted...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8504201">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is the second time I have read this book (the first being in 2000)  and I have to say that I find myself surprised at not enjoying it as much as I remember.  Find it much more 'technical' than romantic in parts.  The minutiae of psedo-scientific data gets repetitive and boring.  However, this i...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/40949851">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I picked this one up after I finished Barbara Gowdy's stories mainly because it was short and I wanted something quick to read and Hannibal wasn't being released for another couple of days. What a find.<br/><br/>This is the novel that the movie of the same name is based upon, starring Robin Willia...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/14522232">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is one of those books that only provides a very loose basis for the movie.  If you pick this book up expecting Robin Williams quips, you'll be sorely disappointed.  <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/search/search?q=What Dreams May Come" title="What Dreams May Come">What Dreams May Come</a> is really more about the author delving into his thoughts about the afterlife.  I had a hard time reading mor...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/19248969">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I've just finished a fantastic book. Chris is killed in a car accident and leaves his &quot;soul mate&quot; Ann on earth. Chris enters &quot;heaven&quot; and discovers he can not go on without her. When he learns that his wife has entered &quot;heaven&quot; early he risks his soul to save her from h...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/18948322">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was VERY different from the movie, though much of it was very similar.  The book shies away from the idea of a &quot;God&quot;, where as the movie has very heavy theological tones and even goes so far as to state that there is a God.  I can't really say which one I liked better.  I feel li...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78921663">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This was an enjoyable book. It was beautifully written, not your typical love story. I read this before I saw the movie. I enjoyed the book and thought it was a splendid love story, but when I saw the movie, it was pure eye candy. The movie brought to life the descriptions in the book. I thought it ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/13861106">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I liked this book- a lot. It wasn't superbly written or anything, but it's one of those books that moved me, and kept me thinking and thinking about it long after I was finished. The value of a book, to me, is what is taken from it. If something of value is acquired from reading a book, even if it's...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69930384">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[My opinion of this book is greatly influenced by the fact that &quot;What Dreams May Come&quot; is my favorite movie so it is probably unsurprising that this is one of few books that I don't think was better than the movie.<br/><br/>That being said, this is still a really good book. The major diff...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72878239">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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